Barbados at the Olympics
| Barbados at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BAR |
| NOC | Barbados Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 British West Indies (1960) | |
Barbados was first at the Summer Olympic Games in 1968.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Barbados was BAD.[1] It is now is BAR.[2]
History[change | change source]
Athletes from Barbados have been in each Games since then, missing only the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The country's only Olympic medal is a bronze won by sprinter Obadele Thompson at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Barbados was part of the West Indies Federation in 1960. Barbadian athlete James Wedderburn was part of the 4 × 400 m relay team which won the bronze medal that year.[3]
Barbados has been in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002.
Medals[change | change source]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Mexico City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Munich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 Montreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Moscow | did not compete | |||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Sydney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ↑ "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 90 [PDF p. 91 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-11.
- ↑ Barbados Olympic Association
Other websites[change | change source]
- Barbados profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
