The Bahamas first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
Bahamian athletes have won a total of sixteen medals, all in athletics and sailing. The Bahamas has won more Olympic medals than any other country with a population under one million.
The National Olympic Committee for The Bahamas is the Bahamas Olympic Committee, and was created in 1952.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Helsinki | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1956 Melbourne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 1960 Rome | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1964 Tokyo | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980 Moscow | boycotted | |||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| 2000 Sydney | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| 2004 Athens | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| 2008 Beijing | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| 2012 London | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| 2020 Tokyo | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| 2024 Paris | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 66 | |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
 Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (2 entries) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
List of medalists
Flagbearers
- Summer Olympics
See also
External links
- "Bahamas". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Bahamas". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/BAH". olympanalyt.com.
