Bahamas at the Olympics

The Bahamas were first at the Olympic Games in 1952.

Bahamas at the
Olympics
Flag of the Bahamas
IOC codeBAH
NOCBahamas Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bahamasolympiccommittee.org
Medals
Gold
6
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
14
Summer appearances
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for the Bahamas is BAH.[1]

History

Athletes from the Bahamas have been in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation has not been in any Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Bahamas is the Bahamas Olympic Association, and was formed in 1952.

Medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
33 BronzeDurward Knowles
Sloane Farrington		1956 MelbourneSailingStar class
11 Gold Durward Knowles
Cecil Cooke		1964 TokyoSailingStar class
33 BronzeFrank Rutherford1992 BarcelonaAthleticsMen's triple jump
22 Silver Debbie Ferguson
Eldece Clarke-Lewis
Chandra Sturrup
Savatheda Fynes
Pauline Davis-Thompson		1996 AtlantaAthleticsWomen's 4×100 metre relay
11 Gold Savatheda Fynes
Chandra Sturrup
Pauline Davis-Thompson
Debbie Ferguson
Eldece Clarke-Lewis		2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 4×100 metre relay
11 Gold Pauline Davis-Thompson2000 SydneyAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
11 Gold Tonique Williams-Darling2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 400 metres
33 BronzeDebbie Ferguson2004 AthensAthleticsWomen's 200 metres
33 BronzeLeevan Sands2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's triple jump
22 Silver Andretti Bain
Michael Mathieu
Andrae Williams
Christopher Brown		2008 BeijingAthleticsMen's 4x400 metre relay
11 Gold Michael Mathieu
Ramon Miller
Chris Brown
Demetrius Pinder		2012 LondonAthleticsMen's 4 × 400 metres relay

References
  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.

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