Lesotho at the Olympics
Lesotho first participated at the Olympic Games in 1972 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics along with most other African nations. Lesotho has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
| Lesotho at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | LES |
| NOC | Lesotho National Olympic Committee |
| Website | lnoc |
| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
To date, no athlete from Lesotho has ever won an Olympic medal.
The National Olympic Committee for Lesotho was created in 1971 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1972.
Medal tables
editMedals by Summer Games
edit| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896–1964 | occupied by  Great Britain
| |||||
| 1968 Mexico City | did not participate | |||||
| 1972 Munich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | did not participate | |||||
| 1980 Moscow | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Flag bearers
editThis is a list of flag bearers who have represented Lesotho at the Olympics.[1]
| # | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 | Summer | Motsapi Moorosi | Athletics |
| 2 | 1984 | Summer | Mochochonono Mokhutlole | Chef de mission |
| 3 | 1988 | Summer | Noheku Nteso | Athletics |
| 4 | 1996 | Summer | Jessie Mathunta | Chef de mission |
| 5 | 2000 | Summer | Mokete Mokhosi | Taekwondo |
| 6 | 2004 | Summer | Lineo Mochesane | Taekwondo |
| 7 | 2008 | Summer | Simon Maine | Athletics |
| 8 | 2012 | Summer | Mamorallo Tjoka | Athletics |
| 9 | 2016 | Summer | Mosito Lehata | Athletics |
| 10 | 2020 | Summer | None/Olympic representative [2] | |
| 11 | 2024 | Summer | Tebello Ramakongoana[3] | Athletics |
| Michelle Tau | Taekwondo |
See also
editExternal links
edit- "Lesotho". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Lesotho". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/LES". olympanalyt.com.
References
edit- ^ Lesotho. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
- ^ "14 details you might've missed during the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony".
- ^ Pick, Oscar (2024-07-26). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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