Nicaragua first participated at the Olympic Games in 1968, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except the 1988 Games which they did not attend due to athletic and financial considerations.[1] The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
| Nicaragua at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | NCA |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico Nicaragüense |
| Website | www |
| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
To date, no athletes from Nicaragua have won an Olympic medal, although the baseball team finished in fourth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The National Olympic Committee for Nicaragua was created in 1959 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.
Medal tables
editMedals by Summer Games
edit| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Mexico City | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980 Moscow | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | did not participate | |||||
| 1992 Barcelona | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Janofsky, Michael (16 January 1988). "CUBANS TURN THEIR BACK ON THE SEOUL OLYMPICS". New York Times. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
External links
edit- "Nicaragua". International Olympic Committee.
- "Nicaragua". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/NCA". olympanalyt.com.