Palestine at the Olympics

Palestine at the
Olympics
IOC codePLE
NOCPalestine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.poc.ps (in Arabic)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer appearances

Palestine has sent athletes to compete at each Summer Olympic Games since its debut in 1996.[1] The nation has not competed at the Winter Olympic Games, and no Palestinian athletes have ever won an Olympic medal.

Palestine has been recognized as a member of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) since 1986, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 1995.[2]

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1996 Atlanta 2 0 0 0 0 –
2000 Sydney 2 0 0 0 0 –
2004 Athens 3 0 0 0 0 –
2008 Beijing 4 0 0 0 0 –
2012 London 5 0 0 0 0 –
2016 Rio de Janeiro 6 0 0 0 0 –
2020 Tokyo 5 0 0 0 0 –
2024 Paris 8 0 0 0 0 –
2028 Los Angeles future event
2032 Brisbane
Total 0 0 0 0 –

Olympic participants

Summer Olympics

Sport 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Athletes
Athletics 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 14
Boxing 1 1
Equestrian 1 1
Judo 1 1 1 1 4
Shooting 1 1
Swimming 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 12
Taekwondo 1 1
Weightlifting 1 1
Total 2 2 3 4 5 6 5 8 35

See also

  • List of flag bearers for Palestine at the Olympics
  • Palestine at the Paralympics

References

  1. ^ "Athlete who carries Palestinians' first Olympic hopes to Atlanta". The Independent. July 11, 1996. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  2. ^ Randy Harvey (September 30, 1986). "Israel Denounces Admission of PLO to Asian Olympic Panel". Los Angeles Times. (Israel is a member of the European Olympic Committee.)


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