Papua New Guinea at the Olympics

Papua New Guinea first participated at the Olympic Games in 1976, 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, nor have they won a medal in an Olympic Games.[1]

Papua New Guinea at the
Olympics
IOC codePNG
NOCPapua New Guinea Olympic Committee
Websitewww.pngolympic.org
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer appearances

Swimmer Ryan Pini is the country's most successful athlete to date, having reached the final of the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

The National Olympic Committee for Papua New Guinea was created in 1973 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1974.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1976 Montreal50000
1980 MoscowDid not participate
1984 Los Angeles70000
1988 Seoul110000
1992 Barcelona130000
1996 Atlanta110000
2000 Sydney50000
2004 Athens40000
2008 Beijing70000
2012 London80000
2016 Rio de Janeiro80000
2020 TokyoFuture event
2024 Paris
2028 Los Angeles
Total0000

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
2022 BeijingFuture event
2026 Milan–Cortina

See also

References

  • "Papua New Guinea". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Papua New Guinea". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/PNG". olympanalyt.com.
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