Bangladesh at the Olympics

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Bangladesh at the
Olympics
IOC codeBAN
NOCBangladesh Olympic Association
Websitewww.nocban.org
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer appearances

Bangladesh has competed in every Olympic Games since 1984, with Bangladesh competing as part of British India prior to 1947 and Pakistan prior to 1972. The nation never won a medal in the Games of the Olympiad and has never competed in the Olympic Winter Games.

In 2016, Siddikur Rahman became the first Bangladeshi to qualify for the Olympic games in golf,[1] and Bangladesh sent seven athletes to compete, more than any other year. The country has sent other representatives to the Games by the wildcard process.[2] Bangladesh, with an approximate population of 170 million, is the most populous country in the world never to have won an Olympic medal.[3]

In 2008, Bangladesh Olympic Association head Wali Ullah has stated that Bangladesh's weak economy and massive corruption accounts for its poor results in sports.[2]

Medal tables[edit]

Medals by Summer Games[edit]

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1900–1936 as part of British RajBritish raj
1948–1968 as part of  Pakistan (PAK)
1972 Munich did not participate
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles 1 0 0 0 0
1988 Seoul 6 0 0 0 0
1992 Barcelona 6 0 0 0 0
1996 Atlanta 4 0 0 0 0
2000 Sydney 5 0 0 0 0
2004 Athens 4 0 0 0 0
2008 Beijing 5 0 0 0 0
2012 London 5 0 0 0 0
2016 Rio de Janeiro 7 0 0 0 0
2020 Tokyo 6 0 0 0 0
2024 Paris future event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total 0 0 0 0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Golfer Siddikur Rahman becomes first Bangladesh player to qualify for Olympics". 13 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh's Preparation for Beijing Olympics in Full Swing". Xinhua. June 15, 2008.
  3. ^ "The 10 Most Populous Countries To Never Win An Olympic Medal". BuzzFeed Community. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

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