The Bahamas (BAH)

Overview

NOCBahamas Olympic Committee
Flagbearers38

Participants

Olympic Games 168
Youth Olympic Games 31

Description

As The Bahamas did not have a National Olympic Committee (NOC) at the time of the 1948 Olympic Games, their two leading yachtsmen, Durward Knowles and Sloan Farrington, chose to represent Great Britain, which was permitted under Olympic rules as The Bahamas was a British colony. On 7 May 1952 a NOC was established and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and The Bahamas competed at the Olympic Games under their own name for the first time that year. Since then they have failed to be present only at the 1980 Moskva Olympics, but they have not yet competed in the Olympic Winter Games.

Through 2016, Bahamian athletes have won 16 medals and 8 gold medals, led by Chris Brown with four (one gold-one silver-two bronze between 2000 and 2016). Pauline Davis-Thompson and Shaunae Miller-Uibo are the only Bahamian athletes with two gold medals.

In April 2013 The Bahamas Olympic Association officially changed its name to The Bahamas Olympic Committee after a request from the IOC.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1952 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 7 0 7 Results
1956 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 4 0 4 Results
1960 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 13 0 13 Results
1964 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 11 0 11 Results
1968 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 16 0 16 Results
1972 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 19 1 20 Results
1976 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 10 1 11 Results
1984 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 17 5 22 Results
1988 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 12 4 16 Results
1992 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 12 2 14 Results
1996 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 19 7 26 Results
2000 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 16 9 25 Results
2004 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 13 9 22 Results
2008 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 16 9 25 Results
2012 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 12 9 21 Results
2016 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 17 12 29 Results
2020 Summer Olympics The Bahamas 6 9 15 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics The Bahamas 5 6 11 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics The Bahamas 7 6 13 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics The Bahamas 5 2 7 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 79 28 107 Results
Boxing 6 0 6 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 2 0 2 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 0 1 1 Results
Rowing 0 1 1 Results
Sailing 27 0 27 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 14 4 18 Results
Tennis 4 0 4 Results
Wrestling 2 0 2 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 11 9 20 Results
Judo 0 1 1 Results
Sailing 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 3 4 7 Results
Tennis 2 0 2 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 0 1 3
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 0 0 2
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 1 2
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 1 2
1964 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 0 2 2
1956 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1992 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 7 2 5 14
Sailing 1 0 1 2

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 0 1 1 2
Swimming 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Pauline Davis-Thompson BAH 2 1 0 3
Shaunae Miller-Uibo BAH 2 0 0 2
Chris Brown BAH 1 1 2 4
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie BAH 1 1 1 3
Michael Mathieu BAH 1 1 1 3
Eldece Clarke-Lewis BAH 1 1 0 2
Savatheda Fynes BAH 1 1 0 2
Chandra Sturrup BAH 1 1 0 2
Ramon Miller BAH 1 1 0 2
Durward Knowles GBR
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1 0 1 2
Steven Gardiner BAH 1 0 1 2

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
TyNia Gaither BAH 1 1 0 2
Rashan Brown BAH 1 0 0 1
Joanna Evans BAH 0 0 1 1
Henri Delauze BAH 0 0 1 1