Nicaragua (NCA)

Overview

NOCComité Olímpico Nicaragüense
Flagbearers30

Participants

Olympic Games 102
Youth Olympic Games 10

Description

Although the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized their National Olympic Committee (formed in 1959) on 25 May 1959, at the IOC session in Munich, Nicaragua did not compete at the 1960 or 1964 Olympics. It was not until 1968 that they first competed at the Olympic Games. Apart from boycotting the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Nicaragua’s Olympic participation has been continuous since 1968. The country has never competed at the Olympic Winter Games and has never won an Olympic medal.

Its best Olympic performance occurred in 1996, fittingly in the country’s national sport, baseball. The Nicaraguan team made the semi-finals, and eventually placed fourth. Several Nicaraguan baseball players have played in the Major Leagues, most notably Dennis Martínez (a non-Olympian), who pitched for various clubs from 1976-98, winning 245 games. The country’s best individual Olympic performance was by weightlifter Lucía Castañeda, who finished sixth in the 2012 women’s middleweight class.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1968 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 11 0 11 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 7 1 8 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 15 0 15 Results
1980 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 3 2 5 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 5 0 5 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 7 1 8 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 25 1 26 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 4 2 6 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 2 3 5 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 3 3 6 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 3 3 6 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 3 2 5 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Nicaragua 4 4 8 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Nicaragua 2 1 3 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Nicaragua 2 2 4 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Nicaragua 2 1 3 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 19 7 26 Results
Baseball (Baseball/Softball) 20 0 20 Results
Boxing 14 0 14 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 4 0 4 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 0 1 1 Results
Judo 4 1 5 Results
Rowing 1 1 2 Results
Shooting 4 1 5 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 7 5 12 Results
Taekwondo 1 0 1 Results
Weightlifting 7 4 11 Results
Wrestling 1 0 1 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 0 2 2 Results
Rowing 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 1 2 3 Results
Taekwondo 1 0 1 Results
Weightlifting 1 0 1 Results
Wrestling 2 0 2 Results