Panama (PAN)

Overview

NOCComité Olímpico de Panamá
Flagbearers39

Participants

Olympic Games 93
Youth Olympic Games 31
Other competitors with PAN nationality 1

Description

Panama was represented at the Olympic Games in 1928, 1948, and 1952, each time by a single athlete. The National Olympic Committee was founded in 1934, but International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognition was not granted until 1947. It has sent larger contingents since 1960, missing only the 1980 Moskva Olympics. It has never competed at the Olympic Winter Games.

The country has won three Olympic medals. Two of these were won by its lone competitor in 1948, Lloyd LaBeach, who won two sprinting bronzes. In 2008, long jumper Irving Saladino earned Panama’s first Olympic gold medal.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1928 Summer Olympics Panama 1 0 1 Results
1948 Summer Olympics Panama 1 0 1 Results
1952 Summer Olympics Panama 1 0 1 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Panama 2 4 6 Results
1964 Summer Olympics Panama 6 4 10 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Panama 16 0 16 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Panama 7 0 7 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Panama 7 1 8 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Panama 7 1 8 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Panama 6 0 6 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Panama 5 0 5 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Panama 5 2 7 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Panama 4 2 6 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Panama 3 1 4 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Panama 3 2 5 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Panama 6 2 8 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Panama 4 6 10 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Panama 4 6 10 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Panama 6 1 7 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Panama 6 2 8 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Panama 13 3 16 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 1 1 Results
Athletics 10 10 20 Results
Basketball (Basketball) 12 0 12 Results
Boxing 4 1 5 Results
Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) 1 0 1 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 1 0 1 Results
Fencing 0 3 3 Results
Judo 3 3 6 Results
Shooting 2 1 3 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 11 5 16 Results
Taekwondo 0 1 1 Results
Weightlifting 12 0 12 Results
Wrestling 12 0 12 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 4 0 4 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 1 0 1 Results
Athletics 5 1 6 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 0 2 2 Results
Futsal (Football) 10 0 10 Results
Golf 1 0 1 Results
Judo 1 1 2 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 2 2 4 Results
Weightlifting 1 0 1 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
1948 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 2 2

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 1 0 2 3

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Irving Saladino PAN 1 0 0 1
Lloyd LaBeach PAN 0 0 2 2

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Marissa Thompson PAN 1 0 0 1

IOC Members

Augustín Sosa 1952—1967
Virgilio de León 1969—1994
Virgilio de León 1994—1998
Melitón Sánchez 1998—2014
Melitón Sánchez 2015—