Bangladesh at the Olympics
| Bangladesh at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BAN |
| NOC | Bangladesh Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
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| Summer appearances | |
Bangladesh has competed in every summer Olympic Games since 1984, but has never participated in the Winter Olympics. Bangladesh competed as part of British India prior to 1947 and Pakistan prior to 1971. As of 2024, no athlete competing for Bangladesh has ever won an Olympic medal.
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] With an approximate population of 170 million, Bangladesh is the most populous country in the world that has never 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
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1900–1936 | as part of  British India (IND)
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| 1948–1968 | as part of  Pakistan (PAK)
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| 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
See also
References
- ^ "Golfer Siddikur Rahman becomes first Bangladesh player to qualify for Olympics". 13 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh's Preparation for Beijing Olympics in Full Swing". Xinhua. June 15, 2008.
- ^ "The 10 Most Populous Countries To Never Win An Olympic Medal". BuzzFeed Community. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External links
- "Bangladesh". International Olympic Committee.
- "Bangladesh". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/BAN". olympanalyt.com.
