Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Olympics
IOC code	BIH
NOC	Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Website
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer appearances
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1920–1992 W)

Bosnia and Herzegovina first sent athletes to the Summer Olympic Games under its own flag in 1992. Before that, Bosnian athletes competed as part of the Yugoslavian team until Yugoslavia broke up.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of only four European countries that have not yet won an Olympic medal. The others are Andorra, Malta, and Monaco.

The Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina was created in 1992 and officially recognized in 1993.

Olympic Medals: A Closer Look

Bosnia and Herzegovina has not yet won any medals at the Olympic Games. This section shows how many athletes competed in each Olympic event.

Summer Games Results This table shows how many athletes Bosnia and Herzegovina sent to each Summer Olympics. They have not won any medals yet. Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1920–1988 as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG) 1992 Barcelona 10 0 0 0 0 – 1996 Atlanta 9 0 0 0 0 – 2000 Sydney 9 0 0 0 0 – 2004 Athens 9 0 0 0 0 – 2008 Beijing 5 0 0 0 0 – 2012 London 6 0 0 0 0 – 2016 Rio de Janeiro 11 0 0 0 0 – 2020 Tokyo 7 0 0 0 0 – 2024 Paris 5 0 0 0 0 – 2028 Los Angeles future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Winter Games Results This table shows how many athletes Bosnia and Herzegovina sent to each Winter Olympics. They have not won any medals yet. Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924–1992 as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG) 1994 Lillehammer 10 0 0 0 0 – 1998 Nagano 8 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 2 0 0 0 0 – 2006 Turin 6 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 5 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 5 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 4 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 6 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Athletes by Sport

This is a list of how many athletes from Bosnia and Herzegovina have competed in each sport at the Olympic Games.

Summer Sports

Winter Sports

Flag Bearers

The flag bearer is an athlete who carries their country's flag during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. It's a great honor!

Summer Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1992 Barcelona Zlatan Saračević Athletics 1996 Atlanta Islam Đugum Athletics 2000 Sydney Elvir Krehmić Athletics 2004 Athens Nedžad Fazlija Sports shooting 2008 Beijing Amel Mekić Judo 2012 London Amel Mekić Judo 2016 Rio de Janeiro Amel Tuka Athletics 2020 Tokyo Amel Tuka Athletics Larisa Cerić Judo 2024 Paris Mesud Pezer Athletics Larisa Cerić Judo

Winter Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1994 Lillehammer Bekim Babić Cross-country skiing 1998 Nagano Mario Franjić Bobsleigh 2002 Salt Lake City Enis Bećirbegović Alpine skiing 2006 Turin Aleksandra Vasiljević Biathlon 2010 Vancouver Žana Novaković Alpine skiing 2014 Sochi Žana Novaković Alpine skiing 2018 Pyeongchang Elvedina Muzaferija Alpine skiing 2022 Beijing Elvedina Muzaferija Alpine skiing Mirza Nikolajev Luge

Bosnian Athletes Who Won Medals for Yugoslavia

Before 1992, athletes from Bosnia and Herzegovina competed for Yugoslavia. Many of them won Olympic medals in different sports!

Football (Soccer)

Medal	Games	Team	Names
2 Silver	1948 London	Men	Miroslav Brozović
2 Silver	1956 Melbourne	Men	Ibrahim Biogradlić and Muhamed Mujić
1 Gold	1960 Rome	Men	Tomislav Knez and Velimir Sombolac
3 Bronze	1984 Los Angeles	Men	Mehmed Baždarević, Mirsad Baljić, Vlado Čapljić, Admir Smajić

Basketball

Medal	Games	Team	Names
1 Gold	1980 Moscow	Men	Mirza Delibašić, Dražen Dalipagić, Ratko Radovanović
3 Bronze	1980 Moscow	Women	Mersada Bećirspahić, Vera Đurašković
3 Bronze	1984 Los Angeles	Men	Dražen Dalipagić, Emir Mutapčić, Ratko Radovanović, Sabit Hadžić
2 Silver	1988 Seoul	Women	Razija Mujanović, Mara Lakić, Slađana Golić, Vesna Bajkuša

Boxing

Medal	Games	Team	Names
1 Gold	1984 Los Angeles	Men	Anton Josipović

Handball

Medal	Games	Team	Names
1 Gold	1972 Munich	Men	Abaz Arslanagić, Milorad Karalić, Đorđe Lavrnić, Dobrivoj Selec
1 Gold	1984 Los Angeles	Women	Svetlana Kitić, Jasna Kolar-Merdan
1 Gold	1984 Los Angeles	Men	Zlatan Arnautović, Jovica Elezović, Zdravko Rađenović, Branko Štrbac, Zdravko Zovko
3 Bronze	1988 Seoul	Men	Iztok Puc, Zlatko Saračević, Irfan Smajlagić, Ermin Velić, Muhamed Memić

See also

In Spanish: Bosnia y Herzegovina en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Olympics
• Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Paralympics
• Bosnia and Herzegovina at the World Athletics Championships