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British Virgin Islands at the
Olympics
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg
Flag of the British Virgin Islands
IOC code IVB
NOC British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Summer appearances
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 1984
  • 1988–2010
  • 2014
  • 2018

The British Virgin Islands has competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1984. The best placement by an athlete from the country is fourth, by Kyron McMaster in men's 400m hurdles in 2020.

The British Virgin Islands has competed twice at the Winter Olympics, first in 1984, and then in 2014. Their best placement in the Winter Olympic is 27th, by Peter Crook in the men's halfpipe skiing.

The team uses the islands' territorial anthem, "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands", starting in 2020. Prior to this, the team had used the anthem of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen".

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
United States 1984 Los Angeles 9 0 0 0 0
South Korea 1988 Seoul 3 0 0 0 0
Spain 1992 Barcelona 4 0 0 0 0
United States 1996 Atlanta 7 0 0 0 0
Australia 2000 Sydney 1 0 0 0 0
Greece 2004 Athens 1 0 0 0 0
China 2008 Beijing 2 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom 2012 London 2 0 0 0 0
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 0 0 0 0
Japan 2020 Tokyo 3 0 0 0 0
France 2024 Paris 4 0 0 0 0
United States 2028 Los Angeles future event
Total 0 0 0 0

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 1 0 0 0 0
Canada 1988 Calgary did not participate
France 1992 Albertville
Norway 1994 Lillehammer
Japan 1998 Nagano
United States 2002 Salt Lake City
Italy 2006 Turin
Canada 2010 Vancouver
Russia 2014 Sochi 1 0 0 0 0
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang did not participate
China 2022 Beijing
Italy 2026 Milan/Cortina future event
Total 0 0 0 0

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Islas Vírgenes Británicas en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

  • List of flag bearers for the British Virgin Islands at the Olympics
  • Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
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