East Timor at the Olympics facts for kids
Quick facts for kids East Timor at theOlympics |
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East Timor, officially known as the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, has been competing in the Olympic Games since 2004. The country's National Olympic Committee was created in 2003.
Before 2004, East Timor's athletes participated in the Olympics in different ways. From 1976 to 1996, they competed as part of the Indonesian team. In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, athletes from East Timor competed as "Individual Olympic Athletes" because their country was not yet fully independent. East Timor is still working to win its very first Olympic medal.
Olympic Medals for East Timor
East Timor has participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. So far, they have not won any medals.
Summer Olympics Medals
East Timor first competed in the Summer Olympics in 2004. They have sent a small team of athletes to each Summer Games since then.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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 1976 Montreal |
as part of Indonesia (INA) |
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 1980 Moscow |
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 1984 Los Angeles |
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 1988 Seoul |
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 1992 Barcelona |
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| 1996 Atlanta |
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 2000 Sydney |
competed as Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) |
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 2004 Athens |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2008 Beijing |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2012 London |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2020 Tokyo |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2024 Paris |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Winter Olympics Medals
East Timor is a tropical country, but it has still sent athletes to the Winter Olympics. Their first appearance was in 2014.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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 2014 Sochi |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2018 Pyeongchang |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 Beijing |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2026 Milan/Cortina |
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| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
See also
In Spanish: Timor Oriental en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños
- List of flag bearers for East Timor at the Olympics
- East Timor at the Paralympics
- Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
