North Macedonia at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids North Macedonia at the Olympics
Flag of North Macedonia
IOC code	MKD
NOC	Olympic Committee of North Macedonia
Website
Medals Ranked 129th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 1 2
Summer appearances
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1920–1988)  Independent Olympic Participants (1992)

North Macedonia started competing as its own country at the Olympic Games in 1996. This was at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Back then, it was called the "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia." Since then, North Macedonia has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games.

Before 1996, Macedonian athletes competed for Yugoslavia until 1988. In 1992, they were part of a group called Independent Olympic Participants. The name "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" was used until the 2018 Games. This was because of a disagreement about the country's name.

Olympic Medals for North Macedonia

North Macedonia has won a few medals at the Olympic Games. Let's look at how they've done over the years.

Medals from Summer Games

Here's how North Macedonia has performed at the Summer Olympics.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1920–1988	as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 Barcelona	as part of the  Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)
1996 Atlanta	11	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	10	0	0	1	1	71
2004 Athens	10	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	7	0	0	0	0	–
2012 London	4	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	6	0	0	0	0	–
2020 Tokyo	8	0	1	0	1	77
2024 Paris	6	0	0	0	0	–
2028 Los Angeles	future event
Total		0	1	1	2	134

Medals from Winter Games

North Macedonia has not yet won any medals at the Winter Olympics.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924–1988	as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG)
1992 Albertville	did not participate
1994 Lillehammer
1998 Nagano	3	0	0	0	0	–
2002 Salt Lake City	2	0	0	0	0	–
2006 Turin	3	0	0	0	0	–
2010 Vancouver	3	0	0	0	0	–
2014 Sochi	3	0	0	0	0	–
2018 Pyeongchang	3	0	0	0	0	–
2022 Beijing	3	0	0	0	0	-
2026 Milan/Cortina	future event
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Medals by Sport

North Macedonia has won medals in two different sports.

North Macedonia's Olympic Medalists

Since 1996, two athletes have won Olympic medals for North Macedonia.

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Magomed Ibragimov	2000 Sydney	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 85 kg
2 Silver	Dejan Georgievski	2020 Tokyo	Taekwondo	Men's +80 kg

Macedonian Athletes Who Won Medals for Yugoslavia

Before North Macedonia became independent, many athletes from the region won Olympic medals. They competed for Yugoslavia.

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Vidinić, BlagojaBlagoja Vidinić	1956 Melbourne	Football	Men's team
1 Gold	Vidinić, BlagojaBlagoja Vidinić	1960 Rome	Football	Men's team
2 Silver	Georgievski, BlagojaBlagoja Georgievski	1976 Montreal	Basketball	Men's team
3 Bronze	Rusevski, AceAce Rusevski	1976 Montreal	Boxing	Men's lightweight
3 Bronze	Sejdiu, ShabanShaban Sejdiu	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Men's freestyle lightweight
1 Gold	Tërstena, ShabanShaban Tërstena	1984 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight
2 Silver	Redžepovski, RedžepRedžep Redžepovski	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's flyweight
3 Bronze	DjurovskiMilko Đurovski	1984 Los Angeles	Football	Men's team
3 Bronze	Sejdiu, ShabanShaban Sejdiu	1984 Los Angeles	Wrestling	Men's freestyle welterweight
2 Silver	Vangelovska, StojnaStojna Vangelovska	1988 Seoul	Basketball	Women's team
2 Silver	Tërstena, ShabanShaban Tërstena	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 52 kg

See also

• List of flag bearers for North Macedonia at the Olympics
• North Macedonia at the Paralympics