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Palestine at the
Olympics
Flag of Palestine.svg
IOC code PLE
NOC Palestine Olympic Committee
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Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Summer appearances
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Other related appearances
 Israel (1952–)

Palestine is represented on the International Olympic Committee by the Palestine Olympic Committee, which has sent teams to compete at each Summer Olympics since 1996 under the IOC country code PLE. Palestine has yet to compete at the Winter Olympics, and no athletes from Palestine have ever won an Olympic medal.

Palestine has been recognized as a member of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) since 1986, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 1995.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
United States 1996 Atlanta 2 0 0 0 0
Australia 2000 Sydney 2 0 0 0 0
Greece 2004 Athens 3 0 0 0 0
China 2008 Beijing 4 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom 2012 London 5 0 0 0 0
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 6 0 0 0 0
Japan 2020 Tokyo 5 0 0 0 0
France 2024 Paris 8 0 0 0 0
United States 2028 Los Angeles future event
Total 0 0 0 0

Olympic participants

Summer Olympics

Sport 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Athletes
Athletics 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 14
Boxing 1 1
Equestrian 1 1
Judo 1 1 1 1 4
Shooting 1 1
Swimming 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 12
Taekwondo 1 1
Weightlifting 1 1
Total 2 2 3 4 5 6 5 8 35

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Palestina en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

  • List of flag bearers for Palestine at the Olympics
  • Palestine at the Paralympics
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