Paraguay at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Paraguay at the Olympics
IOC code	PAR
NOC	Comité Olímpico Paraguayo
Website
Medals Ranked 134th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 0 1
Summer appearances
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
2014 2018

Paraguay first joined the exciting world of the Olympic Games in 1968. That year, the games were held in Mexico City, Mexico. Since then, Paraguay has sent its best athletes to almost every Summer Olympic Games. The only time they missed out was in 1980, when they chose not to attend the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Paraguay also made its first appearance at the Winter Olympics in 2014. Those games took place in Sochi. So far, the country has won one special medal. It was a silver medal in men's football at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. They played a great game but lost 1-0 to Argentina in the final match.

Paraguay's Olympic Journey

Paraguay has a unique history at the Olympics, showing up for many games but only recently winning a medal. Let's look at how they've done over the years.

Summer Olympics Adventures

Paraguay started competing in the Summer Olympics in 1968. Before that, they didn't send any athletes. The table below shows how many athletes Paraguay sent to each Summer Games and if they won any medals. You can see their big moment in 2004!

Games	Athletes	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
1896 Athens	did not participate
1900 Paris
1904 St. Louis
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp
1924 Paris
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los Angeles
1936 Berlin
1948 London
1952 Helsinki
1956 Melbourne
1960 Rome
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City	1	0	0	0	0	–
1972 Munich	3	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Montreal	4	0	0	0	0	–
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	14	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	10	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Barcelona	27	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	7	0	0	0	0	-
2000 Sydney	5	0	0	0	0	-
2004 Athens	23	0	1	0	1	65
2008 Beijing	6	0	0	0	0	-
2012 London	8	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	11	0	0	0	0	–
2020 Tokyo	8	0	0	0	0	–
2024 Paris	28	0	0	0	0	–
2028 Los Angeles	future event
Total		0	1	0	1	137

Winter Olympics Debut

Paraguay is a warm country, so it's a big deal that they've also joined the Winter Olympics! They first competed in 2014. The table below shows their participation in the Winter Games.

Games	Athletes	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
1924 Chamonix	did not participate
1928 St. Moritz
1932 Lake Placid
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1948 St. Moritz
1952 Oslo
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
1960 Squaw Valley
1964 Innsbruck
1968 Grenoble
1972 Sapporo
1976 Innsbruck
1980 Lake Placid
1984 Sarajevo
1988 Calgary
1992 Albertville
1994 Lillehammer
1998 Nagano
2002 Salt Lake City
2006 Turin
2010 Vancouver
2014 Sochi	1	0	0	0	0	–
2018 Pyeongchang	did not participate
2022 Beijing
2026 Milan/Cortina	future event
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Medals by Sport

Paraguay's only Olympic medal came from one sport: football! This table shows how many medals they've won in different sports.

Sports	1 Gold	2 Silver	3 Bronze	Total	Rank
Football	0	1	0	1	26
Total	0	1	0	1	132

Paraguay's Only Olympic Medal

Paraguay's proudest Olympic moment was winning a silver medal in men's football at the 2004 Athens Games. Here are the amazing athletes who were part of that team:

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Football team Rodrigo Romero Emilio Martínez Julio Manzur Carlos Gamarra José Devaca Celso Esquivel Pablo Giménez Edgar Barreto Fredy Barreiro Diego Figueredo Aureliano Torres Pedro Benítez Julio César Enciso Julio González Ernesto Cristaldo Osvaldo Díaz José Cardozo Diego Barreto	2004 Athens	Football	Men's competition

See also

In Spanish: Paraguay en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Paraguay at the Olympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics