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Paraguay at the
Olympics
Flag of Paraguay.svg
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 11 Gold


22 Silver


33 Bronze Total Rank
Kingdom of Greece Greece 1896 Athens did not participate
France France 1900 Paris
United States United States 1904 St. Louis
United Kingdom United Kingdom 1908 London
Sweden Sweden 1912 Stockholm
Belgium Belgium 1920 Antwerp
France France 1924 Paris
Netherlands Netherlands 1928 Amsterdam
United States United States 1932 Los Angeles
Nazi Germany Germany 1936 Berlin
United Kingdom United Kingdom 1948 London
Finland Finland 1952 Helsinki
Australia Australia 1956 Melbourne
Italy Italy 1960 Rome
Japan Japan 1964 Tokyo
Mexico Mexico 1968 Mexico City 1 0 0 0 0
West Germany West Germany 1972 Munich 3 0 0 0 0
Canada Canada 1976 Montreal 4 0 0 0 0
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1980 Moscow did not participate
United States United States 1984 Los Angeles 14 0 0 0 0
South Korea South Korea 1988 Seoul 10 0 0 0 0
Spain Spain 1992 Barcelona 27 0 0 0 0
United States United States 1996 Atlanta 7 0 0 0 0 -
Australia Australia 2000 Sydney 5 0 0 0 0 -
Greece Greece 2004 Athens 23 0 1 0 1 65
China China 2008 Beijing 6 0 0 0 0 -
United Kingdom United Kingdom 2012 London 8 0 0 0 0
Brazil Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 11 0 0 0 0
Japan Japan 2020 Tokyo 8 0 0 0 0
France France 2024 Paris 28 0 0 0 0
United States United States 2028 Los Angeles future event
Australia
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 11 Gold


22 Silver


33 Bronze Total Rank
France France 1924 Chamonix did not participate
Switzerland Switzerland 1928 St. Moritz
United States United States 1932 Lake Placid
Nazi Germany Germany 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Switzerland Switzerland 1948 St. Moritz
Norway Norway 1952 Oslo
Italy Italy 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
United States United States 1960 Squaw Valley
Austria Austria 1964 Innsbruck
France France 1968 Grenoble
Japan Japan 1972 Sapporo
Austria Austria 1976 Innsbruck
United States United States 1980 Lake Placid
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo
Canada Canada 1988 Calgary
France France 1992 Albertville
Norway Norway 1994 Lillehammer
Japan Japan 1998 Nagano
United States United States 2002 Salt Lake City
Italy Italy 2006 Turin
Canada Canada 2010 Vancouver
Russia Russia 2014 Sochi 1 0 0 0 0
South Korea South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang did not participate
China China 2022 Beijing
Italy Italy 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 11 Gold


22 Silver


33 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
22 Silver Greece 2004 Athens Football pictogram.svg Football Men's competition

See also

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

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