Samoa at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Samoa at the Olympics
IOC code	SAM
NOC	Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 134th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 0 1
Summer appearances
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Samoa (or Western Samoa until 1996) first participated at the Olympic Games in 1984, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Samoa was created in 1983 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.

Samoa was retroactively awarded its first medal at the 2008 Games in Beijing after originally finishing fourth in the women's +75 kg category in weightlifting, as the silver and bronze medallists were stripped of their medals in 2016 for doping.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1984 Los Angeles	8	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	11	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Barcelona	5	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	5	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	5	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	3	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	6	0	1	0	1	70
2012 London	8	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	8	0	0	0	0	-
2020 Tokyo	8	0	0	0	0	-
2024 Paris	24	0	0	0	0	-
2028 Los Angeles	future event
Total		0	1	0	1	137

Medals by sport

• As of the 2016 Summer Olympics

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Opeloge, EleEle Opeloge	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's +75 kg

See also

In Spanish: Samoa en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

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