San Marino at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids San Marino at the Olympics
IOC code	SMR
NOC	Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese
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Medals Ranked 127th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 1 2 3
Summer appearances
1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

The small country of San Marino first joined the Olympics in 1960. Since then, they have sent athletes to 15 Summer Olympics and 10 Winter Olympics.

San Marino has won three Olympic medals so far. Two of these medals were in shooting, and one was in wrestling. All three medals were won at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

The most successful athlete for San Marino is Alessandra Perilli. She almost won a medal at the London 2012 Games, finishing fourth in the Women's Trap shooting event. At Tokyo 2020, Alessandra won two medals. First, she earned a bronze medal in the Women's Trap event. Just two days later, she won a silver medal with Gian Marco Berti in the Mixed Trap Team event.

With about 33,600 people, San Marino is the smallest country by population to have won an Olympic medal. This record was set at the Paris 2024 Games. Before San Marino, the smallest countries to win medals were Bermuda (for the Summer Olympics) and Liechtenstein (for the Winter Olympics).

Olympic Medals for San Marino

San Marino has earned medals in different sports at the Summer Olympics.

Medals by Summer Games

This table shows how many medals San Marino has won at each Summer Olympic Games.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1960 Rome	9	0	0	0	0	–
1964 Tokyo	did not participate
1968 Mexico City	4	0	0	0	0	–
1972 Munich	7	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Montreal	10	0	0	0	0	–
1980 Moscow	16	0	0	0	0	–
1984 Los Angeles	19	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	12	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Barcelona	15	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	7	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	4	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	5	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	4	0	0	0	0	–
2012 London	4	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	4	0	0	0	0	–
2020 Tokyo	5	0	1	2	3	72
2024 Paris	5	0	0	0	0	–
2028 Los Angeles	future event
Total		0	1	2	3	131

Medals by Winter Games

San Marino has not yet won any medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1976 Innsbruck	2	0	0	0	0	–
1980 Lake Placid	did not participate
1984 Sarajevo	3	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Calgary	5	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Albertville	3	0	0	0	0	–
1994 Lillehammer	3	0	0	0	0	–
1998 Nagano	did not participate
2002 Salt Lake City	1	0	0	0	0	–
2006 Turin	1	0	0	0	0	–
2010 Vancouver	1	0	0	0	0	–
2014 Sochi	2	0	0	0	0	–
2018 Pyeongchang	1	0	0	0	0	–
2022 Beijing	2	0	0	0	0	-
2026 Milan/Cortina	future event
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Medals by Summer Sport

This table shows which sports San Marino won medals in during the Summer Olympics.

List of Olympic Medalists

Here are the athletes who have won Olympic medals for San Marino.

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Alessandra Perilli Gian Marco Berti	2020 Tokyo	Shooting	Mixed trap team
3 Bronze	Alessandra Perilli	2020 Tokyo	Shooting	Women's trap
3 Bronze	Myles Amine	2020 Tokyo	Wrestling	Men’s freestyle 86 kg

Olympic Participants

This section shows how many athletes San Marino sent to the Olympics for different sports over the years.

Summer Olympics Participants

Winter Olympics Participants

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