Timor-Leste at the Olympics facts for kids
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Timor-Leste, also known as the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country that loves sports! They have been competing in the Olympics under their own name since 2004. Before that, their athletes participated in the Games in different ways.
Timor-Leste's journey to the Olympics is quite interesting. From 1976 to 1996, athletes from Timor-Leste competed as part of the team from Indonesia. Then, in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, they competed as "Individual Olympic Athletes." This was a special team for athletes whose countries didn't yet have their own National Olympic Committee.
Finally, in 2003, Timor-Leste set up its own National Olympic Committee. This meant they could send their own team to the Olympics! Since then, they have proudly represented their country at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. So far, Timor-Leste has not yet won an Olympic medal.
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Olympic Medals for Timor-Leste
The Olympics are a huge international sports event. Athletes from all over the world compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals. Even though Timor-Leste has not won a medal yet, their athletes show great spirit and dedication.
Summer Olympics Participation
Timor-Leste first competed as an independent nation at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Since then, they have sent athletes to every Summer Games. The table below shows how many athletes have represented Timor-Leste at each Summer Olympics.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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 1976 Montreal |
as part of Indonesia (INA) |
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 1980 Moscow |
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 1984 Los Angeles |
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 1988 Seoul |
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 1992 Barcelona |
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| 1996 Atlanta |
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 2000 Sydney |
competed as Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) |
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 2004 Athens |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2008 Beijing |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2012 London |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2020 Tokyo |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2024 Paris |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Winter Olympics Participation
Timor-Leste is a tropical country, but they have also sent athletes to the Winter Olympics! This is very special because it shows that athletes from warm climates can also compete in winter sports like skiing. Their first Winter Olympics appearance was in 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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 2014 Sochi |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2018 Pyeongchang |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 Beijing |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
More About Timor-Leste at the Olympics
- List of flag bearers for Timor-Leste at the Olympics: Find out who carried the flag for Timor-Leste at the opening ceremonies!
- Timor-Leste at the Paralympics: Learn about Timor-Leste's athletes who compete in the Paralympic Games.
- Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics: Discover other countries with warm climates that have sent athletes to the Winter Olympics.
See also
In Spanish: Timor Oriental en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños
