Palestine at the Olympics
| Palestine at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | PLE |
| NOC | Palestine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
Palestine is represented on the International Olympic Committee by the Palestine Olympic Committee, which has sent teams to compete at each Summer Olympics since 1996 under the IOC country code PLE.[1] Palestine has yet to compete at the Winter Olympics, and no athletes from Palestine have ever won an Olympic medal.
Palestine has been recognized as a member of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) since 1986, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 1995.[2]
Medal tables
[edit]Medals by Summer Games
[edit]| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Olympic participants
[edit]Summer Olympics
[edit]| Sport | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Equestrian | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Judo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 35 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete who carries Palestinians' first Olympic hopes to Atlanta". The Independent. July 11, 1996. Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ^ Randy Harvey (September 30, 1986). "Israel Denounces Admission of PLO to Asian Olympic Panel". Los Angeles Times. (Israel is a member of the European Olympic Committee.)
External links
[edit]- "Palestine". International Olympic Committee.
- "Palestine". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/PLE". olympanalyt.com.
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