Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

first participated at the

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in 1968, and has sent athletes to compete in every

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since then, except the 1988 Games which they did not attend due to athletic and financial considerations. The nation has never participated in the

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were he ...

. To date, no athletes from Nicaragua have won an Olympic medal, although the

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finished in fourth place at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. The

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for Nicaragua was created in 1959 and recognized by the

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that same year.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

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Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

See also

References

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