Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two majo ...
first competed at the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ...
in
1976
Events January
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, and has participated in each subsequent Summer Olympics with the exception of the 1980 Moscow Olympics (
Games of the XXII Olympiad); Antigua and Barbuda participated in the
American-led boycott.
The nation has never won a medal at the Summer Olympics. Antigua and Barbuda has never competed in the Winter Olympics (also known as the
Olympic Winter 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 hel ...
).
The Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association
The Antigua and Barbuda National Olympic Committee (IOC code: ANT) is the National Olympic Committee representing Antigua and Barbuda. It is also the body responsible for Antigua and Barbuda's representation at the Commonwealth Games.
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was formed in 1966 after the dissolution of the
West Indies Federation
The West Indies Federation, also known as the West Indies, the Federation of the West Indies or the West Indian Federation, was a short-lived political union that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 May 1962. Various islands in the Caribbean that ...
in 1962, and recognized in 1976.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Flagbearers
See also
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Antigua and Barbuda at the Paralympics
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Antigua and Barbuda at the Commonwealth Games
Antigua and Barbuda have competed in nine Commonwealth Games, beginning in 1966. They did not attend in 1974, and after their return to the Games in 1978, did not compete again until 1994
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