Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...

first participated at the

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in 1920, and has sent athletes to compete in most

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since then, missing only the 1932 Games, the 1956 Games, and the boycotted 1980 Games. Monaco has also participated in every

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since 1984. As of 2022, no athlete from Monaco has ever won an Olympic medal, meaning the principality has the most appearances at the Olympics (32, including 21 summer and 11 winter) without ever making it to the podium ( Julien Médecin did win a bronze medal for architecture at the 1924 Olympics, but the IOC no longer considers art competition medals as part of the official tally). Their best-ever finish has been sixth place in two-man bobsleigh at the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Bei ...

. The

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for Monaco was created in 1907, but not recognized by the

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until 1953.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

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Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

See also

References

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