Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...
first participated at the
Olympic Games
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in 1984, and has sent athletes to compete in every
Games of the Olympiad since then. The nation has never won an Olympic medal or participated in the
Winter Olympic Games
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.
To date, no athlete competing for Solomon Islands has ever won an Olympic medal.
Solomon Islands at the Olympics
''The Telegraph''
The National Olympic Committee
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for Solomon Islands was created in 1983 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee
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that same year.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
See also
* List of flag bearers for Solomon Islands at the Olympics
* :Olympic competitors for the Solomon Islands
* Solomon Islands at the Commonwealth Games
* Solomon Islands at the Paralympics
References
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Olympics
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