The Marshall Islands has competed in four summer Olympiads. It has yet to compete at a Winter Olympic Games. The Marshall Islands Olympic debut was at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1] The highest number of Marshallese athletes participating in a Summer Games is five in the 2008 games in Beijing. No athlete from the Marshall Islands has ever won a medal at the Olympics.
During the era of the modern Olympic Games the country was controlled at various times by Japan, Germany, and the United States until it gained its sovereignty. The sovereign government of the Marshall Islands was established in 1979. In 1986, the Compact of Free Association with the United States entered into force, granting the Republic of the Marshall Islands its sovereignty. The island nation is made up of twenty-nine atolls and five lone islands.[1][2] The Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee was created in 2001, and gained recognition by the International Olympic Committee at their meeting in 2006. The Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee brought the total number of NOC's to 203 at the time of their admittance.[3][4][5]
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External linksEdit
"Marshall Islands". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
"Marshall Islands". Olympedia.com.
"Olympic Analytics/MHL". olympanalyt.com.
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The Marshall Islands has competed in four summer Olympiads It has yet to compete at a Winter Olympic Games The Marshall Islands Olympic debut was at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing China 1 The highest number of Marshallese athletes participating in a Summer Games is five in the 2008 games in Beijing No athlete from the Marshall Islands has ever won a medal at the Olympics Marshall Islands at theOlympicsFlag of the Marshall IslandsIOC codeMHLNOCMarshall Islands National Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr oceaniasport wbr com wbr marshallsMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer appearances20082012201620202024 Contents 1 Olympic overview 1 1 Pre Olympics 1 2 2008 Summer Olympics 1 3 2012 Summer Olympics 1 4 2016 Summer Olympics 2 Medal tables 2 1 Medals by Summer Games 3 Flagbearers 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOlympic overview EditPre Olympics Edit During the era of the modern Olympic Games the country was controlled at various times by Japan Germany and the United States until it gained its sovereignty The sovereign government of the Marshall Islands was established in 1979 In 1986 the Compact of Free Association with the United States entered into force granting the Republic of the Marshall Islands its sovereignty The island nation is made up of twenty nine atolls and five lone islands 1 2 The Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee was created in 2001 and gained recognition by the International Olympic Committee at their meeting in 2006 The Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee brought the total number of NOC s to 203 at the time of their admittance 3 4 5 2008 Summer Olympics Edit Main article Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer OlympicsThe Marshall Islands debuted at the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing China with five athletes competing in three sports Roman William Cress and Haley Nemra represented the nation in the track and field events Jared Heine and Julianne Kirchner competed in the swimming events Anju Jason who competed in taekwondo at the Games is the only Marshallese athlete to have competed in taekwondo at the Olympics as of the 2016 Summer Olympics 6 nbsp The swimming events for the 2008 Summer Olympics were held at the Beijing National Aquatics Center 2012 Summer Olympics Edit Main article Marshall Islands at the 2012 Summer Olympics The Marshall Islands sent four athletes to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London Timi Garstang and Haley Nemra competed in the track and field events and Giordan Harris and Ann Marie Hepler represented the nation in swimming at the Games Before competing in the 2012 Summer Games the Marshallese delegation attended a training camp in Australia for a month 7 8 2016 Summer Olympics Edit Main article Marshall Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics Five athletes from the Marshall Islands took part in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Brazil Richson Simeon and Mariana Cress represented the nation in the track and field events Giordan Harris and Colleen Furgeson competed in the swimming events Mathlynn Sasser who took part in weightlifting at the Games was the first and as of the 2016 Games only Marshallese athlete to compete in weightlifting at the Olympics 9 7 10 Medal tables EditSee also All time Olympic Games medal table Medals by Summer Games Edit Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank2008 Beijing 5 0 0 0 0 2012 London 4 0 0 0 0 2016 Rio de Janeiro 5 0 0 0 0 2020 Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 2024 Paris future event2028 Los Angeles2032 BrisbaneTotal 0 0 0 0 Flagbearers EditSummer Olympics Games Athlete Sport2008 Beijing Waylon Muller Judo 11 2012 London Haley Nemra Athletics 11 2016 Rio de Janeiro Mathlynn Sasser Weightlifting 12 2020 Tokyo Colleen FurgesonPhillip Kinono SwimmingSee also EditList of participating nations at the Summer Olympic Games List of participating nations at the Winter Olympic GamesReferences Edit a b 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Marshall Islands Country Profile Olympic Tradition Outlook Medal Count NBC Olympics 2008 08 24 Archived 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2012 London Summer Games Olympics at Sports Reference com 2016 03 05 Archived from the original on 2016 03 05 Retrieved 2017 07 13 Marshall Islands athletes train in Australia for Olympics Pacific Beat ABC Radio Australia 2014 04 05 Archived from the original on 2014 04 05 Retrieved 2017 07 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Sportsencyclo Marshallese athletes in the Beijing 2008 Olympics www olympiandatabase com Retrieved 2017 07 13 Sportsencyclo Marshallese athletes in the Rio 2016 Olympics www olympiandatabase com Retrieved 2017 07 13 a b Olympic History of Marshall Islands Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Retrieved 2017 07 13 The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony International Olympic Committee 2017 01 24 Retrieved 2017 07 13 External links Edit Marshall Islands International Olympic Committee 27 July 2021 Marshall Islands Olympedia com Olympic 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