Bolivia at the Olympics

Bolivia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Bolivia – Flag bearers IOC code  BOL NOC Comité Olímpico Boliviano
Olympic history
Summer Games
1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
Winter Games
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

Bolivia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1936. The nation has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since 1964, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games on several occasions since 1956, but not since 1992.

As of 2011, no athlete from Bolivia has ever won an Olympic medal, however, the National Sub-15 Football team has won the first gold medal for the country at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore 2010.

The National Olympic Committee for Bolivia was created in 1932 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1936.

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Bolivia

References

• "Comité Olímpico Boliviano". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/bolivia. Retrieved 2011-06-14. 
• Singapore 2010