British Virgin Islands at the Olympics

Last updated
British Virgin Islands at the
Olympics
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg
IOC code IVB
NOC British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Website bviolympics.org
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The British Virgin Islands has competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1984. The best placement by an athlete from the country is fourth, by Kyron McMaster in men's 400m hurdles in 2020.

Contents

The British Virgin Islands has competed twice at the Winter Olympics, first in 1984, and then in 2014. Their best placement in the Winter Olympic is 27th, by Peter Crook in the men's halfpipe skiing.

The team uses the islands' territorial anthem, "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands", starting in 2020. Prior to this, the team had used the anthem of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen". [1]

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 Los Angeles 9 0000
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1988 Seoul 3 0000
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Barcelona 4 0000
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Atlanta 7 0000
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Sydney 1 0000
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Athens 1 0000
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Beijing 2 0000
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 London 2 0000
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 0000
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo 3 0000
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris future event
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 Los Angeles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032 Brisbane
Total0000

Medals by Winter Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1984 Sarajevo 1 0000
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1988 Calgary did not participate
Flag of France.svg 1992 Albertville
Flag of Norway.svg 1994 Lillehammer
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1998 Nagano
Flag of the United States.svg 2002 Salt Lake City
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg 2006 Turin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Vancouver
Flag of Russia.svg 2014 Sochi 1 0000
Flag of South Korea.svg 2018 Pyeongchang did not participate
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Beijing
Flag of Italy.svg 2026 Milan–Cortina future event
Total0000

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1984 Winter Olympics</span> Multi-sport event in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Sarajevo '84, was a winter multi-sport event held between 8 and 19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. It was the first Winter Olympic Games held in a Slavic language-speaking country, as well as the only Winter Olympics held in a communist country before the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. It was the second consecutive Olympic Games to be so held, after the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.

The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, from 8 to 19 February 1984. A total of 1,272 athletes representing 49 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 39 events from 10 different sports and disciplines. First time NOCs to enter were Egypt, Monaco, Puerto Rico, Senegal, and British Virgin Islands.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Virgin Islands at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The British Virgin Islands competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1984 Summer Olympics. The British Virgin Islands delegation included only one athlete, meaning the country, along with Brunei and Liechtenstein, sent the lowest number of athletes to the 2004 Summer Games. The athlete selected was sprinter Dion Crabbe, an athlete who qualified for the Olympics by meeting the "A" standard time required for his event, the men's 200 meters. Crabbe was also selected as flag bearer for the opening ceremony. He did not progress beyond the heats, meaning the British Virgin Islands won no medals at this Summer Olympics.

Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held from 9 to 18 February. Nine events were contested at Zetra Ice Rink.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Virgin Islands at the 2000 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The British Virgin Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was the territory's fifth appearance at a Summer Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of a single track and field athlete, Keita Cline. He was eliminated during the first round of the men's 200 meters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sweden at the Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Sweden first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then with one exception, the sparsely attended 1904 Summer Olympics. Sweden has earned medals at all Olympic games except for two, the 1896 Games and the 1904 Games. The only other nation having earned medals at every Olympic game since 1908 is Sweden's neighboring country Finland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great Britain at the Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Athletes from the United Kingdom, all but three of its Overseas Territories, and the three Crown Dependencies, can compete in the Olympic Games as part of Team GB. Athletes from Northern Ireland can also choose to compete as part of Team Ireland instead. It has sent athletes to every Summer and Winter Games, since the start of the Olympics' modern era in 1896, including the 1980 Summer Olympics, which were boycotted by a number of other Western nations. From 1896 to 2020 inclusive, Great Britain & NI has won 918 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 32 at the Winter Olympic Games. It is the only national team to have won at least one gold medal at every Summer Games, lying third globally in the winning of total medals, surpassed only by the United States and the former Soviet Union.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canada at the Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Canada has competed at 23 Summer Olympic Games, missing only the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Canada competes under the IOC country code CAN.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">All-time Olympic Games medal table</span> List of medals won by Olympic delegations

The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2022, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. The IOC itself does not publish all-time tables, and publishes unofficial tables only per single Games. This table was thus compiled by adding up single entries from the IOC database.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Virgin Islands at the 1992 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hong Kong at the Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Hong Kong first competed at the Olympic Games in 1952, then as a British colony. Hong Kong has participated at every Summer Olympic Games since then except for the boycotted 1980 Games, and has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002. Hong Kong won its first medal/gold medal in 1996, and a second gold medal in the 2020 Games. Apart from those, Hong Kong has also won seven other medals, three silver, and four bronze. Its best performance to-date was the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning one gold, two silver and three bronze medals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Virgin Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The United States Virgin Islands competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Beijing, the People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The appearance of its 23-person delegation marked its fifteenth appearance at the Olympic games, and its tenth appearance at the Summer Olympic games. In total, seven athletes participated on behalf of the Virgin Islands in Beijing. Of those, John Jackson and Tabarie Henry progressed to a post-preliminary event, and Henry reached semifinals in his own. There were no Virgin Islander medalists at the Beijing Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Virgin Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The British Virgin Islands took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, China from 8 to 24 August 2008. The dependency's participation at Beijing marked its seventh consecutive appearance in the summer Olympics since its debut in 1984, and its eighth Olympic appearance ever. The British Virgin Islander delegation included two athletes in 2008 participating in two distinct events in one sport: discus thrower Eric Matthias and sprinter Tahesia Harrigan. Of the athletes, Harrigan was the flagbearer and the first female Olympian to participate on behalf of the British Virgin Islands in its entire history. Overall, Harrigan advanced to quarterfinals in her event, although neither athlete medaled.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Virgin Islands at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The British Virgin Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, which took place between 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation in London marked its eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1984 Summer Olympics. The British Virgin Islands delegation included two track and field athletes, 100 meter sprinters J'maal Alexander and Tahesia Harrigan-Scott. Alexander failed to progress through the heats whilst Harrigan-Scott was eliminated in her event's quarterfinals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Virgin Islands at the 1984 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The British Virgin Islands sent a delegation to compete in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia from 8–19 February 1984. This was the first time the territory had participated in Olympic competition. The British Virgin Islands delegation consisted of a single speed skater, Erroll Fraser. His best performance in any event was 40th in the 500 metre race.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

The British Virgin Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–23 February 2014. This was the second Winter Olympic Games appearance for the territory, after the 1984 Winter Olympics. The team consisted of one athlete, the freestyle skier Peter Crook, who became the territory's second Winter Olympian ever. In the men's halfpipe, he came in 27th place.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Virgin Islands at the 2019 Pan American Games</span> Sporting event delegation

The British Virgin Islands competed at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from 26 July to 11 August 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Russian athletes competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from all international sport for four years, after it was found that data provided by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency had been manipulated by Russian authorities with a goal of protecting athletes involved in its state-sponsored doping scheme. As at the 2018 Winter Olympics, WADA has allowed individual cleared Russian athletes to compete neutrally under the title of "Russian Olympic Committee".

Skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Xiaohaituo Bobsleigh and Luge Track in Yanqing District, China. The events took place between 10 and 12 February 2022. A total of two skeleton events were held, one each for men and women.

References

  1. "BVIOC secures IOC approval for Territorial Song to be played at Olympic Games and other institutional events".