Cape Verde at the Olympics

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Cape Verde at the
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IOC code CPV
NOC Comité Olímpico Caboverdeano
Medals
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0
Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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Summer appearances

Cape Verde has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1996. No athletes from Cape Verde have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.

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The only category that Cape Verde has consistently competed since it began its participation in the Olympic Games in 1996, is Men's Marathon; its rank has improved from 94th (1996) to 67th (2000), dropping to 78th (2004), and reaching the best score, 48th in 2008. Other frequent modalities chosen for competition include athletics and gymnastics.

Cape Verde won their first medal at the 2024 Olympics when Daniel Varela de Pina won the bronze medal in Men’s Flyweight Boxing.

The National Olympic Committee for Cape Verde is Comité Olímpico Cabo-verdiano. It was started in 1989 and recognized in 1993.

Medalists from Cape Verde at the Olympic Games

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Daniel Varela de Pina 2024 Paris Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's 51 kg

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
1996 Atlanta 4 0000
2000 Sydney 2 0000
2004 Athens 3 0000
2008 Beijing 3 0000
2012 London 3 0000
2016 Rio de Janeiro 5 0000
2020 Tokyo 6 0000
2024 Paris 7 0011 84
2028 Los Angeles Future event
2032 Brisbane
Total0011 151

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