Cayman Islands at the Olympics

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Cayman Islands at the
Olympics
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg
IOC code CAY
NOC Cayman Islands Olympic Committee
Website www.caymanolympic.org.ky
Medals
Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The Cayman Islands first competed at the Olympic Games in 1976, and has participated in each Summer Games since then, missing only the 1980 Summer Olympics by participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Cayman Islands have yet to win any Olympic medals.

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After Jamaican independence in 1962, the Cayman Islands became a separate British Overseas Territory. The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee was formed in 1973 and recognized in 1976.

The Cayman Islands made its Winter Olympic Games début at the 2010 Winter Olympics. [1]

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
1976 Montreal 2 0000
1980 Moscow did not participate
1984 Los Angeles 8 0000
1988 Seoul 8 0000
1992 Barcelona 10 0000
1996 Atlanta 9 0000
2000 Sydney 3 0000
2004 Athens 5 0000
2008 Beijing 4 0000
2012 London 5 0000
2016 Rio de Janeiro 5 0000
2020 Tokyo 5 0000
2024 Paris 4 0000
2028 Los Angeles future event
2032 Brisbane
Total0000

Medals by Winter Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
2010 Vancouver 1 0000
2014 Sochi 1 0000
2018 Pyeongchang did not participate
2022 Beijing
2026 Milano Cortina future event
Total0000

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