Guam at the Olympics

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Guam at the
Olympics
Flag of Guam.svg
IOC code GUM
NOC Guam National Olympic Committee
Website www.oceaniasport.com/guam/
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
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Total
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Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Guam has competed in eight Summer Games and one Winter Games. Guam first participated in the Olympics in the Winter Games in 1988 when Judd Bankert became Guam's first Olympic athlete competing in the biathlon. Only two athletes from Guam, canoeist Sean Pangelinan and judoka Ricardo Blas Jr, have made it past the first round of competition. During the 2008 Games in Beijing, Pangelinan advanced to the C-1 500m semi-finals [1] and Blas Jr progressed to the Round of 16 100 kg+ Judo competition at London 2012.

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Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
1988 Seoul 20 0000
1992 Barcelona 22 0000
1996 Atlanta 8 0000
2000 Sydney 7 0000
2004 Athens 4 0000
2008 Beijing 6 0000
2012 London 8 0000
2016 Rio de Janeiro 5 0000
2020 Tokyo 5 0000
2024 Paris future event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total0000

Medals by Winter Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
1988 Calgary 1 0000
1992 Albertville did not participe
1994 Lillehammer
1998 Nagano
2002 Salt Lake City
2006 Turin
2010 Vancouver
2014 Sochi
2018 Pyeongchang
2022 Beijing
2026 Milan–Cortina future event
Total0000

Olympic participants

Summer Olympics

Sport 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Athletes
Archery 11
Athletics 6222222220
Boxing 11
Canoeing 11
Cycling 621110
Judo 321117
Sailing 22318
Swimming 5721113222
Weightlifting 2114
Wrestling 11111117

Winter Olympics

Sport 1988 Athletes
Biathlon 11

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References

  1. "Guam". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.