List of IOC country codes

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This is a list of International Olympic Committee (IOC) country codes.

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Current NOCs

There are 206 current NOCs (National Olympic Committees) within the Olympic Movement. The following tables show the currently used code for each NOC and any different codes used in past Games, per the official reports from those Games. Some of the past code usage is further explained in the following sections. Codes used specifically for a Summer Games only or a Winter Games only, within the same year, are indicated by "S" and "W" respectively.

CodeNational Olympic CommitteeOther codes usedLink
AFGFlag of Afghanistan.svg  Afghanistan
ALBFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
ALGFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
  • AGR (1964)
  • AGL (1968 S) from Spanish Argelia
ANDFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
ANGFlag of Angola.svg  Angola ANO (As referenced in IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 Statistics Handbook) [1]
ANTFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda
ARGFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
ARMFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
ARUFlag of Aruba.svg  Aruba
ASAFlag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa AMS [1]
AUSFlag of Australia.svg  Australia
AUTFlag of Austria.svg  Austria current code from French Autriche
AZEFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
BAHFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
BANFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
BARFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados BAD (1964) [lower-alpha 1]
BDIFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
BELFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
BENFlag of Benin.svg  Benin
  • DAY (1964)
  • DAH (1968–1976) as Dahomey
BERFlag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
BHUFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
BIHFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina BSH (1992 S), BOS [1] current code from Bosnian Bosna i Hercegovina
BIZFlag of Belize.svg  Belize HBR (1968–1972) from French Honduras britannique as British Honduras; also BHO [1]
BLRFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
BOLFlag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
BOTFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
BRAFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
BRNFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain BHR [1]
BRUFlag of Brunei.svg  Brunei
BULFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
BURFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso VOL (1972–1984) as Upper Volta; also BKF [1]
CAFFlag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic AFC (1968)
CAMFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia
CANFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
CAYFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
CGOFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo
CHAFlag of Chad.svg  Chad CHD (1964)
CHIFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
  • CIL (1956 W
  • 1960 S) from Italian Cile
CHNFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China PRC (1952 S) as People's Republic of China
CIVFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
  • IVC (1964)
  • CML (1968) from Spanish Costa de Marfil
current code from French Côte d'Ivoire
CMRFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
CODFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
COKFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands CKI [1]
COLFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
COMFlag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
CPVFlag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde CVD [1]
CRCFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica COS (1964)
CROFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
CUBFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
CYPFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
CZE Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechia
DENFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
  • DAN (1960 S
  • 1968 W)
  • DIN (1968 S)
previous codes taken from Italian Danimarca, French Danemark and Spanish Dinamarca
DJIFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
DMAFlag of Dominica.svg  Dominica DMN [1]
DOMFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
ECUFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
EGYFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
previous codes taken from Italian Repubblica Araba Unita, French République Arabe Unie and Spanish República Árabe Unida
ERIFlag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
ESAFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador SAL (1964–1976)
ESPFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
  • SPA (1956–1964
  • 1968 W)
current code taken from French Espagne or Spanish España
ESTFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
ETHFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
  • ETI (1960
  • 1968)
FIJFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji FIG (1960) from Italian Figi
FINFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
FRAFlag of France.svg  France
FSMFlag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia
GABFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
GAMFlag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia
GBRFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
GBSFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
GEOFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
GEQFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea current code taken from French Guinée équatoriale
GERFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
GHAFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
GREFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
GRNFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
GUAFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala GUT (1964)
GUIFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
GUMFlag of Guam.svg  Guam
GUYFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
  • GUA (1960)
  • GUI (1964)
BGU [1]
HAIFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
HKGFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong HOK (1960–1968)
HONFlag of Honduras.svg  Honduras
HUNFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
  • UNG (1956 W
  • 1960 S) from Italian Ungheria
INAFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia INS (1960)
INDFlag of India.svg  India
IRIFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
  • IRN (1956–1988)
  • IRA (1968 W)
current code from Islamic Republic of Iran
IRLFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland current code taken from French Irlande. EIR (1956 athletics; [3] see Ireland at the Olympics § Name of the country)
IRQFlag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
  • IRK (1960
  • 1968) from French/Spanish Irak
ISLFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
  • ICE (1960 W
  • 1964 S)
current code taken from French Islande, Icelandic Ísland or Spanish Islandia
ISRFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
ISVFlag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands current code taken from French Îles Vierges (des États-Unis)
ITAFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
IVBFlag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands BVI [1]
current code taken from French Îles Vierges britanniques
JAMFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
JORFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
JPNFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
  • GIA (1956 W
  • 1960 S) from Italian Giappone
  • JAP (1960 W)
KAZFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
KENFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
KGZFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
KIRFlag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
KORFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
  • COR (1956 W
  • 1960 S
  • 1968 S
  • 1972 S)
previous code taken from Italian Corea, French Corée and Spanish Corea
KOSFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
KSAFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
  • ARS (1968–1976) from French Arabie saoudite
  • SAU (1980–1984)
current code from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
KUWFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
LAOFlag of Laos.svg  Laos
LATFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
LBAFlag of Libya.svg  Libya
  • LYA (1964)
  • LBY (1968 W)
LBNFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
  • LEB (1960 W
  • 1964 S)
  • LIB (1964–2016) from French Liban
LBRFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
LCAFlag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia STL [1]
LESFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
LIEFlag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
  • LIC (1956 W
  • 1964 S
  • 1968 W)
LTUFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania LIT (1992 W)
LUXFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
MADFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar MAG (1964)
MARFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco MRC (1964); current code from French Maroc
MASFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia MAL (1964–1988)
MAWFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
MDAFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova MLD (1994)
MDVFlag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
MEXFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
MGLFlag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia MON (1968 W)
MHLFlag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands
MKD Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia current code taken from Macedonian Македонија/Makedonija
MLIFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
MLTFlag of Malta.svg  Malta MAT (1960–1964)
MNEFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
MONFlag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
MOZFlag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
MRIFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
MTNFlag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
MYAFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar
  • BIR (1948–1960
  • 1968–1988) from French Birmanie
  • BUR (1964) as Burma
NAMFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
NCAFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
  • NCG (1964)
  • NIC (1968)
NEDFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  • OLA (1956 W) from Italian Olanda
  • NET (1960 W)
  • PBA (1960 S) from Italian Paesi Bassi
  • NLD (1964 S)
  • HOL (1968–1988) as Holland
current code taken from Dutch Nederland
NEPFlag of Nepal.svg  Nepal
NGRFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
  • NIG (1960 S)
  • NGA (1964)
NIGFlag of Niger.svg  Niger NGR (1964)
NORFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
NRUFlag of Nauru.svg  Nauru
NZLFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
  • NZE (1960
  • 1968 W)
OMAFlag of Oman.svg  Oman OMN [1]
PAKFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
PANFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
PARFlag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
PERFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
PHIFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
  • FIL (1960
  • 1968) from Spanish Filipinas and Italian Filippine
PLEFlag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
PLWFlag of Palau.svg  Palau from archaic English Pelew
PNGFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
  • NGY (1976–1980)
  • NGU (1984–1988)
POLFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
PORFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
PRKFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
  • NKO (1964 S
  • 1968 W)
  • CDN (1968) from French Corée du Nord or Spanish Corea del Norte
current code from People's Republic of Korea
PURFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
  • PRI (1960)
  • PRO (1968)
QATFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
ROUFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
  • ROM (1956–1960
  • 1972–2006)
  • RUM (1964–1968) from obsolete spelling Rumania
current code from French Roumanie
RSAFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa SAF (1960–1972)
current code from Republic of South Africa
RUSFlag of Russia.svg  Russia From 1994 to 2016
RWAFlag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
SAMFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa WSM (1984–1996) as Western Samoa
SENFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal SGL (1964)
SEYFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles
SGPFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore SIN (1959–2016)
SKNFlag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis STK [1]
SLEFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone SLA (1968)
SLOFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
SMRFlag of San Marino.svg  San Marino SMA (1960–1964)
SOLFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
SOMFlag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
SRBFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia from Serbian Srbija
SRIFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
  • CEY (1948–1964
  • 1972) as Ceylon
  • CEI (1968 S) from Spanish Ceilán
SSDFlag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
STPFlag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe
SUDFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
SUIFlag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
  • SVI (1956 W
  • 1960 S) from Italian Svizzera
  • SWI (1960 W
  • 1964 S)
current code from French Suisse
SURFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
SVKFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
SWEFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
  • SVE (1956 W
  • 1960 S) from Italian Svezia
  • SUE (1968 S) from Spanish Suecia
SWZ Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini current code from former name Swaziland
SYRFlag of Syria.svg  Syria SIR (1968) from Spanish Siria
TANFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
TGAFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga TON (1984)
THAFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
TJKFlag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan
TKMFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan
TLSFlag of East Timor.svg  East Timor current code taken from Portuguese Timor-Leste
TOGFlag of Togo.svg  Togo
TPEFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei [4]
TTOFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
  • TRT (1964–1968)
  • TRI (1972–2012)
TUNFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
TURFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
TUVFlag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
UAEFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
UGAFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
UKRFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
URUFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay URG (1968)
USAFlag of the United States.svg  United States
  • SUA (1960 S) from Italian Stati Uniti d'America
  • EUA (1968 S) from French États-Unis d'Amérique or Spanish Estados Unidos de América
UZBFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
VANFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
VENFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
VIEFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
VINFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines STV [1]
YEMFlag of Yemen.svg  Yemen
ZAMFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia NRH (1964) as Northern Rhodesia
ZIMFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe RHO (1960–1972) as Rhodesia

Current NPCs

Most National Paralympic Committees (NPC) cover a territory with an active NOC. In these cases the NPC codes matches the IOC codes shown above. The two current NPCs without a corresponding NOC use the following NPC codes.

CodeNational Paralympic CommitteeLink
MACFlag of Macau.svg  Macau, ChinaAssociação Recreativa dos Deficientes de Macau
FROFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands The Faroese Sport Organisation for Disabled

Historic NOCs and teams

Codes still in use

Fourteen historical NOCs or teams have codes that are still used in the IOC results database [5] to refer to past medal winners from these teams.

CodeNation/TeamOther codes used
AHOFlag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles
  • ATO (1960)
  • NAN (1964)
code from French Antilles hollandaises
ANZFlag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia Also AUA [1]
BOHFlag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia
BWIFlag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies
  • ANT (1960) from Antilles
EUAFlag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany code taken from French Équipe unifiée d'Allemagne
EUNOlympic flag.svg  Unified Team code from the French Équipe unifiée or Spanish Equipo Unificado
FRGFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany
  • ALL (1968 W) from French Allemagne
  • ALE (1968 S) from Spanish Alemania
  • GER (1972–1976)
code FRG taken from Federal Republic of Germany
GDRFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany ODE (1968 S) from German Ostdeutschland
code GDR taken from German Democratic Republic
SCGFlag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro code from Serbian Србија и Црна Гора / Srbija i Crna Gora
TCHFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
  • CSL (1956 W)
  • CZE (1960 W)
  • CSV (1960 S)
  • CZS (1964 S)
  • CHE (1968 S) from Spanish Checoslovaquia
code taken from French Tchécoslovaquie
URSFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union SOV (1968 W)
code from French Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques (URSS)
VNM Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam Code of the State of Vietnam and then Republic of Vietnam from 1952 to 1975. [6] [7] [8]
YUGFlag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia
  • JUG (1956–1960
  • 1968 W) from Југославија/Jugoslavija in native languages
  • YUS (1964 S)

Obsolete codes

Unlike the previous list, these codes no longer appear in the IOC results database. When a past athlete from one of these teams has won a medal, the new code is shown next to them instead.

CodeNation (NOC)YearsNotes
BIRFlag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Burma
From French Birmanie
1948–1988Now Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar  (MYA)
CEYFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Ceylon 1948–1972Now Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (SRI)
DAHFlag of Benin.svg  Dahomey 1964–1976Now Flag of Benin.svg  Benin  (BEN)
GUIFlag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  British Guiana 1948–1964Now Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana  (GUY).
The code former GUI has been reassigned to Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea  (GUI) in 1965 when its new NOC was recognized by the IOC and used publicly in their first competed games in 1968. All formerly known by BGU [1]
HBRFlag of British Honduras.svg  British Honduras
From French Honduras britannique
1968–1972Now Flag of Belize.svg  Belize  (BIZ)
IHOFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dutch East Indies
code from French Indes orientales hollandaises
1934–1938Now Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)
KHMFlag of the Khmer Republic.svg  Khmer Republic
From French République khmère
1972Now Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia  (CAM)
MALFlag of Malaya.svg  Malaya
From French Malaisie
1956–1960Competed independently before the formation of Malaysia in 1963.
Now Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)
NBOFlag of North Borneo (1948-1963).svg  North Borneo 1956
NRHFlag of Northern Rhodesia (1939-1953).svg  Northern Rhodesia 1964Now Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)
RAUFlag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
code from French République arabe unie
1960Now Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY) and Flag of Syria.svg  Syria  (SYR)
RHOFlag of Rhodesia.svg  Rhodesia
also Southern Rhodesia and Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland until it became Zimbabwe in 1980
1960–1972Now Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)
ROCFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China 1932–1976Medal winners from 1948 and earlier display as Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN), while medal winners from after 1948 display as Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE) under which the team now competes.
RU1Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire
  • 1900
  • 1908–1912
Now Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
SAAFlag of Saar (1947-1956).svg  Saar 1952Competed independently before rejoining Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG) in 1957
UARFlag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 1964–1968Now Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)
VOLFlag of Upper Volta.svg  Upper Volta 1972–1984Now Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso  (BUR)
WSMFlag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa 1984–1996Now Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa  (SAM)
YARFlag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen
code from Yemen Arab Republic
1984–1988Competed independently before Yemeni unification in 1990.
Now Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen  (YEM)
YMDFlag of South Yemen.svg  South Yemen
code from Yemen Democratic Republic
1988
ZAIFlag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire
From French Zaïre
1972–1996Now Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo  (COD)

Two other significant code changes have occurred, both because of a change in the nation's designation as used by the IOC:

Special codes for Olympics

CodeNation/teamYearsNotes
AINIndividual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics Flag.svg  Individual Neutral Athletes
from French Athlètes Individuels Neutres
2024Used for Russian and Belarusian athletes competing as neutrals due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The delegation will use a flag and a one-off instrumental anthem assigned by the IOC.
ANZFlag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia 1908–1912Used in the IOC's medal database [5] to identify the team from Australasia, composed of athletes from both Australia and New Zealand for the 1908 and 1912 Games.
Both nations competed separately by 1920.
CORUnification flag of Korea (pre 2006).svg  Korea
from French Corée
2018Used for the unified Korean women's ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. [9]
EOROlympic flag.svg  Refugee Olympic Team
from French Équipe olympique des réfugiés
2016–2024Used for the Refugee Olympic Team, for athletes who have been displaced from their home countries. The IOC code was changed from ROT which was used in 2016. [10]
EUAFlag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
from French Équipe unifiée d'Allemagne
1956–1964Used in the IOC's medal database [5] to identify the United Team of Germany, composed of athletes representing the NOCs of both East Germany and West Germany for the 1956–1964 Games.
The team was simply known as Germany in the official reports for those six games at the time.
EUNOlympic flag.svg  Unified Team
from French Équipe unifiée
1992Used in 1992 (both Summer and Winter Games) for the Unified Team, composed of athletes from most of the former Soviet republics that chose to compete as a unified team.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania entered separately in 1992, whereas Russia and eleven other post-Soviet nations competed independently for the first time in 1994 or 1996.
IOPOlympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Participants
  • 1992
  • 2014
Used for independent Olympic participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics as a designation used for athletes from FR Yugoslavia who could not compete as a team due to United Nations sanctions.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics IOP was used as a designation for athletes from the Republic of Macedonia too.
IOP was also used during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi by Indian athletes due to the Indian Olympic Association suspension.
IOAOlympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Athletes
  • 2000
  • 2012
  • 2016
Used for Individual Olympic Athletes in 2000, [11] a designation used for athletes from Timor-Leste before the formation of its NOC.
IOA was used again in the 2012 Games, when it stood for Independent Olympic Athletes , [12] comprising athletes from the former Netherlands Antilles and a runner from South Sudan.
The Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee's membership from the IOC was withdrawn the previous year, and South Sudan had not yet formed an NOC at the time.
IOA was used again in 2016 for athletes from Kuwait as a result of the suspension of its National Olympic Committee. [13]
IOCOlympic flag.svg  Athletes from Kuwait 2010–2012Used as the country code for Athletes from Kuwait , when the Kuwait Olympic Committee was suspended the first time, at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the 2010 Asian Games and the 2011 Asian Winter Games;
for the second suspension in 2015–2017, athletes from Kuwait were also competing in several international competitions under the IOC flag, but this time in the team of Individual Olympic Athletes (IOA), including (but not only) in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
MIXOlympic flag.svg  Mixed-NOCs 2010–Used as the country code for Mixed NOCs at the Youth Olympics. [14] [15]
OAROlympic flag.svg  Olympic Athletes from Russia 2018Used for Olympic Athletes from Russia competing as neutral athletes due to the state-sponsored doping scandal. [16]
ROC Russian Olympic Committee flag.png ROC
from the abbreviation for Russian Olympic Committee
2020–2022Used for Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics following the sanctions due to the state-sponsored doping scandal. [17] [18]
The delegation used a flag depicting the logo of the Russian Olympic Committee.
XXBOlympic flag.svg  Mixed team 1896–1904Used in the IOC's medal database to identify medals won by mixed teams of athletes from multiple nations (such as the combination of France and Great Britain), a situation that happened several times in the Games of 1896, 1900, and 1904. Until 2021, the IOC used the code ZZX for mixed teams. [5] [19] [lower-alpha 2] In 2021, the code was changed to MIX, matching the code for mixed teams at the Youth Olympics. [20] In 2024, the code was changed to XXB. [21]

Special codes for Paralympics

CodeNation/TeamYearsNotes
IPPParalympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Independent Paralympic Participants 1992Used for Independent Paralympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Paralympics as a designation used for athletes from FR Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia who could not compete as a team due to United Nations sanctions.
IPA Paralympic flag (1994-2004).svg Individual Paralympic Athletes
  • 2000
De facto independent East Timor was not yet recognised as a sovereign state, and did not have a recognised National Paralympic Committee.
Two athletes from the country gained the opportunity to in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, but they competed officially as Individual Paralympic Athletes, rather than as representatives of an NPC.
IPA Paralympic flag (2010-2019).svg Independent Paralympic Athletes
  • 2016
A team consisting of refugee and asylee Paralympic athletes competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro as Independent Paralympic Athletes.
NPAFlag of Neutral Paralympic Athletes (Paris 2024).svg  Neutral Paralympic Athletes
  • 2018
  • 2024
Used in 2018 for Russian athletes competing as neutral athletes due to the state-sponsored doping scandal.
Was to be used in 2022 for Russian athletes competing as neutral athletes due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, [22] however the Russian athletes were ultimately banned before the start of the 2022 Games.
Used again in the 2024 Summer Paralympics for both Russian and Belarusian athletes.
In 2024, the designation was banned from using the Paralympic flag and instead used a white flag with black letters displaying "NPA" (but still used the Paralympic Anthem). [23]
PNA Paralympic flag (2019).svg Paralympic Neutral AthletesWas to be used for Belarusian athletes competing as neutral athletes due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, [22] however the Belarusian athletes were ultimately banned before the start of the 2022 Winter Paralympics and the code was not used.
RPC Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg RPC
from the abbreviation for Russian Paralympic Committee
  • 2020
Used for Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics following the sanctions due to the state-sponsored doping scandal.
The delegation used a flag with an altered emblem of the Russian Paralympic Committee (the original emblem being banned due to containing the flag of Russia).
Was to be used in 2022 as well, however the Russian athletes were ultimately banned due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
RPTParalympic flag (2019).svg  Refugee Paralympic Team
  • 2020
  • 2024
The team represents the estimated 82 million people around the world who are refugees, and the 12 million of which have disabilities per UNHCR estimate.

Special codes for World Games

The World Games are a multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The World Games are governed by the International World Games Association, under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee.

CodeNation/TeamYearsNotes
HNL [24] Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Haudenosaunee 2022The Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois), who invented the sport of lacrosse and which has spiritual significance to them, were initially denied a spot to compete at the 2022 World Games, despite the Haudenosaunee national team's placement at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship, due to not having a recognized NOC and issues concerning other countries recognizing sovereignty; they were given a spot to compete after Ireland agreed to drop out of competition in a show of solidarity. [25] [26] [27]

See also

Notes

  1. Barbados did not send a delegation to the 1964 Summer Olympics, but is nevertheless listed as a participant with an official country code in the official Tokyo 1964 results book. [2]
  2. ZZX is visible in the page HTML for the mixed team's flag.

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