Seychelles at the Olympics

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Seychelles at the
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IOC code SEY
NOC Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
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Summer appearances

Seychelles first participated at the Olympic Games in 1980, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then, missing only the 1988 Games when Seychelles did not respond to the invitation sent by the IOC. [1] The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

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To date, no Seychellois athlete has ever won an Olympic medal.

The National Olympic Committee for Seychelles was created in 1979 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.

Medal tables

Medals by Games

GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
1980 Moscow 11 0000
1984 Los Angeles 9 0000
1988 Seoul did not participate
1992 Barcelona 11 0000
1996 Atlanta 9 0000
2000 Sydney 9 0000
2004 Athens 9 0000
2008 Beijing 9 0000
2012 London 6 0000
2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 0000
2020 Tokyo 5 0000
2024 Paris future event
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total0000

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References

  1. John E. Findling; Kimberly D. Pelle (1996). Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement . Greenwood Publishing Group. pp.  182–. ISBN   978-0-313-28477-9.