Country/Region | Suriname |
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Code | SUR |
Created | 1959 |
Recognized | 1959 |
Continental Association | PASO |
President | Ramon Tjon-A-Fat |
Secretary General | Dennis Mac Donald |
Website | http://www.surolympic.org |
Suriname Olympic Committee (IOC code: SUR) is the National Olympic Committee representing Suriname.
Suriname competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
Suriname competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Suriname competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Six competitors, five men and one woman, took part in seven events in three sports.
Suriname competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games. Six competitors, four men and two women, took part in ten events in four sports.
Suriname competed with one person at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Suriname returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Suriname first participated at the Olympic Games in 1960, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation missed the 1964 Games, and also participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Suriname has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. Surinamese athletes have won two medals at the summer Olympic games.
Suriname sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. According to official records, the country's only athlete competed in athletics. Suriname did not win a medal at these Games.
Suriname made its Paralympic Games début at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, sending two athletes to compete in the shot put. The country had a single representative in 2008 - a male sprinter. Suriname has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics, and has never won a Paralympic medal.
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