| Cook Islands at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | COK |
| NOC | Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
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| Summer appearances | |
The Cook Islands has competed in eight Summer Olympic Games. It has never competed in the Winter Games. The Cook Islands has yet to win a medal as of 2020 [update] .
The Cook Islands is the only one of the associated territories of New Zealand to compete at the Olympic Games, Niue and Tokelau having not yet done so as of 2020.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1988 Seoul | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1992 Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1996 Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2000 Sydney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2004 Athens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2008 Beijing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2012 London | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2020 Tokyo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2024 Paris | future event | |||||
| 2028 Los Angeles | ||||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
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Cook Islands competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
