Kiribati at the Olympics

Kiribati at the
Olympics
IOC code KIR
NOC Kiribati National Olympic Committee
Website www.oceaniasport.com/kiribati
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Summer appearances

The island nation of Kiribati first participated in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. It has competed at every Summer games since then but has not yet entered the Winter Olympics.

After participating in the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 1998, Kiribati started working towards membership of the International Olympic Committee. During a meeting of the IOC in Prague in 2003, Kiribati was accepted into the organization and was set to participate in the 2004 Summer games. The country's name was notably mispronounced by officials in all three languages -French, English and Greek- during the opening ceremony.[1] Its delegation consisted of weightlifter Meamea Thomas and sprinters Kakianako Nariki (Kiribati's first Olympic competitor) and Kaitinano Mwemweata.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total
Greece 2004 Athens 3 0 0 0 -
China 2008 Beijing 2 0 0 0 -
United Kingdom 2012 London 3 0 0 0 -
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 0 0 0 -
Japan 2020 Tokyo future event
Total 0 0 0 -

Flag bearers

References

  1. Lopresti, Mike (19 August 2004). "Small step at Olympics is giant leap for tiny island nation". USA Today. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. "Kiribati in Olympic debut". Fox Sports Pulse. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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