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Dominica at the Olympics

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Dominica at the
Olympics
IOC codeDMA
NOCDominica Olympic Committee
Websitewww.doc.dm
Medals
Ranked 120th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Dominica first competed at the Olympic Games in 1996, and has participated in each Games since then.

The Dominica Olympic Committee was formed in 1993 and recognized in 1998, 20 years after its independence.

Dominica made its Winter Olympics debut in 2014.[1]

The country earned its first medal in 2024, when Thea LaFond won gold in the women's triple jump competition.[2]

Medal tables

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Medals by Summer Games

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Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1996 Atlanta 6 0 0 0 0
2000 Sydney 4 0 0 0 0
2004 Athens 2 0 0 0 0
2008 Beijing 2 0 0 0 0
2012 London 2 0 0 0 0
2016 Rio de Janeiro 2 0 0 0 0
2020 Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0
2024 Paris 4 1 0 0 1 62
2028 Los Angeles
2032 Brisbane
Total 1 0 0 1 118

Medals by Winter Games

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Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
2014 Sochi 2 0 0 0 0
2018 Pyeongchang did not participate
2022 Beijing
2026 Milano Cortina future event
2030 French Alps
2034 Salt Lake City
Total 0 0 0 0

List of medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Thea LaFond 2024 Paris Athletics Women's triple jump

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Volz, Matt (31 January 2014). "Island of Dominica competes in first Winter Games". Yahoo. Big Sky, Montana: Associated Press. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Dominica's LaFond Wins Olympic Women's Triple Jump Gold". Barron's. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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