User:Aridd/Microstates at the Olympics

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Almost all microstates have participated in the Olympic Games, and a few have also participated in the Paralympic Games. This article describes their participation and achievements therein. Microstates, in the scope of this article, are sovereign states with a territory of less than 1,000 km² (386 sq mi) or fewer than 500,000 people.

Vatican City

area: 0.44 km² (0.17 sq mi)
population: 900
first participated in the Olympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Monaco

area: 1.95 km² (0.75 sq mi)
population: 33,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1920
- number of participations: 26
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Nauru

area: 21 km² (8.11 sq mi)
population: 10,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1996
- number of participations: 4
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Tuvalu

area: 26 km² (10.04 sq mi)
population: 11,000
first participated in the Olympics: 2008
- number of participations: 1
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

San Marino

area: 61 km² (23.55 sq mi)
population: 31,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1960
- number of participations: 20
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Liechtenstein

area: 164 km² (63.32 sq mi)
population: 31,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1936
- number of participations: 32
- number of medals: 9
  - of which gold: 2
  - medallists:

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Willi Frommelt	1976 Innsbruck	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom
Bronze	Hanni Wenzel	1976 Innsbruck	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
Gold	Hanni Wenzel	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom
Gold	Hanni Wenzel	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
Silver	Hanni Wenzel	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill
Silver	Andreas Wenzel	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom
Bronze	Andreas Wenzel	1984 Sarajevo	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom
Bronze	Ursula Konzett	1984 Sarajevo	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
Bronze	Paul Frommelt	1988 Calgary	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom

first participated in the Paralympics: 1984
- number of participations: 6
- number of medals: 1
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists:

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Josef Gmeiner	1994 Lillehammer	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom B1-2

Marshall Islands

area: 181 km² (69.88 sq mi)
population: 59,000
first participated in the Olympics: 2008
- number of participations: 1
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Saint Kitts and Nevis

area: 261 km² (100.77 sq mi)
population: 50,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1996
- number of participations: 4
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Maldives

area: 298 km² (115.06 sq mi)
population: 306,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1988
- number of participations: 6
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Malta

area: 316 km² (122.01 sq mi)
population: 407,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1928
- number of participations: 14
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: 1960
- number of participations: 7
- number of medals: 7
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists:

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event	Result
Silver	Scicluna (full name not recorded)	1960 Rome	Athletics	Women's shot put C	4.51
Silver	Azopardi (full name not recorded)	1960 Rome	Table tennis	Men's singles C	2nd (specifics not recorded)
Bronze	C. Markham	1960 Rome	Athletics	Men's shot put B	7.03
Bronze	G. Portelli	1960 Rome	Snooker	Men's Snooker Event paraplegics - open	joint 3rd (specifics not recorded)
Bronze	C. Markham	1964 Tokyo	Snooker	Men's Snooker Event paraplegics - open	joint 3rd (specifics not recorded)
Bronze	G. Portelli	1964 Tokyo	Snooker	Men's Snooker Event paraplegics - open	joint 3rd (specifics not recorded)
Bronze	C. Camilleri & L. Sammut	1980 Arnhem	Lawn bowls	Women's pairs 2-5	semifinal: 9:13 loss to Margaret Maughan & R. Thompson of GBR

Grenada

area: 344 km² (132.82 sq mi)
population: 106,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1984
- number of participations: 7
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

area: 388 km² (149.81 sq mi)
population: 160,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1988
- number of participations: 6
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Barbados

area: 430 km² (166.02 sq mi)
population: 294,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1968
- number of participations: 10
- number of medals: 1
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists:

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Obadele Thompson	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 100m

first participated in the Paralympics: 2000
- number of participations: 3
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Antigua and Barbuda

area: 442 km² (170.66 sq mi)
population: 85,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1976
- number of participations: 8
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Seychelles

area: 455 km² (175.68 sq mi)
population: 87,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1980
- number of participations: 7
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Palau

area: 459 km² (177.22 sq mi)
population: 20,000
first participated in the Olympics: 2000
- number of participations: 3
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Andorra

area: 468 km² (180.70 sq mi)
population: 84,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1976
- number of participations: 19
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: 2002
- number of participations: 3
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Saint Lucia

area: 539 km² (208.11 sq mi)
population: 165,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1996
- number of participations: 4
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: never
- number of participations: 0
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none

Bahrain

area: 694 km² (267.95 sq mi)
population: 791,000
first participated in the Olympics: 1984
- number of participations: 7
- number of medals: 0
  - of which gold: 0
  - medallists: none
first participated in the Paralympics: 1984
- number of participations: 7
- number of medals: 9
  - of which gold: 1
  - medallists:

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	Khaled Al Saqer	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's Slalom 1A
Silver	Adel Sultan	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 100 m 5-6
Silver	Ayman Al Heddi	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's Discus F51
Silver	Ahmed Meshaima	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's Shot Put F37
Bronze	K. Alqatam	1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York	Athletics	Men's Javelin 5
Bronze	Adel Sultan	1984 Stoke Mandeville / New York	Athletics	Men's 100 m 5
Bronze	Ali Alhasan	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's Slalom 1A
Bronze	Khaled Al Saqer	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's Discus THW2-3
Bronze	Ahmed Kamal	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's Club Throw F51

All medallists from microstates

Olympics

IOC	Name	Medal	Games	Sport	Event
Liechtenstein (LIE)	Willi Frommelt	Bronze	1976 Innsbruck	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom
Liechtenstein (LIE)	Hanni Wenzel	Bronze	1976 Innsbruck	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
Liechtenstein (LIE)	Hanni Wenzel	Gold	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom
Liechtenstein (LIE)	Hanni Wenzel	Gold	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
Liechtenstein (LIE)	Hanni Wenzel	Silver	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill
Liechtenstein (LIE)	Andreas Wenzel	Silver	1980 Lake Placid	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom
Liechtenstein (LIE)	Andreas Wenzel	Bronze	1984 Sarajevo	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom
Liechtenstein (LIE)	Ursula Konzett	Bronze	1984 Sarajevo	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
Liechtenstein (LIE)	Paul Frommelt	Bronze	1988 Calgary	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom
Barbados (BAR)	Obadele Thompson	Bronze	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 100m

Paralympics

IPC	Name	Medal	Games	Sport	Event	Result
Liechtenstein (LIE)	Josef Gmeiner	Bronze	1994 Lillehammer	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom B1-2
Malta (MLT)	Scicluna (full name not recorded)	Silver	1960 Rome	Athletics	Women's shot put C	4.51
Malta (MLT)	Azopardi (full name not recorded)	Silver	1960 Rome	Table tennis	Men's singles C	2nd (specifics not recorded)
Malta (MLT)	C. Markham	Bronze	1960 Rome	Athletics	Men's shot put B	7.03
Malta (MLT)	C. Markham	Bronze	1964 Tokyo	Snooker	Men's Snooker Event paraplegics - open	joint 3rd (specifics not recorded)
Malta (MLT)	G. Portelli	Bronze	1960 Rome	Snooker	Men's Snooker Event paraplegics - open	joint 3rd (specifics not recorded)
Malta (MLT)	G. Portelli	Bronze	1964 Tokyo	Snooker	Men's Snooker Event paraplegics - open	joint 3rd (specifics not recorded)
Malta (MLT)	C. Camilleri & L. Sammut	Bronze	1980 Arnhem	Lawn bowls	Women's pairs 2-5	semifinal: 9:13 loss to Margaret Maughan & R. Thompson of GBR