Virgin Islands at the Olympics
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Not to be confused with British Virgin Islands at the Olympics.
The United States Virgin Islands first competed at the Olympic Games in 1968, and have since sent athletes to compete at every Summer Olympic Games except in 1980, when they took part in the boycott of the Moscow Games. They have also participated in seven Olympic Winter Games since 1988, having only missed the 2010 Winter Olympics. The only Olympic medal won by a Virgin Islander was a silver by Peter Holmberg in sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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IOC code | ISV |
NOC | Virgin Islands Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals Ranked 134th |
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The Virgin Islands Olympic Committee was formed in 1967 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee the same year.