Guyana at the Olympics
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Guyana has competed in 16 Games of the Olympiads. They have never competed in the Olympic Winter Games. For the first 5 games they appeared as British Guiana. The country has won a single medal, a bronze in boxing won by Michael Anthony at the 1980 Summer Olympics. During the colonial era of British Guiana, Guyanese athletes Jack London and Phil Edwards won Olympic medals in the 1920s competing for Great Britain and Canada, respectively.
The Guyana Olympic Association was created in 1935 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1948.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 London | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1952 Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1956 Melbourne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1960 Rome | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1964 Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1968 Mexico City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1972 Munich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1976 Montreal | did not participate | |||||
| 1980 Moscow | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1988 Seoul | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1992 Barcelona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1996 Atlanta | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2000 Sydney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2004 Athens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2008 Beijing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 London | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 Tokyo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 Paris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2028 Los Angeles | ||||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 151 | |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Michael Anthony | 1980 Moscow |  Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
See also
External links
- "Guyana". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Guyana". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/GUY". olympanalyt.com.
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