Barbados at the Olympics
Participation of athletes from Barbados in the Olympic Games From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barbados was first at the Summer Olympic Games in 1968.
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Barbados was BAD.[1] It is now is BAR.[2]
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History
Athletes from Barbados have been in each Games since then, missing only the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. The country's only Olympic medal is a bronze won by sprinter Obadele Thompson at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Barbados was part of the West Indies Federation in 1960. Barbadian athlete James Wedderburn was part of the 4 × 400 m relay team which won the bronze medal that year.[3]
Barbados has been in the Winter Olympic Games since 2002.
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