Are there any countries that have never won an Olympic medal?
Best believe, more than 70 countries have never won an Olympic medal!
Are there any countries that have never won an Olympic medal?
List of countries that have never won an Olympic medal. Photo: @gcp.awardsSource: Instagram
During the competition, the focus is given to countries with the most Olympic medals.
However, some countries have never won any category despite their participation.
Apart from listing them, this article deciphers why some have never bagged any award despite their effort.
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However, currently, more than 70 countries that participate in the competition have never won a medal.
Why would that be the case?
How about analyzing the matter?
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Angola made its debut in the games in 1980.
However, the country participated in the 1984 Soviet boycott and did not compete that year.
The 2016 Olympic Games were Angola’s ninth time to participate in the Olympic Games.
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Angola competes in judo, handball, sailing, shooting, swimming, rowing and athletics.
However, for the nine competitions, Angola has never bagged a medal.
Albania debuted in the Olympic Games in 1972 and has participated in the competition eight times.
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Athletes from the country compete in shooting, weightlifting, track, wrestling and swimming.
The highest number of representation the country has had is 11 athletes in 2008.
Despite competing eight times so far, Albania has never won an award.
Toky0 2020. Photo: @FIU OnlineSource: Facebook
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The country made its debut in the competition in 1976 and missed the 1980 Olympic Games.
Andorra competed for the first time in 1976 and has taken part in the 11 Olympic Games.
Tokyo 2020. Photo: @Pulaski County Special School DistrictSource: Facebook
Athletes from Andorra take part in shooting, judo, swimming, athletics and cycling.
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Meanwhile, these are the other Olympic Committees and Refugee Team who have never won a Summer Olympic medal.
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The answers will also unveil the most consistent teams as well as their records.
The details will also shed light on the non-participants.
Which country has never won a gold medal?
Tokyo games 2021. Photo: @Chomrat ChotirodponSource: Facebook
The USA has won the highest number of medals in the competition.
Over the years, it has bagged 1,127 gold, 907 silver and 793 bronze medals.
The U.K is second with a total of 883 medals while Germany has 855.
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France, on the other hand, has 840.
What country won the Olympics?
At the end of the competition, the country had 46 gold, 37 silver and 38 bronze medals.
The USA also set the record with the most Olympic gold medal by country in one year.
Which is the most populous country to never have won an Olympic medal?
Bangladesh is the most populous nation which has never won a medal.
According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 149,772,364 people.
During the 2016 games, it had 43 representatives.
Which countries are not in the Olympics?
It has never applied to join the competition.
Therefore, the USA will not be the only competitor in the games.
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