Bangladesh at the Olympics

Bangladesh has competed in every Olympic Games since 1984, with Bangladesh competing as part of British India prior to 1947 and Pakistan prior to 1972. The nation never won a medal in the Games of the Olympiad and has never competed in the Olympic Winter Games.

Bangladesh at the
Olympics
IOC codeBAN
NOCBangladesh Olympic Association
Websitewww.nocban.org
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer appearances

In 2016, Siddikur Rahman became the first Bangladeshi to qualify for the Olympic games in golf, and Bangladesh sent seven athletes to compete, more than any other year. The country has sent other representatives to the Games by the wildcard process. Bangladesh, with an approximate population of 170 million, is the most populous country in the world never to have won an Olympic medal.

In 2008, Bangladesh Olympic Association head Wali Ullah has stated that Bangladesh's weak economy and massive corruption accounts for its poor results in sports.

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