A total of 28 athletes (19 men and nine women, eleven of which had previously participated in London 2012) were sent by the Bahamas Olympic Committee (the National Olympic Committee representing the Bahamas) to the Olympic Games, participating only in athletics, swimming, and rowing and they went home with two medals for track and field.
Bahamas left Rio de Janeiro with two medals awarded to the nation's track and field athletes. The Bahamas Olympic Committee sent a total of 28 athletes, 19 men and 9 women, to the Games, participating only in athletics, swimming, and rowing. The Bahamas Olympic Committee formerly the Bahamas Olympic Association (IOC code: BAH) is the National Olympic Committee representing the Bahamas. Eleven of them had previously competed in London 2012, with Chris Brown leading the men's 4  400 m relay squad for the nation's title defense at his fifth consecutive Olympics. 
