Barbados at the Olympics
# Barbados at the Olympics

Barbados first competed at the Summer Olympic Games in 1968, and has participated in each Games since, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics when Barbados joined the American-led boycott and has never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. The country's only Olympic medal is a bronze won by sprinter Obadele Thompson in the men's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Barbados competed as 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. Weightlifter Grantley Sobers also competed in 1960.

## Timeline of participation

| Date | Team | Team | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1948–1956 | Jamaica (JAM) | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | |
| 1960 | British West Indies (BWI) | British West Indies (BWI) | British West Indies (BWI) |
| 1964 | Jamaica (JAM) | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | |
| 1968– | Jamaica (JAM) | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | Barbados (BAR) |

## Medal tables

### Medals by Summer Games

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1960 Rome | as part of the British West Indies (BWI) | as part of the British West Indies (BWI) | as part of the British West Indies (BWI) | as part of the British West Indies (BWI) | as part of the British West Indies (BWI) | as part of the British West Indies (BWI) |
| 1964 Tokyo | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1968 Mexico City | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980 Moscow | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| 2004 Athens | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | future event |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event |
| 2032 Brisbane | future event |
| Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 147 |

### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## List of medalists

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronze | Obadele Thompson | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
