Highlights
Sprinter Obadele THOMPSON was the first man to win an Olympic medal wearing Barbados colours when he took 100m bronze at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
The first Bajan to win an Olympic medal, however, was Jim WEDDERBURN, who grabbed a bronze medal in the men's 4x400m relay at the Rome 1960 Olympic Games when athletes from Barbados competed as part of the West Indies Federation.
Barbados first appeared in their own right at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.
In 2008, Andrew HINDS competed in the men's 100m at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. His father Hadley was a 200m runner in the first Barbados Olympic team in 1968.
Anthem: Title
In Plenty and in Time of Need
Anthem: Year of Induction
1966
Anthem: Composer
Music Van Roland EDWARDS, words Irving Louis BURGIE.
Official NOC name
Barbados
IOC recognition date
1955
NOC President's name
Mr Steve R. STOUTE S.C.M.
NOC General Secretary's name
Mr Erskine SIMMONS
IOC Member's Name
Mr Austin L. SEALY
Year of first appearance in an Olympic Games
1968
Number of appearances in Olympic Games
11, including London 2012
Summary of Olympic Games Appearances
| Medals per sport | ||||
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 |
1
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1 |
| Medals per year | ||||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
