Cayman Islands at the Olympics
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1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 |
The Cayman Islands first competed at the Olympic Games in 1976, and has participated in each Games since then, missing only the 1980 Summer Olympics by participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Cayman Islands have yet to win any Olympic medals.
After Jamaican independence in 1962, the Cayman Islands became a separate British Overseas Territory. The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee was formed in 1973 and recognized in 1976.
The Cayman Islands has not competed in any Winter Olympic Games.