Vanuatu at the Olympics

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Vanuatu at the Olympic Games

Flag of Vanuatu
IOC code	VAN
NOC	Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee external link

Olympic history

Summer Games

1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008

Vanuatu first participated at the Olympic Games in 1988, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

As of 2008, no Vanuatuan athlete has ever won an Olympic medal.

The National Olympic Committee for Vanuatu was created in 1987 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.

[edit] See also

Category:Olympic competitors for Vanuatu

[edit] References

Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.

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