User:1Tawanna/Bahamas at the Olympics

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The Bahamas first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The nation has never participated in any Winter Olympic Games.

Bahamian athletes have won a total of sixteen medals, all in athletics and sailing. The Bahamas has won more Olympic medals than any other country with a population under one million.

The National Olympic Committee for The Bahamas is the Bahamas Olympic Committee, and was created in 1952.

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On the day July 10, 1973, the Bahamian people gained their independence from the British rule for about 325 year. Before their independence they won the gold at the Olympics. The Bahamian to win the gold metal at the Olympics was Sir Durward Knowles. After their first win it took them another 28 years to win an Olympic metal. In total the Bahamas have one eight gold metals at the Olympics. The next man to win a metal at the Olympics from the Bahama's was a man named Frank Rutherford, he took bronze during the men's triple jump. Just recently the have kept their consistency of winning a metal at the Olympics.

=== References https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/countries/bahamas.htm https://www.otlympedia.org/countries/BAH https://issuu.com/roscoedames/docs/u_a_april-june_2020_final_single_pages/s/10408533 ===