Lao People's Democratic Republic (LAO)

Overview

NOCNational Olympic Committee of Lao
Flagbearers24

Participants

Olympic Games 49
Youth Olympic Games 9

Description

Laos formed a National Olympic Committee (NOC) in 1975 and saw it provisionally recognized at a meeting of the IOC Executive Board in Nagoya, in October 1979. It was fully recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 12 February 1980, at the IOC session in Lake Placid. Laos’s first Olympic appearance was at Moskva 1980. The country competed again from 1988 onwards. It has not yet competed at the Olympic Winter Games.

Laotian competitors have not yet won an Olympic medal. The best result for an athlete from Laos was probably the 25th place achieved by Thipsamay Chanthaphone in the 1980 men’s 20 kilometres race walk.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1980 Summer Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 17 2 19 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 1 3 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 6 0 6 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 4 1 5 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 1 3 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 3 2 5 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 2 4 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 1 3 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 4 2 6 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 2 4 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 1 3 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 1 2 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 2 4 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1 Results
Athletics 17 7 24 Results
Boxing 9 0 9 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 1 0 1 Results
Judo 1 0 1 Results
Shooting 6 0 6 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 5 2 7 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 3 2 5 Results
Badminton 2 0 2 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 0 2 2 Results