Malawi has competed in twelve Summer Olympic Games. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games.
The country's first Olympics was the 1972 Munich Olympics. Malawi didn't compete in the 1976 in Montreal because no athletes had qualified.[1] Malawi boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics and returned during the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Malawi has never won an Olympic medal.[2][3]
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Rome | as part of  Rhodesia (RHO)
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| 1964 Tokyo | did not participate | |||||
| 1968 Mexico City | ||||||
| 1972 Munich | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | did not participate | |||||
| 1980 Moscow | ||||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2024 Paris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2028 Los Angeles | future event | |||||
| 2032 Brisbane | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
See also
References
- ^ "Brunner begins US's Olympic Medal Hunt". St. Joseph Gazette. St. Joseph, Missouri. 19 Jul 1976. pp. 3B. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
As of Sunday afternoon, 26 countries that were supposed to compete in the Games were out, but not all for political reasons. Zaire and Malawi decided not to enter because their pre-Games performances were not of Olympic caliber.
- ^ What's Up Africa (2016-08-25). "Why is Malawi Not Winning Olympic Medals?". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "Community Post: The 10 Most Populous Countries To Never Win An Olympic Medal". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
External links
- "Malawi". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
- "Malawi". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/MAW". olympanalyt.com.
