Caribbean/Central American IOC Country Codes Quiz

Part of the West Indies Federation until this island grouping dissolved in 1962, Antigua and Barbuda never became an Olympic contender until joining the games in Montreal in 1976, sending competitors mostly in track and field events. Historically, these islands have also been noteworthy in cycling and boxing with both events seeing athletes sent to compete on a regular basis.

Competing in their first Olympic Games in 1900 (Paris), Haiti has long been a Caribbean participant in the Summer iterations of the games though they sent their first winter athlete (in alpine skiing) to Beijing in 2022. Haiti received their first medal, a silver, at the Amsterdam 1928 games when Silvio Cator competed in long jump; he would go on to break the world record at a later date.

At one time, Cator was so celebrated in Haiti that he was made mayor of the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince.

Found in the far east of the Caribbean, these islands may be small, but they've also been home to a series of athletes for the Summer Olympics. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines first joined the roster of Olympic countries in the Seoul, South Korea games (in 1988) when they sent five men and one woman for track and field events. Generally, the nation has seen its highest proficiency in short-distance running.

The islands of Trinidad and Tobago never achieved independence until 1962, but they participated in their first Olympics fourteen years earlier when they sent athletes to the 1948 London games, winning a silver in weightlifting in their first outing. They have since been quite successful as far as Caribbean nations go, claiming all medals including golds in the men's 100m and relay and in the javelin throw. Trinidad and Tobago also started sending athletes to the Winter Olympics in 1994, acting as contenders in the bobsleigh event.

The British Overseas Territories of the British Virgin Islands have always participated in the Olympics separately from the UK, starting their streak of events in Los Angeles in 1984 by sending all male athletes in track and sailing events. The islands have since diversified not only in gender, but in sports; the British Virgin Islands joined the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo in 1984, competing in speed skating in their first year.

They wouldn't return again until Sochi 2014, sending Tortola skiier Peter Crook to compete in halfpipe.

Honduras has competed in the Summer Olympics since the games' first visit to Central America (in Mexico City in 1968) and have been notable for sending large amounts of athletes to compete across numerous disciplines. In 2016, the Honduran men's football team was narrowly beaten out of the podium by Nigeria in the bronze medal game in Brazil. Notably, Honduras also had their first Winter Olympics showing in 1992 when they sent cross-country skier Jenny Palacios-Stillo to compete in three events.

The Bahamas have long been part of the Olympics, longer than most Caribbean nations, having debuted in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. That being said, the nation didn't win medals until the following Olympiad in Melbourne and didn't win their first gold until 1964 when Durward Knowles and Cecil Cooke took the top honours in sailing in Tokyo. Since then, the Bahamas have staked a strong claim in a number of athletics events with Shaunae Miller-Uibo claiming the gold in the women's 400m in two consecutive Olympiads (2016 and 2020) making her, at the time, one of the top ten fastest women in the event.

Jamaica's claims to fame in the Olympics are numerous but there are some notable examples that are worth highlighting since the nation's first appearance in London in 1948. Usain Bolt, for instance, who became a world record holder in men's 100m, 200m, and 4 × 100m relay, won eight gold medals in his Olympic career. On the Winter Games side, the Jamaican bobsleigh team famously had their first race in Calgary in 1988 and went on to inspire the film "Cool Runnings".

Belize headed into their first Olympics when neighbouring country Mexico City hosted the games in 1968 and proceeded to spread themselves across numerous events ranging from swimming to shooting to running to weightlifting. Historically, some of Belize's most successful Olympians spent most of their lives representing the United States, only returning to compete under Belizean affiliation after completing higher education.

Interestingly, Costa Rica's first ever Olympic Games was in Berlin when the games were held in what was, then, Nazi Germany. This being said, they earned their first medals in 1988 and their first gold medal in women's 200m freestyle swimming in Atlanta in 1996.

The nation's first gold, silver, and bronze medals were all obtained by sisters Silvia and Claudia Poll. Costa Rica also started joining the Winter Olympics in 1980, generally participating the skiing events.