Since 1984 Bangladesh has participated in every Summer Olympics after getting recognition in 1980. Though they never competed in any of the Olympic Winter Games. This will be the nation’s eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

In the last 10 Olympics, from 1984 to 2020, 49 athletes have represented the South Asian country so far, in the field of archery, swimming, shooting, track and field, gymnastics and golf. In the Olympic 2024 in Paris, five more competitors will represent Bangladesh in four different sports. At the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, Bangladesh had its highest number of representations where 7 athletes participated in 5 sports.

Throughout their history most of Bangladesh’s athletes got their Olympic spot by wild card invitations or tripartite invitations but, golfer Siddikur Rahman was the first who earn his spot directly in the Olympics 2016.

Bangladesh: Past Records of Bangladesh at the Olympics

Bangladesh’s history in this great milieu of sport has been very brief and it is one of those 60 nations on this planet who have never won an Olympic medal. With a population of 169,828,911 (according to the 2022 census) Bangladesh also is the most populous country to never win an Olympic medal.

Bangladesh at Olympics: All the Athletes in the Past Olympics from Bangladesh

1984 Los Angeles: 1 ( Athletics: Saidur Rahman Dawn)

1988 Seoul: 6 (Athletics: Milzer Hossain, Shah Alam, Shah Jala, Shahanud Chowdhury; Swimming: Mohamed Bazlur Rahman, Mohamed Abdus Salam)

1992 Barcelona: 6 (Athletics: Golam Ambia, Shahanud Chowdhury, Mohamed Mehdi Hasan, Shah Jalal; Shooting: Shahana Parveen; Swimming: Mohamed Mukhesur Rahman)

1996 Atlanta: 4 (Athletics: Bimal Tarafdar; Shooting: Saiful Alam; Swimming: Karar Rahman )

2000 Sydney: 5 (Athletics: Mohamed Mahbub Alam; Shooting: Sabrina Sultana; Swimming: Karar Samedul Islam, Doli Akhter)

2004 Athens: 4 (Athletics: Mohammad Shamsuddin; Shooting: Asif Hossain Khan; Ahmed Mohamed Jewel, Doli Akhter)

2008 Beijing: 5 (Athletics: Abu Abdullah Mohammed, Beauty Nazmun Nahar; Shooting: Mohammed Hossain; Swimming: Rubel Rana, Doli Akhter)

2012 London: 5 (Archery: Mohammed Milon; Athletics: Mohan Khan; Gymnastics: Syque Caesar; Shooting: Sharmin Ratna; Swimming: Mahfizur Rahman Sagor)

2016 Rio de Janeiro: 7 (Archery: Shamoli Roy; Athletics: Masbah Ahmmed, Shirin Akhter; Golf: Siddikur Rahman, Shooting: Abdulla Hel Baki; Swimming: Mahfizur Rahman Sagor, Sonia Aktar

2020 Tokyo: 6 (Archery: Ruman Shana, Diya Siddique; Athletics: Mohammad Jahir Rayhan; Shooting: Abdullah Hel Baki; Swimming: Mohammed Ariful Islam, Junayna Ahmed)

Who Will Represent Bangladesh in the Paris Olympics 2024?

Among the 10,500 athletes all over the World, five will represent Bangladesh in Paris and they are-

Md Sagor Islam (Archery: Men’s individual)

Md Robiul Islam (Shooting: Men’s 10m Air Rifle)

Imranur Rahman (Athletics: Men's 100 m)

Samiul Islam Rafi (Swimming: Men’s 100m Freestyle)

Sonia Aktar (Swimming: Women’s 50m Freestyle)

Bangladesh at Olympics: What Are the Chances of Bangladesh in the Paris Olympics?

Like their past Olympic campaigns, in Paris also it is very unlikely that Bangladesh will have the chance to grab a medal. There are expectations in the Archery from Sagor Islam based on his performances in the recent international tournaments. But, as of now, it seems Bangladesh have to wait for the next Olympics to get their first Olympic medal.