| Cape Verde at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CPV |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico Caboverdeano |
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| Summer appearances | |
Cape Verde has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games held since 1996, although the country has never won an Olympic medal. No athletes from Cape Verde have competed in any Winter Olympic Games.
The only category that Cape Verde has consistently competed since it began its participation in the Olympic Games in 1996, is Men's Marathon; its rank has improved from 94th (1996) to 67th (2000), dropping to 78th (2004), and reaching the best score, 48th in 2008. Other frequent modalities chosen for competition include athletics and gymnastics.
The National Olympic Committee for Cape Verde is Comité Olímpico Cabo-verdiano. It was started in 1989 and recognized in 1993.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1996 Atlanta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
.svg.png){kind=small} 2000 Sydney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2004 Athens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2008 Beijing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2012 London | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2020 Tokyo | future event | |||||
 2024 Paris | ||||||
| 2028 Los Angeles | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
See also
- List of flag bearers for Cape Verde at the Olympics
- Cape Verde at the Paralympics
External links
- "Cape Verde". International Olympic Committee.
- "Cape Verde". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/CPV". olympanalyt.com.