A list of countries that didn’t win Medals at the 2024 Olympics, but did earn Diplomas, which are given to athletes who finish in the top 8 of an event



An Olympic diploma is a paper certificate given to athletes that finish in the top 8 of an Olympic event.

Below is a list of countries that didn't win any medals at the 2024 Olympics, but did have athletes that earned top 8 finishes in Olympic events.

Andorra

  • 6th place – Canoeing (Women's C-1 Slalom) – Monica Doria

Aruba

  • 8th place – Sailing (Men's IQFoil) – Ethan Westera

Bahamas

  • 6th place – Track & Field (Women's 100m hurdles) – Devynne Charlton

Barbados

  • 7th Place – Track & Field (Women's 400m sprint) – Sada Williams

Bermuda

  • 5th place – Triathlon (Women's Race) – Flora Duffy

British Virgin Islands

  • 5th place – Track & Field (Men's 400m hurdles) – Kyron McMaster

Burkina Faso

  • 5th place – Track & Field (Men's triple jump) – Hugues Fabrice Zango

Costa Rica

  • 4th place – Surfing (Women's shortboard) – Brisa Hennessy

Cayman Islands

  • 8th place – Swimming (Men's 50m freestyle) – Jordan Crooks

Estonia

  • 4th place – Fencing (Women's epee) – Nelli Differt

  • 5th place – Track & Field (Men's decathlon) – Janek Oiglane

  • 6th place – Track & Field (Men's decathlon) – Johannes Erm

  • 7th place – Track & Field (Men's 400m hurdles) – Rasmus Magi

  • 7th place – Rowing (Men's quadruple sculles) – [team competition]

  • 7th place – Swimming (Women's 100m breaststroke) – Eneli Jefimova

  • 7th place – Swimming (Men's 200m butterfly) – Kregor Zirk

Finland

  • 5th place – Boxing (Women's 50kg) – Pihla Kaivo-oja

  • 5th place – Skateboarding (Women's Park) – Heili Sirvio

  • 5th place – Track & Field (Women's hammer throw) – Silja Kosonen

  • 6th place – Track & Field (Women's hammer throw) – Krista Tervo

  • 6th place – Track & Field (Women's pole vault) – Wilma Murto

  • 7th place – Sailing (Men's Mixed Nacra 17) – Sinem Kurtbay & Akseli Keskinen

  • 8th place – Track & Field (Men's javelin throw) – Lassi Etlatalo

  • 8th place – Equestrian (Team Dressage) – [team competition]

  • 8th place – Wrestling (Men's Greco-Roman 97kg) – Arvi Savolainen

Kiribati

  • 7th place – Weightlifting (Men's 61kg) – Kaimauri Erati

Iraq

  • 6th place – Weightlifting (Men's +102kg) – Ali Rubaiawi

Latvia

  • 4th place – Basketball (Men's 3×3) – [team competition]

  • 5th place – Cycling (Men's road race) – Tom Skujins

  • 5th place – Volleyball (Women's beach) – Tina Graduina and Anastasija Kravcenoka

  • 8th place – Cycling (Men's BMX freestyle) – Ernests Zebolds

Lebanon

  • 5th place – Taekwondo (Women's 57kg) – Laetitia Aoun

Lesotho

  • 7th place – Track & Field (Men's marathon) – Tebello Ramakongoana

Liberia

  • 7th place – Track & Field (Men's 200m sprint) – Joseph Fahnbulleh

Nigeria

  • 5th place – Track & Field (Women's long jump) – Ese Brume

  • 5th place – Canoeing (Women's C-2 500m sprint) – Ayomide Bello and Beauty Otudeo

  • 5th place – Basketball (Women's 5×5) – [team competition]

  • 5th place – Weightlifting (Women's 59kg) – Rafiatu Lawal

  • 5th place – Wrestling (Women's 68kg) – Blessing Oborududu

  • 6th place – Track & Field (Women's 200m sprint) – Favour Ofili

  • 6th place – Track & Field (Men's shot put) – Chukwuebuka Enekwechi

  • 7th place – Weightlifting (Women's 71kg) – Joy Ogbonne Eze

  • 8th place – Wrestling (Women's 57kg) – Odunayo Adekuoroye

Papua New Guinea

  • 5th place – Weightlifting (Men's 61kg) – Morea Baru

Saudi Arabia

  • 5th place – Taekwondo (Women's 49kg) – Dunya Abutaleb

San Marino

  • 5th place – Wrestling (Men's 86kg) – Myles Amine

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  • 4th place – Track & Field (Women's 800m run) – Shafiqua Maloney

Trinidad and Tobago

  • 4th place – Track & Field (Men's 400m sprint) – Jereem Richards

  • 7th place – Track & Field (Men's javelin throw) – Keshorn Walcott

Syria

  • 5th place – Weightlifting (Men's +102kg) – Man Assad

Venezuela

  • 4th place – Weightlifting (Women's 56kg) – Anyelin Venegas

  • 5th place – Wrestling (Men's Greco Roman 60kg) – Raiber Rodriguez

  • 7th place – Fencing (Men's team epee) – [team competition]

  • 8th place – Weightlifting (Women's +81kg) – Naryury Pérez

  • 8th place – Weightlifting (Men's 89kg) – Keydomar Vallenilla

Vietnam

  • 4th place – Shooting (Women's 10m air pistol) – Trịnh Thu Vinh

  • 7th place – Shooting (Women's 25m pistol) – Trịnh Thu Vinh

Zimbabawe

  • 6th place – Track & Field (Men's 200m sprint) – Tapiwanashe Makarawu

  • 8th place – Track & Field (Men's 200m sprint) – Makanakaishe Charamba

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11 comments
  1. Honestly, when you think about it, sure, a medal’s great, but top 8 in the world is nothing to sneeze at.

  2. >Cayman Islands

    >8th place – Swimming (Men’s 50m freestyle) – Jordan Crooks

    He was unlucky – there was on 0.08s between 3rd and 8th in that final.

  3. Wait, does it mean that Finland, Nigeria or Vietnam did not have a single medal at the Paris Olympics?

  4. Olympic diplomas are so under appreciated by the general public. I wish they were publicized more in official records to acknowledge the top 8 finishers in every event.

  5. My fav Canadian women’s athlete Ellie Black has a wack of these by now. She is a 4x Olympian with a few 5 and 6th place finishes and one 4th place finish. It sucks that she has never been on an Olympic Podium but alas.

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