Lesotho at the Olympics

Lesotho first participated at the Olympic Games in 1972 and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics along with most other African nations. Lesotho has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

Lesotho at the
Olympics
IOC codeLES
NOCLesotho National Olympic Committee
Websitelnoc.tripod.com
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer appearances

To date, no athlete from Lesotho has ever won an Olympic medal.

The National Olympic Committee for Lesotho was created in 1971 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1972.

Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1972 Munich10000–
1976 Montrealdid not participate
1980 Moscow60000–
1984 Los Angeles40000–
1988 Seoul60000–
1992 Barcelona60000–
1996 Atlanta90000–
2000 Sydney60000–
2004 Athens30000–
2008 Beijing50000–
2012 London40000–
2016 Rio de Janeiro80000–
2020 Tokyofuture event
2024 Paris
2028 Los Angeles
Total0000–

Flag bearers

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Lesotho at the Olympics.[1]

#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSport
11972SummerMotsapi MoorosiAthletics
21984SummerMochochonono MokhutloleChef de mission
31988SummerNoheku NtesoAthletics
41996SummerJessie MathuntaChef de mission
52000SummerMokete MokhosiTaekwondo
62004SummerLineo MochesaneTaekwondo
72008SummerSimon MaineAthletics
82012SummerMamorallo TjokaAthletics
92016SummerMosito LehataAthletics

See also
  • "Lesotho". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Lesotho". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/LES". olympanalyt.com.

References
  1. Lesotho. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.


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