Brunei at the Olympics

Brunei, known officially as Brunei Darussalam, joined the Olympic Games for the first time in 1988. That year, they sent only an official, not any athletes. Brunei started sending athletes to the Summer Olympic Games in 1996. Since then, Brunei has always sent just one athlete to each Games, including in 2000, 2004, and every Olympics after 2012. Brunei has never won an Olympic medal and has never been part of the Winter Olympic Games.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Brunei planned to join. However, they were not allowed to join on the day of the opening ceremony because they did not register any athletes with the Olympic leaders. By 2010, Brunei was one of only three countries, along with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, that had never sent a female athlete to the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee asked these countries to let women join.

At the first Youth Olympics in 2010, Brunei's team included two girls for the first time: Amanda Jia Xin Liew in swimming and Maziah Mahusin in hurdling. In March 2012, Brunei said that Maziah Mahusin would compete in the London Olympics. She might not meet the usual standards, but she could still take part because the Olympics allow every country to send athletes in athletics and swimming if they don’t have any who qualify.

The National Olympic Committee for Brunei was created and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1984.

Olympic participants

Summer Olympics

Brunei joined the Olympic Games in 1988 with one official but no athletes. The country sent athletes to the Summer Olympics in 1996, 2000, 2004, and every Olympics after 2012. Each time, Brunei had just one athlete.

Sport	1996	2000	2004	2012	2016	2020	2024	Athletes
Athletics		1	1	2	2	1	1	8
Badminton					1			1
Shooting	1	1						2
Swimming				1		1	2	4

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games