Malta first participated at the Olympic Games in 1928 and has sent athletes to compete in sporadic editions of the Summer Olympic Games since then, missing Los Angeles 1932, Helsinki 1952, Melbourne 1956, Tokyo 1964, and Montreal 1976. The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi marked Malta's official debut at the Winter Olympic Games, with Élise Pellegrin participating in alpine skiing.[1] Currently, Maltese athletes attended a total of twenty editions at the Games (seventeen Summer and three Winter) but neither of them has ever won a single medal.
Malta's most significant Olympic moment occurred in Amsterdam 1928, when the men's national water polo team scored a first-round victory against Luxembourg 3–1 before losing to France in the subsequent round. For the individual events, double trap shooter and Worlds medalist William Chetcuti missed the final round by a relatively slim margin, losing at the three-way tie breaker for sixth place in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 and finishing ninth in London 2012.
The Maltese Olympic Committee was established in 1928 and duly recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1936.
Medal table[]
Medals by Summer Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam 1928 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Los Angeles 1932 | Did not participate | |||||
| Berlin 1936 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| London 1948 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Helsinki 1952 | Did not participate | |||||
| Melbourne 1956 | ||||||
| Rome 1960 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tokyo 1964 | Did not participate | |||||
| Mexico City 1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Munich 1972 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Montreal 1976 | Did not participate | |||||
| Moscow 1980 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Seoul 1988 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Barcelona 1992 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Atlanta 1996 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sydney 2000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Athens 2004 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beijing 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| London 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tokyo 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Medals by Winter Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Pyeongchang 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Beijing 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References[]
- ↑ "Malta makes its Winter Games debut today: Elise Pellegrin finishes in bottom places", The Malta Independent, 18 February 2014. Retrieved on 30 June 2023.