Medal Count for Muslim-Majority Countries at the Paris Olympics

Every four summers and every four winters, the Olympics brings the world together in the name of competition. At the recently completed Paris Olympics, 204 nations were represented, including 48 Muslim-majority countries who featured athletes in every sport from archery and badminton to volleyball and wrestling.

Here’s a list of all the Paris Olympic medals won by Muslim-majority nations:

Albania (2)

BRONZE — Islam Dudaev, wrestling (freestyle)

BRONZE — Chermen Valiev, wrestling (freestyle)

Algeria (2)

GOLD — Imane Khelif, boxing

GOLD — Kaylia Nemour, gymnastics (uneven bars)

Azerbaijan (7)

GOLD — Hidayet Heydarov, judo

GOLD — Zelym Kotsoiev, judo

SILVER — Gashim Magomedov, taekwondo

SILVER — Loren Alfonso, boxing

BRONZE — Hasrat Jafarov, wrestling (Greco-Roman)

BRONZE — Giorgi Meshvildishvili, wrestling (freestyle)

BRONZE — Magomedkhan Magomedov, wrestling (freestyle)

Bahrain (4)

GOLD — Winfred Yavi, track and field (3,000-meter steeplechase)

GOLD — Akhmed Tazhudinov, wrestling (freestyle)

SILVER — Salwa Eid Naser, track and field (400 meters)

BRONZE — Gor Minasyan, weightlifting

Egypt (3)

GOLD — Ahmed El-Gendy, modern pentathlon (individual)

SILVER — Sara Ahmed, weightlifting

BRONZE — Mohamed El-Sayed, fencing (epee)

Indonesia (3)

GOLD — Veddriq Leonardo, sport climbing (speed)

GOLD — Rizki Juniansyah, weightlifting

BRONZE — Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, badminton (singles)

Iran (12)

GOLD — Saeid Esmaeili, wrestling (Greco-Roman)

GOLD — Arian Salimi, taekwondo

GOLD — Mohammad Hadi Saravi, wrestling (Greco-Roman)

SILVER — Alireza Mohmadi, wrestling (Greco-Roman)

SILVER — Nahid Kiani, taekwondo

SILVER — Hassan Yazdani, wrestling (freestyle)

SILVER — Mehran Barkhordari, taekwondo

SILVER — Amir Hossein Zare, wrestling (freestyle)

SILVER — Rahman Amouzad, wrestling (freestyle)

BRONZE — Amin Mirzazadeh, wrestling (Greco-Roman)

BRONZE — Amir Ali Azapira, wrestling (freestyle)

BRONZE — Mobina Nematzadeh, taekwondo

Jordan (1)

SILVER — Zaid Kareem, men’s taekwondo

Kazakhstan (7)

GOLD — Yeldos Smetov, judo

SILVER — Demeu Zhadrayev, wrestling (Greco-Roman)

SILVER — Nariman Kurbanov, gymnastics (pommel horse)

SILVER — Nurbek Oralbay, boxing

BRONZE — Gusman Kyrgyzbayev, judo

BRONZE — Shooting (10-meter air rifle, team)

BRONZE — Nazym Kyzaibay, boxing

Kosovo (2)

SILVER — Distria Krasniqi, judo

BRONZE — Laura Fazliu, judo

Kyrgyzstan (6)

SILVER — Meerim Zhumanazarova, wrestling (freestyle)

SILVER — Munarbek Seiitbek Uulu, boxing

BRONZE — Akzhol Makhmudov, wrestling (Greco-Roman)

BRONZE — Aisuluu Tynybekova, wrestling (freestyle)

BRONZE — Uzur Dzhuzupbekov, wrestling (Greco-Roman)

BRONZE — Zholaman Sharshenbekov, wrestling (Greco-Roman)

Malaysia (2)

BRONZE — Badminton (doubles)

BRONZE — Lee Zii Jia, badminton (singles)

Morocco (2)

GOLD — Soufiane El Bakkali, track and field (3,000-meter steeplechase)

BRONZE — Soccer

Pakistan (1)

GOLD — Arshad Nadeem, track and field (javelin)

Qatar (1)

BRONZE — Mutaz Essa Barshim, track and field (high jump)

Tajikistan (3)

BRONZE — Davlat Boltaev, boxing

BRONZE — Temur Rakhimov, judo

BRONZE — Somon Makhmadbekov, judo

Tunisia (3)

GOLD — Firas Katoussi, taekwondo

SILVER — Farès Ferjani, fencing (sabre)

BRONZE — Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi, taekwondo

Turkey (8)

SILVER — Buse Naz Çakıroğlu, boxing

SILVER — Hatice Akbaş, boxing

SILVER — Shooting (10-meter air pistol, team)

BRONZE — Archery (team)

BRONZE — Buse Tosun Çavuşoğlu, wrestling (freestyle)

BRONZE — Esra Yıldız, boxing

BRONZE — Taha Akgül, wresyling (freestyle)

BRONZE — Nafia Kuş, taekwondo

Uzbekistan (13)

GOLD — Bakhodir Jalolov, boxing

GOLD — Abdumalik Khalokov, boxing

GOLD — Lazizbek Mullojonov, boxing

GOLD — Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev, boxing

GOLD — Hasanboy Dusmatov, boxing

GOLD — Ulugbek Rashitov, taekwondo

GOLD — Diyora Keldiyorova, judo

GOLD — Razambek Zhamalov, wrestling (freestyle)

SILVER — Akbar Djuraev, weightlifting

SILVER — Svetlana Osipova, taekwondo

BRONZE — Muzaffarbek Turoboyev, judo

BRONZE — Alisher Yusupov, judo

BRONZE — Gulomjon Abdullaev, wrestling (freestyle)

Zero medals: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Guinea, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

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