These 10 Countries Have NEVER Won an Olympic Gold Medal

[@Ben_the_Rosafan]

It's worth noting that Cyprus, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Iceland, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia HAVE all won golds at the Paralympics.

[@voxathletica]

Fair point! I actually am working on a Paralympic video as we speak, those games are just as fascinating as the Olympic games and they don't get the attention they deserve

[@paulojrneto]

What about a video of 10 countries that surprisingly have won Olympic gold medals? Liechtenstein, Bermuda, Grenada, Luxembourg, Suriname, Hong Kong, Fiji, Puerto Rico, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, Kosovo, Burundi...

[@voxathletica]

Oh I see, kind of the opposite video, countries that won gold medals that you wouldn't have expected from them? Is that what you mean?

[@paulojrneto]

​@@voxathletica Yes. Either because they are very small countries or because they are countries not very known for their sports prowesses.

[@voxathletica]

@@paulojrneto Great suggestion, thank you, I'll put it on my list of potential future videos!

[@aubreypassey6086]

Puerto Rico is a territory

[@paulojrneto]

@@aubreypassey6086 But it has its own National Olympic Committee and competes autonoumously at the Olympics. Same for other US territories like the Virgin Islands, Guam and American Samoa.

[@fraeck]

As a Malaysian, every time Malaysia enter Olympic Games, i always fear that we will come home empty handed. So as long as we win at least one medal, then its good enough for me. Winning an Olympic medal is already crazy tough, let alone gold.

[@voxathletica]

Well Malaysia fortunately has gotten it's share of medals, so that's the good news. And I have a feeling gold will eventually come, it feels like there are so many great athletes from Malaysia that eventually it will happen! Cheers from Canada!

[@ghifariarya]

Recently, 🇬🇹 Guatemala won their first Gold medal

[@voxathletica]

Adriana Ruano, amazing! Time to update the list!

[@PR-214L]

@@voxathletica when the Paris Olympics end can you do a video about the countries who just won their 1st medal or gold medal

[@ghifariarya]

@@PR-214L agree

[@voxathletica]

@@PR-214L Great idea, I'll put it on my list of potential videos!

[@davidhill8565]

So did Botswana and Dominican Republic.

[@Yuhon100]

I am disappointed that my native country of Malaysia has never won an Olympic gold despite coming so close in so many occasions, maybe Paris 2024 will be their moment, just hope so too. What disappoints me is Lee C.W. winning three straight silvers, each time losing to the Chinese Badminton players.

[@voxathletica]

FIngers crossed they can get a gold in Paris, it's about time!

[@DavidLimofLimReport]

​@@voxathleticaand yet they dominate in the Commonwealth games

[@VK456-r7p]

​@@DavidLimofLimReportBecause in Commonwealth only India is the major Badminton playing nation other than Malaysia. So competition is lower.

[@Vongreimbf109]

And we had silvers in men doubles too and cycling keirin event

[@jackt1400]

They played 3 badminton finals games in 2016 and lost it all.

[@jackt1400]

Malaysia played 3 matches in 2016 badminton finals, just as we thought the chance had came.. they lost it all.

[@voxathletica]

Malaysia has such a strong tradition in badminton, when they eventually win a gold medal, I hope it's in that sport

[@darkmatter5424]

Can we add the fact that Denmark has never won a gold medal in Winter Olympics? As a matter of fact, I am more shocked that they only ever won 1 Winter Olympic medal (silver in 1998) in their entire history. That is embarrassing for a Nordic and Scandinavian country!

[@voxathletica]

OMFG I had to look that up because it's one of those things that sounds like total BS, but you're right, that's insane! And the only medal is in CURLING. I'm shocked, I'm putting this on my list for future video topics, thanks!

[@ariccua6101]

Actually shocking for Denmark, because its neighbors like Norway and Sweden are usually stronger.

[@seed_drill7135]

They need to make longboat pillaging an Olympic Sport. Or Legos.

[@tylerdama00]

Just found your page and I love it, just Got a new sub. Do least athletes sent to Olympics per country.

[@voxathletica]

Thanks, glad to have you! Lots of countries have sent zero athletes, but maybe a video where a country only sent 1 athlete at an Olympics and the story of that athlete?

[@debbieanne7962]

Botswana won its first gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. Letsile Tebogo won the men’s 200 metre race, also the first African to do so

[@voxathletica]

Congrats to Botswana, long overdue!

[@davidhill8565]

Saudi Arabia almost won a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, but instead ended up with silver due to a disqualification. That’s because Tareg Hamedi landed an illegal move against an Iranian opponent.

[@voxathletica]

So close! I gotta figure they win won sometime soon

[@andresland182]

Malaysia had the number 1 ranked badminton player in the World back from 2008 to 2012 and he won 3 silver medals at the Olympics. I wish them the best, it would be amazing to see them get gold. Paraguay might boost its chances in the long term: in 2022 they hosted the South American Games and it brought lots of attention to sports there and some feats have been achieved in sports since then, something unheard of for Paraguay. So far their only hope would be football, they do not look so strong for the upcoming football tournament, though. Iceland has a strong handball team but since they failed to qualified to Paris it seems there is no chance, I so want to be wrong. Saudi Arabia was so close to gold twice: 400 meters hurdles where Saudi Arabia was three hundredths of a second short of gold and in 2020 in karate where the Saudi fighter was leading the final match but he was disqualified for an illegal kick, a call that surprised many.

[@voxathletica]

Several of these nations on the list have been painfully close, and most have decent athletic traditions so you gotta figure it happens for them eventually. So they're surprising now for sure, but I'm sure if we give them time something good will happen. Maybe even in Paris in a week or two!

[@erwinsaputra3645]

albania, american samoa, angola, antigua and barbuda, aruba, bangladesh, belize, benin, bhutan, bolivia, bosnia and herzegovina, BVI, brunei, cambodia, cape verde, cayman islands, central africa republic, chad, comoros and so many countries that havent won even a single medal

[@voxathletica]

It's a really long list. I already did one video on the countries to never win ANY medals (check it out if you haven't seen it!) and I've got a Part 2 coming out soon!

[@timkaz8793]

Albania and Bosnia haven’t won a single medal? Wow

[@voxathletica]

@@timkaz8793 I know, right? I've got a Pt 2 video coming soon and both feature in it!

[@yukigumarnament5916]

As a Malaysian, I’m convinced that the world is gonna end when Malaysia wins Olympic gold 🥲 We are really cursed indeed

[@voxathletica]

No! I think it's gonna happen for Malaysia in the not-so-distant future, and I think it deserves to be in Badminton!

[@yukigumarnament5916]

@@voxathletica I don't know what's wrong with our mentality, always crumbling at gold medal points/events... or something unfair/unjust happened, like for the keirin event

[@davidhill8565]

Saudi Arabia has never done either of the following: • Win a gold medal • Win a medal with a female athlete • Win a medal at the Winter Olympics

[@voxathletica]

I don't know much about Saudi Arabian athletics, I wonder which of those will happen first?

[@75aces97]

Wonder how the betting lines look for Saudi Arabia: 1. which will SA win first? winter Olympic medal or women’s Olympic medal? 2. Winter gold or a woman’s gold? 3. Odds on a women’s winter gold medal? Someone out there must be laying action on these. 😊

[@voxathletica]

@@75aces97 I'd throw a couple bucks down on that, depending on the odds of course

[@kgdangar2]

best of luck to malaysia on paris olympic !

[@voxathletica]

For sure, bring home a gold!

[@ariccua6101]

We had our share, Malaysia. Get that gold!

[@Nabila-dx8xf]

sorry. malaysia will not win gold at this time

[@secrets.295]

Malaysia was soooo close to winning the first gold medal back in the 2012 London Olympics Badminton Final Event. Lee Chong Wei had a match point against Lin Dan but still failed to win it. 😭.

[@voxathletica]

I gotta figure Malaysia gets a badminton gold sometime VERY soon!

[@Nabila-dx8xf]

​@@voxathletica nope. We reach two semifinal. all lose china. China is the dream crusher for malaysians

[@CapriWinarat]

But not in the 2024 paris olympic 😊

[@CapriWinarat]

It's impossible for malaysia to win gold medal soon in the near future probably malaysia will wait in 32 years later😊😂

[@terehmill1819]

Malaysia and Bangladesh never won olympiade and serumpun

[@voxathletica]

I hope they can win some gold medals soon! LA 2028 hopefully!

[@ognenstefanovski]

Macedonia also doesn't have a gold medal at the olympics but has one sliver and one bronze, I am looking to change that in a few years time👀

[@voxathletica]

YES! What's your event?

[@ognenstefanovski]

@@voxathletica Decathlon! I just finnished my first decathlon this last weekend at the balkan senior championships and got 4th overall with a national record🇲🇰! Video coming soon!

[@voxathletica]

@@ognenstefanovski Nice, congrats!!!! When the video drops, I'll check it out for sure

[@aleksandaraleksovski2423]

Shaban Trstena from Macedonia, took the gold (1984, L.A.) and silver(1988, Seoul), but for Yugoslavia, in wrestling. Ace Rusevski (1976), Redzep Redzepovski (1984) in boxing; Stojna Vangelovska (1988), Blagoja Georgievski (1976) in basketball were too close (silver).

[@maikotter9945]

These countries, who never won at least 1 Olympic competion, could do the "Hope Games"!

[@voxathletica]

We're all hoping for them I think!

[@eugp4198]

Nope.. still no gold for Malaysia.. 😅 Now Malaysia holds the record of having the most number of medals without a gold.. 8 silver, 7 bronze (just added 2 bronze recently)

[@voxathletica]

We should all pick a couple of Malaysian athletes for 2028 and do a documentary on them, follow them from right now up through those games and do everything we can to get them that gold medal!

[@aniqnazri3863]

It is so sad why their a other country that can't get gold medal in Olympic, But their is a one country who never get into podium again and never won the gold medal. Haiti is the one of the most country that has never won gold medal with only 1 silver and 1 bronze. But the most sadness about this country is that their last medal that Haiti won it medal was almost 100 years ago (96 years ago actually) in 1928 Olympic Amsterdam when they got the silver medal at Athletics. Although their is one single man from Haiti that won gold medalist, His name is Constantin Henriquez and he was a rugby who won the gold medal at 1900 Paris Olympic as Mixed Team, but still isn't as haiti's medal due the of mixed with other country.

[@voxathletica]

Haiti is a very interesting Olympic story, I had plans to do an entire video on their history at the Olympics, but I never got around to it. I'll be saving it for the next Olympics I think!

[@jasonflores4250]

Other countries that has never won gold medals: brunei, laos, cambodia, nepal, maldives (in asia)

[@voxathletica]

Definitely, I think I need to make a Part 2 to this video

[@Concelhosembicicleta]

6:56 that's Jonathan Edwards... He's not from Iceland at all :)

[@voxathletica]

Thanks for pointing it out, noted for future editing

[@Yuhon100]

Wrong information on this video.

[@JhonnyBoi]

Up until last week, Guatemala was also on this list.

[@voxathletica]

As you say, not anymore, congrats to Guatemala!

[@davidhill8565]

There are countries that won only bronze medals. What about do a video on that.

[@voxathletica]

Great idea, there's definitely more than a few, thanks for the suggestion!

[@keithcampbell6806]

Good morning Guyana is one such. Only a bronze medal from boxing in 1980.

[@voxathletica]

@@keithcampbell6806 At least they've got the bronze, lots of others have far less!

[@encorefootball]

For every miracle like Hong Kong, there's always going to be unlucky losers. It just proves how competitive even the minor sports like fencing and sailing are

[@voxathletica]

Most definitely, totally agree

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

I expect Lee Zii Jia to win an Olympic Gold Medal in Paris for men's singles in badminton. I know Malaysia is good in badminton for many years and I know some were champions of various BWF tournaments.

[@voxathletica]

Malaysia is EXCELLENT in Badminton, that's for sure, they've just never gotten the Gold. I totally agree with you, I won't be surprised if they get a gold this summer in Paris!

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

@@voxathletica, according to BWF's Race To Paris, as of last month, the #1 in men's singles is a 30-year-old Danish player named Viktor Axelsen. Lee Zii Jia is #10 on that list which is good for him to be in the Top 10, but his dream in the Olympics won't be easy.

[@zackyoda742]

In your dream hahaha

[@alifarhan4033]

That's your dream but still better than Lee Zijia 😅😊

[@zackyoda742]

@@alifarhan4033 malaysia gonna won a gold medal if "balap karung" will competed in Olympic

[@karimgamer7747]

Paraguay Women Athletes are models❤❤❤

[@voxathletica]

And they're incredible athletes too!

[@wilsonthuo9639]

Tanzania had only 2 olimpic medals 😢😢😢

[@voxathletica]

What are Tanzania's prospects like for Paris 2024, any strong athletes with a chance to bring home some medals?

[@ai00436]

RIP for Lee Chong Wei - 3 chances for gold but all silver

[@voxathletica]

So close so many times!

[@Yuhon100]

I felt disappointed that he won three straight silvers never the gold, and for my native country of Malaysia. When is this going to end, not sure about Paris 2024.

[@azhartuku282]

2008 Beijing lost to lin Dan🇨🇳 2012 London. lost to lin Dan🇨🇳 again 2016 Rio. Lost to chen long🇨🇳

[@paramtageja6891]

1:50 reaching the football final is a great achievement for Paraguay but Olympics football is not all that much. There is an age restriction of u-23 and you can only have a select few players(i think it's 3) over age 23 in the squad. And it's not taken very seriously by alot of big countries

[@voxathletica]

Interesting, I hadn't heard that before. Is the U-23 thing an Olympic rule?

[@paramtageja6891]

@@voxathletica u-23(3 seniors players allowed) isin every multi sporting event which has football like Commonwealth games and Asian Games. It's probably there to maintain the prestige of the world cup as the pinnacle football competition

[@voxathletica]

Ah that makes sense, I get it interfering with the World Cup but it kinda sucks as it means the Olympics isn't a best-on-best tournament.

[@paramtageja6891]

@@voxathletica tbh it isn't a best on best tournament and last Olympics no one was interested in it as it was just after the Euros(it's going to be the same this year) but still it does hold value which was seen when Neymar(one of the most popular) decided to miss Copa America to play the Olympics and they won gold

[@dotcom137]

@@paramtageja6891 Yeah, but us the footballing nations always watch everything anyway. I think it's still more viewed than the U-20 World Cup. People in Brazil and Spain were certainly watching closely aiming for their second gold.

[@marwaqoura7804]

I think Iraq should have been included in this list , they have only a Bronze medal in weightlifting , however in Athens 2004 they came so close to win another Bronze in football ,but they ended 4th !! That was even more amazing achievement as they have been torn by wars for over two decades !! and it would have been the first for an Arab team in the Olympics in any sport ! Eventually Morocco won that very much coveted Bronze of football in Paris 2024 after defeating Egypt ...😶

[@voxathletica]

Iraq definitely could have ended up on this list, as could a lot of other countries for sure! I am definitely going to do a part 2 to this video at some point in the future, perhaps I'll include Iraq then

[@davidhill8565]

There are countries that won Olympic medals only with male athletes. Saudi Arabia is one of them. I request you do a video on that.

[@voxathletica]

Interesting idea, I'll have to do some research into it, thanks for the suggestion

[@dotcom137]

The easiest way for Lebanon to win a gold medal is if a Lebanese-Brazilian wins for them😂(I checked, and still haven't)

[@voxathletica]

🤣I gotta figure Lebanon gets one sooner rather than later, for real

[@SSAHNOUNINOURRI]

And lybia

[@voxathletica]

Not only no gold medals, but no medals of ANY color, such a shame

[@edowidivirgian]

Most of them are Arabs countries. It makes me wonder why we never see any Saudi Arabian flag on the 1st podium?

[@voxathletica]

It is surprising to say the least! I think some of the Arab nations have started to gain some momentum at the Olympics, but I'm still shocked Saudi Arabia has never won gold

[@Vongreimbf109]

U know ..rich people and culture not into olympic sport..but they crazy about falcon race,horse race and drive luxury hypercars😂

[@darkmatter5424]

Saudi can't even buy their way to gold. 😅

[@voxathletica]

LOL not so far at least

[@Vongreimbf109]

They race falcon and horse..it not olympic sport😂

[@alexnauru7692]

I think I know the reason malaysia has never won gold, China

[@voxathletica]

I think a lot of athletes and nations have been on the wrong end of China's success in many sports

[@jenni431]

The richest Muslim nation has never won an Olympic Gold Medal.

[@voxathletica]

Weird to think about, isn't it?

[@kenjizabalan6644]

Brunei😂

[@voxathletica]

@@kenjizabalan6644 Maybe they'll get one soon? Maybe?

[@roddo1955]

​@@voxathleticaBahrain has Olympic gold medalists

[@wesleytwiggs7687]

Instead of doing the cliche “and I know I’m mispronouncing this” BS, why don’t you take the time to find a video of his name being used? You want subscribers? You wanna take KZbin seriously? That’s my advice. Great vid but that’s a huuuuuge pet peeve of mine. It’s not hard at all to learn how to pronounce all these names.

[@voxathletica]

I appreciate the feedback, I hope it comes across in my videos but I do try my best to be articulate and clear in my pronunciations, but sometimes I struggle even after I try to learn it. But it's not for a lack of effort and I hope the viewers know that