Pakistan performance in Olympics from 1948 to 2020

Since it began, more than two thousand years ago, the Olympic Games have been the competition grounds for the worlds greatest athletes.

From its beginning, as a competition for the citizens of ancient Greece and other surrounding countries, the Olympics have developed into a worldwide, commercially oriented event.

Games are held for several days in and around a "host city," which changes for each competition. Countries send national teams to each competition, consisting of individual athletes and teams that compete in a wide variety of sports. Athletes or teams are awarded gold, silver, or bronze medals for first, second, and third place respectively.

The games are generally held every four years, though some are annual competitions.

Pakistan first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948 in London and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union.

Pakistan's first-ever participation in the Winter Olympic Games was at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics when Mohammad Abbas became Pakistan's first athlete to qualify in the Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom) category.

Pakistani athletes have won a total of ten medals, all in the Summer Olympics, with eight of those from men's field hockey.

Pakistan's Men's Field Hockey team made 5 consecutive finals between 1956 and 1972, winning 2 gold medals and 3 silver medals in the process.

Rome 1960 has been the most successful Olympics for Pakistan, with Pakistan winning two medals; a gold medal in field hockey and a bronze medal in wrestling.

Pakistan has won two individual medals in the Olympics to date, both bronze medals; one in wrestling in Rome 1960 and one in boxing in Seoul 1988.

Pakistan has not won a single medal at the Olympic games since 1992 Barcelona.

While the country has not won a medal in the last 6 Olympics up to and including 2016 Rio de Janeiro, leading to a medal drought of 24 years.

In each of the following Olympics, Pakistan was the most populated nation to not win at least one medal.

Pakistan is competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It is the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. While it fielded a small contingent of around 20 players and officials.