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Olympians from Every Country Quiz (With Map)

Can you name which modern-day country these olympians were born in?
Not including Vatican City.
Including both current and former olympians.
Country of birth isn't necessarily the same as the country that the olympian represents.
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Olympian
Sport
Birthplace
Country
Abdul Wahid Aziz
Weightlifting
Basra
Iraq
Abhinav Bindra
Shooting
Dehradun
India
Adrien Niyonshuti
Cycling
Eastern Province
Rwanda
Adysângela Moniz
Judo
Ilha de Santiago
Cape Verde
Ahmad Abu-Ghaush
Taekwondo
Amman
Jordan
Ahmed Al Maktoum
Shooting
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Ahmed Al-Hatmi
Shooting
Rustaq
Oman
Aladár Gerevich
Fencing
Jászberény
Hungary
Albert II
Bobsleigh
Monaco
Monaco
Amadou Dia Ba
Athletics
Dakar
Senegal
Amel Mekić
Judo
Sarajevo
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Aminath Shajan
Swimming
Malé
Maldives
Andreas Wenzel
Alpine skiing
Planken
Liechtenstein
Andrew Chetcuti
Swimming
Pietà
Malta
Ángela Castro
Athletics
La Paz
Bolivia
Anthony Obame
Taekwondo
Libreville
Gabon
Artur Aleksanyan
Wrestling
Gyumri
Armenia
Augusto Midana
Wrestling
Sucuto-Nhacra
Guinea-Bissau
Ayouba Ali Sihame
Swimming
Itsandra Mdjini
Comoros
Birgit Fischer
Canoeing
Brandenburg an der Havel
Germany
Briken Calja
Weightlifting
Elbasan
Albania
Bruno Julie
Boxing
Rose Hill
Mauritius
Bunturabie Jalloh
Swimming
Bo
Sierra Leone
Carine Ngarlemdana
Judo
N'Djamena
Chad
Carlos Lopes
Athletics
Vildemoinhos
Portugal
Cejhae Greene
Athletics
St. John's
Antigua and Barbuda
Cheick Sallah Cissé
Taekwondo
Bouaké
Ivory Coast
Chioma Ajunwa
Athletics
Umuihiokwu
Nigeria
Chris Hoy
Cycling
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Claudia Poll
Swimming
Managua
Nicaragua
Clement Quartey
Boxing
Accra
Ghana
David Boui
Taekwondo
Bangui
Central African Republic
David Katoatau
Weightlifting
Nonouti
Kiribati
Davor Štefanek
Wrestling
Subotica
Serbia
Dilshod Nazarov
Athletics
Dushanbe
Tajikistan
Dominic Dugasse
Judo
Victoria
Seychelles
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Fencing
Renate
Italy
Edwin Vásquez
Shooting
Lobitos
Peru
Ele Opeloge
Weightlifting
Apia
Samoa
Emmanuel Matadi
Athletics
Monrovia
Liberia
Eric Moussambani
Swimming
Malabo
Equatorial Guinea
Érick Barrondo
Athletics
San Cristóbal Verapaz
Guatemala
Etimoni Timuani
Athletics
Funafuti
Tuvalu
Facinet Keita
Judo
Conakry
Guinea
Fakhri Ismail
Athletics
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei
Farhan Farhan
Swimming
Riffa
Bahrain
Fehaid Al-Deehani
Shooting
Kuwait City
Kuwait
Félix Díaz
Boxing
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Felix Gottwald
Nordic combined
Zell am See
Austria
Francelina Cabral
Cycling
Souro
East Timor
Franck Elemba
Athletics
Brazzaville
Republic of the Congo
Françoise Mbango Etone
Athletics
Yaoundé
Cameroon
Frankie Fredericks
Athletics
Windhoek
Namibia
Gal Fridman
Sailing
Pardes Hanna-Karkur
Israel
Georges Miez
Gymnastics
Töss
Switzerland
Gert Fredriksson
Canoeing
Nyköping
Sweden
Ghada Shouaa
Athletics
Mahardah
Syria
Gian Marco Berti
Shooting
San Marino
San Marino
Gina Bass
Athletics
Tubakuta
Gambia
Giordan Harris
Swimming
Ebeye
Marshall Islands
Guor Marial
Athletics
Panrieng County
South Sudan
Hadi Al-Somaily
Athletics
Taif
Saudi Arabia
Hamza Yerlikaya
Wrestling
Kadıköy
Turkey
Hassan Sardar
Field hockey
Karachi
Pakistan
Hicham El Guerrouj
Athletics
Berkane
Morocco
Hidilyn Diaz
Weightlifting
Zamboanga City
Philippines
Hoàng Xuân Vinh
Shooting
Sơn Tây
Vietnam
Hossein Rezazadeh
Weightlifting
Ardabil
Iran
Hsu Shu-ching
Weightlifting
Lunbei
Taiwan
Hubert Van Innis
Archery
Elewijt
Belgium
Hugues Fabrice Zango
Athletics
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
Humberto Mariles
Equestrian
Parral
Mexico
Hussein Ahmed Salah
Athletics
Ali Sabieh
Djibouti
Ian Ferguson
Canoeing
Taumarunui
New Zealand
Ian Thorpe
Swimming
Sydney
Australia
Ibrahim Shams
Weightlifting
Alexandria
Egypt
Ireen Wüst
Speed skating
Goirle
Netherlands
Irineu Esteve Altimiras
Cross-country skiing
Andorra la Vella
Andorra
Irving Saladino
Athletics
Colón
Panama
Ismail Ahmed Ismail
Athletics
Khartoum
Sudan
Issaka Daborg
Boxing
Dingazi
Niger
Itte Detenamo
Weightlifting
Buada
Nauru
Janica Kostelić
Alpine skiing
Zagreb
Croatia
Jayna Hefford
Ice hockey
Trenton
Canada
Jefferson Pérez
Athletics
Cuenca
Ecuador
Jenly Tegu Wini
Weightlifting
Honiara
Solomon Islands
Jidou El Moctar
Athletics
Nouakchott
Mauritania
Joan Llaneras
Cycling
Porreres
Spain
John Akii-Bua
Athletics
Abako
Uganda
José Cardozo
Football
Nueva Italia
Paraguay
José Leandro Andrade
Football
Salto
Uruguay
Joseph Schooling
Swimming
Singapore
Singapore
Josy Barthel
Athletics
Mamer
Luxembourg
Jovanka Radičević
Handball
Podgorica
Montenegro
Kadiatou Camara
Athletics
Ségou
Mali
Kanatbek Begaliev
Wrestling
Talas
Kyrgyzstan
Kenneth Medwood
Athletics
Belize City
Belize
Kilakone Siphonexay
Athletics
Vientiane
Laos
Kim Collins
Athletics
Ogee's
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Kineke Alexander
Athletics
Kingstown
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
Kipchoge Keino
Athletics
Kipsamo
Kenya
Kirani James
Athletics
Gouyave
Grenada
Kirsty Coventry
Swimming
Harare
Zimbabwe
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
Athletics
Pylos
Greece
Kristina Šmigun-Vähi
Cross-country skiing
Tartu
Estonia
Larisa Latynina
Gymnastics
Kherson
Ukraine
Lasha Talakhadze
Weightlifting
Sachkhere
Georgia
Lavern Spencer
Athletics
Cacao Babonneau
Saint Lucia
Lecabela Quaresma
Athletics
Água Grande
São Tomé and Príncipe
Lee Chong Wei
Badminton
Bagan Serai
Malaysia
Luisa Maida
Shooting
San Salvador
El Salvador
Majlinda Kelmendi
Judo
Peja
Kosovo
Manu Ginóbili
Basketball
Bahía Blanca
Argentina
Manuel Minginfel
Weightlifting
Yap
Federated States of
Micronesia
Manus Boonjumnong
Boxing
Ratchaburi
Thailand
Marcia Daniel
Athletics
Portsmouth
Dominica
Maria de Lurdes Mutola
Athletics
Maputo
Mozambique
Maria Grozdeva
Shooting
Sofia
Bulgaria
Mariana Pajón
Cycling
Medellín
Colombia
Māris Štrombergs
Cycling (BMX)
Valmiera
Latvia
Marit Bjørgen
Cross-country skiing
Trondheim
Norway
Marko Blaževski
Swimming
Skopje
North Macedonia
Martin Fourcade
Biathlon
Céret
France
Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean
Cross-country skiing
Kpalimé
Togo
Mialitiana Clerc
Alpine Skiing
Ambohitrimanjaka
Madagascar
Michael Anthony
Boxing
Georgetown
Guyana
Michael Phelps
Swimming
Baltimore
United States
Michal Martikán
Canoeing
Liptovský Mikuláš
Slovakia
Michelle Smith
Swimming
Rathcoole
Ireland
Mijaín López
Wrestling
Pinar del Río
Cuba
Mike Tebulo
Athletics
Zomba
Malawi
Minxia Wu
Diving
Shanghai
China
Mo Farah
Athletics
Somaliland
Somalia
Mohamed Tarabulsi
Weightlifting
Beirut
Lebanon
Mohammad Mahfizur Rahman
Swimming
Pabna
Bangladesh
Mosito Lehata
Athletics
Maseru
Lesotho
Muhammad Abdullaev
Boxing
Andijan
Uzbekistan
Mutaz Essa Barshim
Athletics
Doha
Qatar
Nadia Comăneci
Gymnastics
Onești
Romania
Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar
Judo
Saikhan
Mongolia
Namig Abdullayev
Wrestling
Baku
Azerbaijan
Natália Bernardo
Handball
Luanda
Angola
Nery Brenes
Athletics
Limón
Costa Rica
Nicolás Massú
Tennis
Viña del Mar
Chile
Nijel Amos
Athletics
Marobela
Botswana
Nikolai Andrianov
Gymnastics
Vladimir
Russia
Noélie Yarigo
Athletics
Natitingou
Benin
Obadele Thompson
Athletics
Bridgetown
Barbados
Oleg Moldovan
Shooting
Chişinău
Moldova
Osea Kolinisau
Rugby Sevens
Suva
Fiji
Oussama Mellouli
Swimming
La Marsa
Tunisia
Paavo Nurmi
Athletics
Turku
Finland
Paea Wolfgramm
Boxing
Vavaʻu
Tonga
Paul Elvstrøm
Sailing
Hellerup
Denmark
Pavlos Kontides
Sailing
Limassol
Cyprus
Penelope Heyns
Swimming
Springs
South Africa
Phupu Lhamu Khatri
Judo
Lelep
Nepal
Polina Guryeva
Weightlifting
Ashgabat
Turkmenistan
Primož Kozmus
Athletics
Novo Mesto
Slovenia
Richard Thompson
Athletics
Cascade
Trinidad and Tobago
Rim Jong-sim
Weightlifting
Pyongyang
North Korea
Robert Korzeniowski
Athletics
Lubaczów
Poland
Robert Scheidt
Sailing
São Paulo
Brazil
Rodman Teltull
Athletics
Koror
Palau
Rohullah Nikpai
Taekwondo
Wardak
Afghanistan
Rolando Palacios
Athletics
Sambo Creek
Honduras
Rosa Keleku
Taekwondo
Kinshasa
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Rubén Limardo
Fencing
Ciudad Bolívar
Venezuela
Rudy Hartono
Badminton
Surabaya
Indonesia
Ryan Pini
Swimming
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Samuel Matete
Athletics
Chingola
Zambia
Sawao Katō
Gymnastics
Gosen
Japan
Shaunae Miller-Uibo
Athletics
Nassau
Bahamas
Sherab Zam
Archery
Kashithang
Bhutan
Sibusiso Matsenjwa
Athletics
Lubombo
Eswatini
Silvio Cator
Athletics
Cavaellon
Haiti
Sofyan El Gadi
Swimming
Tripoli
Libya
Sören Opti
Badminton
Paramaribo
Suriname
Sorn Seavmey
Taekwondo
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Suleiman Nyambui
Athletics
Majita Musoma
Tanzania
Susanthika Jayasinghe
Athletics
Uduwaka
Sri Lanka
Tameem Al-Kubati
Judo
Sanaʽa
Yemen
Taoufik Makhloufi
Athletics
Souk Ahras
Algeria
Tirunesh Dibaba
Athletics
Bekoji
Ethiopia
Usain Bolt
Athletics
Sherwood Content
Jamaica
Vénuste Niyongabo
Athletics
Vugizo
Burundi
Věra Čáslavská
Gymnastics
Prague
Czech Republic
Viktor An (Ahn Hyun-Soo)
Short track speed skating
Seoul
South Korea
Vilhjálmur Einarsson
Athletics
Fjarðabyggð
Iceland
Virgilijus Alekna
Athletics
Terpeikiai
Lithuania
Vitaly Scherbo
Gymnastics
Minsk
Belarus
Vladimir Smirnov
Cross-country skiing
Shchuchinsk
Kazakhstan
Yoshua Shing
Table Tennis
Port Vila
Vanuatu
Zaw Win Thet
Athletics
Kyonpyaw
Myanmar
Zersenay Tadese
Athletics
Mendefera
Eritrea
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Level 70
Jul 21, 2021
awesome quiz! well done : )
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Level 74
Jul 21, 2021
Thanks! :)
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Level 51
Jul 25, 2021
Nice quiz, just a little note, Karkur isn't the name of the town, it's actually called Pardes Hannah-Karkur since 1969. Adding this note as I grow up there.
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Level 74
Nov 20, 2021
Changed.
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Level 90
Nov 20, 2021
Suprisingly enjoyable, even if 99% of the names mean nothing to you. You can go a long way using educated guesses by combining name/sport/birthplace.
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Level 74
Nov 20, 2021
Thank you!
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Level 50
Mar 18, 2024
Great quiz, but maybe shuffle it so people dont just answer it in alphabetical order
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Level 74
Mar 18, 2024
Thanks! For got to reshuffle after the last update.