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INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

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Table 4<br />

Nicaraguan Women’s Participation at Pan-American Games 14<br />

Year<br />

Sports<br />

Number Sports<br />

- 529 -<br />

No.<br />

Female<br />

Athletes<br />

1983 1 Athletics 1 N/A<br />

1991 2 Athletics, Softball 16 15<br />

1999 3 Judo, Weightlifting, Tae Kwon Do 5 12.5(*)<br />

2003 6<br />

(*) estimation<br />

Athletics, Judo, Weightlifting,<br />

Swimming, Tae Kwon Do, Shooting<br />

%<br />

7 15<br />

Olympic Games<br />

From 1968 till today, Nicaragua has participated in the following<br />

Olympic Games: México 1968, Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Moscú<br />

1980, Los Angeles 1984, Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, and Sydney<br />

2000<br />

Nicaraguan Women have been present in said editions, except in<br />

the ones of 1976 and 1984. They have competed in sports such as<br />

Athletics, Swimming and Cycling. 15 Nicaragua never has obtained<br />

medals in Olympic Games. Seven Nicaraguan Athletes will be<br />

participating in the 2004 Olympic Games. Three of them will be<br />

women.<br />

Table 5<br />

Nicaraguan Women’s Participation at Olympic Games<br />

Year Athletes’ Name Sports/Event %<br />

1972 Russel Carrero<br />

Athletics/Pentathlon, long jump, 100<br />

and 200 meters<br />

14<br />

1980<br />

Xiomara Larios<br />

Garnet Charwatt<br />

Athletics/400 and 800 meters<br />

Swimming/100 meters(freestyle and<br />

breaststroke)<br />

40<br />

1992 Olga María Sacasa Cycling/ 2000 meters 14<br />

1996 Martha Portobanco Athletics/5000 meters<br />

2000<br />

Fernanda Cuadra<br />

Maritza Figueroa<br />

Swimming/200 meters Ind. Medley.<br />

Athletics/100, 200, 400 meters<br />

3<br />

28

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