The 1940 Winter Olympics was reassigned to Garmisch-Partenkirchen in spring 1939. Participants in individual events are retrospectively credited to their nationality of the time. Mixed-nationality teams competed in some team events.
Prior to the 1906 Intercalated Games, entry was not restricted to teams nominated by National Olympic Committees (NOCs). Independent Paralympians have participated at Paralympic Games for the same reasons as independent Olympians.
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The naming and country code conventions for these independent Olympians have not been consistent.
Medals were won by independent Olympians at the 19 Olympics, both times in shooting. Independent athletes have come from North Macedonia, East Timor, South Sudan and Curaçao following geopolitical changes in the years before the Olympics, from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (present-day Montenegro and Serbia) as a result of international sanctions, from India and Kuwait due to the suspensions of their National Olympic Committees, and from Russia for mass violations of anti-doping rules. Sporting event delegation Independent Olympians at theĪthletes have competed as independent Olympians at the Olympic Games for various reasons, including political transition, international sanctions, suspensions of National Olympic Committees, and compassion.
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