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This page sets out a desired standard format for all articles in Category:Nations at the Summer Olympics, Category:Nations at the Summer Paralympics, Category:Nations at the Winter Olympics and Category:Nations at the Winter Paralympics, as decided upon by members of WikiProject Olympics.

Articles describing the participation of a nation's athletes at an edition of the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games must have three important structures:

• Infobox specific for the nation in question, where data such as medal table, flagbearers, and links to participation in other editions of the Games is quickly presented;
• Medalists section containing a table listing all medal winners at that specific edition;
• Results by sport section containing results for every competitor in every sport where the nation was represented.

These main structural components must follow the conventions presented hereafter, to promote layout consistency and data organization throughout the whole article series.

Infobox[edit]

Use the appropriate infobox template from Category:Olympics by country infobox templates. Only a few parameters usually need to be specified for a proper display:

games

A string like year season (e.g. games=2008 Summer or games=2006 Winter) displays a Games-specific panel within the infobox

competitors

Number of competitors for the nation at the specified Games. Use a simple number (e.g. competitors=12) or a string that also identifies how many men and women (e.g. competitors=12 (7 men, 5 women))

sports

Number of sports in which this nation had athletes compete at the specified Games. Only supply an integer number here (e.g. sports=4)

flagbearer

Name of the person(s) who served as flagbearer at the opening and/or closing ceremonies (e.g. flagbearer=[[Veronica Campbell]] or flagbearer=[[Dirk Nowitzki]] (opening)<br/>[[Katrin Wagner-Augustin]] (closing))

officials

Indicates the number of officials the nation sent to the specified Games. For example, if the total delegation was 40 people and there were 24 competitors, you would use officials=16.

gold

Number of gold medals won by the nation's competitors; defaults to 0 if not specified

silver

Number of silver medals won by the nation's competitors; defaults to 0 if not specified

bronze

Number of bronze medals won by the nation's competitors; defaults to 0 if not specified

Note that the "Total" value is computed automatically as the sum of all three medal types.

Medalists[edit]

• This section is placed under a level-two heading == Medalists == (or == Medallists ==, where British English is appropriate), and contains a sortable table of the medals won by athletes of the nation at the Games, with "Medal", "Name", "Sport" and "Event" columns.
• The "Medal" column should display  Gold (((gold medal))),  Silver (((silver medal))) and  Bronze (((bronze medal))) icons. Do not use background colors nor any other images of poorer resolution for this purpose.
• The "Name" column should register competitor names through the use of ((sortname)) so that they are sorted by last name. For Chinese and Korean names, the family name comes first, so this template is not needed for them.
• Names, sports and events should all be linked, even if the corresponding articles are not currently available. Sports should link to the summary-level "Sport at the year Summer Olympics" page, and events should link directly to the subsidiary event results page.

Example (from Denmark at the 2008 Summer Olympics):

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Mads Christian Kruse Andersen Eskild Ebbesen Thomas Ebert Morten Jørgensen	Rowing	Men's lightweight coxless four
Gold	Martin Kirketerp Jonas Warrer	Sailing	49er class
Silver	Casper Jørgensen Jens-Erik Madsen Michael Mørkøv Alex Nicki Rasmussen	Cycling	Men's team pursuit
Silver	Kim Wraae Knudsen René Holten Poulsen	Canoeing	Men's K-2 1000 m
Bronze	Andreas Helgstrand Nathalie Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Anne Van Olst	Equestrian	Team dressage
Bronze	Lotte Friis	Swimming	Women's 800 metre freestyle
Bronze	Rasmus Quist Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen	Rowing	Men's lightweight double sculls

• For team sports where the number of medalists is greater than nine (i.e anything larger than for the "coxed eights" rowing event), the names of medal winers can be listed using ((CompactTable)) template.

Example (from Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics)

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Spain national field hockey team David Alegre Ramón Alegre Pablo Amat Eduard Arbos Francisco Cortes Sergi Enrique Alexandre Fabregas Francisco Fábregas Juan Fernandez Santi Freixa Rodrigo Garza Roc Oliva Xavier Ribas Albert Sala Víctor Sojo Eduardo Tubau	Field hockey	Men's tournament
Silver	Spain national basketball team José Calderón Rudy Fernández Jorge Garbajosa Marc Gasol Pau Gasol Carlos Jiménez Raúl López Álex Mumbrú Juan Carlos Navarro Felipe Reyes Berni Rodríguez Ricky Rubio	Basketball	Men's tournament

Results by sport[edit]

Header[edit]

Each sport should have an individual level 2 heading within this section, including a small copy (30 pixels) of the suitable pictogram for that sport (see gallery). The section should begin with a link to the main article of that sport for the games in question and, if available, the article on qualification for the sport; this is done by means of ((main)) template.

Example:

== [[Image:Badminton pictogram.svg|30px]] Badminton ==

((main|Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification))

Results tables[edit]

• Underneath these headings there should be a results table listing all athletes from the nation competing in that sport. In the case of a nation having more than six competitors in a given sport, this table may be further split into "Men" and "Women" results tables. In this case, use a semi-colon to create the table headings, instead of a level 3 headline code, in order to reduce TOC cluttering; i.e. use ;Men, not ===Men===.

• The format of the results table required will vary depending on the sport but can be in general split into three categories:
  • Those where an athlete competes against an individual or team (judo, badminton, etc.);
  • Those where an athlete competes against a field (athletics, swimming, etc.);
  • Team sports (such as football, handball, etc.).

General notes on all tables[edit]

• All columns containing results or ranks should be centrally aligned (align="center").
• Results cells integrated in columns specific for rounds:
  • that did not occur in an event, should be filled with "N/A"
  • where the athlete recieved a bye, should be filled with "Bye"
• If an athlete qualified for a later round, a bolded "Q" should be placed at the right side of the rank (or "q" if it is a fastest loser qualification).
• Ranks should be given as a cardinal number, i.e. "13" not "13th".

Records[edit]

• As stated for the qualification symbols, records should be denoted in the column of the appropiate result, at the right side of the value.
• World records are highlighted using template ((WR)) that produces WR (link to World record). If a world record is specific for a sport, like swimming, using ((WR|swimming)) will change the link to World records in swimming; if the previous standing record was equaled, one can use ((WR|swimming|eq=y)) that yields =WR
• Olympic records are handled with ((OlyR)) that produces OR, linking to Olympic record. As mentioned for world records, using ((OlyR|swimming)) will create a new link to List of Olympic records in swimming; if the previous standing record was equaled, one can use ((OlyR|swimming|eq=y)) yielding =OR
• National and continental record marks should be designated as NR and CR and included in a Key below the results table.

Medalists[edit]

• The names of medal-winning athletes should be bolded.
• No background colour in the athlete's row is necessary or recommended.
• The medal icons ([[Image:Gold medal icon.svg]]), ([[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]]) or ([[Image:Bronze medal icon.svg]]) should be placed either in the final "Rank" column or beneath the final result, if no separate column exists.

Example (from Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics):

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semi-Final		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rebecca Adlington	400 m freestyle	4:02.24 CR	2 Q	N/A		4:03.22
	800 m freestyle	8:18.08 OR	1 Q	N/A		8:14.10 WR

Key[edit]

• All abbreviations used in a results table should be explained in a key included just below that table, in the form of "XX = foo".

Against an individual or team[edit]

• Sports in this category include:

• The table should begin with "Athlete" and "Event" columns, followed by a variable number of columns for each of the competition's rounds, with the heading being the name of that round.
• Within each round column, both the opponent and result should be registered; this is denoted by a second cell at the top of the column containing "Opposition" and "Result" (use the code !style="line-height:1em"|<small>Opposition<br />Result</small> to render properly this content within the table).
• The name of the opponent should be given through the use of ((flagIOCathlete)) template, but only the last name should be visible.

Example:

((flagIOCathlete|[[Erwin Kehlhoffner|Kehlhoffner]]|FRA|2008 Summer))

• Results should be recorded using a bolded "W" (won) or "L" (lost), followed by the scores for each set/timed round. The main athlete's score is always presented on the left side. Scores should always be separated by an en dash (–) and not a hyphen (-), per the Manual of Style. An en dash can be inserted through the wiki markup symbol (–) or the HTML element (–).

Example (from North Korea at the 2008 Summer Olympics):

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Kim Song Guk	Lightweight	Sow (FRA) L 3–13	Did not advance

Against a field[edit]

• Sports in this category include:

• The table should begin with "Athlete" and "Event" columns, followed by a variable number of columns for each of the competition's rounds, with the heading being the name of that round. These columns are further split into "Result" (other titles are possible, depending on the event) and "Rank" columns (a "Total" column may also be added if, at any stage, the results from multiple rounds are added up).
• The form of recording the rank will vary between sports, depending on how qualifiers are decided:
  • For athletics, it should be the position within the heat;
  • For swimming, it is the overall rank when all heats are compared.
• Additional columns may be needed (e.g. "Horse" for the name of the animal used in equestrian events)

Example (from Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics):

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country		Jumping				Total
							Qualifier		Final
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Samantha Albert	Before I Do It	Individual

Team sports[edit]

• Sports in this category include:

• When entering the name of a sports team, in either a results table or a match result, one should use the appropriate template, that produces the nation's flag and a link to the team's main article:

Example:

((bk|Argentina))

((Wpw-rt|HUN))

• The results table for groups/pools should have a league-type format, with rows dedicated to each of the group teams and columns for every relevant statistics of the sport in question.
• Teams qualifying for the next round of the competition should be highlighted in green (#ccffcc).

Example (from United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics):

Rank	Team	Points	Played	Won	Lost	PW	PL	Ratio	SW	SL	Ratio
1	United States	10	5	5	0	460	371	1.240	15	4	3.750
2	Italy	9	5	4	1	439	401	1.095	13	6	2.167
3	Bulgaria	8	5	3	2	446	440	1.014	10	9	1.111
4	China	7	5	2	3	445	492	0.904	9	13	0.692
5	Venezuela	6	5	1	4	421	451	0.933	8	12	0.667
6	Japan	5	5	0	5	392	448	0.875	4	15	0.267

• Results for individual games should be recorded using sport-specific templates, like the ones shown below, with parameter keys and rendered examples:

Basketball

Template:Basketballbox(edit talk links history)

((basketballbox 
 | date = Date of the match
 | time = Scheduled time for match start
 | report = Report/Summary of the match (external link)
 | teamA = First ("home") team
 | scoreA = Team A score
 | scoreB = Team B score
 | Q1 = First quarter score
 | Q2 = Second quarter score
 | Q3 = Third quarter score
 | Q4 = Fourth quarter score
 | OT = Over-time score(s)
 | teamB = Second ("away") team
 | points1 = Top scorer from team A
 | rebounds1 = Top rebounder from team A
 | assist1 = Top assist-man from team A
 | otherstat1 = Team A player(s) with relevant stats
 | points2 = Top scorer from team B
 | rebounds2 = Top rebounder from team B
 | assist2 = Top assist-man from team B
 | otherstat2 Team B player(s) with relevant stats
 | place = Venue of the match
 | attendance = Attendance figures
 | referee = Referee's name and nationality
))

Volleyball

Template:Volleyballbox(edit talk links history)

((volleyballbox
|date = Match date
|time = Scheduled time for match start
|team1 = First team ("home") team
|score = Team 1 score 
|team2 = Team 2 score
|set1 = Team 1 score per set (separate different sets with <br/>) 
|set= Set count (Set 1<br/>Set 2<br/>Set 3<br/>Set 4<br/>Set 5)
|set2 = Team 2 score per set (separate different sets with <br/>)
|stadium = Match venue
|attendance = Attendance figures
|referee = Referee's name and nationality
))

Football

Template:Footballbox(edit talk links history)

((footballbox
|date = Match date
|time = Scheduled time for match start
|team1 = First ("home") team
|score = Final score (use en dash) 
|report = Match report/summary (external link)
|team2 = Second ("away") team
|goals1 = Team 1 scored goals
|goals2 = Team 2 scored goals
|stadium = Match venue
|attendance = Attendance figures
|referee = Referee's name and nationality
))

Handball

Template:Handballbox(edit talk links history)

((handballbox 
|date = Match date
|time = Scheduled time for match start
|team1 = First ("home") team
|score = Team 1 score
|team2 = Second ("away") team
|report = Match report/summary
|goals1 = Team 1 scored goals
|goals2 = Team 2 scored goals
|stadium = Match venue
|attendance = Attendance figures
|referee = Referee's name and nationality
))

Field hockey

Template:Fieldhockeybox(edit talk links history)

((fieldhockeybox 
|date = Match date
|time = Scheduled time for match start
|team1 = First ("home") team
|score = Final score
|team2 = Second ("away") team
|goals1 = Team 1 scored goals
|goals2 = Team 2 scored goals
|discipline1 = Team 1 disciplinary stats
|discipline2 = Team 2 disciplinary stats
|stadium = Match venue 
|umpires = Umpires' names and nationalities
))

Water polo

Template:Waterpolobox(edit talk links history)

((waterpolobox
 | date = Match date
 | time = Scheduled time for match start
 | report = Match report/summary (external link)
 | team1 = First ("home") team
 | score1 = Team 1 scored goals
 | team2 = Second ("away") team
 | score2 = Team 2 scored goals 
 | location = Match venue
 | attendance = Attendance figures
 | referees = Referees' names and nationalities
 | Q1 = First quarter score
 | Q2 = Second quarter score
 | Q3 = Third quarter score
 | Q4 = Fourth quarter score
 | OT = Over-time score
 | goals1 = Team 1 goalscorers
 | goals2 = Team 2 goalscorers
))

Baseball

Template:Linescore(edit talk links history)

Softball

Template:Linescore(edit talk links history)

Navigation box[edit]

At the bottom of the page, place the template ((NOCinYearSummerOlympics)), replacing "Year" with the year in which the Games that the article refers to took place. For example:

((NOCin2008SummerOlympics))

This template works as a navigation box between the several articles (one per NOC participating at the specified Games) that are included in the "Nation at the year Summer Olympics" series.

Categories[edit]

This type of article should be included in the following categories:

[[Category:Nations at the Year Summer Olympics]]

Replace "Year" with the year in which the Games, that the article refers to, took place (e.g. Category:Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics)

[[Category:Nation at the Olympics|year]]

Replace "Nation" with the name of the nation that the article refers to (e.g. Category:Togo at the Olympics). Use the appropriate year as the sort key for the category.