Bermuda Olympians and their families were joined at the National Sports Center along with Members of the Bermuda Olympic Association and Government for the unveiling of the Olympic Wall.
Acting Governor Ginny Ferson, Premier of Bermuda Michael Dunkley, Minister of Social Development and Sport Sylvan Richards, Director of Youth and Sport Norbert Simons, former Sports Minister Patricia Gordon Pamplin were all in attendance as the historic wall was displayed for all to see.
Six swimmers represented Bermuda at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin and during the past eighty years, some 170 individuals have represented our Island in the Olympic Games. BOA representatives have participated in every summer Olympic Games since 1936,with the exception of the1980 Games in Moscow. They have participated in the following sports during the Summer Olympics: athletics, boxing, cycling, diving, equestrian, rowing, sailing, swimming, tennis and triathlon. They also participated in luge, skeleton and skiing during the Winter Olympics from 1992 to 2010.
Bermuda’s lone medalist Clarence Hill has his name in Bronze on the wall.