| Suriname at the Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SUR |
| NOC | Suriname Olympic Committee |
| in Rome, Italy – 11 September 1960 | |
| Competitors | 0[a] in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Wim Esajas |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Suriname participated in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, before becoming independent of the Netherlands. The games were held from 25 August to 11 September 1960. The nation sent a delegation of three people: two officials, attaché Lia Del Neri and secretary-general Freddy Glans, and one athlete, runner Wim Esajas, who was set to compete in the men's 800 metres. The national football and basketball teams failed to qualify. Esajas did not participate; he arrived late and missed his heat after being given wrong information by Glans.
Four and a half decades later, the Suriname Olympic Committee and sports journalist Will Axwijk conducted an investigation and found out Glans's mistake. The committee apologized to Esajas and honored him with a plaque naming him the first Surinamese Olympian.
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