As of the 2008 Games, there are 123 countries that have won medals. There being 205 countries that will participate in the 2008 Games, that leaves 82 countries that have not won a medal. These countries send very small teams to the Olympics and don't have the training facilities that the larger countries have. Some of the countries that will participate in the 2008 Games that have not won a medal include Madagascar, Lesotho, Botswana, Maldives, Swaziland, and Papua New Guinea.
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Through the 2008 Games, Laos has never won an Olympic medal.
Through the 2008 Games, El Salvador has never won an Olympic medal.
According to the olympic website, the US has 3 events it has never won a medal in----I know one of them is Handball, but do not know the other two. Through the 2006 Winter Games, the U.S. has never won a medal in biathlon and nordic combined. Through the 2008 Summer Games, the U.S. has never won a medal in handball, table tennis, rhythmic gymnastics, and badminton.
Albania have never won a Winter Olympic medal as they have never entered the tournament before. However there is a competitor/s taking part in the 2006 Turin games, though in which sport I am not sure.
No.Canada has never won an Olympic medal in archery. Their best finish was fifth in the women's individual competition at the 1976 games.