Friday, August 3, 2012: Van Halen - Panama

After focusing on such a big country like Germany, it is only right we feature one of the smaller countries as we enter into the weekend - how about Panama?

Best Sports: They have a few elite athletes but other than that competitors are scattered sparadically

Star Performers: Irving Saladino is the reigning Olympic long jump champion and Panama's first ever gold medalist. He will return to the Olympics to defend his title. Alonso Edward won a silver in the 2009 World Championships, behind Usain Bolt, and has qualified for the same event in 2012.

Olympic Medal History: 1 Gold, 0 Silver, 2 Bronze

Olympic Debut: 1928

Total Games Appearances: 15


(All Olympic information is courtesy of The Telegraph, and their excellent Olympics Country Profile page).