Ariddian Olympic medallists
This article lists Ariddian athletes who have won medals in Olympic or Olympic-related competitions.
Unlike athletes in most nations, Ariddians obtained no financial reward for winning medals, Ariddia being a moneyless society.
The First Winter Olympiad
The PDSRA sent a delegation of 60 athletes (of which 44 as part of ice hockey teams) to Aeropag, Commerce Heights for the First Winter Olympics. A Pacific nation with a flat, forest-covered terrain and a temperate to tropical climate, Ariddia opted out of most skiing events, and pinned its hopes on speedskating and short track instead.
Ariddians won seven medals, of which four gold.
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| Jessica SILVERSMITH | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Jean-Michel CHANG | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Linda UOSH | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Derek RIISE | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| François RIVERDALE | - | - | 1 | 1 |
- Ariddia's first medallist in these Games was Indigenous Ariddian Linda Uosh, who won gold in the Women's 3000m in speedskating, and set an Olympic record with her time of 4:06.26.
- Five of Ariddia's seven medals came in speedskating, while Jean-Michel Chang took silver in the short track, and François Riverdale startled supporters by winning an unexpected bronze in biathlon.
- Ariddians set five Olympic Records at the Aeropag Games:
- Speedskating, Women's 1km: Jessica Silversmith: 1:17.18
- Speedskating, Women's 3km: Linda Uosh: 4:06.26
- Speedskating, Men's 5km: Jean-Michel Chang: 6:16.52
- Short Track, Men's 500m: Jean-Michel Chang: 42.034 (quarter-finals)
- Short Track, Men's 1.5km: Derek Riise: 2:22.821 (qualifying heats)
The First Summer Olympiad
Ariddia sent a delegation of 259 athletes to Ashford, Casari, for the first Summer Games. Ariddians won a total of 29 medals, of which 13 were gold. 13 of these medals (of which six gold) were won by gymnasts.
The following table lists medals per individual, so the total is higher than 29, given that some medals were won by pairs or teams of athletes.
Chronologically, the first Summer Games came after the Tyrellian Ylompics, but the C.O.A. considers they have greater official status.
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| Denis VAILLANT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Michael GRIS | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Sunny MOKHOBO | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Josh VIDIC | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Sae IU | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Hope MATHIJSEN | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Laure MKRCHYAN | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Abdel ANDRESEN | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| April SMITHSON | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Faith DALLKU | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Ned FEENEY | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Adam JAMESON | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| JANG Yong-Jun | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Youssef KASMBA | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Deirdre KHANGAL | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Admina MWAKINGWE | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Anaïs REED | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Aliw SET | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Claude ZAOUI | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Christina ZHANG | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Serge HYYPIÄ | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Julie LANZA | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Amina MBA | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| At SUWIL | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Brenda TAMANG | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Women's football team | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Hazel IVANKOV | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Joseph KABIR | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Ariana LINES | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Christopher SAFI | - | - | 1 | 1 |
- Deirdre Khangal was the first person ever, of any nationality, to win a Summer Olympic gold medal.
- Denis Vaillant is the only Ariddian athlete to date to have won three medals - one of each colour - in a single Olympiad (not counting the Ylompics).
- Abdel Andresen added his two Olympic medals to his four Ylompic ones, making him, to date, the only Ariddian to have six Olympic/Ylompic medals (two gold, two silver, two bronze).
The Tyrellian Ylompics
Ariddia sent a delegation of 129 athletes to Tyrellia, Casari, for the Tyrellian Ylompic Games. Ariddians won a total of 34 medals (not counting aluminium), of which 16 were gold.
The following table lists medals per individual, so the total is higher than 34, given that some medals were won by pairs or teams of athletes.
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| Anaïs REED | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | - |
| Abdel ANDRESEN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Laure MKRCHYAN | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| Alan HEATH | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Michael GRIS | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Lawo WE | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Amina MBA | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Vevina THU | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Sunny MOKHOBO | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Noémi LEVI | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| April SMITHSON | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Aliw SET | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Hope MATHIJSEN | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| At SUWIL | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Adam JAMESON | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Faith DALLKU | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Christina ZHANG | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Youssef KASMBA | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Etienne SILVERLOCK | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Ned FEENEY | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Claude ZAOUI | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Brenda TAMANG | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Sae IU | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| JANG Yong-Jun | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Josh VIDIC | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Denis VAILLANT | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Admina MWAKINGWE | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Olivier ALEKSANYAN | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Shuj WE'O | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Nathan STEUBLE | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sesh SHAWE | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Agatha SHOGWE | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Fabian MENDEZ | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ish AEU | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Deirdre KHANGAL | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Carol GALE | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Richard ZHAUNOU | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Victor YEHIEL | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Julie LANZA | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Darren FOAMS | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Jack STANDFEST | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Emilie FERNANDEZ | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Sheila EL SAYED | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| LIU Wei | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Hope ASHEH | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Jérémie SINGH | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
- The first Ariddian athlete to compete, in day 1, was Deirdre Khangal in the women's road race in cycling. She came fourth, and was awarded a retroactive aluminium medal eight days later.
- The first Ariddian to win an Ylompic medal was Sesh Shawe, who took bronze in the men's road race with a time of 4:45:16.62.
- Swimmer Noémi Lévi was Ariddia's first Ylompic gold-medallist, winning the final of the Women's 200m Freestyle with a time of 1:56.55.
- Gymnast Anaïs Reed was Ariddia's only double gold-medallist, winning gold both in the women's team competition and individually on the uneven bars.
- Individual sensations included athletes who won unexpected medals in sports traditionally not amongst the most popular in Ariddia. Faith Dallku won five consecutive games to take gold in table tennis, while Christina Zhang achieved the same feat in fencing. Perhaps the most unexpected gold medal was that of Youssef Kasmba, Ariddia's only entry in archery. Qualifying in fourth place, he then defeated four consecutive oponents to win gold. In athletics, Vevina Thu won gold in the women's 5000m, and came fourth in both the marathon and the 10000m. In badminton, Amina Mba impressed supporters by winning three of her four games in just two sets, two of them with crushing scores. She eventually won bronze with a score of 15-3, 15-2, then went on to win gold in the women's doubles with Brenda Tamang.
- The most successful events for Ariddia were undoubtedly gymnastics (12 medals, not counting aluminium) and judo (seven Ariddians competed, and won six medals, of which two aluminium and two gold).
