Fifteen different athletes have represented the Marshall Islands, of which six have been the flag bearer for the nation as of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The island nation was controlled by the United States, and prior to that by Japan and Germany at different times in its history, until gaining its sovereignty.

In 1986 the Compact of Free Association with the United States entered into force, granting the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) its sovereignty.

The Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee brought the total number of NOC's to 203 at the time of their admittance.

[4][5][6] The Marshall Islands debuted at the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing, China, with five athletes competing in three sports.

Timi Garstang and Haley Nemara competed in the track and field events and Giordan Harris and Ann-Marie Hepler represented the nation in swimming at the Games.

Before competing in the 2012 Summer Games, the Marshallese delegation attended a training camp in Australia for a month.

[22] Five athletes from the Marshall Islands took part in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[29] Only two athletes from the Marshall Islands took part in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, as Colleen Furgeson and Phillip Kinono represented the nation in swimming at the Games and were the flag bearers.