List of Participating Tropical Nations
This list of nations includes those that lie entirely or predominantly within the tropical latitudes and also have a mostly tropical climate according to the Köppen climate classification system. Years of Winter Olympic Games participation are shown.
| Africa | |
| Cameroon (CMR) | 2002 |
| Ethiopia (ETH) | 2006–2010 |
| Ghana (GHA) | 2010 |
| Kenya (KEN) | 1998–2006 |
| Madagascar (MAD) | 2006 |
| Senegal (SEN) | 1984, 1992–1994, 2006–2010 |
| Caribbean | |
| Cayman Islands (CAY) | 2010 |
| Jamaica (JAM) | 1988–2002, 2010 |
| Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 1988–1992 |
| Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1984–2002 |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 1994–2002 |
| Virgin Islands (ISV) | 1984–2006 |
| Central and South America | |
| Bolivia (BOL) | 1956, 1980-1992 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 1992–2010 |
| Colombia (COL) | 2010 |
| Costa Rica (CRC) | 1980–1992, 2006 |
| Guatemala (GUA) | 1988 |
| Honduras (HON) | 1992 |
| Peru (PER) | 2010 |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 1998–2006 |
| Oceania | |
| American Samoa (ASA) | 1994 |
| Fiji (FIJ) | 1988, 1994, 2002 |
| Guam (GUM) | 1988 |
| Asia | |
| Philippines (PHI) | 1972, 1988–1992 |
| Thailand (THA) | 2002–2006 |
Other warm weather nations (located in the subtropics, for example) that have competed in the Winter Games include Australia (which has a tropical far north, and became the first Southern Hemisphere nation to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in 2002), Bermuda, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India (which contains a section of the Himalayas), Mexico, South Africa, Swaziland, Uruguay and several North African nations including Algeria, Egypt and Morocco.
Tonga sought to make its Winter Olympic debut at the 2010 Winter Olympics by entering a single competitor in luge, attracting some media attention, but he crashed in the final round of qualifying. Two years later, he attracted media attention again when it was discovered he had altered his name to that of one of his sponsors, a lingerie firm, as a marketing stunt. He was, at that time, in training to attempt to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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