Template:FlagIOCmedalist/doc

Similar to {{flag IOC athlete}}, but places the country name on a second line.

Usage

{{Flag IOC medalist|athlete|code|games}}
athlete
Any text string, usually a wikilinked name.
code
Three letter code as per List of IOC country codes
games
String of the form "<year> Summer" or "<year> Winter"

Note that the combination of code and games parameters will automatically choose the correct flag for the nation (including historical flags for nations in which they have changed over the years) and the correct wikilink to the nation's article.

Examples

{{flag IOC medalist|[[Mark Spitz]]|USA|1972 Summer}}

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{{flag IOC medalist|[[Nedo Nadi]]|ITA|1920 Summer}} (shows historical Italian flag in use in 1920)

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For comparison, the output of {{flag IOC athlete|[[Nedo Nadi]]|ITA|1920 Summer}} is:

Template:Flag IOC athlete

The template gives the option to display the country code, although this is discouraged by MOS guidelines.

  • {{flag IOC medalist|[[Nedo Nadi]]|ITA|1920 Summer|code=yes}}
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Supporting templates

See also

Template:Flag templates