Bahamas at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Bahamas at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Bahamas
IOC code	BAH
NOC	Bahamas Olympic Committee
Website	www.bahamasolympiccommittee.org
in Atlanta
Competitors	26 (19 men and 7 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Frank Rutherford
Medals Ranked 61st	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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The Bahamas was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the Bahamas Olympic Committee.

In total, 26 athletes including 19 men and seven woman represented Bahamas in four different sports including athletics, sailing, swimming and tennis.

The Bahamas won one medal at the games after Eldece Clarke, Chandra Sturrup, Sevatheda Fynes, Pauline Davis and Debbie Ferguson jointly claimed silver in the women's 4 × 100 m relay.

Competitors

In total, 26 athletes represented the Bahamas at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across four different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	13	7	20
Sailing	3	0	3
Swimming	1	0	1
Tennis	2	0	2
Total	19	7	26

Medalists

The Bahamas won one medal at the games after the women's women's 4 × 100 m relay team – made up of Eldece Clarke, Chandra Sturrup, Sevatheda Fynes, Pauline Davis and Debbie Ferguson – claimed silver. ^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, 20 Bahamian athletes participated in the athletics events – Eldece Clarke-Lewis, Theron Cooper, Dennis Darling, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Jackie Edwards, Laverne Eve, Dwight Ferguson, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Savatheda Fynes, Troy Kemp, Iram Lewis, Troy McIntosh, Allan Mortimer, Tim Munnings, Carl Oliver, Chandra Sturrup, Joe Styles, Ian Thompson, Andrew Tynes and Renward Wells. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Troy McIntosh	Men's 400 m	46.42	4	Did not advance
Carl Oliver		47.41	6	Did not advance
Andrew Tynes	Men's 100 m	DNS		Did not advance
Renward Wells	Men's 100 m	10.48	4	Did not advance
Renward Wells Dwight Ferguson Iram Lewis Andrew Tynes Joe Styles	Men's 4 × 100 m relay	39.38	3 q	—		DSQ		Did not advance
Carl Oliver Troy McIntosh Dennis Darling Tim Munnings Theron Cooper	Men's 4 × 400 m relay	3:04.09	2 Q	—		3:02.17	4 Q	3:02.71	7
Eldece Clarke-Lewis	Women's 100 m	11.33	4 Q	11.47	5	Did not advance
Pauline Davis-Thompson	Women's 400 m	51.00	1 Q	51.08	2 Q	49.85	3 Q	49.28	4
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie	Women's 100 m	11.33	4 Q	11.26	3 Q	11.28	7	Did not advance
Savatheda Fynes	Women's 200 m	23.39	6 q	23.26	6	Did not advance
Chandra Sturrup	Women's 100 m	11.24	1 Q	11.21	2 Q	11.07	4 Q	11.00	4
	Women's 200 m	22.63	2 Q	22.81	2 Q	22.54	3 Q	22.54	6
Eldece Clarke-Lewis Chandra Sturrup Savatheda Fynes Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie*	Women's 4 × 100 m relay	43.14	2 Q	—				42.14

Source: ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Troy Kemp	Men's high jump	2.28	3 Q	2.25	13
Allan Mortimer	Men's triple jump	16.73	12 q	16.38	11
Ian Thompson	Men's high jump	2.26	20	Did not advance
Laverne Eve	Women's javelin throw	58.48	17	Did not advance
Jackie Edwards	Women's long jump	6.55	15	Did not advance

Source: ^[2]

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, three Bahamian athletes participated in the sailing events – Robert Dunkley in the laser and Mark Holowesko and Myles Pritchard in the star. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Robert Dunkley	Laser	48	41	46	41	45	46	43	43	41	42	37	379.0	47
Mark Holowesko Myles Pritchard	Star	20	11	15	20	21	18	12	23	20	12	—	128.0	19

Source: ^[2]

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, one Bahamian athlete participated in the swimming events – Allan Murray in the men's 50 m freestyle. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Allan Murray	50 m freestyle	22.75 (NR)	11	22.92	12	Did not advance

Source: ^[2]

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, two Bahamian athletes participated in the tennis events – Mark Knowles and Roger Smith. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mark Knowles	Men's singles	Carlsen  (DEN) L 5-7, 3-6	Did not advance
Mark Knowles Roger Smith	Men's doubles	Couto / Mota  (POR) W 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-4)	S Hiršzon / G Ivanišević  (CRO) L 6-7 (4-7), 3-6	Did not advance

Source: ^[2]

See also

• Bahamas at the 1995 Pan American Games

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• sports-reference

References

1. "The Bahamas at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
2. Watkins, Ginger T., ed. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN   1-56145-150-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2025.