Barbados at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Barbados at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Barbados.svg
IOC code BAR
NOC Barbados Olympic Association
Website www.olympic.org.bb
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors12 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Ramon Gittens [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Barbados at the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Barbados at the 2016 Summer Olympics.jpg
Barbados at the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Barbados competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States-led boycott.

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The Barbados Olympic Association registered a total of 12 athletes, 7 men and 5 women, to compete in five different sports at these Games, doubling the nation's roster size from London 2012. [2] Among the sports played by the athletes, Barbados marked its Olympic debut in tennis and triathlon, and the return of females to the team for the first time after sending only men to the previous Games.

The Barbadian team featured only two returning Olympians; skeet shooter Michael Maskell, who staged a comeback in Rio for his fifth Olympic appearance as the most experienced member after a twelve-year absence, and sprinter Ramon Gittens, who became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1]

Barbados, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where sprinter Obadele Thompson took the bronze in the men's 100 metres.

Athletics (track and field)

Barbadian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Ramon Gittens Men's 100 m Bye10.254Did not advance
Levi Cadogan Men's 200 m 21.027—Did not advance
Burkheart Ellis 20.744—Did not advance
Ramon Gittens 20.583—Did not advance
Kierre Beckles Women's 100 m hurdles 13.016—Did not advance
Tia-Adana Belle Women's 400 m hurdles 56.684—Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Akela Jones Women's high jump 1.8531Did not advance
Combined events – Women's heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Akela Jones Result13.001.8914.0924.356.3042.002:41.12617320
Points11241093800947943706560

Shooting

Barbados has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Michael Maskell, who will compete at his fifth Olympics, in the men's skeet, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was met by 31 March 2016. This also signified the nation's comeback to the sport for the first time since 2004. [5] [6]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Michael Maskell Men's skeet 11818Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Barbados has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [7] [8]

AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Alex Sobers Men's 400 m freestyle 3:59.9744Did not advance
Lani Cabrera Women's 400 m freestyle 4:28.9530Did not advance

Tennis

Barbados has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Darian King (world no. 278) in the men's singles into the Olympic tennis tournament, signifying the nation's debut in the sport. [9] [10]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Darian King Men's singles Flag of the United States.svg  Johnson  (USA)
L 3–6, 2–6		Did not advance

Triathlon

Barbados has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. Jason Wilson was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the men's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of 15 May 2016. [11]

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Jason Wilson Men's 17:310:49Did not finish

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References

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  2. ↑ "BOA Announces Barbados Contingent For 2016 Rio Olympic Games". Barbados Olympic Association. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. International Shooting Sport Federation. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Marville, Justin (21 May 2016). "Maskell gets another crack at Olympics". Barbados: The Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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