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Country/Region | Grenada |
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Code | GRN |
Created | 1984 [1] |
Recognized | 1984 [1] |
Continental Association | PASO |
President | Royston La Hee |
Secretary General | Veda Bruno-Victor |
Grenada Olympic Committee (IOC code: GRN) is the National Olympic Committee representing Grenada.
Grenada competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Grenada competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia with two track and field athletes and one swimmer.
Grenada National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in St. George's, Grenada. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 8,000 people.
Grenada competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Grenada competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. It was the nation's first appearance at the Olympics. The youngest participant for Grenada was Emrol Phillip while the oldest was Christopher "Chris" Collins
Grenada competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain with four athletes, all competing in track and field.
Grenada competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States with five athletes, all competing in track and field.
Grenada first competed at the Olympic Games in 1984, and has participated in each Summer Olympic Games since then. Grenada won its first medal in 2012, a gold in athletics. The Grenada Olympic Committee was formed in 1984 and recognized in the same year.
Miss Grenada World was a beauty pageant which selected representatives for the Miss Universe and Miss World pageant from Grenada. The winner receives nationwide media exposure, thousands of dollars in prizes, an all-expense-paid trip to the Miss World contest and the opportunity to travel the world to act as an ambassador for various charitable causes.
Grenada participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Grenada competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. Few weeks before the Games, Grenadian athletes trained at Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre near Horsham, West Sussex.
Grenada competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Grenada competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Bernard Wilson is retired male amateur boxer from Grenada, who fought at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the men's welterweight division. He was the first Olympic Flag bearer for the island at the games. He also represented Grenada at the 1987 Pan American Games and at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Christopher "Chris" Collins is retired male amateur boxer from Grenada who fought at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the men's Middleweight division, and later at the 1988 Summer Olympics as a Light Heavyweight. He represented Grenada at the 1987 Pan American Games.
Thaddeus "Tad" Joseph is retired male amateur boxer from Grenada, who fought at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the men's Bantamweight division. He also represented Grenada at the 1987 Pan American Games.
Clint Williams is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, he represented Grenada as part of its first Olympic 4 × 400m Relay team which was disqualified at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Grenada competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Kimberly Ince is a Grenadian swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships, in Hangzhou, China. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Grenada competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's debut appearance at the Paralympics. Grenada was represented by 2 female athletes.