Grenada at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Grenada at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Flag of Grenada.svg
IOC code GRN
NOC Grenada Olympic Committee
Website www.grenadaolympic.com
in Los Angeles
Competitors6 (5 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports
Flag bearer Bernard Wilson
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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 (18 years, 34 days) while the oldest was Christopher "Chris" Collins (24 years, 192 days)

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Results by event

Athletics

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification 6.07 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's 800m

  • Heats; 1:53.08(→ did not advance ) [1] [2]

Boxing

Grenada sent four boxers to the Olympic boxing tournament.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Christopher "Chris" Collins Middleweight Flag of Samoa.svg  Tuvale  (SAM)
L RSC-1
Did not advance [3]
Anthony Longdon Light Heavyweight Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Salman  (IRQ)
L KO-2
Did not advance [4]
Emrol Phillip Lightweight ByeFlag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Chinyanta  (ZAM)
L RSC-2
Did not advance [5]
Bernard Wilson Welterweight ByeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Omoruyi  (NGR)
W RSC-3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Koskela  (SWE)
L KO-3
Did not advance [6]

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References

  1. Samuel Sawny at Sports Reference
  2. "Grenada Olympic Committee - Official Website of the Grenada Olympic Committee". Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  3. "Chris Collins Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  4. Anthony Longdon at Sports Reference
  5. "Emrol Phillip Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  6. "Bernard Wilson Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-09-13.