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The British Virgin Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was the territory's fifth appearance at a Summer Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of a single track and field athlete, Keita Cline. He was eliminated during the first round of the men's 200 meters.
The British Virgin Islands took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics which were held in Beijing, China from 8 to 24 August 2008. The dependency's participation at Beijing marked its seventh consecutive appearance in the summer Olympics since its debut in 1984, and its eighth Olympic appearance ever. The British Virgin Islander delegation included two athletes in 2008 participating in two distinct events in one sport: discus thrower Eric Matthias and sprinter Tahesia Harrigan. Of the athletes, Harrigan was the flagbearer and the first female Olympian to participate on behalf of the British Virgin Islands in its entire history. Overall, Harrigan advanced to quarterfinals in her event, although neither athlete medaled.
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Bevan Duncan Smith is a former New Zealand sprinter. He won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.
The British Virgin Islands sent a delegation to compete in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia from 8–19 February 1984. This was the first time the territory had participated in Olympic competition. The British Virgin Islands delegation consisted of a single speed skater, Erroll Fraser. His best performance in any event was 40th in the 500 metre race.
Guy Hill is a former sprinter from the British Virgin Islands.
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Neville Gomez Hodge is a former United States Virgin Islands sprinter who competed in the men's 100m competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He recorded a 10.71, not enough to qualify for the next round past the heats. His personal best is 10.32, set in 1993. He also ran that Olympiad for the USVI 4x100m team, which recorded a 40.48, good for 5th place. Previously, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, he ran a 10.73 in the 100m contest. In the 1984 Summer Olympics, he ran 21.12 in the 200m, enough to qualify for the next round, where he did not start (DNS). He also ran in the 100m contest in 1984, scoring a 10.58, enough to qualify for round 2, where a 10.69 was not enough to advance further. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1991 Pan American Games.
Derry Pemberton is a sprinter who represents the United States Virgin Islands. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Pemberton won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1991 Pan American Games.
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