Saint Lucia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Saint Lucia at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LCA
NOC	Saint Lucia Olympic Committee
Website	www.slunoc.org
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	5 in 3 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Levern Spencer Jean-Luc Zephir
Flag bearer (closing)	Levern Spencer
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Saint Lucia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 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. ^[1] It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The nation was seeking its first Olympic medal; Levern Spencer's 6th-place finish in the 2016 high jump was Saint Lucia's best result to date at the time of this Olympics.

The country's planning for the 2020 Games began shortly after the conclusion of the 2016 Summer Olympics, with Saint Lucia Olympic Committee president Fortuna Belrose noting that some athletes had already expressed interest and submitted programmes. ^[2] Saint Lucia's Olympic hopefuls include Spencer (who would be a four-time Olympian), Jeanelle Scheper (a 2016 Olympian), Albert Reynolds, Sandisha Antoine, and Julien Alfred. ^{[3] [4]} The COVID-19 pandemic has affected preparations, training, and qualification efforts; Belrose and the SLOC have committed to supporting athletes in qualifying for the postponed Games. ^[3]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	0	1	1
Sailing	1	1	2
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	2	3	5

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saint Lucian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ^{[5] [6]}

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Levern Spencer	Women's high jump	1.86	=22	Did not advance

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saint Lucia received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send sailors competing in the men's Laser and women's Laser Radial to the Olympic regatta. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*
Luc Chevrier	Men's Laser	30	34	32	33	34	14	28	30	30	30	EL	261	31
Stephanie Devaux-Lovell	Women's Laser Radial	14	36	34	5	35	27	BFD	38	11	16	EL	216	28

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Saint Lucia received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. ^{[8] [7]}

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jean-Luc Zephir	Men's 100 m freestyle	51.94	54	Did not advance
Mikaili Charlemagne	Women's 50 m freestyle	26.99 NR	49	Did not advance

See also

• Saint Lucia at the 2019 Pan American Games

References

1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "Saint Lucia Olympic Committee chief makes plans for Tokyo 2020". Inside the Games. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
3. "Olympic Games 2020 Postponed: Dreams Shattered for Saint Lucia's Olympic Hopefuls". The Voice. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
4. "Saint Lucia's Sandisha Antoine aiming for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". St. Lucia News Online. 5 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
5. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
6. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
7. de Beauville, Anthony (26 June 2021). "Saint Lucia Names Team for Tokyo's Olympic Games". The Voice Saint Lucia. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
8. "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.