Saint Lucia at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | LCA |
NOC | Saint Lucia Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
Competitors | 4 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer | Michael Joseph |
Officials | Helena Renee-Emmanuel (chef de mission) |
Medals Ranked 55th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Saint Lucia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The Saint Lucia Olympic Committee appointed Helena Renee-Emmanuel as the nation's chef de mission for Paris 2024. [1]
Julien Alfred won the nation's first Olympic medal in history, a gold in the women's 100 metres, with a new national record (10.72s). Alfred followed this win with a silver in the 200 metres three days later.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Julien Alfred | Athletics | Women's 100 m | 3 August |
Silver | Julien Alfred | Athletics | Women's 200 m | 6 August |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Saint Lucian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [2] . Julien Alfred made history on 3rd August 2024 by winning gold in the women's 100m final.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Michael Joseph | Men's 400 m | 45.69 | 8 R | 45.64 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Julien Alfred | Women's 100 m | 10.95 | 5 Q | — | 10.84 | 1 Q | 10.72 NR | ||
Women's 200 m | 22.41 | 1 Q | — | 21.98 | 2 Q | 22.08 |
Saint Lucia sent one sailor to compete at the games after receiving the allocations of Universality places. [3]
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Luc Chevrier | Men's ILCA 7 | 24 | 36 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 29 | Canceled | EL | 163 | 29 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Saint Lucia sent one swimmer to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jayhan Odlum-Smith | Men's 100 m freestyle | 50.39 | =44 | Did not advance |
Qualifiers for the latter rounds of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
Saint Lucia sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The 2008 Saint Lucian team included four athletes that competed in two sports: swimming and athletics. Of these four athletes, Danielle Beaubrun, at age 18, was the youngest of the competitors. Dominic Johnson, at age 32, was the oldest, and was the only man sent as part of the 2008 delegation; additionally, Johnson was the only Saint Lucian athlete in the 2008 delegation who had previously participated in the Olympics.
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Julien Alfred is a Saint Lucian sprinter. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres event, setting a new national record of 10.72s in the final. Her medal was the first-ever Olympic medal for Saint Lucia. She then won a silver in the 200 metres. Alfred also won the gold medal in the 60 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
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The women's 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 2 and 3 August 2024. This was the twenty-third time that the women's 100 metres has been contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 40 athletes qualified for the event by entry standard or ranking. Julien Alfred won Saint Lucia's first-ever Olympic medal after taking gold in the final.