Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the
2015 Pan American Games
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg
IOC code VIN
NOC The St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee
Website www.svgnoc.org
in Toronto, Canada
10–26 July 2015
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Kineke Alexander (opening)
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015. [1]

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A team of five athletes (three men and two women) across three sports (athletics, swimming and for the first time taekwondo) represented the country at the games. This marked an increase of one athlete from the previous edition of the games in 2011. [2]

Before competition began, The Saint Vincent and Grenadines delegation had a pre-games training camp at Georgian College in Barrie, just north of Toronto. [3]

Track and field athlete Kineke Alexander was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony. [4] Alexander also won the country's only medal at the games, a bronze, in the women's 400 metres event. [5] This ranked the country an equal 28th on the medal table.

Competitors

The following table lists the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines delegation per sport and gender.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Swimming 112
Taekwondo 101
Total325

Medalists

The following competitors from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Athletics

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified two athletes. [6]

Key
Track
AthleteEventHeatSemi FinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Courtney Carl Williams Men's 200 m 21.3527Did not advance
Kineke Alexander Women's 400 m N/A52.242 Q51.50Bronze medal icon.svg

Swimming

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received two universality spots (one male and one female). [7]

Key
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Nikolas Sylvester Men's 50 m freestyle 26.1419Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 58.2924Did not advance
Men's 100 m breastroke 1:11.9420Did not advance
Izzy Shne Joachim Women's 50 m freestyle DNSDid not advance
Women's 100 m breastroke 1:20.2517Did not advance
Women's 200 m breastroke 2:58.7216Did not advance

Taekwondo

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received a wildcard to enter one male athlete. [8]

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Mikhail Charles Men's 80kg Flag of Venezuela.svg  Medina  (VEN)
L 0–17		Did not advance

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References

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  2. ↑ "St Vincent and the Grenadines represented at the 2015 Pan-American Games". www.radiogrenadines.com/. Radio Grenadines. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Browne, Cheryl (30 June 2015). "Pan Am athletes welcomed in Barrie". Barrie Examiner . Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.huffingtonpost.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Prescott, E. Glenford (24 July 2015). "SVG's Kineke Alexander takes Pan Am Games 400 metres bronze". IWN News. Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Vincentian breaks 20-year-old US sprint record". I-Witness News. Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Picasso, John (10 June 2015). "Two Swimmers To Represent SVG In Canada". NBC Radio. Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Korram, Alex (20 March 2015). "Wild Cards for Toronto 2015". en.mastkd.com/. Mastaekwondo. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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