Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg
IOC code VIN
NOC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Olympic Committee
Website www.svgnoc.org
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors4 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Kineke Alexander [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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The St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 2000. Four athletes, two per gender, were selected to the roster, competing only in both swimming and track and field. [2] All of them made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, except for sprinter Kineke Alexander, who spearheaded the delegation at her third straight Games as the oldest and most experienced competitor (aged 30) and the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1]

Athletics (track and field)

Athletes from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [3] [4]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Brandon Valentine-Parris Men's 400 m 47.627did not advance
Kineke Alexander Women's 400 m 52.457did not advance

Swimming

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics. [5] [6] [7]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nikolas Sylvester Men's 50 m freestyle 25.6461did not advance
Izzy Joachim Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:17.3738did not advance

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Cooke, Ernesto (5 August 2016). "Four Athletes From St Vincent Participating In Rio 2016 Games". News 784. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF . Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA . Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Men's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA . Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Women's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA . Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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