Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | VIN |
| NOC | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Alex Joachim & Shafiqua Maloney |
| Flag bearer (closing) | N/A |
| Officials | Stephen Joachim (President of NOC)[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics, since the nation's official debut at the 1988.[2][3]
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Athletics
[edit]Saint Vincent and the Grenadines track and field athletes qualified for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races), by world ranking, or universality places; in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[4]
- 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
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Handal Roban | Men's 800 m | 1:46.00 | 4 | 1:45.80 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Shafiqua Maloney | Women's 800 m | 1:58.23 | 3 Q | Bye | 1:57:59 NR | 2 | 1:57.66 | 4 | |
Maloney competed in the Women's 800m Final with a time of 1:57:66, falling just behind Kenya's Mary Moraa, Tsige Duguma from Ethiopia, and Keely Hodgkinson from Great Britain. This was the closest a Vincentian had came to winning a medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Swimming
[edit]Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alex Joachim | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.59 | 45 | Did not advance | |||
| Kennice Greene | Women's 50 m freestyle | 27.23 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The St Vincent and the Grenadines Olympic Committee: ANOC". Association of National Olympic Committees. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ Burgin, Aubrey 'Rasbu' (5 August 2016). "DOWN MEMORY LANE:SVG Olympics Debut – 1988". The Vincentian Newspaper. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Historic deal: ECGC backs Shafique Maloney for Paris 2024 Olympics". St. Vincent Times. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Road to Paris 2024: Women's marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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