Grenada at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Grenada at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag of Grenada
IOC codeGRN
NOCGrenada Olympic Committee
Websitewww.grenadaolympic.com
in Tokyo, Japan
July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors6 in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Kimberly Ince
Delron Felix
Flag bearer (closing)Kirani James
Medals
Ranked 86th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Grenada competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. 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 tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Medalists

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Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Kirani James Athletics Men's 400 metres August 5

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 1 4
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 4 2 6

Athletics

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

Grenadian athletes 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):[2][3]

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 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Kirani James Men's 400 m 45.09 2 Q 43.88 1 Q 44.19 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Meleni Rodney Women's 400 m DNF Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Anderson Peters Men's javelin throw 80.42 15 Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Lindon Victor Result 10.67 SB 7.24 15.39 2.02 49.21 14.83 SB 49.75 4.90 71.56 4:54.32 8414 7
Points 935 871 814 822 851 870 865 880 913 593

Swimming

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

Grenada 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.[4]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Delron Felix Men's 100 m freestyle 52.99 58 Did not advance
Kimberly Ince Women's 100 m backstroke 1:10.24 41 Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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