Grenada at the 2019 Pan American Games
Grenada competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.[1][2]
| Grenada at the 2019 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | GRN |
| NOC | Grenada Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lima, Peru 26 July–11 August, 2019 | |
| Competitors | 11 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Anderson Peters (opening) |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
|
| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
On July 16, 2019 the Grenada Olympic Committee announced a team of 11 athletes (seven men and four women) in three sports (athletics, swimming and tennis).[3][4] The team will also consist of seven officials.[5][6]
During the opening ceremony of the games, javelin thrower Anderson Peters carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.[7] Peters would later go on to win the country's first ever Pan American Games gold medal.[8][9]
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Medalists edit
The following competitors from Grenada won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Anderson Peters | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | August 10 |
| Silver | Lindon Victor | Athletics | Men's decathlon | August 7 |
Athletics (track and field) edit
Grenada qualified eight track and field athletes (six men and two women).[3] The team won two medals, with Anderson Peters picking up gold in the javelin throw, and Lindon Victor picking up silver in the decathlon.[10][11]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- NR = National record
- GR = Games record
- DNF = Did not finish
- DNS = Did not start
- NM = No mark
- Track
| Athlete | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Bralon Taplin | Men's 400 m | 45.38 | 4 Q | 46.01 | 8 |
| Halle Hazzard | Women's 100 m | 11.70 | 12 | did not advance | |
| Women's 200 m | 24.03 | 17 | did not advance | ||
| Kanika Beckles | Women's 200 m | 23.99 | 16 | did not advance | |
| Women's 400 m | 54.64 | 16 | did not advance | ||
- Field events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Josh Boateng | Discus throw | 56.92 | 7 |
| Markim Felix | Javelin throw | 77.18 | 5 |
| Anderson Peters | 87.31 GR, NR | ||
- Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Felix | Result | 11.40 | NM | NM | NM | DNS | DNF | DNF | |||||
| Points | 774 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNF | ||||||||
| Lindon Victor | Result | 10.82 | 7.39 | 15.04 | 2.00 | 49.28 | 15.01 | 50.83 | 4.90 | 62.26 | 4:53.15 | 8240 | |
| Points | 901 | 908 | 792 | 803 | 848 | 848 | 888 | 880 | 772 | 600 | |||
Swimming edit
Grenada received two universality spots in swimming to enter one man and one woman.[12][3]
- Key
- Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Delron Felix | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.84 | 30 | did not advance | |
| Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.46 | 26 | did not advance | ||
| Kimberly Ince | Women's 50 m freestyle | 28.72 | 26 | did not advance | |
| Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:10.48 | 23 | did not advance | ||
Tennis edit
Grenada received one wild card to enter one female tennis player.[3]
- Women
See also edit
References edit
- ^ . www.lima2019.pe/. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "Our 41 Members". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Sylvester, Jazelle (16 July 2019). "Team Grenada Announced for 2019 Pan-american Games". Grenada Broadcast. St. George’s, Grenada. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Team Grenada announced for 2019 Pan-American Games". Now Grenada. St. George’s, Grenada. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Team Grenada Announced For 2019 Pan-American Games". Real FM Grenada. St. George’s, Grenada. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Team Grenada Announced for 2019 Pan-American Games". Wee FM Grenada. St. George’s, Grenada. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Abanderados Lima 2019" [Flagbearers Lima 2019] (PDF). www.lima2019.pe/ (in Spanish). Lima 2019 Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games. 27 July 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Pan Am Games..Peters delivers historic gold for Grenada, Brathwaite wins sprint hurdles". Guyana Chronicle. Georgetown, Guyana. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Sports minister congratulates Anderson Peters on Pan-Am Gold". www.nowgrenada.com/. Now Grenada. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Victor Earns Silver Medal at Pan American Games". www.santabarbaratc.com/. Saint Barbara Track Club. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Strong, Gregory (7 August 2019). "Warner defends title, LePage grabs bronze in Pan Am decathlon". www.cbc.ca/. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "NF's Qualified for the Aquatic Disciplines 2019 Pan American Games revised June 25, 2019". www.teamunify.com/. Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.