André François competed for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as its first ever competitor in the Olympic men's 200 meters race. He was born in July 1964, and was 24 years old at the time he competed at the Seoul games of 1988. François had not previously competed at any Olympic games, and had not competed at any games afterwards.[2] The qualification round of François' event took place on September 26, with the Vincentian competing in the sixth heat against seven other athletes. He finished the race in 21.88 seconds, placing seventh in the heat. François scored ahead of Ismail Asif of the Maldives (23.17 seconds) and behind Abdullah Al-Khalidi of Oman (21.82 seconds) in a heat led by Kenya's Kennedy Ondiek (20.79 seconds) and Troy Douglas of Bermuda (20.91 seconds). Overall, François tied Aouf Abdul Rahman Youssef of Iraq for 50th place out of the 71 athletes who finished the event and ranked. He did not advance to later rounds.[3]
saint, vincent, grenadines, 1988, summer, olympics, saint, vincent, grenadines, competed, olympic, games, first, time, 1988, summer, olympics, seoul, south, korea, nation, only, participated, track, field, sending, three, track, three, field, athletes, total, . Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul South Korea The nation only participated in track and field sending three track and three field athletes for a total number of six competitors Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the1988 Summer OlympicsIOC codeVINNOCSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr svgnoc wbr orgin SeoulCompetitors6 5 men and 1 woman in 1 sportMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Olympics appearances overview 198819921996200020042008201220162020 Contents 1 Competitors 2 Athletics 3 ReferencesCompetitors EditThe following is the list of number of competitors in the Games 1 Sport Men Women TotalAthletics 5 1 6Total 5 1 6Athletics EditMain article Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics Andre Francois competed for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as its first ever competitor in the Olympic men s 200 meters race He was born in July 1964 and was 24 years old at the time he competed at the Seoul games of 1988 Francois had not previously competed at any Olympic games and had not competed at any games afterwards 2 The qualification round of Francois event took place on September 26 with the Vincentian competing in the sixth heat against seven other athletes He finished the race in 21 88 seconds placing seventh in the heat Francois scored ahead of Ismail Asif of the Maldives 23 17 seconds and behind Abdullah Al Khalidi of Oman 21 82 seconds in a heat led by Kenya s Kennedy Ondiek 20 79 seconds and Troy Douglas of Bermuda 20 91 seconds Overall Francois tied Aouf Abdul Rahman Youssef of Iraq for 50th place out of the 71 athletes who finished the event and ranked He did not advance to later rounds 3 MenAthlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result RankAndre Francois 200m 21 88 7 did not advanceMichael Williams 400m 51 22 7 did not advanceEversley Linley 800m 1 51 71 6 did not advanceMen Field EventsAthlete Event Qualification FinalDistance Position Distance PositionOrde Ballantyne Long Jump NM did not advanceLennox Adams Triple jump 14 73 38 did not advanceWomen Field EventsAthlete Event Qualification FinalDistance Position Distance PositionJacqueline Ross Long Jump 5 50 26 did not advanceReferences Edit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 1988 Summer Olympics Andre Francois Sports reference com 2000 2012 Archived from the original on 2020 04 18 Retrieved 9 August 2012 A Highlight of Events Games of the XXIVth Olympiad PDF 1988 Summer Olympics International Olympic Committee 2 October 1988 Retrieved 9 August 2012 Official Olympic Reports sports reference This article about sports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This 1988 Olympics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 1988 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1137381401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
