Grenada at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
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IOC code | GRN |
NOC | Grenada Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Toronto, Canada 10–26 July 2015 | |
Competitors | 7 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Oreoluwa Cherebin |
Flag bearer (closing) | Kurt Felix |
Medals Ranked =25th |
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Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Grenada competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
On July 2, 2015 the Grenada Olympic Committee announced a team of 7 athletes in 3 sports (athletics, swimming and tennis). Swimmer Oreoluwa Cherebin was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.
After winning zero medals at the last edition of the games in 2011, Grenada won a silver medal at this edition through Kurt Felix's silver medal in the men's decathlon. This left the country tied for 25th on the medal table.
Competitors
The following table lists Grenada's delegation per sport and gender.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Medalists
Further information: 2015 Pan American Games medal tableThe following competitors from Grenada won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – QualificationGrenada qualified a team of four athletes (three men and one woman). An original team of nine athletes were entered, but the team size was reduced after the organizing committee has to reduce the entries to the quota limit of 680.
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- PB = Personal best
- Men
- Track
Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Bralon Taplin | 400 m | 47.61 | 15 | did not advance |
- Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
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Kurt Felix | Result | 10.91 | 7.54 | 15.23 | 2.09 | 49.67 | 14.71 | 44.54 | 4.60 | 64.10 | 4:38.39 | 8269 PB | |
Points | 881 | 945 | 804 | 887 | 830 | 885 | 757 | 790 | 800 | 690 | |||
Lindon Victor | Result | 10.99 | 6.91 | 14.75 | 1.94 | 52.18 | 15.85 | 49.80 | 4.00 | 66.97 | 5:14.03 | 7453 PB | 7 |
Points | 863 | 792 | 774 | 749 | 717 | 750 | 866 | 617 | 843 | 482 |
- Women
- Track
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Kanika Beckles | 200 m | 23.48 PB | 15 q | 28.14 | 16 | did not advance |
Swimming
Main articles: Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – QualificationGrenada received two universality spots (one male and one female).
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Corey Ollivierre | Men's 50 m freestyle | 26.61 | 13 | did not advance | |
Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.96 | 19 | did not advance | ||
Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:41.52 | 22 | did not advance | ||
Oreoluwa Cherebin | Women's 50 m freestyle | 28.28 | 26 | did not advance | |
Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:21.52 | 18 | did not advance | ||
Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:10.05 | 21 | did not advance |
Tennis
Main articles: Tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games – QualificationGrenada received one wildcard spot in the men's singles event.
- Men
Athlete | Event | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Yannik James | Singles | Major (BAH) W 6-4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Struvay (COL) L 5–7, 2–6 |
did not advance |
See also
References
- "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ Bascombe, Michael (2 July 2015). "Kurt Felix heads Grenada's team to Pan Am Games". www.grenadasports.gd/. Grenada Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- Bascombe, Michael (23 July 2015). "Kurt Felix credits hard work for Pan Am Games medal". www.grenadasports.gd/. Grenada Sports. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
- "2015 Panam Games-Acceptance Lists - Jun5". www.scribd.com/. Pan American Tennis Confederation. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- Bascombe, Michael (10 July 2015). "Yannik James wins opening match at Toronto PanAm Games". www.grenadasports.gd/. Grenada Sports. Retrieved 14 May 2017.