Grenada at the 2019 Pan American Games

Grenada at the
2019 Pan American Games
IOC codeGRN
NOCGrenada Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org/grenada
in Lima, Peru
26 July–11 August, 2019
Competitors11 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Anderson Peters (opening)
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Grenada competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.[1][2]

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

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics (track and field) 6 2 8
Swimming 1 1 2
Tennis 0 1 1
Total 7 4 11

Medalists

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)

Lindon Victor took silver in the decathlon
Main articles: Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Points 901 908 792 803 848 848 888 880 772 600

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

Main articles: Tennis at the 2019 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Grenada received one wild card to enter one female tennis player.[3]

Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Akilah James Singles  Schaefer (PER)
L 5–7, 5–7 		did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Participating Countries". 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.
  2. ^ "Our 41 Members". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Sylvester, Jazelle (16 July 2019). "Team Grenada Announced for 2019 Pan-american Games". Grenada Broadcast. St. George’s, Grenada. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Team Grenada announced for 2019 Pan-American Games". Now Grenada. St. George’s, Grenada. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Team Grenada Announced For 2019 Pan-American Games". Real FM Grenada. St. George’s, Grenada. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Team Grenada Announced for 2019 Pan-American Games". Wee FM Grenada. St. George’s, Grenada. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Pan Am Games..Peters delivers historic gold for Grenada, Brathwaite wins sprint hurdles". Guyana Chronicle. Georgetown, Guyana. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Sports minister congratulates Anderson Peters on Pan-Am Gold". www.nowgrenada.com/. Now Grenada. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Victor Earns Silver Medal at Pan American Games". www.santabarbaratc.com/. Saint Barbara Track Club. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.