Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2015 Pan American Games

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the
2015 Pan American Games
IOC codeVIN
NOCThe St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.svgnoc.org
in Toronto, Canada
10–26 July 2015
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Kineke Alexander (opening)
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1]

A team of five athletes (three men and two women) across three sports (athletics, swimming and for the first time taekwondo) represented the country at the games. This marked an increase of one athlete from the previous edition of the games in 2011.[2]

Before competition began, The Saint Vincent and Grenadines delegation had a pre-games training camp at Georgian College in Barrie, just north of Toronto.[3]

Track and field athlete Kineke Alexander was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.[4] Alexander also won the country's only medal at the games, a bronze, in the women's 400 metres event.[5] This ranked the country an equal 28th on the medal table.

Competitors

The following table lists the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines delegation per sport and gender.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Total 3 2 5

Medalists

Further information: 2015 Pan American Games medal table

The following competitors from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines qualified two athletes.[6]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
Track
Athlete Event Heat Semi Final Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Courtney Carl Williams Men's 200 m 21.35 27 did not advance
Kineke Alexander Women's 400 m — 52.24 2 Q 51.50 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received two universality spots (one male and one female).[7]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
  • DNS = Did not start
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Nikolas Sylvester Men's 50 m freestyle 26.14 19 did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 58.29 24 did not advance
Men's 100 m breastroke 1:11.94 20 did not advance
Izzy Shne Joachim Women's 50 m freestyle DNS did not advance
Women's 100 m breastroke 1:20.25 17 did not advance
Women's 200 m breastroke 2:58.72 16 did not advance

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received a wildcard to enter one male athlete.[8]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Mikhail Charles Men's 80kg  Medina (VEN)
L 0–17 		did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ^ "St Vincent and the Grenadines represented at the 2015 Pan-American Games". www.radiogrenadines.com/. Radio Grenadines. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  3. ^ Browne, Cheryl (30 June 2015). "Pan Am athletes welcomed in Barrie". Barrie Examiner. Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.huffingtonpost.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ Prescott, E. Glenford (24 July 2015). "SVG's Kineke Alexander takes Pan Am Games 400 metres bronze". IWN News. Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Vincentian breaks 20-year-old US sprint record". I-Witness News. Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. ^ Picasso, John (10 June 2015). "Two Swimmers To Represent SVG In Canada". NBC Radio. Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  8. ^ Korram, Alex (20 March 2015). "Wild Cards for Toronto 2015". en.mastkd.com/. Mastaekwondo. Retrieved 20 March 2015.