Guyana at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGUY
NOCGuyana Olympic Association
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors6 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Hannibal Gaskin[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guyana competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent state, although it had previously represented in five other editions (1948 to 1964) under the name British Guiana. Guyana joined the African-led boycott of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Guyana Olympic Association sent a team of six athletes, three per gender, to compete only in track and field and swimming at the Games, matching its roster size (one sport less) with London 2012.[2] Track sprinter Winston George was the only Guyanese athlete to have represented at the previous Games, with the rest of the field making their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro. Other notable athletes also featured world-ranked triple jumper Troy Doris and 19-year-old butterfly swimmer Hannibal Gaskin, who eventually led the team by carrying the Guyanese flag at the opening ceremony.[1]

Guyana, however, failed to win its first Olympic medal, since the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where Michael Anthony took the bronze in men's bantamweight boxing. Unable to end his nation's 36-year drought on the podium, Doris produced a best result for Guyana at these Games, finishing seventh in the men's triple jump final.[3]

Athletics (track and field)

Main articles: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Guyanese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4][5]

Key
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Winston George Men's 400 m 45.77 5 — Did not advance
Brenessa Thompson Women's 100 m Bye 11.72 7 Did not advance
Women's 200 m 23.65 7 — Did not advance
Aliyah Abrams Women's 400 m 52.79 5 — Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Troy Doris Men's triple jump 16.81 4 q 16.90 7

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Guyana has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[6][7][8]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hannibal Gaskin Men's 100 m butterfly 58.57 42 Did not advance
Jamila Sanmoogan Women's 50 m freestyle 28.88 63 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Guyana only sending athletes, swimmers to Rio Olympics". Guyana Chronicle. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Doris finishes seventh in men's triple jump final". Stabroek News. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  5. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Guyana only sending athletes, swimmers to Rio Olympics". Guyana Chronicle. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.

External links

National Olympic Committees at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Guyana at the Summer Olympics
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