Saint Lucia at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeLCA
NOCSaint Lucia Olympic Committee
Websitewww.slunoc.org
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Levern Spencer[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Saint Lucia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Saint Lucia Olympic Committee sent a team of five athletes, two men and three women, to compete only in sailing, swimming, and track and field at the Games, matching the nation's roster size with Sydney 2000 and beating the record by a single athlete set in both Beijing 2008 and London 2012.[2] Two Saint Lucian athletes were awarded universality places to compete in their respective sporting events, while the rest of the team qualified directly for the Games on merit.

High jumper and Pan American Games champion Levern Spencer spearheaded the Saint Lucian delegation for the third consecutive time, as the oldest and most experienced competitor (aged 32) and the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] Other notable athletes on the roster featured Spencer's teammate Jeanelle Scheper and ex-NFL running back turned track sprinter Jahvid Best.[3] Saint Lucia, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

Athletics (track and field)

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

Athletes from Saint Lucia 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
Jahvid Best Men's 100 m Bye 10.39 7 did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Jeanelle Scheper Women's high jump 1.89 25 did not advance
Levern Spencer 1.94 =1 Q 1.93 6

Sailing

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

Saint Lucia has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a sailor competing in the Laser Radial class to the Olympics.[6]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Stephanie Devaux-Lovell Women's Laser Radial 29 25 30 33 30 29 24 3 27 30 EL 226 29

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

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

Saint Lucia has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send a male swimmer to the Olympics.[7][8][9]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jordan Augier Men's 50 m freestyle 23.28 45 did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ^ Finisterre, Terry (24 July 2016). "Five-member team to represent St. Lucia at Rio 2016". St. Lucia News Online. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. ^ Myerberg, Paul (13 August 2016). "Ex-NFL player Jahvid Best enjoys Olympic experience". USA Today. Retrieved 28 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. ^ Aspland, Richard (6 June 2016). "Rio 2016 – Stephanie selected as one of four sailing Tripartite places". Sail World. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  9. ^ Finisterre, Terry (10 July 2016). "Jordan Augier to compete in 2016 Summer Olympics". St. Lucia News Online. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

External links

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