Grenada competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1]
| 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) | |
On July 2, 2015 the Grenada Olympic Committee announced a team of 7 athletes in 3 sports (athletics, swimming and tennis).[2] Swimmer Oreoluwa Cherebin was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.[3]
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.[4] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Medalists
The following competitors from Grenada won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medals by sport | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total | ||
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Medals by day | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | | | | Total | ||
| July 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Medals by gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Athletics
Grenada 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.[2]
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Kanika Beckles | 200 m | 23.48 PB | 15 q | 28.14 | 16 | did not advance | |
Swimming
Grenada received two universality spots (one male and one female).[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Grenada received one wildcard spot in the men's singles event.[5][6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Yannik James | Singles |  Major (BAH)W 6-4, 4–6, 6–3 |  Struvay (COL)L 5–7, 2–6 | did not advance | ||||