Grenada at the 2019 Pan American Games

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

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)

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.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics (track and field)628
Swimming112
Tennis011
Total7411

Medalists

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

MedalNameSportEventDate
 GoldAnderson PetersAthleticsMen's javelin throwAugust 10
 SilverLindon VictorAthleticsMen's decathlonAugust 7

Athletics (track and field)

Lindon Victor took silver in the decathlon

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
AthleteEventSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Bralon TaplinMen's 400 m45.384 Q46.018
Halle HazzardWomen's 100 m11.7012did not advance
Women's 200 m24.0317did not advance
Kanika BecklesWomen's 200 m23.9916did not advance
Women's 400 m54.6416did not advance
Field events
Men
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Josh BoatengDiscus throw56.927
Markim FelixJavelin throw77.185
Anderson Peters87.31 GR, NR
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Kurt FelixResult11.40NMNMNMDNSDNFDNF
Points774000DNF
Lindon VictorResult10.827.3915.042.0049.2815.0150.834.9062.264:53.158240
Points901908792803848848888880772600

Swimming

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
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Delron FelixMen's 50 m freestyle24.8430did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle53.4626did not advance
Kimberly InceWomen's 50 m freestyle28.7226did not advance
Women's 100 m backstroke1:10.4823did not advance

Tennis

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

Women
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Akilah JamesSingles  Schaefer (PER)
L 5–7, 5–7
did not advance

See also

References