Grenada competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Grenada Olympic Committee sent a total of seven athletes, five men and two women, to the Games, competing only in athletics and swimming. The Grenadian team featured two returning athletes from London 2012; decathlete Kurt Felix and track sprinter Kirani James, who became the nation's first ever Olympic champion, earning the gold in the men's 400 metres. As the most successful athlete of the Games, James was selected to carry the Grenadian flag for the second consecutive time in the opening ceremony.
Grenada left Rio de Janeiro with an Olympic silver medal won by James in the men's 400 metres, unable to defend his title from the previous Games.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Kirani James Athletics Men's 400 m
Athletics (track and field)
Grenadian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankKirani JamesMen's 400 m44.931 Q44.021 Q43.76Bralon Taplin45.151 Q44.441 Q44.457Kanika BecklesWomen's 400 m52.415Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankKurt Felix Result10.937.4214.772.0749.14 SB14.7945.104.5069.92 PB4:30.53 PB83239Points876915776868855875769760888741Lindon Victor Result10.837.1114.801.9849.8015.7453.244.4063.544:44.73799816Points899840777785824762938731791651
Swimming
Grenada has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTime Rank TimeRankTimeRankCorey OllivierreMen's 100 m breaststroke1:08.6846Did not advanceOreoluwa CherebinWomen's 100 m butterfly1:10.4041Did not advance
See also Grenada at the 2015 Pan American Games
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