Grenada competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
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). The team will also consist of seven officials.
During the opening ceremony of the games, javelin thrower Anderson Peters carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations. Peters would later go on to win the country's first ever Pan American Games gold medal.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics (track and field) 6 2 8Swimming 1 1 2Tennis 0 1 1 Total 7411
Medalists The following competitors from Grenada won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. MedalNameSportEventDate Anderson Peters Athletics Men's javelin throw Lindon Victor Athletics Men's decathlon
Athletics (track and field)
Grenada qualified eight track and field athletes (six men and two women). The team won two medals, with Anderson Peters picking up gold in the javelin throw, and Lindon Victor picking up silver in the decathlon.
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 AthleteEventSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankBralon Taplin Men's 400 m45.384 Q46.01 8Halle Hazzard Women's 100 m11.7012did not advanceWomen's 200 m24.03 17did not advanceKanika Beckles Women's 200 m23.9916did not advanceWomen's 400 m54.6416did not advance
Field events Men AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionJosh BoatengDiscus throw56.927Markim FelixJavelin throw77.185Anderson Peters87.31 GR, NR
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankKurt FelixResult11.40NMNMNMDNSDNFDNFPoints774000DNFLindon VictorResult10.827.3915.042.0049.2815.0150.834.9062.26 4:53.158240Points901908792803848848888880772600
Swimming
Grenada received two universality spots in swimming to enter one man and one woman.
AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankDelron FelixMen's 50 m freestyle24.8430did not advanceMen's 100 m freestyle53.4626did not advanceKimberly InceWomen's 50 m freestyle28.7226did not advanceWomen's 100 m backstroke1:10.4823did not advance
Tennis
Grenada received one wild card to enter one female tennis player.
Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAkilah JamesSinglesL 5–7, 5–7did not advance
See also Grenada at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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