The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The nation's participation at these Games marked its seventeenth appearance as an independent nation.
| Bahamas at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BAH |
| NOC | Bahamas Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 28 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers | Shaunae Miller (opening)[1] Leevan Sands (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 51st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Bahamas Olympic Committee sent a total of 28 athletes, 19 men and 9 women, to the Games, participating in athletics, swimming, and rowing. Eleven of them had previously competed in London 2012, with Chris Brown leading the men's 4 × 400 m relay squad for the nation's title defense at his fifth consecutive Olympics. Other notable athletes from the Bahamian team featured triple jumper and Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Leevan Sands, swimmer Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, who rounded out the top eight from London in the women's 50 m freestyle, and sprinter Shaunae Miller, who served as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]
Bahamas left Rio de Janeiro with two medals awarded to the nation's track and field athletes. Among the medalists were the men's 4 × 400 m relay squad, highlighted by Brown and his fellow sprinters Michael Mathieu and Demetrius Pinder, and Miller, who sprang an upset over American top sprinter Allyson Felix with a head-first dive to earn the first gold medal awarded to a Bahamian athlete since Tonique Williams-Darling topped the podium in 2004.[2]
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Shaunae Miller | Athletics | Women's 400 m | 15 August |
 Bronze |
Chris Brown Steven Gardiner Michael Mathieu Stephen Newbold Demetrius Pinder Alonzo Russell |
Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | 20 August |
Athletics (track and field)
editBahamian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]
A total of 24 athletes (18 men and 6 women) were selected to the Bahamian track and field roster as part of the nation's official team announcement on 21 July 2016, with Chris Brown racing in the 400 metres and leading the men's relay squad at his fifth straight Olympics.[5]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Adrian Griffith | 100 m | Bye | 10.53 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Shavez Hart | Bye | 10.28 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jamial Rolle | Bye | 10.68 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
| Shavez Hart | 200 m | 20.74 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Demetrius Pinder | DSQ | — | Did not advance | ||||||
| Teray Smith | 20.66 | 6 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Chris Brown | 400 m | 45.56 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Steven Gardiner | 45.24 | 2 Q | — | 44.72 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Alonzo Russell | 46.23 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Jeffery Gibson | 400 m hurdles | 52.77 | 45 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Chris Brown Steven Gardiner Michael Mathieu Stephen Newbold Demetrius Pinder Alonzo Russell |
4 × 400 m relay | 2:59.64 | 2 Q | — | 2:58.49 |
| |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Tynia Gaither | 100 m | Bye | 11.56 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sheniqua Ferguson | 200 m | 23.62 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Tynia Gaither | 22.90 | 3 q | — | 23.45 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Anthonique Strachan | 22.96 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Shaunae Miller | 400 m | 51.16 | 1 Q | — | 49.91 | 2 Q | 49.44 |
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| Pedrya Seymour | 100 m hurdles | 12.85 | 3 Q | — | 12.64 | 2 Q | 12.76 | 6 | |
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Trevor Barry | Men's high jump | 2.29 | 10 q | 2.25 | 11 |
| Donald Thomas | 2.29 | 9 q | 2.29 | =7 | |
| Jamal Wilson | 2.22 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Latario Collie-Minns | Men's triple jump | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Leevan Sands | 16.53 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Bianca Stuart | Women's long jump | 6.45 | 9 | Did not advance | |
Rowing
editFor the first time in Olympic history, Bahamas has qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games at the 2016 Latin American Continental Qualification Regatta in Valparaiso, Chile.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Emily Morley | Women's single sculls | 9:22.12 | 6 R | 8:22.77 | 4 SE/F | Bye | 8:46.09 | 3 FE | 8:56.36 | 30 | |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Swimming
editBahamian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[7][8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dustin Tynes | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.71 | 44 | Did not advance | |||
| Joanna Evans | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:01.27 | 37 | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:07.60 | 13 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Women's 800 m freestyle | 8:42.93 | 23 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace | Women's 50 m freestyle | 24.77 | =13 Q | 24.60 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 100 m freestyle | 54.56 | 18 | Did not advance | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Shaunae to carry the flag for Team Bahamas". The Nassau Guardian. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Murray, Nick (16 August 2016). "Shaunae Miller dives for 400m gold, upsets American Felix". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "28-Member Team Bahamas Named For Rio Olympics". The Tribune. Bahamas. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Olympic qualification spots confirmed for the Americas". FISA. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links
edit- "Bahamas at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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