Grenada at the 2015 Pan American Games

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
IOC codeGRN
NOCGrenada Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org/grenada
in Toronto
10–26 July 2015
Competitors7 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Oreoluwa Cherebin (opening)
Medals
Ranked =25th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
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.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 314
Swimming 112
Tennis 101
Total527

Medalists
Further information: 2015 Pan American Games medal table

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

Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

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]

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
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

Swimming
Main articles: Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

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
Main articles: Tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

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
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See also

References
  1. "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. Bascombe, Michael (2 July 2015). "Kurt Felix heads Grenada's team to Pan Am Games". www.grenadasports.gd/. Grenada Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  3. "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. Bascombe, Michael (23 July 2015). "Kurt Felix credits hard work for Pan Am Games medal". www.grenadasports.gd/. Grenada Sports. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. "2015 Panam Games-Acceptance Lists - Jun5". www.scribd.com/. Pan American Tennis Confederation. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  6. Bascombe, Michael (10 July 2015). "Yannik James wins opening match at Toronto PanAm Games". www.grenadasports.gd/. Grenada Sports. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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