Barbados at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Barbados competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States-led boycott.

Barbados at the 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BAR
NOC	Barbados Olympic Association
Website	www.olympic.org.bb
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	12 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Ramon Gittens[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other related appearances
British West Indies (1960)

Barbados at the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

The Barbados Olympic Association registered a total of 12 athletes, 7 men and 5 women, to compete in five different sports at these Games, doubling the nation's roster size from London 2012.[2] Among the sports played by the athletes, Barbados marked its Olympic debut in tennis and triathlon, and the return of females to the team for the first time after sending only men to the previous Games.

The Barbadian team featured only two returning Olympians; skeet shooter Michael Maskell, who staged a comeback in Rio for his fifth Olympic appearance as the most experienced member after a twelve-year absence, and sprinter Ramon Gittens, who became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]

Barbados, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where sprinter Obadele Thompson took the bronze in the men's 100 metres.

Athletics (track and field)

Barbadian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]

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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ramon Gittens	Men's 100 m	Bye		10.25	4	Did not advance
Levi Cadogan	Men's 200 m	21.02	7	N/A		Did not advance
Burkheart Ellis		20.74	4	N/A		Did not advance
Ramon Gittens		20.58	3	N/A		Did not advance
Kierre Beckles	Women's 100 m hurdles	13.01	6	N/A		Did not advance
Tia-Adana Belle	Women's 400 m hurdles	56.68	4	N/A		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Akela Jones	Women's high jump	1.85	31	Did not advance

Combined events – Women's heptathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m	Final	Rank
Akela Jones	Result	13.00	1.89	14.09	24.35	6.30	42.00	2:41.12	6173	20
	Points	1124	1093	800	947	943	706	560

Shooting

Barbados has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Michael Maskell, who will compete at his fifth Olympics, in the men's skeet, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was met by 31 March 2016. This also signified the nation's comeback to the sport for the first time since 2004.[5][6]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Michael Maskell	Men's skeet	118	18	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Barbados has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[7][8]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alex Sobers	Men's 400 m freestyle	3:59.97	44	Did not advance
Lani Cabrera	Women's 400 m freestyle	4:28.95	30	Did not advance

Tennis

Barbados has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send Darian King (world no. 278) in the men's singles into the Olympic tennis tournament, signifying the nation's debut in the sport.[9][10]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Darian King	Men's singles	Johnson (USA) L 3–6, 2–6	Did not advance

Triathlon

Barbados has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. Jason Wilson was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the men's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of 15 May 2016.[11]

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Jason Wilson	Men's	17:31	0:49	Did not finish

See also

• Barbados at the 2015 Pan American Games

References

1. "Gittens will be flag bearer in Rio". Barbados: The Daily Nation. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
2. "BOA Announces Barbados Contingent For 2016 Rio Olympic Games". Barbados Olympic Association. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
3. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
4. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
5. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. International Shooting Sport Federation. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
6. Marville, Justin (21 May 2016). "Maskell gets another crack at Olympics". Barbados: The Daily Nation. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
7. "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
8. "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
9. "ITF announces entries for Rio 2016 Olympics". International Tennis Federation. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
10. Toppin, Sherrylyn (9 June 2016). "Darian King gets wild card to Rio". Barbados: The Daily Nation. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
11. "National Federations select athletes for Rio Olympics". International Triathlon Union. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

External links

• [BAR/summer/2016/ Barbados at the 2016 Summer Olympics] at SR/Olympics