Cayman Islands competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
| Cayman Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | CAY |
| NOC | Cayman Islands Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ronald Forbes[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Cayman Islands Olympic Committee selected a total of five athletes, three men and two women, for the Games across three different sports (athletics, sailing, and swimming), matching its roster size from London 2012.[2] Among the sports represented by the athletes, Cayman Islands marked its Olympic return in sailing after a sixteen-year absence.
The Caymanian team featured swimming siblings Geoffrey and Lara Butler, Laser Radial sailor Florence Allan, track sprinter Kemar Hyman, and hurdler Ronald Forbes, who joined Kareem Streete-Thompson as the only athletes to compete in three editions of the Games.[2] The most experienced member of the team, Forbes was chosen by the committee to lead the delegation for the second time as Cayman Islands' flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1][3] Cayman Islands, however, has yet to win its first Olympic medal.
Athletics (track and field)
editCaymanian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4][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
- NM = No mark
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ronald Forbes | Men's 110 m hurdles | 14.67 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Kemar Hyman | Men's 100 m | Bye | 10.34 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
Sailing
editCayman Islands received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a sailor competing in the Laser Radial class to the Olympics, signifying the nation's comeback to the sport for the first time since 2000.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Florence Allan | Women's Laser Radial | 35 | 34 | 31 | 36 | DNF | 32 | 34 | 33 | 36 | EL | 308 | 36 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Swimming
editCayman Islands received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[6][7][8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Geoffrey Butler | Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:07.87 | 48 | — | did not advance | ||
| Lara Butler | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:04.98 | 29 | did not advance | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Morales, Kevin (4 August 2016). "Forbes to serve as Cayman's flag bearer at Rio 2016". Cayman 27. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ a b Whittaker, James (19 July 2016). "Five Cayman athletes ready for Rio". Cayman Compass. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Ronald Forbes named Cayman Islands flag bearer". The Cayman Reporter. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Men's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Women's Final Entry List" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
External links
edit- Cayman Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)