Antigua and Barbuda competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This was Antigua and Barbuda's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for 1980, as the nation joined a US-led boycott that year.
The team from Antigua and Barbuda consists of five athletes in three sports.[1] Sprinter Cejhae Greene was the country's opening ceremony flagbearer.[1]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Athletics
Two track and field athletes from Antigua and Barbuda achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2][3]
- 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 | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Cejhae Greene | Men's 100 m | 10.17 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Joella Lloyd | Women's 100 m | 11.37 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Sailing
Sailors from Antigua and Barbuda qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.[4][5]
- Elimination events
| Athlete | Event | Race | Final rank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | SF1 | SF2 | SF3 | SF4 | SF5 | SF6 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | |||
| Tiger Tyson | Men's Formula Kite | 16 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 9 | Cancelled | Did not advance | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Swimming
Antigua and Barbuda sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jadon Wuilliez | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.70 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| Ellie Shaw | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:14.78 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
See also
References
- ^ a b "This Is Team Antigua and Barbuda for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Antigua News Room. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Lloyd books spot to Paris Olympics beating qualifying time". Antigua Observer. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "BRAZIL DOMINATES THE SEA TO CLAIM GOLD AND PARIS 2024 TICKETS". Pan Am Sports. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Tiger Tyson Heads to Olympics". Antiguanice.com. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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