Sporting event delegation
| Barbados at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Barbados | |
| IOC code | BAR |
| NOC | Barbados Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11) | |
| Competitors | 4 (2 men and 2 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Jack Kirby & Sada Williams |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Matthew Wright |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 British West Indies (1960 S) | |
Barbados competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's debut in 1968, Bajan athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics, except Moscow 1980 as part of the United States-led boycott.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – QualificationBajan track and field athletes 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):
- 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 | Preliminary | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tristan Evelyn | Women's 100 m | Bye | 11.55 | 6 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Sada Williams | Women's 400 m | — | 50.45 | 3 Q | Bye | 49.89 | 3 q | 49.83 | 7 | ||
Swimming
Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – QualificationBarbados sent one swimmer to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jack Kirby | Men's 100 m freestyle | 50.42 | 46 | Did not advance | |||
Triathlon
Main articles: Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics – QualificationBarbados entered one male triathlete in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual olympics qualification ranking, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since 2016.
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | |||
| Matthew Wright | Men's | 22:13 | 23:02 | 1:16:52 | 1:17:16 | 1:49:18 | 1:49:18 | 34 |
See also
References
- "Jimmy Carter's Disastrous Olympic Boycott". Politico Magazine. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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