Antigua and Barbuda at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:ANT
Nocname:Antigua and Barbuda National Olympic Committee
Games Link:2024 Summer Olympics
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:5
Competitors Men:3
Competitors Women:2
Sports:3
Flagbearer Open:Cejhae Greene & Joella Lloyd
Flagbearer Close:Cejhae Greene
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

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.

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Athletics112
Sailing101
Swimming112
Total325

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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]

Track & road events
AthleteEventPreliminaryHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Cejhae GreeneMen's 100 m10.174Colspan=4Did not advance
Joella LloydWomen's 100 m11.375Colspan=4Did not advance

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Antigua and Barbuda sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jadon WuilliezMen's 100 m breaststroke1:02.7026Colspan=4Did not advance
Ellie ShawWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:14.7835Colspan=4Did not advance

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 11 July 2024. This Is Team Antigua and Barbuda for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Antigua News Room. 11 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Road to Paris 24. World Athletics. 20 December 2023.
  3. News: Lloyd books spot to Paris Olympics beating qualifying time. Antigua Observer. 27 May 2024. 8 June 2024.
  4. News: BRAZIL DOMINATES THE SEA TO CLAIM GOLD AND PARIS 2024 TICKETS. 4 November 2023. Pan Am Sports. 29 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Tiger Tyson Heads to Olympics. Antiguanice.com. 3 November 2023. 5 November 2023.