Virgin Islands at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:ISV
Nocname:Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:5
Sports:4
Flagbearer Open:Kruz Schembri & Natalia Kuipers
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's official debut in 1968, Virgin Islands athletes have competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except Moscow 1980, as part of the US-led boycott.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Archery1 0 1
Athletics1 0 1
Fencing1 0 1
Swimming1 1 2
Total 4 1 5

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. The US Virgin Islands qualified one archer to the 2024 Summer Olympics through the Panamerican Olympic Qualifier, in Medellin, Colombia.[1]

Athletics

See main article: article, Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Virgin Islands track and field athletes qualified for Paris 2024, by receiving the direct universality spots in the following event:[2]

Track and road events

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Virgin Islands entered one fencer into the Olympic competition, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since 1984. Kruz Schembri qualified by winning the 2024 Americas Zonal Qualifying Tournament in San Jose, Costa Rica.[3]

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Virgin Islands sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[4]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Maximillian WilsonMen's 100 m backstroke54.4927Did not advance
Natalia KuipersWomen's 400 m freestyle4:33.4620Did not advance

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-04-09 . PUERTO RICO, CANADA, COLOMBIA AND VIRGIN ISLANDS CELEBRATE QUALIFICATION FOR PARIS 2024 IN ARCHERY . 2024-04-10 . Panam Sports . en-US.
  2. Web site: Road to Paris 2024: Men's marathon. World Athletics. 11 May 2024.
  3. News: Pan American Olympic Qualifier Finishes in Costa Rica. International Fencing Federation. 1 May 2024. 7 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Swimming Paris 2024 Final Entries. World Aquatics. 12 July 2024.