| Grenada at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GRN |
| NOC | Grenada Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 7 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kirani James[1] |
| Medals Ranked 69th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Grenada competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Grenada Olympic Committee sent a total of seven athletes, five men and two women, to the Games, competing only in athletics and swimming.[2] The Grenadian team featured two returning athletes from London 2012; decathlete Kurt Felix and track sprinter Kirani James, who became the nation's first ever Olympic champion, earning the gold in the men's 400 metres. As the most successful athlete of the Games, James was selected to carry the Grenadian flag for the second consecutive time in the opening ceremony.[3]
Grenada left Rio de Janeiro with an Olympic silver medal won by James in the men's 400 metres, unable to defend his title from the previous Games.[4]
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Noel, Selwin (19 July 2016). "18-member Grenada Teram For Rio". Wee FM. Retrieved 14 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Wray, Cheryl (5 August 2016). "Alabama's Kirani James carries flag for Grenada in Rio 2016 opening ceremonies". AL.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ Bonesteel, Matt (22 August 2016). "All hail Grenada, your true Olympic champion". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 September 2016.