| Virgin Islands at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ISV |
| NOC | Virgin Islands Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 7 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Cy Thompson[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Virgin Islands, also known as the United States Virgin Islands and officially as the Virgin Islands of the United States, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the territory's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The Virgin Islands Olympic Committee selected a team of seven athletes, five men and two women, to compete in four different sports at the Games.[2] This was the same number of athletes and one more sport than at London in 2012.
Three of the athletes had also competed four years earlier, including triple jumper Muhammad Halim and sprinter LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, who headed to her fourth straight Games as the oldest and most experienced member (aged 35) of the team. Laser sailor and Pan American Games finalist Cy Thompson led his delegation as the flag bearer for the Virgin Islands in the opening ceremony.[1]
The US Virgin Islands, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal in Rio de Janeiro. The nation's previous medal feat happened at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where sailor Peter Holmberg bagged the silver in the Finn class.
- ^ a b "RWU Sailing alum Cy Thompson competing in his second Olympic Games". Roger Williams University. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (VIOC) Announces Rio Olympic Team". Virgin Islands Olympic Committee. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.