Olympic History of St. Kitts and Nevis
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St. Kitts and Nevis , whose NOK , the St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Association , was founded in 1986, has been participating in the Summer Olympics since 1996. So far, no athletes have been sent to the Winter Games. Young athletes have taken part in both of the youth summer games that have been held so far.
Overview
Summer games
All previous Olympic teams on the Caribbean island consisted of athletes. Sprinter Kim Collins and sprinter Diane Francis were the first Olympians in their country on July 26, 1996 in Atlanta.
The most successful participant was Kim Collins, who reached three finals in four participations. In 2000 he was seventh over 100 meters and sixth in 2004. In 2008 he also reached 6th place over 200 meters.
Youth games
Two young athletes, a boy and a girl, competed in athletics at the first 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore . Both were unsuccessful.
In 2014 in Nanjing , three athletes, two boys and two girls, took part. They competed in athletics and table tennis. Akeem Chumney was eighth in the 400 meter hurdles, Kristal Liburd fifth in the long jump.
Overview of the participants
Summer games
year | Athletes | Flag bearer | sports | Medals | rank | |||||
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total | Men | Women | Total | |||||||
1896-1992 | not participated | |||||||||
1996 | 10 | 4th | 6th | Diane Francis | 10 | |||||
2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Kim Collins | 2 | |||||
2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Kim Collins | 2 | |||||
2008 | 4th | 1 | 3 | Virgil Hodge | 4th | |||||
2012 | 4th | 4th | 0 | Kim Collins | 4th | |||||
2016 | 7th | 6th | 1 | Antoine Adams | 7th | |||||
total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Winter games
year | Athletes | Flag bearer | sports | Medals | ||||||
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total | m | w | total | rank | ||||||
1924-2018 | not participated | |||||||||
total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Youth Summer Games
year | Athletes | Flag bearer | sports | Medals | |||||||
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total | m | w | total | rank | |||||||
2010 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Lonzo Wilkinson | 2 | ||||||
2014 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Youth Winter Games
year | Athletes | Flag bearer | sports | Medals | ||||||
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total | m | w | total | rank | ||||||
2012-2016 | not participated | |||||||||
total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Medalist
Gold medals
So far (as of 2017) no medal winners
Silver medals
So far (as of 2017) no medal winners
Bronze medals
So far (as of 2017) no medal winners
Web links
- St. Kitts and Nevis in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- St. Kitts and Nevis on Olympic.org - The Official website of the Olympic movement (English)
- Official website of the NOK of St. Kitts and Nevis (English)