1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (US Virgin Islands)
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The US Virgin Islands participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the US metropolis of Atlanta with twelve athletes, six women and six men, in eleven competitions in five sports.
Since 1968 it was the seventh participation of the US Virgin Islands in the Summer Olympics .
Flag bearer
The sailor Lisa Neuburger carried the flag of the US Virgin Islands during the opening ceremony on July 19, 1996 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium .
Participants by sport
The youngest participant was the track and field athlete Maria Noel at 18 years and 73 days, the oldest was the shooter Bruce Meredith at 59 years and 98 days.
Boxing
| Athletes | competition | 1 round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | rank | |||||
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| opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | opponent | Result | |||
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| Jacobo Garcia | Light welterweight |
David Díaz
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technical KO | eliminated | ||||||||
athletics
Running and walking
| Athletes | competition | leader | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | rank | ||||
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| time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
| Men's | ||||||||||
| Mitch Peters | 100 m | 11.12 s | 8th | eliminated | - | |||||
| Marlon Williams | marathon | 2: 48.26 h | 108 | |||||||
| Ladies | ||||||||||
| Ameerah Bello | 200 m | 23.45 s | 5 | 23.66 s | 7th | eliminated | - | |||
| Ameerah Bello | 400 m | 53.40 s | 7th | eliminated | - | |||||
| Ameerah Bello Maria Noel Jilma Patrick Rochelle Thomas |
4 × 100 m | 46.09 s | 6th | eliminated | - | |||||
Jumping and throwing
| Athletes | competition | qualification | final | rank | ||
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| Width / height | rank | Width / height | rank | |||
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| Flora Hyacinth | Triple jump | 6.58 m | 12 | eliminated | 12 | |
shoot
| Athletes | competition | Rings | |||||
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| Rings | rank | ||||||
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| Bruce Meredith | Small caliber rifle lying 50 m | 589 | 42 | ||||
swim
| Athletes | competition | leader | Semifinals | final | rank | |||
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| time | rank | time | rank | time | rank | |||
| Men's | ||||||||
| Khemo Rivera | 50 m freestyle | 24.62 s | 1 | eliminated | 53 | |||
sailing
| Athletes | competition | Final score | |||
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| Points | rank | ||||
| Men's | |||||
| Paul Stoeken | Windsurfing | 145.0 | 23 | ||
| Ladies | |||||
| Lisa Neuburger | Windsurfing | 79.0 | 14th | ||
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .
- Official report on the 1996 Summer Olympics. Part three. ( PDF file; 26.90 MB )
