1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Bahamas)
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The Bahamas participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics for the eleventh time in the Olympic Games . The team consisted of 26 athletes, 19 of whom were men and seven women. They started in 17 competitions in four sports.
Flag bearer
Track and field athlete Frank Rutherford carried the flag of the Bahamas during the opening ceremony on July 19, 1996 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium .
Medalist
With a silver medal won the team of the Bahamas was ranked 61 in the medal count .
silver
- Eldece Clarke-Lewis , Pauline Davis-Thompson , Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie , Sevatheda Fynes and Chandra Sturrup : Athletics , 4 × 100-meter relay for women
Attendees
The youngest participant was the track and field athlete Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie at 20 years and 193 days, the oldest was the sailor Robert Dunkley at 47 years and 192 days.
| Surname | Age | gender | sport | Result (s) |
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| Eldece Clarke-Lewis | 31 | Female | athletics | Silver with the 100-meter relay; 5th place in the fourth intermediate run over 100 meters |
| Theron Cooper | 22nd | male | athletics | 7th place with the 400 meter relay |
| Dennis Darling | 21st | male | athletics | 7th place with the 400 meter relay |
| Pauline Davis-Thompson | 30th | Female | athletics | Silver with the 100-meter relay; 4th place over 400 meters |
| Robert Dunkley | 47 | male | sailing | 47th place in the laser |
| Jackie Edwards | 25th | Female | athletics | 14th place in the long jump qualification |
| Laverne Eve | 31 | Female | athletics | 17th place in the javelin qualification |
| Dwight Ferguson | 26th | male | athletics | Intermediate run with the 100-meter relay |
| Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 20th | Female | athletics | Silver with the 100-meter relay; 7th place in the first semi-final over 100 meters |
| Sevatheda Fynes | 21st | Female | athletics | Silver with the 100-meter relay; 6th place in the second intermediate run over 200 meters |
| Mark Holowesko | 36 | male | sailing | 19th place in the Star |
| Troy Kemp | 30th | male | athletics | 13th place in the high jump |
| Mark Knowles | 24 | male | tennis | 9th place in doubles; 31st place in the individual |
| Iram Lewis | 31 | male | athletics | Intermediate run with the 100-meter relay |
| Troy McIntosh | 23 | male | athletics | 4th place in the fourth heat over 400 meters; 7th place with the 400 meter relay |
| Tim Munnings | 30th | male | athletics | 7th place with the 400 meter relay |
| Allan Murray | 24 | male | swim | 12th place in the 50-meter freestyle |
| Carl Oliver | 27 | male | athletics | 6th place in the eighth heat over 400 meters, 7th place with the 400-meter relay |
| Myles Pritchard | 37 | male | sailing | 19th place in the Star |
| Frank Rutherford | 31 | male | athletics | 11th place in the triple jump |
| Roger Smith | 32 | male | tennis | 9th place in doubles |
| Chandra Sturrup | 24 | Female | athletics | Silver with the 100-meter relay; 4th place over 100 meters; 6th place over 200 meters |
| Joe Styles | 26th | male | athletics | Intermediate run with the 100-meter relay |
| Ian Thompson | 27 | male | athletics | 20th place in the high jump qualification |
| Andrew Tynes | 24 | male | athletics | Intermediate run with the 100-meter relay |
| Renward Wells | 26th | male | athletics | 4th place in the first run over 100 meters, intermediate run with the 100 meter relay |
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 )
Web links
- The Bahamas at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
