Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	VIN
NOC	The St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee
Website	www.svgnoc.org
in Seoul
Competitors	6 (5 men and 1 woman) in 1 sport
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. The nation only participated in track and field, sending three track and three field athletes for a total number of six competitors.

Athletics

André François competed for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as its first ever competitor in the Olympic men's 200 meters race. He was born in July 1964, and was 24 years old at the time he competed at the Seoul games of 1988. François had not previously competed at any Olympic games, and had not competed at any games afterwards.^[1] The qualification round of François' event took place on September 26, with the Vincentian competing in the sixth heat against seven other athletes. He finished the race in 21.88 seconds, placing seventh in the heat. François scored ahead of Ismail Asif of the Maldives (23.17 seconds) and behind Abdullah Al-Khalidi of Oman (21.82 seconds) in a heat led by Kenya's Kennedy Ondiek (20.79 seconds) and Troy Douglas of Bermuda (20.91 seconds). Overall, François tied Aouf Abdul Rahman Youssef of Iraq for 50th place out of the 71 athletes who finished the event and ranked. He did not advance to later rounds.^[2]

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
André François	200m	21.88	7	Did not advance
Michael Williams	400m	51.22	7	Did not advance
Eversley Linley	800m	1:51.71	6	Did not advance

Men

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Orde Ballantyne	Long Jump	NM		Did not advance
Lennox Adams	Triple jump	14.73	38	Did not advance

Women

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Jacqueline Ross	Long Jump	5.50	26	Did not advance

References

1. "André François". Sports-reference.com. 2000–2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
2. "A Highlight of Events, Games of the XXIVth Olympiad" (PDF). 1988 Summer Olympics. International Olympic Committee. 2 October 1988. Retrieved 9 August 2012.

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