On 14 May, at the IAAF Diamond League tour in Shanghai, she earned a victory with a jump of 1.94 m, on countback ahead of Uzbekistan's Nadiya Dusanova. In late June, she won the national title with 1.94 m. Spencer arrives in Rio de Janeiro with the goal to make her first Olympic final at the age of 32. On 18 August, she competed in the qualifying round of the women's high jump at the Olympics and became the first Saint-Lucian athlete to qualify for the final. Two days later, she finished in 6th place. The title was won by Spain's Ruth Beitia. Back in Saint Lucia, the local population came to celebrate her performance. Two weeks after the Olympics, she jumped 1.96 m at the Meeting de Paris to place second behind Ruth Beitia. At the end of the season, she finishes second in the IAAF Diamond League tournament, behind Beitia again.