Grenada at the 2012 Simmer Olympics

**[[Grenada]]** competit at the **[[2012 Simmer Olympics]]** in Lunnon, Unitit Kinrick frae 27 Julie tae 12 August 2012. This wis the naition's aicht consecutive appearance at the Olympics. Twathree weeks afore the Gemms, Grenadian athletes trained at Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre near Horsham, Wast Sussex.

Grenada Olympic Committee sent the naition's lairgest delegation tae the Gemms, wi a tot o 10 athletes (6 men an 4 weemen), competin in 4 different sports. Taekwondo jin Andrea St. Bernard, that competit for the naition's Olympic debut in her sport, wis the auldest athlete o the team, at age 32. Track rinner an warld junior champion Kirani James, the youngest athlete at age 19, wis Grenada's banner bearer at the appenin ceremony, an subsequently became the naition's first Olympic gowd medallist in its history.

## Medallists

## Athletics

Athletes frae Grenada hae sae far achieved qualifyin staundarts in the follaein athletics events (up tae a maximum o 3 athletes in ilka event at the 'A' Staundart, an 1 at the 'B' Staundart):
### Men's 100 m

Paul Williams wis the anerly Grenadan participant in the 2012 Olympic Men's 100m sprint event. He participatit in the fift heat o the 4 August qualification match agin seiven ither competitors, includin Jamaican finalist Asafa Powell. Williams ran his event in 10.65&nbsp;seiconts, rankin sevent place. He completit the event 0.61&nbsp;seiconts slawer nor Jamaican runner Asafa Powell, that rankit first in the heat. Oweraw, Williams rankit 54t oot o the 65 athletes that rankit in the qualification roond. Ryan Bailey o the Unitit States o Americae, that rankit first in the qualification roond, wis 0.77&nbsp;seiconts faster than Williams, that didnae advance tae forder roonds.

### Men's 400 m

Grenada sent twa athletes, Rondell Bartholomew an Kirani James, as pairt o thair delegation tae represent it in the Men's 400m sprint. James wan the kintra's first Olympic gowd in a personal best o 43.94 seiconts.  He becomes the aicht fastest man in history ower ane lap an sets a new naitional record. Bartholomew did pull oot o the race, sae he didna progress tae dae the heat.

### Women's 200 m

Grenada sent Janelle Redhead, as pairt o thair delegation tae represent it in the Weemen's 200m sprint. Redhead participated in the seicont heat durin the 6 August qualification roond, rankin third o nine athletes. Redhead earnt a time o 23.08 &nbsp;seiconts. Oweraw, Redhead rankit 22t o 57 athletes. She did progress tae the quarterfinals.

### Women's 400 m

Kanika Beckles wis the anely Grenadan participant in the 2012 Olympic weemen's 400m sprint event. Beckles didnae stairt the race, sae she didna progress tae dae the heat

### Records


;Key
***Note**&ndash;Ranks gien for track events are within the athlete's heat anerly
***Q** = Qualified for the next roond
***q** = Qualified for the next roond as a fastest loser *or*, in field events, bi poseetion athoot achievin the qualifyin tairget
***NR** = Naitional record
*N/A = Roond nae applicable for the event
*Bye = Athlete nae required tae compete in roond


;Men
;Track & road events

;Combined events – Decathlon

;Weemen
;Track & road events

## Swimming

Esau Simpson wis the sole Grenadan participant in the 2012 Olympic Men's 100 metre freestyle. He participatit in the seicont heat o the 31 Julie qualification roond. Simpson finished his event in 53.26 seiconts, rankin first amang the ither competitors in his heat. Oweraw, Simpson wis rankit 43rd, o the 49 athletes that swam in the qualification roond. As a result, Esau Simpson didnae advance tae ony forder roonds o competeetion.
;Men

## Taekwondo

Grenanda haes qualified 1 woman.

## References

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