| Barbados at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BAR |
| NOC | Barbados Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| inRio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 12 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ramon Gittens[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 British West Indies (1960 S) | |
Barbados competed at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics, with the exception of the1980 Summer Olympics inMoscow, because of its partial support to theUnited States-led boycott.
TheBarbados Olympic Association registered a total of 12 athletes, 7 men and 5 women, to compete in five different sports at these Games, doubling the nation's roster size from London 2012.[2] Among the sports played by the athletes, Barbados marked its Olympic debut in tennis and triathlon, and the return of females to the team for the first time after sending only men to the previous Games.
The Barbadian team featured only two returning Olympians; skeet shooterMichael Maskell, who staged a comeback in Rio for his fifth Olympic appearance as the most experienced member after a twelve-year absence, and sprinterRamon Gittens, who became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]
Barbados, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal since the2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where sprinterObadele Thompson took the bronze in the men's 100 metres.
Barbadian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ramon Gittens | Men's 100 m | Bye | 10.25 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Levi Cadogan | Men's 200 m | 21.02 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Burkheart Ellis | 20.74 | 4 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Ramon Gittens | 20.58 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Kierre Beckles | Women's 100 m hurdles | 13.01 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Tia-Adana Belle | Women's 400 m hurdles | 56.68 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Akela Jones | Women's high jump | 1.85 | 31 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akela Jones | Result | 13.00 | 1.89 | 14.09 | 24.35 | 6.30 | 42.00 | 2:41.12 | 6173 | 20 |
| Points | 1124 | 1093 | 800 | 947 | 943 | 706 | 560 |
Barbados has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to sendMichael Maskell, who will compete at his fifth Olympics, in the men's skeet, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was met by 31 March 2016. This also signified the nation's comeback to the sport for the first time since2004.[5][6]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Michael Maskell | Men's skeet | 118 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
Qualification Legend:Q = Qualify for the next round;q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Barbados has received a Universality invitation fromFINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[7][8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alex Sobers | Men's 400 m freestyle | 3:59.97 | 44 | Did not advance | |
| Lani Cabrera | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:28.95 | 30 | Did not advance | |
Barbados has received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to sendDarian King (world no. 278) in the men's singles into the Olympic tennis tournament, signifying the nation's debut in the sport.[9][10]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Darian King | Men's singles |  Johnson (USA)L 3–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||
Barbados has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. Jason Wilson was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the men's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of 15 May 2016.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Wilson | Men's | 17:31 | 0:49 | Did not finish | ||||
