| Guyana at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GUY |
| NOC | Guyana Olympic Association |
| inRio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 6 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hannibal Gaskin[1] |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Guyana competed at the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent state, although it had previously represented in five other editions (1948 to 1964) under the nameBritish Guiana. Guyana joined the African-led boycott of the1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Guyana Olympic Association sent a team of six athletes, three per gender, to compete only in track and field and swimming at the Games, matching its roster size (one sport less) withLondon 2012.[2] Track sprinterWinston George was the only Guyanese athlete to have represented at the previous Games, with the rest of the field making their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro. Other notable athletes also featured world-ranked triple jumperTroy Doris and 19-year-old butterfly swimmerHannibal Gaskin, who eventually led the team by carrying the Guyanese flag at the opening ceremony.[1]
Guyana, however, failed to win its first Olympic medal, since the1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, whereMichael Anthony took the bronze in men's bantamweight boxing. Unable to end his nation's 36-year drought on the podium, Doris produced a best result for Guyana at these Games, finishing seventh in themen's triple jump final.[3]
Guyanese athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4][5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Winston George | Men's 400 m | 45.77 | 5 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Brenessa Thompson | Women's 100 m | Bye | 11.72 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Women's 200 m | 23.65 | 7 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Aliyah Abrams | Women's 400 m | 52.79 | 5 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Troy Doris | Men's triple jump | 16.81 | 4q | 16.90 | 7 |
Guyana has received a Universality invitation fromFINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[6][7][8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hannibal Gaskin | Men's 100 m butterfly | 58.57 | 42 | Did not advance | |||
| Jamila Sanmoogan | Women's 50 m freestyle | 28.88 | 63 | Did not advance | |||
