| Saint Lucia at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LCA |
| NOC | Saint Lucia Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inLondon | |
| Competitors | 4 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Levern Spencer |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Saint Lucia competed at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
Four athletes from Saint Lucia were selected to the team, competing only in track and field, sailing, and swimming. The Saint Lucian team also tied its record for the number of athletes withBeijing at a single Olympics. High jumperLevern Spencer reprised her role to be the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony for the second time. Saint Lucia, however, took 12 years after this Olympics to finally clinch their first Olympic medals
Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries possession of Saint Lucia was contested betweenFrance andEngland. Possession of Saint Lucia swapped hands between the two nations 14 times. Saint Lucia was finally ceded by the French to the English in 1814. Saint Lucia was granted self governance in 1967, and then independence in 1979.[1]
Saint Lucia formed itsNational Olympic Committee in 1987. Saint Lucia's NOC was officially recognized by theInternational Olympic Committee on 24 September, 1993. As of 2012 Saint Lucia had competed four Olympics since their debut at the1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta, United States.[2]
Athletes from Saint Lucia have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[3][4]
Saint Lucia was represented by one male and one female athlete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in athletics. Darvin Edwards represented the nation in themen's high jump while Levern Spencer represented the nation in thewomen's high jump.[5] This was the first Olympic appearance for Edwards, and the second appearance Spencer who had previously competed at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China.[6][7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Darvin Edwards | High jump | NM | — | did not advance[6] | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Levern Spencer | High jump | 1.90 | 19 | did not advance[7] | |
Saint Lucia was represented by one female athlete at the 2012 Olympics insailing, Beth Lygoe.[8] This was Lygoe's first Olympic appearance.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Beth Lygoe | Laser Radial | 38 | 37 | 28 | 38 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 23 | EL | 293 | 37[9] | |
M = Medal race; EL = Did not advance
Saint Lucia was represented by one female athlete at the 2012 Olympics inswimming, Danielle Beaubrun.[10] This was Beaubrun's second appearance at the olympic, Beaubrun previously competed at the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, China.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Danielle Beaubrun | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.12 | 36 | did not advance[11] | |||
