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Grenada at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Grenada was represented at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States by the Grenada Olympic Committee. It was the nation's first appearance at the Olympics.

In total, seven athletes including six men and one woman represented Grenada in two different sports including athletics and boxing.

Background

The Grenada Olympic Committee was founded in 1982 and it was fully recognised by the International Olympic Committee in Los Angeles on 25 July 1984. As a result, Grenada were able to make their Olympic debut at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Competitors

In total, seven athletes represented Grenada at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States across two different sports.

Athletics

In total, two Grenadian athletes participated in the athletics events – Jacinta Bartholomew in the women's long jump and Samuel Sawny in the men's 800 m.

The athletics events took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park, Los Angeles from 3 to 12 August 1984.

Boxing

In total, five Grenadian athletes participated in the boxing events – Chris Collins in the middleweight category, Tad Joseph in the flyweight, Anthony Longdon in the light heavyweight category, Emrol Phillip in the lightweight category and Bernard Wilson in the welterweight category.

The boxing events took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Exposition Park, Los Angeles from 29 July to 11 August 1984.

Aftermath

Following their Olympic debut, Grenada became a regular competitor at the Olympics. They sent six athletes to the subsequent 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and record delegation of nine athletes to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They won their first Olympic medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom.

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