Bahamas at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Bahamas at the Olympic Games
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At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	26 (19 men and 7 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Frank Rutherford
Medals Rank: 61	Gold 0	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 1
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The Bahamas competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medalists

Silver

• Eldece Clark-Lewis, Chandra Sturrup, Sevatheda Fynes and Pauline Davis-Thompson — Athletics, Women's 4×100 metres relay

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 4x400m Relay

• Carl Oliver, Troy McIntosh, Dennis Darling, and Timothy Munnings
  • Heat — 3:04.09
  • Semi Final — 3:02.17
  • Final — 3:02.71 (→ 7th place)

Men's Long Jump

• Craig Hepburn
  • Qualification — NM (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Jackie Edwards
  • Qualification — 6.55m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Laverne Eve
  • Qualification — 58.48m (→ did not advance)

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Allan Murray
  • Heat – 22.75 (National Record)
  • B-Final – 22.92 (→ 12th place)

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

• Mark Knowles
  • First round — Lost to Kenneth Carlsen (Denmark) 5-7 3-6

See also

• Bahamas at the 1995 Pan American Games
• Bahamas at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

References