Liberia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Appearance
Liberia at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | LBR |
NOC | Liberia National Olympic Committee |
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
Competitors | 8 in 1 sport |
Flag bearers | Thelma Davies Emmanuel Matadi[1] |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Liberia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1956, except for three occasions. 1968 and 1992 are two editions when Liberia failed to register any athletes, while in 1976 in Montreal, the nation joined the rest of the African nations to boycott.
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Total | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Athletics
[edit]Liberian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[2][3]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Emmanuel Matadi | Men's 100 m | 10.08 | 4 q | — | 10.18 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
Joseph Fahnbulleh | Men's 200 m | 20.20 | 1 Q | 20.12 | — | 2 Q | 20.15 | 7 | |
Thelma Davies | Women's 100 m | 12.05 | 9 | Did not advance | |||||
Destiny Smith-Barnett | 11.99 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||||
Ebony Morrison | Women's 100 m hurdles | 12.93 | 6 R | 12.82 | 1 Q | DQ | Did not advance | ||
Joseph Fahnbulleh Emmanuel Matadi Jabez Reeves John Sherman Akeem Sirleaf |
Men's 4 × 100 m relay | 38.97 | 7 | — | Did not advance |
References
[edit]- ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Athletics at Paris 2024: The entry standards". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Olympic relay fields formed at WRE Bahamas 24". World Athletics. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.