Grenada at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Kirani James	Athletics	Men's 400 metres	6 August

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Athletes from Grenada 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):^[2][3]

Paul Williams was the only Grenadan participant in the 2012 Olympic Men's 100m sprint event. He participated in the fifth heat of the 4 August qualification match against seven other competitors, including Jamaican finalist Asafa Powell. Williams ran his event in 10.65 seconds, ranking seventh place. He completed the event 0.61 seconds slower than Jamaican runner Asafa Powell, who ranked first in the heat. Overall, Williams ranked 54th out of the 65 athletes who ranked in the qualification round. Ryan Bailey of the United States of America, who ranked first in the qualification round, was 0.77 seconds faster than Williams, who did not advance to further rounds.

Grenada sent two athletes, Rondell Bartholomew and Kirani James, as part of their delegation to represent it in the Men's 400m sprint. James won the country's first Olympic gold in a personal best of 43.94 seconds. He becomes the eighth fastest man in history over one lap and sets a new national record. Bartholomew did pull out of the race, so he didn't progress to do the heat.

Grenada sent Janelle Redhead, as part of their delegation to represent it in the Women's 200m sprint. Redhead participated in the second heat during the 6 August qualification round, ranking third of nine athletes. Redhead earned a time of 23.08  seconds. Overall, Redhead ranked 22nd of 57 athletes. She did progress to the quarterfinals.

Kanika Beckles was the only Grenadan participant in the 2012 Olympic women's 400m sprint event. Beckles did not start the race, so she didn't progress to do the heat

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rondell Bartholomew	400 m	DNS		—		Did not advance
Kirani James		45.23	1 Q	—		44.59	1 Q	43.94
Joel Redhead	200 m	21.22	8	—		Did not advance
Paul Williams	100 m	Bye		10.65	7	Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Kurt Felix	Result	11.12	7.63	13.28	2.05	50.17	DNS	—	—	—	—	DNF
	Points	834	967	684	850	807	0	—	—	—	—

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kanika Beckles	400 m	DNS		Did not advance
Neisha Bernard-Thomas	800 m	2:03.23	6 q	2:00.68	8	Did not advance
Janelle Redhead	200 m	23.08	3 Q	23.51	8	Did not advance

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