barbados summer olympics barbados sent delegation compete summer olympics beijing china island nation tenth appearance independent nation arrival beijing athletes sports events represented barbados marking smallest delegation history beijing games runners swimmers advanced past rounds events events advanced events final rounds nation beijing games swimmer background barbados easternmost islands located caribbean_sea home residents barbados settled british nation remained british colony declared total independence united_kingdom appearance uniquely delegation olympic games came years declared independence united_kingdom debut male athletes arrived participated summer olympics mexico_city previously barbados british colony constituted major jamaica trinidad sent delegation participate summer olympics rome debut appearance beijing olympics appeared summer olympics summer olympics took place moscow soviet_union exceptions teams appearance barbados olympics beijing included athletes smallest delegation arrived carrying competitors arrived included female athletes prior including beijing olympics medalist barbados won bronze medal summer olympics sydney australia barbados successful showing olympic games beijing athletes participated sports swimming track field sailing distinct events nation sailor beijing youngest participant barbados years old runner female athlete delegation oldest years old barbados beijing bore flag barbados ceremonies athletics track field events ways qualify later rounds way qualifying right involves ranking high heat athletes qualify result rank high heats high event overall standings advance men competition participated team beijing olympics participating men meters dash born son affiliated training kingston jamaica participated beijing olympics age previously participated olympic games prior qualification round event took place august participated heat completed race seconds placing fifth heat athletes indonesia ranked sixth place seconds ranked ahead fourth place seconds trinidad seconds france seconds led heat athletes participating event tied colombia netherlands antilles 27th place advanced round round took place august placed second heat athletes participated heat placed fifth time seconds brazil ranked directly seconds nigeria ranked directly ahead seconds heat led seconds seconds athletes advanced event tied russia 24th place advance later rounds competed barbados beijing olympics born capital city attended rural central kansas competing school athletic programs competed beijing age single track event men meters previously competed olympic games qualification round event took place august participated heat seven athletes finished race seconds placing second event ahead czech_republic seconds colombia seconds athletes competed qualification round event finished races ranked advanced round participated heat round men meters took place august heat included athletes disqualified rank time seconds ranked second event jamaica seconds ahead led qualification heat seconds round included advancing athletes competitors finished races ranked tenth advanced time semifinal round semifinals event took place august competed person second heat running race seconds finished seventh place defeating france seconds falling dutch der seconds heat led seconds poland seconds ranked 12th advance final round women competition jade participated beijing olympics track field events behalf born bailey time entered beijing olympics previously competed olympic games events events participated women meters dash qualification round event occurred august bailey placed ninth heat athletes ranked second heat finishing race seconds displacing jamaica seconds falling russia seconds athletes competed finished round event bailey tied 25th place advanced round round women meters took place august bailey competed heat included athletes bailey placed heat finishing race seconds nigeria ranked ahead seconds ranked ahead seconds heat led jamaica seconds led bailey previous heat seconds athletes advanced round tied brazil 37th place advance semifinals competed women meters race qualification round event took place august bailey placed fourth heat included athletes finished seventh place finishing time seconds defeating seconds falling seconds bailey heat led seconds great_britain emily freeman seconds people competed qualification round athletes finished races bailey tied 34th place overall advance later rounds ranks given track events athlete heat qualified round qualified round fastest loser field events position achieving qualifying target national record round applicable event bye athlete required compete round sailing year old canada raised participated beijing olympics behalf barbados sailor participate beijing olympics douglas competed person event assessed score derived participation distinct races race douglas ranked 41st place second 43rd 43rd fourth 34th fifth 33rd sixth 30th seventh 40th eighth 37th ninth 41st total final score net final score overall douglas ranked 43rd falling 42nd place finalist points gold medalist great_britain points men medal race eliminated advance medal race race cancelled swimming rounds swimming events decided time basis positions shown overall results versus competitors heats swimmer beijing olympics competed multiple events born barbados ally involved city southern florida appearance olympics summer olympics athens greece represented barbados men meters men meters men meters individual medley men meters individual medley years old time ally returned olympics year old events returned men meters individual medley course men meters ally placed fourth heat august preliminary round competed seven athletes heat completing event ally placed ahead british swimmer japan heat led hungary athletes finished races round ally ranked fifth advanced round event semifinal round took place later august ally placed second heat included seven athletes race finished time placing fourth heat great_britain ranked ahead japan ranked heat included american swimmer brazil swimmers competed semifinal round ally ranked ninth falling position short advancing final round returned compete men meters individual medley event participated athens olympics competed preliminary round august placed second heat seven athletes ally finished event placing italy placed ahead israel placed hungary led heat competitors participated round event ally placed tenth advance final round occurred later day participated barbados swimmer nation participated beijing olympics born affiliated sports organization years old participated beijing olympics men meters event previously competed olympic games course august preliminary round cross placed heat seven athletes finished race ending seventh place defeated fell argentina heat led puerto rican swimmer india athletes participated preliminary round finished races cross ranked 55th advance later rounds swam behalf beijing olympics born canada years old appearance beijing olympics participated men meters freestyle marked time participated olympic games preliminary round event took place august placed seventh heat seven athletes finishing race seconds swimmer placed sixth ahead seconds seconds heat led chile seconds romania seconds athletes participated preliminary round event ranking 51st advance later rounds represented barbados men meters freestyle beijing olympics born canada participated behalf year old athens olympics olympics raced men meters freestyle ranked 56th preliminary round returned olympics year old preliminary round men meters freestyle took place august competed heat athletes finished race seconds placing placed seconds romans placed ahead seconds india led heat seconds athletes finished preliminary round races ranked 47th advance later rounds men legend qualified
Barbados at the 2008 Summer Olympics