British Virgin Islands at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The British Virgin Islands competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1984 Summer Olympics. The British Virgin Islands delegation included only one athlete, meaning the country, along with Brunei and Liechtenstein, sent the lowest number of athletes to the 2004 Summer Games. The athlete selected was sprinter Dion Crabbe, an athlete who qualified for the Olympics by meeting the "A" standard time required for his event, the men's 200 meters. Crabbe was also selected as flag bearer for the opening ceremony. He did not progress beyond the heats, meaning the British Virgin Islands won no medals at this Summer Olympics.

Background

The British Virgin Islands participated in six Summer Olympic games between its debut in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.<ref name="Sports Reference - Countries - British Virgin Islands">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The British Virgin Islands National Olympic Committee (NOC) selected one athlete to represent the country, Dion Crabbe, as he had qualified for the men's 200 meters after meeting the "A" standard required for the event.<ref name="Entry Standards">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Sports Reference - Countries - British Virgin Islands - 2004">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Sending only one athlete to the Athens Games meant that the country, along with Brunei and Liechtenstein, sent the lowest number of athletes to the 2004 Summer Games.<ref name="Naplesnews">Template:Cite news</ref> Crabbe was also selected as flag bearer for the opening ceremony.<ref name="Flag Bearers">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Two officials represented the country, including chef de mission Dean Greenaway.<ref name="Naplesnews" />

Athletics

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Making his Summer Olympic debut, Dion Crabbe qualified for the men's 200 meters, after his best time, 20.30 seconds in 2002, was 0.29 seconds faster than the "A" standard required.<ref name="Entry Standards" /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="IAAF - Athletes - British Virgin Islands - Dion Crabbe - Progression">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was also notable for holding the British Virgin Islands flag at the opening ceremony.<ref name="Flag Bearers" /> He competed on 24 August in the Men's 200 meters against seven other athletes in the fifth heat. He ran a time of 20.85 seconds, finishing sixth.<ref name="IAAF – Results – Olympic Games – 2004 – Men – 200 meters – Heats – Results">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He ranked ahead of Malaysia's Nazmizan Muhammad (21.24 seconds) and behind Czech Republic's Jirí Vojtík (20.79 seconds), in a heat led by Bahamas' Dominic Demeritte (20.62 seconds). Overall, Crabbe placed 33rd out of the 55 athletes that competedTemplate:Efn and was 0.07 seconds behind the slowest athlete that progressed to the next round. Therefore, that was the end of his competition.<ref name="IAAF – Results – Olympic Games – 2004 – Men – 200 meters – Heats – Summary">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dion Crabbe	200 m	20.85	6	did not advance

References

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