Saint Lucia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics. Four athletes from Saint Lucia were selected to the team, competing only in track and field, sailing, and swimming. The Saint Lucian team also tied its record for the number of athletes with

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at a single Olympics. High jumper

Levern Spencer Levern Donaline Spencer, SLMM (born 23 June 1984 in Cacao Babonneau, Castries ) is a Saint Lucian retired athlete and high jumper. Spencer was a four-time Olympian for Saint Lucia and competed in eight World Championships. She was also a ...

reprised her role to be the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony for the second time. Saint Lucia, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

History

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries possession of Saint Lucia was contested between

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and

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. Possession of Saint Lucia swapped hands between the two nations 14 times. Saint Lucia was finally ceded by the French to the English in 1814. Saint Lucia was granted self governance in 1967, and then independence in 1979. Saint Lucia formed its National Olympic Committee in 1987. Saint Lucia's NOC was officially recognized by the

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on 24 September, 1993. As of 2012 Saint Lucia had competed four Olympics since their debut at the

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in Atlanta, United States.

Athletics

Athletes from Saint Lucia 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): Saint Lucia was represented by one male and one female athlete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in athletics. Darvin Edwards represented the nation in the men's high jump while Levern Spencer represented the nation in the women's high jump. This was the first Olympic appearance for Edwards, and the second appearance Spencer who had previously competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. ;Men ;Women

Sailing

Saint Lucia was represented by one female athlete at the 2012 Olympics in

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, Beth Lygoe. This was Lygoe's first Olympic appearance. ;Women M = Medal race; EL = Did not advance

Swimming

Saint Lucia was represented by one female athlete at the 2012 Olympics in

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, Danielle Beaubrun. This was Beaubrun's second appearance at the olympic, Beaubrun previously competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. ;Women

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