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Bahamas at the 2023 Pan American Games

The Bahamas is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be The Bahamas's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since the second edition in 1955.

The Bahamian delegation consisted of 20 athletes competing in six sports.[1][2][3] Swimmers Lamar Taylor and Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4] Meanwhile, sailor Joshua Higgins was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

The Bahamas won three medals at the games, one silver and two bronze, to finish in a tie for 25th in the medal table (along with Haiti and Guyana).[5]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.[1]

Medallists

The following Bahamian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Athletics (track and field)

Key

Men
Track & road events

Field events

Combined events – Decathlon

Women

Field events

Golf

Bahamas qualified a male golfer.[1][6]

Sailing

Bahamas received one reallocated spot in the men's laser event.[7]

Men

Swimming

The Bahamas qualified nine swimmers, five men and four women.[1] Lamar Taylor was the only swimmer to win a medal for the Bahamas, a bronze in the men's 50 metre freestyle.[8] Taylor broke the national record in the event on route to winning the medal.[9]

Key
Men
Women
Mixed

Tennis

The Bahamas qualified three tennis players (two men and one woman).[10]

Wrestling

The Bahamas received one wildcard for the men's freestyle 86 kg event.[11] Rashji Mackey lost both of his matches and did not advance to the medal round.[12]

Men

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d French, Simba (19 October 2023). "BOC ratifies 20-member team for Pan Am Games". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ Adderley, Taige (20 October 2023). "Team Bahamas Set for Pan Am Games". Our News. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ Sweeting, Tenajh (20 October 2023). "20-member Team Bahamas named for Pan Am Games". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ^ Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ^ Longley, Sheldon (6 November 2023). "The Bahamas finishes with three medals at Pan Ams". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ Gonzalez, Renato (1 November 2023). "Golf Features Former PGA Tour Champions and Pan American Medalists at Santiago 2023". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. ^ "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ Sweeting, Tenajh (25 October 2023). "Lamar Taylor wins bronze in 50 free". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ Adderley, Taige (25 October 2023). "Taylor Gets Bronze, Breaks Record". Our News. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ^ Sweeting, Tenajh (24 October 2023). "Tennis players get in swing at the Pan Am Games". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games Wrestling". www.scribd.com/. United World Wrestling Americas. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  12. ^ Longley, Sheldon (3 November 2023). "Mackey falls in wrestling at Pan Am Games". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.