Sporting event delegation
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
- 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
- * = Athlete ran in the heat but not the final
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
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
- Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
- NR – National record
- FA – Qualified for Final A
- FB – Qualified for Final B
- 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Adderley, Taige (20 October 2023). "Team Bahamas Set for Pan Am Games". Our News. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Sweeting, Tenajh (20 October 2023). "20-member Team Bahamas named for Pan Am Games". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Longley, Sheldon (6 November 2023). "The Bahamas finishes with three medals at Pan Ams". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ Sweeting, Tenajh (25 October 2023). "Lamar Taylor wins bronze in 50 free". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Adderley, Taige (25 October 2023). "Taylor Gets Bronze, Breaks Record". Our News. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Sweeting, Tenajh (24 October 2023). "Tennis players get in swing at the Pan Am Games". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games Wrestling". www.scribd.com/. United World Wrestling Americas. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Longley, Sheldon (3 November 2023). "Mackey falls in wrestling at Pan Am Games". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.