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 [ edit ] The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.[1]
Medallists [ edit ] The following Bahamian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded .
Athletics (track and field) [ edit ] 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
Athlete Event 100 m 400 m 1500 m Total Rank Ken Mullings Result 10.89 6.90 14.57 2.01 50.67 14.27 41.64 NM DNS Did not finish Kendrick Thompson Result Did not start
Women Field events
Bahamas qualified a male golfer.[1] [6]
Sailing [ edit ] Bahamas received one reallocated spot in the men's laser event.[7]
Men Athlete Event Opening series Finals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points Rank QF SF M / F Points Rank Joshua Higgins Laser 17 15 17 19 19 20 (23) DSQ 15 17 15 — 154 17 — Did not advance
Swimming [ edit ] 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 The Bahamas qualified three tennis players (two men and one woman).[10]
Wrestling [ edit ] 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 Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Rashji Mackey Freestyle 86 kg Bye Torreblanca (CUB ) L 0–10 (VSU ) Did not advance Izquierdo (COL ) L 0–4 (VFA ) Did not advance
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ 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 .