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