Bahamas at the 2019 Pan American Games

Bahamas at the 2019 Pan American Games
IOC code	BAH
NOC	Bahamas Olympic Committee
in Lima, Peru 26 July–11 August 2019
Competitors	33 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Justin Roberts (opening)
Medals Ranked =30th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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The Bahamas competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

On July 3, 2019, the Bahamas Olympic Committee announced a team of 33 athletes (20 men and 13 women) competing in four sports: athletics, judo, swimming and tennis. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

During the opening ceremony of the games, tennis player Justin Roberts carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations. ^{[7] [8]}

The Bahamas won one medal at the games, the lowest for the country since winning zero in 1975 in Mexico City. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics (track and field)	12	7	19
Judo	0	2	2
Swimming	6	4	10
Tennis	2	0	2
Total	20	13	33

Medalists

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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Tynia Gaither	Athletics	Women's 200 m	August 9

Athletics (track and field)

Main articles: Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Bahamas qualified 19 track and field athletes (12 men and seven women). ^[4] The team won one bronze medal, the only one for the country at the games. ^[12]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• PB = Personal best
• SB = Seasonal best
• DNF = Did not finish
• NM = No mark

Men

Track events

Athlete	Event	Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Warren Fraser	100 m	10.62	20	did not advance
Cliff Resias	200 m	21.74	14	did not advance
Andre Colebrook	400 m hurdles	51.76	12	did not advance
Jeffery Gibson		50.09	7 Q	49.53 SB	4
O'Jay Ferguson Alonzo Russell Andre Colebrook Jeffery Gibson	4 × 400 m relay	—		3:09.98	7

• Michael Mathieu was named to the team and did not compete in any event

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
Donald Thomas	High jump	2.10	=11
Jamal Wilson		NM
Lanthone Collie	Triple jump	15.78	11
Latario Collie-Minns		NM

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Ken Mullings	Result	11.09	7.07	12.86	2.03	50.88	14.42	41.25	4.40	57.18	5:02.79	7517 PB	6
	Points	841	830	659	831	774	921	690	731	696	544

Women

Track events

Athlete	Event	Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Brianne Bethel	100 m	11.76	13	did not advance
Tynia Gaither	200 m	21.74	14	22.76
Anthonique Strachan		23.41	8 q	22.97	5
Devynne Charlton	100 m hurdles	13.49	10	did not advance
Pedrya Seymour		12.94	4 Q	13.12	5
Katrina Seymour	400 m hurdles	1:00.71	14	did not advance
Devynne Charlton Brianne Bethel Pedrya Seymour Tynia Gaither	4 × 100 m relay	—		DNF

Field event

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
Tamara Myers	Triple jump	13.96 SB	5

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2019 Pan American Games and Judo at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Bahamas qualified two female judoka. ^[13] This mark the country's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games. ^[4]

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Cynthia Rahming	57 kg	Arango  (PER) L 00S3–100	did not advance
Sasha Ingraham	+78 kg	Wood  (TTO) L 000–110	did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Bahamas qualified ten swimmers (six men and four women). ^[14] The team was named after the completion of the National Championships at the end of June. ^[15]

Key

• Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
• NR – National record
• QA – Qualified for Final A
• QB – Qualified for Final B

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Gershwin Greene	50 m freestyle	23.33	18	did not advance
Jared Fitzgerald	100 m freestyle	51.16	15 QB	50.81 NR	13
Luke-Kennedy Thompson	1500 m freestyle	—		16:59.39	18
Davantae Carey	100 m backstroke	59.45	20	did not advance
William Tyler Russell	100 m breaststroke	1:07.67	26	did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:29.37	22	did not advance
N'Nhyn Fernander	100 m butterfly	55.65	15 QB	55.71	14
Jared Fitzgerald Gershwin Greene N'Nhyn Fernander Davante Carey	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	—		3:28.22 NR	6
Davante Carey William Tyler Russell N'Nhyn Fernander Jared Fitzgerald	4 × 100 m medley relay	DNS

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ariel Weech	50 m freestyle	26.84	17 QB	26.48	13
Lillian Higgs	100 m freestyle	59.32	20	did not advance
Laura Morley	100 m breaststroke	1:11.28	12 QB	1:11.00	11
	200 m breaststroke	2:30.21 NR	7 QA	2:32.87	8
	200 m individual medley	2:19.37	9 QB	2:18.54	9
Margaret Higgs	200 m breaststroke	2:33.67	11 QB	2:34.17	12
Lillian Higgs Margaret Higgs Laura Morley Ariel Weech	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	—		3:56.68	6
Lillian Higgs Margaret Higgs Laura Morley Ariel Weech	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:26.60	8 QA	4:27.52	8

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jared Fitzgerald Gershwin Greene Ariel Weech Lillian Higgs Margaret Higgs*	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:41.86	7 QA	3:42.59	7

• Swam in the heat only

Tennis

Main articles: Tennis at the 2019 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Bahamas qualified two male tennis players. ^{[7] [16]}

Men

Athlete	Event	First round	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Baker Newman	Singles	Miralles  (ESA) W 6–2, 6–2	Andreozzi  (ARG) L 0–6, 1–6	did not advance
Justin Roberts		Galdós  (PER) W 6–7, 7–6, 6–4	Hernández  (DOM) L 4–6, 2–6	did not advance
Baker Newman Justin Roberts	Doubles	—	Bye	Andreozzi / Bagnis  (ARG) L 2–6, 2–6	did not advance

See also

• Bahamas at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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