Bahamas at the 2023 Pan American Games

Bahamas at the 2023 Pan American Games
IOC code	BAH
NOC	Bahamas Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors	20 in 6 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Lamar Taylor & Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson
Flag bearer (closing)	Joshua Higgins
Medals Ranked =25th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 3
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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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]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics (track and field)	4	1	5
Golf	1	0	1
Sailing	1	0	1
Swimming	5	4	9
Tennis	2	1	3
Wrestling	1	0	1
Total	14	6	20

Medallists

Further information: 2023 Pan American Games medal table

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Silver Rhema Otabor Athletics Women's javelin throw November 3  Bronze Lamar Taylor Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle October 24  Bronze Donald Thomas Athletics Men's high jump November 3 Athletics (track and field) Main articles: Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification 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 Athlete Event Semifinal Final Time Rank Time Rank Samson Colebrooke 100 m 10.62 19 Did not advance Field events Athlete Event Result Rank Donald Thomas High jump 2.24 Combined events – Decathlon Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 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 Athlete Event Result Rank Rhema Otabor Javelin throw 60.54 Golf Main articles: Golf at the 2023 Pan American Games and Golf at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification Bahamas qualified a male golfer. [1] [6] Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank Richard Gibson Men's individual 77 72 73 75 297 +9 =27 Sailing Main articles: Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification 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 Main articles: Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification 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 Athlete Event Heat Final Time Rank Time Rank Jack Barr 800 m freestyle — 9:03.54 22 1500 m freestyle — 17:38.10 18 Emmanuel Gadson 100 m butterfly 56.32 20 Did not advance 200 m breaststroke 2:21.56 18 FB 2:21.35 16 200 m individual medley 2:15.56 24 Did not advance Lamar Taylor 50 m freestyle 22.48 7 FA 22.13 NR 100 m freestyle 50.95 16 DNS 100 m backstroke 56.39 NR =13 DNS Luke Thompson 200 m freestyle 1:58.70 22 Did not advance 400 m freestyle 4:11.61 21 Did not advance Mark-Anthony Thompson 100 m breaststroke 1:07.18 24 Did not advance Jack Barr Lamar Taylor Luke Thompson Mark-Anthony Thompson 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:34.12 9 Did not advance Emmanuel Gadson Lamar Taylor Luke Thompson Mark-Anthony Thompson 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:53.92 10 Did not advance Women Athlete Event Heat Final Time Rank Time Rank Victoria Russell 50 m freestyle 27.54 29 Did not advance Zaylie Thompson 100 m freestyle 59.34 29 Did not advance 200 m freestyle DNS Did not advance 100 m breaststroke 1:16.75 21 Did not advance 200 m individual medley 2:30.53 23 Did not advance Katelyn Cabral Victoria Russell Zaylie Thompson Ariel Weech 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:08.84 13 Did not advance Katelyn Cabral Victoria Russell Zaylie Thompson Ariel Weech 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:34.03 13 Did not advance Mixed Athlete Event Heat Final Time Rank Time Rank Lamar Taylor Luke Thompson Katelyn Cabral Zaylie Thompson 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:44.94 11 Did not advance Emmanuel Gadson Mark-Anthony Thompson Katelyn Cabral Ariel Weech 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:12.80 11 Did not advance Tennis Main articles: Tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification The Bahamas qualified three tennis players (two men and one woman). [10] Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank Kevin Major Jr. Men's singles   Rubio  (MEX) L 0–2 (3–6, 0–6) Did not advance Justin Roberts Bye   Vallejo  (PAR) L 0–2 (1–6, 3–6) Did not advance Sydney Clarke Women's singles Bye   Loeb  (USA) L 0–2 (3–6, 0–6) Did not advance Justin Roberts Sydney Clarke Mixed doubles —   Vergara / Britez  (PAR) L 0–2 (4–6, 2–6) Did not advance Wrestling Main articles: Wrestling at the 2023 Pan American Games and Wrestling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification 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. 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