Belize at the 2019 Pan American Games

Belize at the 2019 Pan American Games
IOC code	BIZ
NOC	Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
in Lima, Peru 26 July–11 August 2019
Competitors	6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Jordan Santos (opening)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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Belize competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019. ^{[1] [2]}

On July 19, 2019, the Belize team of six athletes (three per gender) was announced. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Triathlete Jordan Santos was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. ^{[6] [7]}

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)	0	1	1
Bodybuilding	1	0	1
Canoeing	1	2	3
Triathlon	1	0	1
Total	3	3	6

Athletics (track and field)

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

Belize received one wild card to enter one woman in the 100 metres event. ^[3]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round

Track event

Women

Athlete	Event	Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Hilary Gladden	100 m	12.19	19	Did not advance

Bodybuilding

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

Belize qualified one male bodybuilder. ^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Prejudging		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Godfrey Alford	Classic bodybuilding	N/A		Did not advance

• No results were provided for the prejudging round, with only the top six advancing.

Canoeing

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

Belize qualified two canoe sprint athletes (one male and one female). Belize was later reallocated an additional female quota. ^[9]

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Amado Cruz	Men's K-1 200 metres	39.371	7 SF	39.083	6	Did not advance
	Men's K-1 1000 metres	3.48.139	5 SF	3:57.633	6	Did not advance
Ruth Cruz	Women's K-1 200 metres	1:11.448	6 SF	1:08.216	8	Did not advance
Francisca Cruz	Women's K-1 500 metres	2.41.278	6 SF	2:37.758	8	Did not advance
Francisca Cruz Ruth Cruz	Women's K-2 500 metres	2:35.585	5 SF	2:33.900	6	Did not advance

Qualification Legend: F = Qualify to final (medal); SF = Qualify to semifinal. Position is within the heat

Triathlon

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

Belize received a wild card to enter one male triathlete. ^{[3] [10]}

Men

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (8.88 km)	Total	Rank
Jordan Santos	Individual	Lapped

References

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2. "Our 41 Members". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
3. "Meet the Belize Delegation Heading to the Pan American Games". www.edition.channel5belize.com/. Great Belize Productions Ltd. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
4. "The Pan Am Plan". 7 News Belize. Belize City, Belize. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
5. Humes, Aaron (23 July 2019). "Six of Belize's best headed to Pan American Games in Peru". Breaking Belize News. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
6. "Team Belize competes at Lima 2019 Pan American Games". San Pedro Sun. San Pedro, Belize. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
7. "Abanderados Lima 2019" [Flagbearers Lima 2019](PDF). www.lima2019.pe/ (in Spanish). Lima 2019 Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games. 27 July 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
8. "Lima 2019 Bodybuilding Quotas". www.scribd.com/. Pan American Confederation of Bodybuilding and Fitness. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
9. Aline, Mona (5 June 2019). "COPAC is proud to announce the Quota Distribution for Canoe Sprint". www.copaconline.com/. Pan American Canoe Federation (COPAC). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
10. "San Pedro's Jordan Santos to represent Belize at XVIII Pan American Games". San Pedro Sun. San Pedro, Belize. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.