Bermuda at the 2015 Parapan American Games | |
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IOC code | BER |
NOC | Bermuda Paralympic Association |
Website | http://www.paralympic.org/bermuda |
in Toronto 7–15 August 2015 | |
Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
Medals Ranked 13th |
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Parapan American Games appearances | |
Barbados competed in the 2015 Parapan American Games. [1]
The following table lists Bermuda's delegation per sport and gender.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boccia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
The following competitors from Bermuda won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Jessica Cooper Lewis | Women's 100 m T53 | 16.85 Q | 1 | 17.67 | |
Women's 400 m T53 | 1:04:98 Q | 2 | 1:01:79 | 5 | |
Women's 800 m T53 | — | 2:10:43 | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Preliminary Round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
Yushae Desilva-Andrade | Individual BC2 | — | Lucas Ferreira De Araujo (BRA) L (1-7) | Jesus Oseguera (URU) L (3-3*) | did not advance | 5 | ||
Steve Wilson | Individual BC4 | Alison Levine (CAN) L (0-10) | Dirceu Pinto (BRA) L (2-11) | Adolfo Diosdado (MEX) W (3-2) | did not advance | 9 |
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