Bermuda at the 2023 Parapan American Games

Bermuda at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Flag of Bermuda
IPC code	BER
NPC	Bermuda Paralympic Association
Website	www.paralympic.org/bermuda
in Santiago, Chile 17 November 2023 – 26 November 2023
Competitors	3 (1 man and 2 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Omar Yussef Hayward Yushae DeSilva-Andrade
Flag bearer (closing)	Yushae DeSilva-Andrade
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 2
Parapan American Games appearances
2011 2015 2019 2023

Bermuda is scheduled to compete in the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile from 17 November to 26 November 2023. This is Bermuda's fourth appearance at the Parapan American Games, having first competed in the 2011 edition.

Boccia players Omar Yussef Hayward and Yushae DeSilva-Andrade were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. ^{[1] [2]} Meanwhile, Yushae DeSilva-Andrade was also the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

Medalists

Further information: 2023 Parapan American Games medal table

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. ^[3]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Jessica Cooper Lewis	Athletics	Women's 100 metres T53	November 25
Silver	Yushae DeSilva-Andrade	Boccia	Women's individual BC1	November 22

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	0	1	1
Boccia	1	1	2
Total	1	2	3

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2023 Parapan American Games

Women

Track events

Athlete	Event	Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jessica Cooper Lewis	100 m T53	—		16.71 PR
	400 m T53/T54	—		1:01.74	5
	800 m T53/T54	—		2:08.37	6

Boccia

Main article: Boccia at the 2023 Parapan American Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Pool matches				Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Omar Yussef Hayward	Individual BC1	Calderón  (CHI) W 7–2	Págua  (VEN) W 5–3	Chagas  (BRA) W 6*–6	1 Q	Cryderman  (CAN) L 2–5	Bronze medal final   Chagas  (BRA) L 3–4	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Pool matches
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade	Individual BC1	Flores  (ARG) W 3–2	Quiroz  (ECU) W 5–2	Oliveira  (BRA) L 3–3*

See also

• Bermuda at the 2023 Pan American Games
• Bermuda at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "2023 Parapan Games Get Underway In Chile". thegrenadianvoice.com. Bernews. 18 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
2. "Inauguración Parapanamericanos: estos son los abanderados de los 31 países participantes". santiago2023.org (in Spanish). Santiago 2023. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
3. "Sports Minister Congratulates Athletes on Medal Haul at Parapan American Games". Government of Bermuda. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.