| Cayman Islands at the 2007 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | CAY |
| NOC | Cayman Islands Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro 13–29 July 2007 | |
| Competitors | 12 |
| Flag bearer | Christopher Jackson |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
The Cayman Islands competed in the 15th Pan American Games which were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 13 July 2007 and 29 July 2007.
The Cayman Islands is an autonomous British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea. The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the south of Cuba and northeast of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The capital city is George Town on Grand Cayman, which is the most populous of the three islands.
The Island Games are biannual international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent different island communities which are IIGA members. Currently all competitor teams represent non-sovereign territories of European nations - some within European waters and some further overseas.
The Cayman Islands national cricket team is the team that represents the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands in international cricket. The team is organised by the Cayman Islands Cricket Association, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2002, having previously been an affiliate member since 1997.
The British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
The Cayman Islands competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Ten competitors, all men, took part in seven events in three sports.
The Cayman Islands competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Eight competitors, seven men and one woman, took part in seven events in two sports.
The Cayman Islands national rugby union team represents the Cayman Islands in the sport of rugby union. They have thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup, but have participated in qualifying tournaments. The sport in the Cayman Islands is governed by the Cayman Rugby Union. The Cayman Islands have players throughout the squad playing through the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Canada and the USA.
The Cayman Islands first competed at the Olympic Games in 1976, and has participated in each Summer Games since then, missing only the 1980 Summer Olympics by participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Cayman Islands have yet to win any Olympic medals.
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a continental multi-sport event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. At the Games, 5,633 athletes selected from 42 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 332 events in 34 sports divided into 47 disciplines. According to the Rio de Janeiro Organizing Committee for the Pan American Games, 2,196 medals were awarded for every winning athlete, including individuals from teams, during 334 awards ceremonies.
The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007. In the 47 events that took place, thirteen Games records in athletics were equalled or beaten at the 2007 edition.
Shaune David Fraser is an Attorney at Law and the Founder of Fraser Immigration Law, PLLC. He was also a former competitive swimmer and Pan American Games silver medalist from the Cayman Islands. Fraser represented the Cayman Islands at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics where he qualified for the Semi-Finals.[1]
The Cayman Islands has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the ninth edition of the multi-sport event in 1987. The Cayman Islands did not compete at the first and only Pan American Winter Games in 1990.
The Cayman Islands will compete at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, October 14–30, 2011. The Cayman Islands will send twelve athletes in four sports, the same number as from the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. The Chef de Mission of the team will be general secretary of the Cayman Islands Football Association, Bruce Blake.
Cayman Islands competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow due to the United States-led boycott.
The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee was founded in 1973 and was recognised by the IOC in 1976. From the beginning as a fledgling association, undertaking but a few tasks, it has now developed to a body representative of 22 member-sports, with significant undertakings at home and abroad. It is also the body responsible for the representation of the Cayman Islands at the Commonwealth Games. Donald McLean, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, became the committee's president in 2005.
The Cayman Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7–23 February 2014. This was the territory's second appearance at a Winter Olympics, following their debut four years prior. The Caymanian delegation consisted of four officials and one athlete, alpine skier Dow Travers, who failed to complete either of his events.
The Cayman Islands competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015. For the first time ever the country had a national house at a multi-sport event. The offices of FUSE Marketing Group, in Downtown Toronto served as the location of the house.
Cayman Islands competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Lara Butler is a swimmer from the Cayman Islands. Together with her brother Geoffrey she competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2015 world championships and at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her best world championships result was 25th place in the individual 400 m medley in 2010.
The Cayman Islands competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.