Dominica at the 2015 Pan American Games

Dominica at the 2015 Pan American Games
IOC code	DMA
NOC	Dominica Olympic Committee
Website	www.doc.dm
in Toronto, Canada 10–26 July 2015
Competitors	5 in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	David Registe
Flag bearer (closing)	Yordanis Durañona
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Dominica competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015. ^[1]

Track and field athlete David Registe was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony. ^[2] A total of six officials accompined the team. ^[3]

Dominica (along with nine other countries) left the games without winning a medal, marking the first time since 2003 the country failed to medal. Athlete Yordanis Durañona, had the country's highest placement, a fourth place finish in the triple jump, just off the podium. ^[4]

Competitors

The following table lists Dominica's delegation per sport and gender.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	1	4
Boxing	0	1	1
Total	3	2	5

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Dominica qualified four athletes (three men and one woman). ^[5]

Key

• Note – Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
• PB = Personal best
• NM = No mark
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men

Field events

Athlete(s)	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dillon Simon	Discus Throw	—		NM
	Shot Put	—		19.55	7
David Registe	Long Jump	7.02	8	did not advance
Yordanis Durañona	Triple Jump	—		16.72	4

Women

Field events

Athlete(s)	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Thea LaFond	High Jump	1.80	13
	Triple Jump	13.35 PB	12

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games and Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Dominica qualified one female boxer. ^[6]

Woman

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Valerian Spicer	Light welterweight	Victoria Torres  (MEX) L 0–3	did not advance

See also

• Dominica at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

1. "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
2. "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.huffingtonpost.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
3. Georges, Nicole (13 July 2015). "Dominica's hopes high for medals at 2015 PanAm Games". www.thedominican.net/. TheDominican. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
4. Georges, Nicole (26 July 2015). "Dominica keeps team spirit high at 2015 Pan Am Games". www.thedominican.net/. TheDominican. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
5. "Dominica competes in Toronto PanAm Games". Dominica News Online. Roseau, Dominica. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
6. "61 men and 23 women boxers qualified to Toronto 2015 PanAm Games (10 – 26 July)". www.aiba.org. International Boxing Association (amateur). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.