Dominica at the 2023 Pan American Games

Dominica at the
2023 Pan American Games
Dominica at the; 2023 Pan American Games
IOC code	DMA
NOC	Dominica Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile; 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023
Competitors	5 in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Delroy Charles
Flag bearer (closing)	Dennick Luke & Thea LaFond
Medals ; Ranked =31st	Gold0Silver0Bronze1Total1
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
	1995 ; 1999 ; 2003 ; 2007 ; 2011 ; 2015 ; 2019 ; 2023 ;

Last updated July 24, 2024

Dominica competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Dominica's 8th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since 1995.

The Dominican team consisted of five athletes (four men and one woman) competing in two sports.^[1]^[2] Boxer Delroy Charles was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.^[3] Meanwhile, track and field athletes Dennick Luke and Thea LaFond were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Dominica won one bronze medal, a bronze by Thea LaFond in the women's triple jump track and field event.^[4]^[5]

Medalists

The following Dominica competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Thea LaFond	Athletics	Women's triple jump	November 2

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)	2	1	3
Boxing	2	0	2
Total	4	1	5

Athletics (track and field)

Dominica qualified three athletes (two men and one woman).^[1]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road event

Athlete	Event	Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dennick Luke	Men's 800 m	1:50.17	17	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position
Tristan James	Men's long jump	7.03	10
Thea LaFond	Women's triple jump	14.25

Boxing

Dominica qualified two male boxers.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Joshua Toussaint	–63.5 kg	Bye	Amaya (ARG) LRSC R2	Did not advance
Delroy Charles	+92 kg	—	Arzola (CUB) LWDR	Did not advance

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References

1 2 "7-member delegation represent Dominica at Santiago 2023 Pan American Games". Associate Times. Miami, Florida, USA. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
↑ "Dominica has a 7-member delegation at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago, representing the nation in various events". www.q95da.com/. Q95FM Radio. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
↑ Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
↑ "PAN AM Games: Thea Lafond wins first medal for Dominica". Associate Times. Miami, Florida, USA. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
↑ Jacks, Bradley (4 November 2023). "Dominica's Thea LaFond jumps 14.25m for triple jump bronze at 2023 Pan American Games behind Cuba's Leyanis Perez and Liadagmis Povea". www.sportsmax.tv/. Sports Max. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

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[team-1] 1 2 "7-member delegation represent Dominica at Santiago 2023 Pan American Games". Associate Times. Miami, Florida, USA. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[2] "Dominica has a 7-member delegation at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago, representing the nation in various events". www.q95da.com/. Q95FM Radio. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[flag-3] Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[4] "PAN AM Games: Thea Lafond wins first medal for Dominica". Associate Times. Miami, Florida, USA. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[5] Jacks, Bradley (4 November 2023). "Dominica's Thea LaFond jumps 14.25m for triple jump bronze at 2023 Pan American Games behind Cuba's Leyanis Perez and Liadagmis Povea". www.sportsmax.tv/. Sports Max. Retrieved 4 November 2023.

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