Dominica at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
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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 |
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Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
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]
The following Dominican competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Bronze | Thea LaFond | Athletics | Women's triple jump | November 2 |
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics (track and field) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Dominica qualified three athletes (two men and one woman). [1]
Athlete | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Dennick Luke | Men's 800 m | 1:50.17 | 17 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Distance | Position | ||
Tristan James | Men's long jump | 7.03 | 10 |
Thea LaFond | Women's triple jump | 14.25 |
Dominica qualified two male boxers.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
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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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