| Dominican Republic at the 2015 Parapan American Games | |
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| IOC code | DOM |
| NOC | Organ. Dominicana de Ciegos Inc. |
| Website | www |
| in Toronto 7–15 August 2015 | |
| Competitors | 6 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| Parapan American Games appearances | |
Dominican Republic competed in the 2015 Parapan American Games. [1]
The following table lists the Dominican delegation by sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Rodny Minier | Cycling | Men's Road Race C4-5 | August 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Breylin Martinez Gonzalez | 100 m T11 | 12.35 PB | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Wemerson De La Rosa | 100 m T47 | 12.00 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m T47 | 24.48 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Long Jump T47 | — | 5.66 | 8 | ||
| Fabiel Cuello | Shot Put F57 | — | 23.72 | 9 | |
| Discus Throw F51/52/53/57 | — | 8.40 | 7 | ||
| Javelin Throw F34/57 | — | 31.48 | 6 | ||
Road| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodny Minier | Men's Road Race C4-5 | 2:06:08 | |
| Mixed Time Trial C1-5 | 29:54.41 | 16 | |
| Jose Rodriquez | Men's Road Race C4-5 | 2:06:29 | 4 |
| Mixed Time Trial C1-5 | 33:41.78 | 28 |
Track| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | ||
| Rodny Minier | Men's Individual Pursuit C4-5 | 4:54.217 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 1 km Time Trial C1-5 | — | 1:14.813 | 16 | ||
| Jose Rodriquez | Men's Individual Pursuit C4-5 | 5:22.020 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 1 km Time Trial C1-5 | — | 1:12.382 | 11 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | ||||||
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Odalis Gomez | Singles Class 8 |  Pérez (ARG)L 2-3 |  Kent (CAN)L 1-3 |  Salazar Perez (ECU)W3-0 | — | Did not advance | 7 | ||
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