| Panama at the 2019 Pan American Games | |
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| IOC code | PAN |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico de Panamá |
| in Lima, Peru 26 July–11 August 2019 | |
| Competitors | 84 in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Carolena Carstens (opening) |
| Medals Ranked 28th |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Panama competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019. [1] [2]
A total of 84 athletes (46 men and 38 women) were named to the Panamanian team, marking the largest delegation the country has ever sent to the Pan American Games. [3]
On July 5, 2019, athlete Alonso Edward was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [4] However, it was later announced taekwondo athlete Carolena Carstens would carry the flag, as Edward would not be in Lima for the opening ceremony. [5] [6]
Panama won four medals at these edition of the games, ranking 28th overall. [7] The four medals marked the most won at a single edition of the games for the country since 1987.
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) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bowling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Golf | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Judo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Karate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Surfing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 46 | 38 | 84 |
The following competitors from Panama won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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Panama qualified eight track and field athletes (three men and five women). [3]
| Athlete | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Alonso Edward | Men's 200 m | 20.65 | 6 Q | 20.55 | 4 |
| Virjilio Griggs | DNF | ||||
| Yassir Cabrera | Men's 20 km walk | — | 1:25:39 | 9 | |
| Gianna Woodruff | Women's 400 m hurdles | 56.70 | 8 q | 57.20 | 7 |
| Rolanda Bell | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — | 10:34.76 | 10 | |
| Andrea Ferris | — | 10:17.21 | 9 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Aixa Middleton | Discus throw | 53.80 SB | 8 |
| Nathalee Aranda | Long jump | 6.55 SB | 4 |
Panama qualified a team of two badminton athletes (one per gender). [8] [9] [10]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Kyle Seixas | Men's singles | W 2–0 (21–17, 21–17) | L 0–2 (11–21, 12–21) | did not advance | ||||
| Kelly Yau | Women's singles | L 0–2 (4–21, 3–21) | did not advance | |||||
| Kyle Seixas Kelly Yau | Mixed doubles | — | L 0–2 (11–21, 7–21) | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification / Final | Round robin | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block 1 | Block 2 | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total | Grand total | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||||
| Donald Lee | Men's singles | 195 | 258 | 216 | 217 | 188 | 201 | 226 | 161 | 142 | 227 | 179 | 211 | 2421 | 26 | did not advance | |||||||||||||
| Santiago Escobar | 164 | 178 | 202 | 167 | 168 | 183 | 196 | 130 | 214 | 179 | 173 | 229 | 2183 | 31 | did not advance | ||||||||||||||
| Donald Lee Santiago Escobar | Men's doubles | 388 | 471 | 393 | 376 | 378 | 319 | 400 | 388 | 344 | 400 | 435 | 358 | 4650 | 14 | — | |||||||||||||
Panama qualified two boxers (one man and one woman). [11] [12]
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Orlando Martínez | Men's 60 kg | L 1–4 | did not advance | ||
| Atheyna Bylon | Women's 69 kg | L 2–3 | did not advance | ||
Panama received a reallocated quota for a male road cyclist. [13]
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Christofer Jurado | Road race | 4:06:28 | 4 |
| Time trial | 47:01.6 | 5 | |
Panama qualified one female fencer in the sabre discipline. [14]
| Athlete | Event | Pool Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victories | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Eileen Grench | Sabre | 3 | 6 Q | W 15–8 | L 13–15 | did not advance | 5 | |
Panama qualified a men's and women's team, and each will consist of 18 athletes, for a total of 36. [15]
Panama's men's team qualified by being the top ranked team from the Central American region at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
Head coach: Julio Dely Valdés
Three overage players were named on 11 July 2019. The 18-man squad was announced on 13 July 2019. [16] Midfielder Justin Simons was replaced by Maikell Díaz.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Samuel Baptista | 8 March 1998 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Iván Anderson | 24 November 1997 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | José Garibaldi | 28 May 1997 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Emmanuel Chanis | 21 December 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Manuel Torres | 21 November 1978 (aged 40) | 35 | 1 | |
| 6 | DF | Samir Ramírez | 27 April 1997 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Luis Zúñiga | 27 January 1997 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Adalberto Carrasquilla | 28 November 1998 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Jorman Aguilar | 11 September 1994 (aged 24) | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Rafael Águila | 29 January 1997 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Maikell Díaz | 16 February 2000 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Aldo Ciel | 3 December 1997 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Jorge Gutiérrez | 1 September 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Abdiel Ayarza | 12 September 1992 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | Alejandro Ferrara | 20 September 1998 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Andrés Peñalba | 8 July 1997 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Gilberto Hernández | 26 June 1997 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Tomás Rodríguez | 9 March 1999 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | Fifth place match | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | Seventh place match |
| Panama | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
| Panama | 1–3 | |
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| Aguilar | Report | Gaich Lomonaco Valenzuela |
Panama's women's team qualified by being the top ranked team from the Central American region at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship. [17]
Head coach: Victor Daniel Suarez
The following players were called-up. [18]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Yenith Bailey | 29 March 2001 (aged 18) | | ||
| 12 | GK | Sasha Fábrega | 23 October 1990 (aged 28) | | ||
| 4 | DF | Katherine Castillo | 23 March 1996 (aged 23) | | ||
| 13 | DF | Rebeca Espinosa | 5 July 1992 (aged 27) | | ||
| 2 | DF | Hilary Jaén | 29 August 2002 (aged 16) | | ||
| 3 | DF | María Murillo | 15 December 1996 (aged 22) | | ||
| 5 | DF | Yomira Pinzón | 23 August 1996 (aged 22) | | ||
| 8 | MF | Laurie Batista | 29 May 1996 (aged 23) | | ||
| 10 | MF | Marta Cox | 20 July 1997 (aged 22) | | ||
| 15 | MF | María Guevara | 4 October 2000 (aged 18) | | ||
| 11 | MF | Natalia Mills | 22 March 1993 (aged 26) | | ||
| 6 | MF | Aldrith Quintero | 1 January 2002 (aged 17) | | ||
| 7 | MF | Gloria Sáenz | 2 July 2002 (aged 17) | | ||
| 14 | MF | Deysire Salazar | 4 May 2004 (aged 15) | | ||
| 16 | FW | Lineth Cedeño | 5 December 2000 (aged 18) | | ||
| 18 | FW | Ángela Evans | 21 July 1993 (aged 26) | | ||
| 17 | FW | Erika Hernández | 17 March 1999 (aged 20) | | ||
| 9 | FW | Karla Riley | 18 September 1997 (aged 21) | | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | Fifth place match | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | Seventh place match |
| Panama | 1–3 | |
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| Mills | Report |
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| Panama | 0–1 | |
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| Report | Larroquette |
Panama qualified a full team of four golfers (two men and two women). [19] However, only three golfers were entered. [3]
| Athlete(s) | Event | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | To par | Rank | ||
| Jean Louis Ducruet | Men's individual | 71 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 297 | +13 | =30 |
| Michael Mendez | 73 | 76 | 72 | 81 | 302 | +18 | 32 | |
| Laura Restrepo | Women's individual | 78 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 300 | +16 | =21 |
| Jean Louis Ducruet Michael Mendez Laura Restrepo | Mixed team | 149 | 148 | 148 | 150 | 595 | +27 | 15 |
Panama qualified four judoka (two men and two women). [3] [20]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Bernabé Vergara | Men's 60 kg | W 01S2–00 | L 00S2–01S2 | Did not advance | L 00S1–01S1 | Did not advance | =7 | |
| José Luis Ortega | Men's 90 kg | L 00S1–10 | did not advance | |||||
| Kristine Jiménez | Women's 52 kg | Bye | L 00S3–10 | Did not advance | W 10S2–00 | W 01S2–00S1 | ||
| Miryam Roper | Women's 57 kg | Bye | W 10S1–01S2 | L 00S1–10S2 | Bye | W 10S1–00S1 | ||
Panama qualified two karatekas (one per gender). [21]
| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Hector Cencion | Individual kata | 22.52 | 3 QB | W 23.98–23.32 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Raquel Bozelli | –55 kg | L 0–1 | W 8–1 | L 0–1 | 3 | did not advance | ||
Panama qualified one male modern pentathlete. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (Épée One Touch + Bonus round) | Swimming (200m Freestyle) | Riding (Show Jumping) | Shooting/Running (10 m Air Pistol/3000m) | Total Points | Final Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Rank | MP Points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Penalties | Rank | MP Points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Samuel Smith | Individual | 8 | 29 | 152 | 2:25.29 | 27 | 260 | 43 | 18 | 257 | 13:48.00 | 30 | 472 | 1141 | 21 |
Panama qualified five male sport shooters. [22]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Juan Campos | 10 m air pistol | 560 | 21 | did not advance | |
| David Muñoz | 556 | 26 | did not advance | ||
| Marco Chu | Skeet | 101 | 26 | did not advance | |
| Manuel García | Trap | 111 | =17 | did not advance | |
| Eduardo Taylor | 116 | =7 | did not advance | ||
Panama received a reallocated spot for one female surfer in the sport's debut at the Pan American Games. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Main round 1 | Main round 2 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Main round 3 | Repechage 3 | Repechage 4 | Repechage 5 | Main round 4 | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Enilda Alonso | Open surf | L 8.77–8.90 | Did not advance | L 7.33–10.10 | did not advance | =13 | ||||||
Panama qualified nine swimmers (four men and five women). [3] [23]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Isaac Beitía | 50 m freestyle | 23.48 | 19 | did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 51.18 | 16 QB | 52.03 | 16 | |
| Hernán González | 100 m backstroke | 59.65 | 21 | did not advance | |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:11.84 | 22 | did not advance | ||
| Édgar Crespo | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.95 | 16 QB | 1:02.31 | 11 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.12 | 16 QB | 2:21.60 | 13 | |
| Bernhard Christianson | 200 m individual medley | 2:04.00 | 8 QA | 2:03.28 | 6 |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:28.34 | 10 QB | 4:25.93 | 10 | |
| Isaac Beitía Hernán Gonzalez Bernhard Christianson Édgar Crespo | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | 3:31.26 | 7 | |
| Hernán Gonzalez Édgar Crespo Bernhard Christianson Isaac Beitía | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:51.41 | 8 QA | 3:50.52 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Catharine Cooper | 50 m freestyle | 26.81 | 16 QB | 27.01 | 16 |
| 100 m freestyle | 59.66 | 23 | did not advance | ||
| Ireyra Tamayo | 200 m freestyle | 2:12.46 | 20 | did not advance | |
| Nimia Murua | 100 m backstroke | 1:05.63 | 19 | did not advance | |
| Carolina Cermelli | 200 m backstroke | 2:22.14 | 17 | did not advance | |
| Emily Santos | 100 m breaststroke | 1:12.39 | 13 QB | 1:14.45 | 14 |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:45.21 | 17 | did not advance | ||
| Ireyra Tamayo Emily Santos Nimia Murua Catharine Cooper | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | 4:05.16 | 7 | |
| Carolina Cermelli Emily Santos Ireyra Tamayo Catherine Cooper | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:27.87 | 9 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Isaac Beitia Catherine Cooper Ireyra Tamayo Hernán Gonzalez | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:55.11 | 9 | did not advance | |
| Carolina Cermelli Édgar Crespo Bernhard Christianson Ireyra Tamayo | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:06.11 | 9 | did not advance | |
Panama received one wildcard in the women's 57 kg event. [24]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Carolena Carstens | -57 kg | W 20–0 | W 35–15 | L 10–24 | — | L 7–12 | =5 |
Panama qualified two male triathletes. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (8.88 km) | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Gordon | Individual | 19:32 | 0:57 | 1:26:4 | 0:34 | 36:38 | 2:04:00 | 26 |
| Petter Vega | 19:50 | 0:53 | 1:25:3 | 0:25 | 36:27 | 2:02:24 | 25 |
Panama qualified two male weightlifters and received a reallocated spot for a female lifter. [25]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Ariel Batista | Men's 73 kg | 110 | 11 | No mark | did not finish | ||
| Eustaciano Arías | Men's 81 kg | 130 | 5 | 155 | 5 | 285 | 5 |
| Erika Ortega | Women's 49 kg | 70 | 10 | 83 | 8 | 153 | 8 |
Panama received one wild card in the Greco-Roman discipline. [26]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Alvis Almendra | Greco-Roman 87 kg | Bye | L 0–8 | Did not advance | — | W 2–1 |
Panama qualified one athlete in equestrian jumping. [27] However, no athlete from Panama competed.
Panama qualified one female artistic gymnast. [28] However, no gymnast from the country competed.
The girls qualified for the 2019 Pan-American Games Lima as the best team in Central America in the Concacaf World Cup.