Panama at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Panama at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAN
NOC	Comité Olímpico de Panamá
Website	www.copanama.com  (in Spanish)
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	10 in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Atheyna Bylon Alonso Edward
Flag bearer (closing)	Jorge Castelblanco
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Panama competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[1] It was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1928.

Competitors

The following is the list of competitors participating at the Games by numbers:

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	2	4
Boxing	0	1	1
Cycling	1	0	1
Judo	0	2	2
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	4	6	10

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Panamanian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ^{[2] [3]}

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 or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alonso Edward	Men's 200 m	20.60	2 Q	DNF		Did not advance
Jorge Castelblanco	Men's marathon	—				2:33:22	75
Gianna Woodruff	Women's 400 m hurdles	55.49	2 Q	54.22 NR	2 Q	55.84	7

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Nathalee Aranda	Women's long jump	6.12	27	Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Panama entered one female boxer into the Olympic tournament. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Rio 2016 Olympian Atheyna Bylon finished among the top three of the women's middleweight category to secure her place in the Panamanian squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Atheyna Bylon	Women's middleweight	Parker  (AUS) W 5–0	Price  (GBR) L 0–5	Did not advance

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Panama entered one rider each to compete in the men's Olympic road race by finishing in the top two, not yet qualified, at the 2019 Pan American Championships in Mexico, marking the country's debut in the sport. ^{[5] [6]}

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Christofer Jurado	Men's road race	Did not finish

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Panama qualified two judoka for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Representing Germany in two previous editions, Miryam Roper was selected among the top 18 judoka of the women's lightweight (57 kg) based on the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021, while rookie Kristine Jiménez (women's half-heavyweight, 52 kg) accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kristine Jiménez	Women's –52 kg	Kuziutina  (ROC) L 00–10	Did not advance
Miryam Roper	Women's –57 kg	Kim J-s  (KOR) L 00–10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Panama received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System and/or Olympic Selection Time (OST). ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tyler Christianson	Men's 200 m breaststroke	2:13.41	29	Did not advance
	Men's 200 m individual medley	2:02.70	40	Did not advance
Emily Santos	Women's 100 m breaststroke	1:12.10	35	Did not advance

See also

• Panama at the 2019 Pan American Games

References

1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. "La boxeadora Atheyna Bylon competirá por Panamá en Tokio 2020" [Boxer Atheyna Bylon will compete for Panama in Tokyo 2020] (in Spanish). Agencia EFE. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
5. Pino, Claudio Orlando (29 August 2019). "Panamá tiene su primer representante en Tokio 2020" [Panama has its first athlete for Tokyo 2020] (in Spanish). Mi Diario . Retrieved 26 October 2019.
6. "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
7. Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation . Retrieved 2 July 2021.
8. "Tyler Christianson Clasifica a Tokyo 2020" [Tyler Christianson qualifies for Tokyo 2020] (in Spanish). Panama Olympic Committee. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
9. "Emily Santos, La Joven Panameña Que Estará En Tokyo 2020" [Emily Santos, The Young Panamanian Will Compete In Tokyo 2020] (in Spanish). Panama Olympic Committee. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
10. "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.