Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2019 Pan American Games

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Saint Kitts and Nevis at the
2019 Pan American Games
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg
IOC code SKN
NOC St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee
in Lima, Peru
26 July–11 August, 2019
Competitors4 in 1 sport
Flag bearer Jermaine Francis (opening)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Saint Kitts and Nevis competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

A total of four athletes (two per gender, and all in track and field) were named to the team in July 2019. [4] The chef de mission of the team was Lester Hanley. [5] During the opening ceremony of the games, high jumper Jermaine Francis carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations. [6] [7]

Preparation

The St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee financially assisted ten track and field athletes and two table tennis athletes in their quest for attaining qualification standards for the games. [8] The country attempted to qualify in multiple sports, but the team size was smaller compared to four years prior in Toronto, Canada. [9]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. [4]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics (track and field)224
Total224

Athletics (track and field)

Jason Rogers had the country's highest placement, seventh in the 100 metres dash. 2013 World Championships in Athletics (August, 10) by Dmitry Rozhkov 42.jpg
Jason Rogers had the country's highest placement, seventh in the 100 metres dash.

All four of Saint Kitts and Nevis' athletes competed in track and field. [4] [10] [11]

Key
Track events
AthleteEventSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Jason Rogers Men's 100 m 10.367 q10.407
Shenel Crooke Women's 100 m 12.3621Did not advance
Reanda Richards Women's 400 m hurdles 59.4213Did not advance
Field event
AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Jermaine Francis Men's high jump 2.10 SB13

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  3. ↑ "SKNOC pleased with plans the 2019 Pan American Games". www.sknoc.org/. St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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  7. ↑ "Abanderados Lima 2019" [Flagbearers Lima 2019](PDF). www.lima2019.pe/ (in Spanish). Lima 2019 Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games. 27 July 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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  11. ↑ "Reanda Richards To Represent Saint Kitts and Nevis at Pan Am Games". www.scarletknights.com/. Rutgers University. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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