Saint Lucia at the 2023 Pan American Games

Saint Lucia at the 2023 Pan American Games
IOC code	LCA
NOC	Saint Lucia Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors	4 in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Luc Chevrier
Flag bearer (closing)	Luc Chevrier
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Saint Lucia competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Saint Lucia's 8th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since 1995.

On October 13, the Saint Lucia Olympic Committee announced a team of four athletes (three men and one woman) competing in three sports. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Sailor athlete Luc Chevrier was the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. ^[4] Meanwhile, Chevrier was also the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Sailing	1	0	1
Swimming	1	0	1
Total	3	1	4

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Saint Lucia qualified two track and field athletes, one per gender. ^[1]

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
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Delan Edwin	Men's 200 m	21.62	14	Did not advance
Naomi London	Women's 200 m	24.33	12	Did not advance

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Saint Lucia qualified one boat (one male sailor). ^[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Opening series												Finals
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	Rank	M	Points	Rank
Luc Chevrier	Laser	12	4	10	11	10	5	10	12	9	14	83	10	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Saint Lucia qualified one male swimmer. ^{[1] [6]}

Key

• Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
• NR – National record
• Q – Qualified to the medal final
• q – Qualified to the non-medal final

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jayhan Odlum-Smith	100 m freestyle	52.01	21	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	56.56	22	Did not advance

Non-competing sports

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games and Table tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Saint Lucia received a wildcard to send one male table tennis athlete. ^[7] Ultimately this quota was not used.

See also

• Saint Lucia at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Four Athletes To Represent Saint Lucia At Pan American Games". St. Lucia Times. Castries, Saint Lucia. 12 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. "Four to Represent Saint Lucia at Pan American Games". The Voice. Castries, Saint Lucia. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
3. "Saint Lucia Competes in Pan-American Games". St. Lucia News Online. Castries, Saint Lucia. 25 October 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
4. Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
5. "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 24 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
6. "Saint Lucia: Jayhan Odlum Smith to debut in Santiago 2023 PAM AM Games". Associate Times. Miami, Florida, USA. 23 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
7. "Table Tennis Santiago 2023 qualified" (PDF). www.ittf.com/. International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). 19 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.