| Suriname at the 2003 Pan American Games | |
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| IOC code | SUR |
| NOC | Surinaams Olympisch Comité |
| in Santo Domingo 1–17 August 2003 | |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 1 to August 17, 2003.
Suriname has originally won one gold medal through Letitia Vriesde's performance in the women's 800m. However she was later stripped of the medal due to testing positive for drugs. [1]
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| Athlete | Event | Race | Total | |||
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| Swim | Bike | Run | Time | Rank | ||
| Anthony van Lierop | Men's Individual | 21:02.000 | 1:01:57.100 | 41:38.900 | 02:05:35 | 26 |
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