Suriname at the 2015 Pan American Games

Suriname at the 2015 Pan American Games
IOC code	SUR
NOC	Surinaams Olympisch Comité
in Toronto, Canada 10–26 July 2015
Competitors	9 in 5 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Chinyere Pigot
Flag bearer (closing)	Konstantinos Panagiotidis (volunteer)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Suriname competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015. ^[1]

On July 4, 2015 a team of 9 athletes in 5 sports was announced to represent the country at the games. ^[2]

Swimmer Chinyere Pigot was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony. ^[3]

Competitors

The following table lists Suriname's delegation per sport and gender.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Badminton	1	1	2
Cycling	1	0	1
Swimming	1	2	3
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Total	5	4	9

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Suriname qualified two athletes. ^[2]

Key

• Note – Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
• PB = Personal best

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Miguel Van Assen	Men's Triple Jump	16.25	7

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semi Final		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sunayna Wahi	200m	23.92 PB	21	did not advance

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2015 Pan American Games and Badminton at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Suriname qualified a team of two athletes (one man and one woman). ^[4]

Athlete	Event	First round	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Dylan Darmohoetomo	Men's singles	Seguin  (USA) L (9–21, 7–21)	did not advance
Priscila Tjitrodipo	Women's singles	Silva  (BRA) L (5–21, 4–21)	did not advance
Dylan Darmohoetomo Priscila Tjitrodipo	Mixed doubles	—	Cabrera / Polanco  (DOM) L (16–21, 12–21)	did not advance

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games and Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Track cycling

Suriname qualified one athlete. ^[5]

Keirin

Athlete	Event	1st round	Final
		Rank	Rank
Jair Tjon En Fa	Men's keirin	3 Q	6

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Repechage 1	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Rank
Jair Tjon En Fa	Men's sprint	10.193	7 Q	Baranoski  (USA) L	Espinoza  (USA)   Barrette  (CAN) L	did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Suriname qualified three swimmers (one male and two females). ^[2]

Key

• Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
• FA = Qualified for the A Finals
• FB = Qualified for the B Finals

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Renzo Tjon A Joe	Men's 50 m freestyle	22.31	4 FA	22.30	7
Men's 100 m freestyle	49.47	7 FA	49.60	8
Evita Leter	Women's 100 m breaststroke	1:15.84	15 FB	1:15.38	16
Chinyere Pigot	Women's 50 m freestyle	25.76	10 FB	25.79	10
Women's 100 m freestyle	57.29	15 FB	57.25	13

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Suriname qualified one male athlete. ^[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Tosh van Dijk	-68kg	Zelaya  (GUA) W 10–9	Colon  (PUR) L 7–8	did not advance

See also

• Suriname at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

1. "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015 . Retrieved 12 August 2014.
2. "Selectie PANAM Games 2015 in Toronto rond" [Selection Pan Am Games 2015 in Toronto announced]. GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
3. "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
4. "Toronto 2015 – Badminton Competition – Spot Allocation". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan Am. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original (xls) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
5. "Jaïr Tjon En Fa kwalificeert zich voor spelen in Toronto" [Jaïr Tjon En Fa qualified for the Games in Toronto]. Starnieuws (in Dutch). 17 September 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
6. "Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". www.mastkd.com/. Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.