Suriname at the 2023 Pan American Games

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Suriname at the
2023 Pan American Games
Flag of Suriname.svg
IOC code SUR
NOC Suriname Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Irvin Hoost & Kaelyn Djoparto
Flag bearer (closing) TBD
Medals
Ranked =28th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Suriname competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Suriname's 14th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games since 1971.

Contents

The Surinamese team consisted of six athletes competing in four sports. [1] [2] Swimmers Irvin Hoost and Kaeylin Djoparto were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [3] Cyclist Jaïr Tjon En Fa won Suriname's first medal since the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, representing a span of 24 years. [4]

Medalists

The following Surinamese competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jaïr Tjon En Fa Cycling Men's sprint October 24

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Badminton 101
Cycling 112
Swimming 112
Taekwondo 101
Total426

Badminton

Suriname qualified one male athlete. [5] [6] Soren Opti, Suriname's only representative in the sport, won his first match before losing to number one seed Brian Yang of Canada. [7]

Men
AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result
Sören Opti Singles Flag of Jamaica.svg  Evans  (JAM)
W 2–0
(21–16, 21–18)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Yang  (CAN)
L 0–2
(8–21, 9–21)		Did not advance

Cycling

Suriname qualified a total of 3 cyclists (two men and one woman). [8] However, only one male and female cyclist was entered. [1]

Track

Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16Repechage 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Jaïr Tjon En Fa Men's individual 9.7033 QFlag of Brazil.svg  Silva  (BRA)
W 10.362		ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Rorke  (CAN)
W 10.143 / 10.246		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Wammes  (CAN)
W 10.161 / 10.103		Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Paul  (TTO)
L		Silver medal icon.svg
Tachana Dalger Women's individual 11.56516Did not advance
Keirin
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
RankRank
Jaïr Tjon En Fa Men's 2 FA5
Tachana Dalger Women's 5 FB9

Swimming

Suriname qualified two swimmers (one man and one woman).

AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Irvin Hoost Men's 50 m freestyle 24.1827Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 53.3730Did not advance
Men's 100 m butterfly 58.7628Did not advance
Kaeylin Djoparto Women's 50 m freestyle 30.2134Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 1:08.7439Did not advance
Women's 100 m butterfly 1:13.4728Did not advance

Qualification legend: Q – Qualify to the medal final; q – Qualify to the non-medal final

Taekwondo

Suriname qualified one male athlete after receiving a wildcard.

Kyorugi
Men
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/ BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Samaki Pinas –68 kg Flag of Chile.svg  Morales  (CHI)
L 0–2		Did not advance

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References

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