Suriname at the 2023 Pan American Games

Suriname at the 2023 Pan American Games
IOC code	SUR
NOC	Suriname Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors	6 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)
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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.

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

Further information: 2023 Pan American Games medal table

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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
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]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Badminton	1	0	1
Cycling	1	1	2
Swimming	1	1	2
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Total	4	2	6

Badminton

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

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

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Sören Opti	Singles	Evans  (JAM) W 2–0 (21–16, 21–18)	Yang  (CAN) L 0–2 (8–21, 9–21)	Did not advance

Cycling

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

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

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Repechage 1	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jaïr Tjon En Fa	Men's individual	9.703	3 Q	Silva  (BRA) W 10.362	Bye	Rorke  (CAN) W 10.143 / 10.246	Wammes  (CAN) W 10.161 / 10.103	Paul  (TTO) L
Tachana Dalger	Women's individual	11.565	16	Did not advance

Keirin

Athlete	Event	Heats	Final
		Rank	Rank
Jaïr Tjon En Fa	Men's	2 FA	5
Tachana Dalger	Women's	5 FB	9

Swimming

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

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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Irvin Hoost	Men's 50 m freestyle	24.18	27	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m freestyle	53.37	30	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m butterfly	58.76	28	Did not advance
Kaeylin Djoparto	Women's 50 m freestyle	30.21	34	Did not advance
	Women's 100 m freestyle	1:08.74	39	Did not advance
	Women's 100 m butterfly	1:13.47	28	Did not advance

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

Taekwondo

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

Suriname qualified one male athlete after receiving a wildcard.

Kyorugi

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final/ BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Samaki Pinas	–68 kg	Morales  (CHI) L 0–2	Did not advance

See also

• Suriname at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

1. Romeo, Desney (18 October 2023). "Suriname klaar voor deelname aan Pan-American Games" [Suriname ready to participate in Pan-American Games]. Sun Nieuws (in Dutch). Paramaribo, Suriname. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
2. "Tjon En Fa blikvanger Surinaamse Pan-Am Games-selectie" [Tjon En Fa highlights Surinamese Pan-Am Games selection]. www.dwtonline.com (in Dutch). De Ware Tijd. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
3. 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.
4. Castillo, Fernanda (27 October 2023). "Cyclist Jair Tjon en Fa Gives Suriname Its First Pan American Medal in 24 Years". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports . Retrieved 27 October 2023.
5. "Quotas Confirmed – Santiago 2023". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
6. "Ranking Road to Santiago 2023" (PDF). www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
7. "Pan-Am Games: badmintonner Opti naar achtste finale" [Pan-Am Games: badminton player Opti reaches eighth finals]. Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Paramaribo, Suriname. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
8. "Pan American Games Santiago 2023 Winners Quotas" (PDF). www.copaci.org. Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo (Pan American Cycling Confederation). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.