Virgin Islands at the 2023 Pan American Games

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Virgin Islands at the
2023 Pan American Games
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
IOC code ISV
NOC Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
October 20, 2023 (2023-10-20) – November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors12 (8 men and 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Adriel Sanes & Natalia Kuipers
Flag bearer (closing) Nicholas D'Amour & Michelle Smith
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

The United States Virgin Islands also known as the Virgin Islands is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be the Virgin Islands's 15th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since 1967.

Contents

The Virgin Islands team consisted of 12 athletes competing in six sports. [1] Swimmers Adriel Sanes and Natalia Kuipers were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [2] Meanwhile, archer Nicholas D'Amour and track athlete Michelle Smith were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 112
Athletics (track and field) 112
Fencing 101
Golf 011
Sailing 303
Swimming 213
Total8412

Archery

The Virgin Islands qualified two archers during the 2022 Pan American Archery Championships. [3] [4] [5]

AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BMRank
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Nicholas D'Amour Men's individual recurve 65221Flag of El Salvador.svg  Ticas  (ESA)
L 5–6
Did not advance
Anne Abernathy Women's individual recurve 59621Flag of Mexico.svg  Vazquez  (MEX)
L 0–6
Did not advance
Nicholas D'Amour
Anne Abernathy
Mixed team recurve 12489Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
L 1–5
Did not advance

Athletics (track and field)

The Virgin Islands qualified two athletes (one male and one female).

Key
Track and road events
AthleteEventSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Malique Smith Men's 400 m hurdles 51.476Did not advance
Michelle Smith Women's 400 m hurdles 59.323 Q57.534

Fencing

The Virgin Islands qualified two male fencers through the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción, Paraguay. [6] However, the sabre quota was declined.

Individual
Men
AthleteEventPool RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
VictoriesSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Kruz Schembri Foil 2V–3D9 QFlag of Mexico.svg  Archilei  (MEX)
L 9–15
Did not advance

Golf

The Virgin Islands qualified a female golfer. [1] [7] This will mark the country's Pan American Games debut in the sport. [1]

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Total
ScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRank
Alexandra Swayne Women's individual 70727571288E6

Sailing

The Virgin Islands qualified two boats for a total of three sailors. [8]

Men
AthleteEventOpening seriesFinals
12345678910111213141516PointsRankQFSFM / FPointsRank
Mathieu Dale Laser 2020
STP
2017171812
STP
18201816018Did not advance
Steven Hardee
Taylor Hasson
49er 88889
OCS
79
DNF
56889
STP
848Did not advance

Swimming

The Virgin Islands qualified three swimmers (two men and one female).

Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Adriel Sanes 50 m freestyle 24.5431Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:06.1323Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:26.4921Did not advance
100 m butterfly 58.8629Did not advance
Maximillian Wilson 100 m backstroke 56.7416 q57.1415
200 m backstroke 2:09.4716 q2:10.6716
200 m individual medley 2:07.7517Did not advance
400 m individual medley DNSDid not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Natalia Kuipers 100 m freestyle 1:01.8936Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:13.2923Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:35.8416 q4:37.2916
800 m freestyle DNS

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kiser, Bill (October 17, 2023). "USVI sending 11-person team to Santiago". The Virgin Islands Daily News . St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  2. Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (October 20, 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 October 20, 2023.
  3. "V.I. Archers Earn Individual Places for Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile 2023". www.stthomassource.com/. St. Thomas Source. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  4. "Two V.I. archers earn Pan-Am Games berths during Pan-American Championships". The Virgin Islands Daily News . St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. December 1, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  5. "Individual places for Santiago 2023 allocated at the Pan American Championship". www.worldarcheryamericas.com/. World Archery Americas. November 25, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. "CPE-Of-066- 2022- Clasificados Esgrima Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [CPE-Of-066- 2022- Qualified Fencing Pan American Games Santiago 2023]. www.scribd.com/ (in Spanish). Pan American Fencing Confederation. June 16, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  7. Gonzalez, Renato (November 1, 2023). "Golf Features Former PGA Tour Champions and Pan American Medalists at Santiago 2023". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports . Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  8. "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.