| United States at the 2015 Parapan American Games | |
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| IPC code | USA |
| in Toronto, Canada August 7, 2015 – August 15, 2015 | |
| Competitors | 246 |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Parapan American Games appearances | |
The United States competed at the 2015 Parapan American Games held in Toronto, Canada. [1] [2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Natalie Wells | Archery | Women's recurve | August 10 |
| Gold | Andre Shelby | Archery | Men's compound | August 10 |
| Gold | David Brown | Athletics | Men's 100m T11 | August 11 |
| Gold | Shaquille Vance | Athletics | Men's 100m T42 | |
| Gold | Jarryd Wallace | Athletics | Men's 100m T44 | |
| Gold | Raymond Martin | Athletics | Men's 100m T52 | |
| Gold | David Brown | Athletics | Men's 200m T11 | |
| Gold | Gianfranco Iannotta | Athletics | Men's 200m T52 | |
| Gold | Raymond Martin | Athletics | Men's 400m T52 | |
| Gold | Michael Brannigan | Athletics | Men's 1500m T20 | |
| Gold | Raymond Martin | Athletics | Men's 1500m T52 | |
| Gold | Daniel Romanchuk | Athletics | Men's 5000m T54 | |
| Gold | Dion Townsend-Roberts | Athletics | Men's high jump T42/44/47 | |
| Gold | Elexis Gillette | Athletics | Men's long jump T11/12 | |
| Gold | Regas Woods | Athletics | Men's long jump T42/44 | |
| Gold | Dion Townsend-Roberts | Athletics | Men's long jump T47 | |
| Gold | Chelsea McClammer | Athletics | Women's 400m T53 | |
| Gold | Hannah McFadden | Athletics | Women's 400m T54 | |
| Gold | Chelsea McClammer | Athletics | Women's 800m T53 | |
| Gold | Rachael Morrison | Athletics | Women's discus throw F51/52 | |
| Gold | Angela Madsen | Athletics | Women's javelin throw F55/56 | |
| Gold | Joseph Berenyi | Cycling | Men's road race C1-3 | |
| Gold | Samantha Heinrich | Cycling | Women's road race C1-5 | |
| Gold | William Groulx | Cycling | Mixed road race H1-2M/H1-5W | |
| Gold | Brian Sheridan | Cycling | Mixed time trial H1-5 | |
| Gold | Jill Walsh | Cycling | Mixed time trial T1-2 | |
| Gold | Joseph Berenyi | Cycling | Men's individual pursuit C1-3 | |
| Gold | Joseph Berenyi | Cycling | Men's 1km time trial C1-5 | |
| Gold | United States national women's sitting volleyball team | Sitting volleyball | Women's tournament | |
| Gold | Mallory Weggemann | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S8 | |
| Gold | Haley Beranbaum | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke S5 | |
| Gold | Ahalya Lettenberger | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S8 | |
| Gold | Leslie Cichocki | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S14 | |
| Gold | Reilly Boyt | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB6 | |
| Gold | Reilly Boyt | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM6 | |
| Gold | Mallory Weggemann | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM8 | |
| Gold | Tahl Leibovitz | Table tennis | Men's singles C9 | |
| Gold | Benjamin Hadden | Table tennis | Men's singles C11 | |
| Gold | United States national men's wheelchair basketball team | Wheelchair basketball | Men's tournament | |
| Gold | United States national women's wheelchair basketball team | Wheelchair basketball | Women's tournament | |
 Silver | Eric Bennett | Archery | Men's recurve | August 10 |
| Silver | Matt Stutzman | Archery | Men's compound | August 10 |
| Silver | Josiah Jamison | Athletics | Men's 100m T12 | August 11 |
| Silver | Ayden Jent | Athletics | Men's 100m T35 | |
| Silver | Regas Woods | Athletics | Men's 100m T42 | |
| Silver | Gianfranco Iannotta | Athletics | Men's 100m T52 | |
| Silver | David Prince | Athletics | Men's 200m T44 | |
| Silver | Erik Hightower | Athletics | Men's 400m T54 | |
| Silver | Austin Handley | Athletics | Men's 1500m T38 | |
| Silver | Steven Toyoji | Athletics | Men's 1500m T52 | |
| Silver | Charles Davis | Athletics | Men's 5000m T12 | |
| Silver | Tyson Gunter | Athletics | Men's long jump T13 | |
| Silver | Tobi Fawehinmi | Athletics | Men's long jump T47 | |
| Silver | Michael Wishnia | Athletics | Men's shot put F57 | |
| Silver | Jeremy Campbell | Athletics | Men's discus throw F44 | |
| Silver | Kerri Morgan | Athletics | Women's 100m T52 | |
| Silver | Shirley Reilly | Athletics | Women's 400m T53 | |
| Silver | Cheri Madsen | Athletics | Women's 400m T54 | |
| Silver | Shirley Reilly | Athletics | Women's 800m T53 | |
| Silver | Hannah McFadden | Athletics | Women's 800m T54 | |
| Silver | Angela Madsen | Athletics | Women's shot put F56/57 | |
| Silver | Cassie Mitchell | Athletics | Women's discus throw F51/52 | |
| Silver | Rachael Morrison | Athletics | Women's club throw F31/32/51 | |
| Silver | William Lachenauer | Cycling | Men's road race H3-5 | |
| Silver | Joseph Berenyi | Cycling | Mixed time trial C1-5 | |
| Silver | Brian Sheridan | Cycling | Mixed road race H1-2M/H1-5W | |
| Silver | William Groulx | Cycling | Mixed time trial H1-5 | |
| Silver | Ryan Boyle | Cycling | Mixed road race T1-2 | |
| Silver | Samantha Heinrich | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit C1-5 | |
| Silver | Jennifer Schuble | Cycling | Women's 500m time trial C1-5 | |
| Silver | Joseph Hamilton Andrew Jenks John Kusku Donte Mickens Matt Simpson Daryl Walker | Goalball | Men's tournament | |
| Silver | Jennifer Armbruster Lisa Czechowski Amanda Dennis Marybai Huking Eliana Mason Asya Miller | Goalball | Women's tournament | |
| Silver | Myles Porter | Judo | Men's 100 kg | |
| Silver | United States national men's sitting volleyball team | Sitting volleyball | Men's tournament | |
| Silver | Tom Miazga | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S8 | |
| Silver | Mallory Weggemann | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S8 | |
| Silver | Mallory Weggemann | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S8 | |
| Silver | Anna Johannes | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S9 | |
| Silver | Haley Beranbaum | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB5 | |
| Silver | Sophia Elizabeth Herzog | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB6 | |
| Silver | Anna Johannes | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB8 | |
| Silver | Sophia Elizabeth Herzog | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM6 | |
| Silver | Curtis Lovejoy Sophia Elizabeth Herzog Zachary Shattuck Reilly Boyt | Swimming | Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts | |
| Silver | Ari Arratia | Table tennis | Men's singles C6 | |
| Silver | Lim Ming Chui | Table tennis | Men's singles C8 | |
| Silver | Lim Ming Chui Tahl Leibovitz | Table tennis | Men's team C9-10 | |
| Silver | United States national wheelchair rugby team | Wheelchair rugby | Mixed tournament | |
| Silver | Jon Rydberg | Wheelchair tennis | Men's singles | |
| Silver | Kaitlyn Verfuerth | Wheelchair tennis | Women's singles | |
 Bronze | Timothy Palumbo | Archery | Men's recurve | August 10 |
| Bronze | Kinga Kiss-Johnson | Archery | Women's recurve | August 10 |
| Bronze | Ben Thompson | Archery | Men's compound | August 10 |
| Bronze | Martha Chavez | Archery | Women's compound | August 10 |
| Bronze | Desmond Jackson | Athletics | Men's 100m T42 | |
| Bronze | Paul Nitz | Athletics | Men's 100m T52 | |
| Bronze | Michael Murray | Athletics | Men's 400m T20 | |
| Bronze | Isaiah Rigo | Athletics | Men's 1500m T52 | |
| Bronze | Jeff Skiba | Athletics | Men's high jump T42/44/47 | |
| Bronze | Ahkeel Whitehead | Athletics | Men's long jump T37 | |
| Bronze | Rudy Garcia-Tolson | Athletics | Men's long jump T42/44 | |
| Bronze | David Blair | Athletics | Men's discus throw F44 | |
| Bronze | Jeff Skiba | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F44 | |
| Bronze | Johnnie Williams | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F56 | |
| Bronze | Cassie Mitchell | Athletics | Women's 100m T52 | |
| Bronze | Cheri Madsen | Athletics | Women's 800m T54 | |
| Bronze | Cassie Mitchell | Athletics | Women's club throw F31/32/51 | |
| Bronze | Allison Jones | Cycling | Mixed time trial C1-5 | |
| Bronze | Ryan Boyle | Cycling | Mixed time trial T1-2 | |
| Bronze | Justin Widhalm | Cycling | Men's 1km time trial C1-5 | |
| Bronze | Shawn Morelli | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit C1-5 | |
| Bronze | Allison Jones | Cycling | Women's 500m time trial C1-5 | |
| Bronze | Ron Hawthrone | Judo | Men's 60 kg | |
| Bronze | Dartanyon Crockett | Judo | Men's 90 kg | |
| Bronze | Robert Anderson | Judo | Men's +100 kg | |
| Bronze | Zach Shattuck | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke S6 | |
| Bronze | Roderick Sewell | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB6 | |
| Bronze | Lucas McCrory | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke SB7 | |
| Bronze | Lucas McCrory | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley SM7 | |
| Bronze | Haley Beranbaum | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S5 | |
| Bronze | Sophia Elizabeth Herzog | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S6 | |
| Bronze | Haley Beranbaum | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S5 | |
| Bronze | Leslie Cichocki | Swimming | Women's 200m freestyle S14 | |
| Bronze | Anna Johannes | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S9 | |
| Bronze | Serafina King | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S10 | |
| Bronze | McClain Hermes | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle S13 | |
| Bronze | Reilly Boyt | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S6 | |
| Bronze | Jessica Hernandez | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S7 | |
| Bronze | Mallory Weggemann | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S8 | |
| Bronze | Leslie Cichocki | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM14 | |
| Bronze | Pamela Fontaine | Table tennis | Women's singles C3 | |
| Bronze | Sherri Umscheid | Table tennis | Women's singles C6 | |
| Bronze | Jennifer Johnson Cynthia Ranii | Table tennis | Women's team C4-5 | |
| Bronze | Emmy Kaiser | Wheelchair tennis | Women's singles | |
| Bronze | Emmy Kaiser Kaitlyn Verfuerth | Wheelchair tennis | Women's doubles |
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Men
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Andre Shelby | Individual compound open | 684 | 2 | Bye |  Cesar Oliveira (BRA)W 141 T9-141 T9 |  Evans (CAN)W 143-140 |  Stutzman (USA)W 144-140 | |
| Matt Stutzman | 687 | 1 | Bye | Hudson (CAN) W 144-132 | Thompson (USA) W 144-143 | Shelby (USA) L 140-144 | | |
| Ben Thompson | 674 | 4 | Bye | Denys (CAN) W 142-135 | Stutzman (USA) L 143-144 | Evans (CAN) W 141-138 | | |
| Eric Bennett | Individual recurve open | 635 PR | 1 | — | Bye | Sousa (BRA) W 3-1 | Rezende (BRA) L 2-3 | |
| Timothy Palumbo | 626 | 2 | — | Bye | Rezende (BRA) L 1-3 | Sousa (BRA) W 3-0 | | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Martha Chavez | Individual compound open | 623 | 3 | Bye | Van Nest (CAN) L 121-140 | Apparecida Borges (BRA) W 133-125 | |
| Samantha Tucker | 506 | 5 | Apparecida Borges (BRA) L 109-121 | Did not advance. | |||
| Lee Ford | Individual recurve open | DNS | Did not advance. | ||||
| Kinga Kiss-Johnson | 521 | 3 | Bye | Wells (USA) L 1-3 | O'Neill Layolle (BRA) W 3-1 | | |
| Natalie Wells | 528 | 2 | Bye | Kiss-Johnson (USA) W 3-1 | Silva Carvalho (BRA) W 3-1 | | |
The United States finished in 1st place in the cycling medal table.
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