Bahamas at the 2023 Pan American Games

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IOC codeBAH
NOCBahamas Olympic Committee
Competitors20 in 6 sports
Flagbearers (opening)Lamar Taylor & Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson
Bahamas at the
2023 Pan American Games
IOC codeBAH
NOCBahamas Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors20 in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Lamar Taylor & Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson
Flag bearer (closing)Joshua Higgins
Medals
Ranked =25th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

The Bahamas is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be The Bahamas's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since the second edition in 1955.

The Bahamian delegation consisted of 20 athletes competing in six sports.[1][2][3] Swimmers Lamar Taylor and Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4] Meanwhile, sailor Joshua Higgins was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

The Bahamas won three medals at the games, one silver and two bronze, to finish in a tie for 25th in the medal table (along with Haiti and Guyana).[5]

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics (track and field) 415
Golf 101
Sailing 101
Swimming 549
Tennis 213
Wrestling 101
Total14620

Medallists

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverRhema OtaborAthleticsWomen's javelin throwNovember 3
 BronzeLamar TaylorSwimmingMen's 50 metre freestyleOctober 24
 BronzeDonald ThomasAthleticsMen's high jumpNovember 3

Athletics (track and field)

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
  • * = Athlete ran in the heat but not the final
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track & road events

Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Samson Colebrooke 100 m 10.62 19 Did not advance

Field events

Athlete Event Result Rank
Donald Thomas High jump 2.24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Total Rank
Ken Mullings Result 10.896.9014.572.0150.6714.2741.64NMDNSDid not finish
Kendrick Thompson Result Did not start
Women

Field events

Athlete Event Result Rank
Rhema Otabor Javelin throw 60.54 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Golf

Bahamas qualified a male golfer.[1][6]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Richard Gibson Men's individual 77 72 73 75 297 +9 =27

Sailing

Bahamas received one reallocated spot in the men's laser event.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Opening series Finals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points Rank QF SF M / F Points Rank
Joshua Higgins Laser 171517191920(23)
DSQ		151715 N/a 154 17 N/a Did not advance

Swimming

The Bahamas qualified nine swimmers, five men and four women.[1] Lamar Taylor was the only swimmer to win a medal for the Bahamas, a bronze in the men's 50 metre freestyle.[8] Taylor broke the national record in the event on route to winning the medal.[9]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
  • NR – National record
  • FA – Qualified for Final A
  • FB – Qualified for Final B
Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Jack Barr 800 m freestyle N/a 9:03.54 22
1500 m freestyle N/a 17:38.10 18
Emmanuel Gadson 100 m butterfly 56.32 20 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:21.56 18 FB 2:21.35 16
200 m individual medley 2:15.56 24 Did not advance
Lamar Taylor 50 m freestyle 22.48 7 FA 22.13 NR 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
100 m freestyle 50.95 16 DNS
100 m backstroke 56.39 NR =13 DNS
Luke Thompson 200 m freestyle 1:58.70 22 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:11.61 21 Did not advance
Mark-Anthony Thompson 100 m breaststroke 1:07.18 24 Did not advance
Jack Barr
Lamar Taylor
Luke Thompson
Mark-Anthony Thompson		 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:34.12 9 Did not advance
Emmanuel Gadson
Lamar Taylor
Luke Thompson
Mark-Anthony Thompson		 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:53.92 10 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Victoria Russell 50 m freestyle 27.54 29 Did not advance
Zaylie Thompson 100 m freestyle 59.34 29 Did not advance
200 m freestyle DNS Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:16.75 21 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:30.53 23 Did not advance
Katelyn Cabral
Victoria Russell
Zaylie Thompson
Ariel Weech		 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:08.84 13 Did not advance
Katelyn Cabral
Victoria Russell
Zaylie Thompson
Ariel Weech		 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:34.03 13 Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Lamar Taylor
Luke Thompson
Katelyn Cabral
Zaylie Thompson		 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:44.94 11 Did not advance
Emmanuel Gadson
Mark-Anthony Thompson
Katelyn Cabral
Ariel Weech		 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:12.80 11 Did not advance

Tennis

The Bahamas qualified three tennis players (two men and one woman).[10]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Kevin Major Jr. Men's singles  Rubio (MEX)
L 0–2
(3–6, 0–6)		 Did not advance
Justin Roberts Bye  Vallejo (PAR)
L 0–2
(1–6, 3–6)		 Did not advance
Sydney Clarke Women's singles Bye  Loeb (USA)
L 0–2
(3–6, 0–6)		 Did not advance
Justin Roberts
Sydney Clarke		 Mixed doubles N/a  Vergara /
Britez (PAR)
L 0–2
(4–6, 2–6)		 Did not advance

Wrestling

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