Belize at the 2023 Pan American Games
Sporting event delegation
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Belize is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Belize's 15th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since 1967.
| Belize at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
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| IOC code | BIZ |
| NOC | Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
| in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023 | |
| Competitors | 6 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Trent Hardwick & Ashantie Carr |
| Flag bearers (closing) | Trent Hardwick & Ashantie Carr |
| Medals |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
The Belizean team consisted of six athletes competing in three sports.[citation needed] Sailor Trent Hardwick and track and field athlete Ashantie Carr were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1][2] The pair were also 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.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics (track and field) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Athletics (track and field)
Belize entered two athletes.[citation needed]
- 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
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | ||
| Brandon Jones | Men's triple jump | 14.47 | 9 |
| Ashantie Carr | Women's long jump | 5.89 | 8 |
Canoeing
Sprint
Belize qualified a total of three sprint athletes (one man and two women).[3][4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Amado Cruz | Men's K-1 1000 m | 3:58.58 | 5 SF | 3:56.51 | 3 FB | 3:51.69 | 9 |
| Diana Velásquez | Women's K-1 500 m | 2:42.77 | 8 SF | 2:53.71 | 6 FB | 2:41.29 | 15 |
| Diana Velásquez Avis Guydis |
Women's K-2 500 m | 2:43.71 | 5 SF | 2:43.06 | 6 FB | 2:36.07 | 10 |
Sailing
Belize received one universality spot, in the laser event.[5] This will mark the country's Pan American Games debut in the sport.[6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Opening series | Finals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | Rank | M | Points | Rank | ||
| Trent Hardwick | Laser | 22 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | RET |
21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 184 | 22 | Did not advance | ||