Nicaragua at the 2023 Pan American Games
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Nicaragua at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | NIC |
| NOC | Nicaraguan Olympic Committee |
| in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023 | |
| Competitors | 24 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Orlando Vásquez & Sema Ludrick |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals Ranked 24th |
|
| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Nicaragua competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Nicaragua's 16th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games except 1955, 1963 and 1979.
The Nicaraguan team consisted of 24 athletes competing in ten sports.[1] Weightlifters Orlando Vásquez and Sema Ludrick were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
The following Nicaraguan competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Elian Ortega | Taekwondo | Men's poomsae individual | October 21 |
| Silver | Elian Ortega Ingrid Darce | Taekwondo | Mixed poomsae pairs | October 22 |
Competitors
Judo
Nicaragua has qualified one female judoka.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Izayana Marenco | Women's +78 kg | Bye |  Urdaneta (VEN)L 00S3–10S1 |
Did not advance |  Williams (USA)W 11–00S3 |
Bronze medal final Morillo (DOM)L 00S3–10S1 |
=5 |
Karate
Nicaragua qualified one male karateka in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship.[4]
- Kumite
| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Melvin Oporta | Men's +84 kg |  Lenis (COL)W 7–3 |
 Salgado (BRA)L 2–4 |
 Timmermans (ARU)L 1–3 |
3 | Did not advance | ||
Rowing
Nicaragua qualified a team of 4 athletes (one man and three women).[5][6]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final A/B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Felix Potoy | Men's single sculls | 7:54:03 | 5 R | 7:30:89 | 3 SA/B | 8:00.03 | 5 FB | 7:58.59 | 12 |
| Evidelia Gonzalez | Women's single sculls | 8:49:96 | 5 R | 8:16:68 | 2 SA/B | 8:18:81 | 5 FB | 8:20.42 | 9 |
| María Isabel Vanegas Evidelia Gonzalez |
Women's pair | 8:17:86 | 4 R | 8:08.90 | 5 FB | N/a | 7:59.60 | 9 | |
Surfing
Nicaragua qualified a female surfer.[7]
- Artistic
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Repechage 4 | Repechage 5 | Repechage 6 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Candelaria Resano | Women's shortboard |  Pellizzari (ARG)W 11.50–6.77 |
 Rosas (PER)L 8.14–11.40 |
Did not advance | Bye | Pellizzari (ARG) W 8.00–4.77 |
 Dempfle-Olin (CAN)L 11.94–14.90 |
Did not advance | |||||
