Bahamas at the 2023 Pan American Games

Bahamas at the
2023 Pan American Games
Bahamas at the; 2023 Pan American Games
IOC code	BAH
NOC	Bahamas Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile; 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023
Competitors	20 in 6 sports
Flag bearer (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)
	1955; 1959; 1963; 1967; 1971; 1975; 1979; 1983; 1987; 1991; 1995; 1999; 2003; 2007; 2011; 2015; 2019; 2023;

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]

Competitors

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)	4	1	5
Golf	1	0	1
Sailing	1	0	1
Swimming	5	4	9
Tennis	2	1	3
Wrestling	1	0	1
Total	14	6	20

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
Silver	Rhema Otabor	Athletics	Women's javelin throw	November 3
Bronze	Lamar Taylor	Swimming	Men's 50 metre freestyle	October 24
Bronze	Donald Thomas	Athletics	Men's high jump	November 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
Athlete	Event	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

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Total	Rank
Ken Mullings	Result	10.89	6.90	14.57	2.01	50.67	14.27	41.64	NM	DNS	Did not finish
Kendrick Thompson	Result	Did not start

Women

Field events

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Rhema Otabor	Javelin throw	60.54

Golf

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

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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	17	15	17	19	19	20	(23) DSQ	15	17	15	—						154	17	—		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
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jack Barr	800 m freestyle	—		9:03.54	22
Jack Barr	1500 m freestyle	—		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
	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
Luke Thompson	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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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	Men's singles	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	—		Vergara / Britez (PAR) L 0–2 (4–6, 2–6)	Did not advance

Wrestling

The Bahamas received one wildcard for the men's freestyle 86 kg event.^[11] Rashji Mackey lost both of his matches and did not advance to the medal round.^[12]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rashji Mackey	Freestyle 86 kg	Bye	Torreblanca (CUB) L 0–10 (VSU)	Did not advance	Izquierdo (COL) L 0–4 (VFA)	Did not advance

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d French, Simba (19 October 2023). "BOC ratifies 20-member team for Pan Am Games". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ Adderley, Taige (20 October 2023). "Team Bahamas Set for Pan Am Games". Our News. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Sweeting, Tenajh (20 October 2023). "20-member Team Bahamas named for Pan Am Games". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 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 20 October 2023.
^ Longley, Sheldon (6 November 2023). "The Bahamas finishes with three medals at Pan Ams". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Gonzalez, Renato (1 November 2023). "Golf Features Former PGA Tour Champions and Pan American Medalists at Santiago 2023". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ Sweeting, Tenajh (25 October 2023). "Lamar Taylor wins bronze in 50 free". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Adderley, Taige (25 October 2023). "Taylor Gets Bronze, Breaks Record". Our News. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Sweeting, Tenajh (24 October 2023). "Tennis players get in swing at the Pan Am Games". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games Wrestling". www.scribd.com/. United World Wrestling Americas. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
^ Longley, Sheldon (3 November 2023). "Mackey falls in wrestling at Pan Am Games". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[team-1] French, Simba (19 October 2023). "BOC ratifies 20-member team for Pan Am Games". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[2] Adderley, Taige (20 October 2023). "Team Bahamas Set for Pan Am Games". Our News. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[3] Sweeting, Tenajh (20 October 2023). "20-member Team Bahamas named for Pan Am Games". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[4] Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 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 20 October 2023.

[5] Longley, Sheldon (6 November 2023). "The Bahamas finishes with three medals at Pan Ams". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[6] Gonzalez, Renato (1 November 2023). "Golf Features Former PGA Tour Champions and Pan American Medalists at Santiago 2023". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[7] "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[8] Sweeting, Tenajh (25 October 2023). "Lamar Taylor wins bronze in 50 free". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[9] Adderley, Taige (25 October 2023). "Taylor Gets Bronze, Breaks Record". Our News. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[10] Sweeting, Tenajh (24 October 2023). "Tennis players get in swing at the Pan Am Games". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[11] "Qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games Wrestling". www.scribd.com/. United World Wrestling Americas. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.

[12] Longley, Sheldon (3 November 2023). "Mackey falls in wrestling at Pan Am Games". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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