British Virgin Islands at the 2015 Pan American Games
British Virgin Islands at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
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IOC code | IVB |
NOC | BVI Olympic Committee |
in Toronto, Canada 10–26 July 2015 | |
Competitors | 6 in 3 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Joseph Chapman |
Flag bearer (closing) | Chantel Malone |
Medals |
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Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
The British Virgin Islands competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1] The Chef de mission of the team was Xavier Dag Samuels.[2]
A final squad of six athletes (two men and four women) in three sports was announced on June 18, 2015 by the British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee.[3] This marked the doubling of the number of athletes the nation sent to the last edition of the games in 2011.[4] Squash athlete Joseph Chapman was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.[5]
The British Virgin Islands did not medal at the games, continuing its drought as one of two nations (along with Aruba) to never win a Pan American Games medal.[6]
Competitors
[edit]The following table lists British Virgin Islands's delegation per sport and gender.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Athletics | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Squash | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Athletics
[edit]The British Virgin Islands qualified four athletes.[3][7]
- Men
- Field Events
Athlete | Event | Final | |
---|---|---|---|
Distance | Rank | ||
Eldred Henry | Shot Put | 16.47 | 12 |
Discus Throw | NM |
- Women
- Track events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi Final | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Tahesia Harrigan-Scott | 100 m | 11.19 | 11 Q | 11.18 | 9 | did not advance | |
Karene King | 200 m | 24.16 | 22 | did not advance |
- Field Events
Athlete | Event | Final | |
---|---|---|---|
Distance | Rank | ||
Chantel Malone | Long jump | 6.62 SB | 5 |
- Key
- Note – Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- SB = Seasonal Best
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- NM = No mark
Squash
[edit]The British Virgin Islands received a reallocated men's wildcard slot.[4]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
Joseph Chapman | Men's singles | Escudero (PER) L (7–11, 7–11, 2–11) |
did not advance |
Swimming
[edit]The British Virgin Islands received a wild card to enter one female swimmer.[4]
- Key
- Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Elinah Phillip | 50 m freestyle | 27.37 | 21 | did not advance | |
100 m freestyle | 1:00.76 | 24 | did not advance |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Reflections – Olympic Committee notes 2014 performance". bvinews.com. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ a b "Athletes to represent BVI overseas". bvinews.com. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Six Athletes confirmed for Pan Am Games". Virgin Islands News Online. Tortola, British Virgin Islands. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.huffingtonpost.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "VI athletes looking to end Pan Am Games medal drought". Virgin Islands News Online. Tortola, British Virgin Islands. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Athletes arrive in Toronto for Pan Am Games". Virgin Islands News Online. Tortola, British Virgin Islands. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.