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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 2023 Pan American Games

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the
2023 Pan American Games
IOC codeVIN
NOCSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors4 in 3 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Nikolas Sylvester & Kennice Greene
Flag bearer (closing)Darren Morgan & Scarlett Hadley
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 9th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since 1991.

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines team consisted of four athletes (two men and two women) competing in three sports.[1][2][3] Swimmers Nikolas Sylvester and Kennice Greene were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4] Meanwhile, sprinter Darren Morgan and sailor Scarlett Hadley were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Competitors

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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) 1 0 1
Sailing 0 1 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 2 2 4

Athletics (track and field)

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received a wildcard spot to enter one male athlete.[1]

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
Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Darren Morgan 100 m 11.06 20 Did not advance

Sailing

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Main articles: Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received two universality spots, one each in the laser and laser radial events respectively.[5] The country later declined the men's quota. This marked the country's Pan American Games debut in the sport.[6][7]

Women
Athlete Event Opening series Finals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points Rank M Points Rank
Scarlett Hadley Laser radial 17 17 17 18
DNC 		18
DNC 		17 16 17 16 16 151 17 Did not advance

Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received two wildcards (one man and one woman).[8][9][10]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
  • PB – Personal best
  • NR – National record
  • Q – Qualified to the medal final
  • q – Qualified to the non-medal final
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Nikolas Sylvester 50 m freestyle 26.03 33 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:13.11 27 Did not advance
Kennice Greene 50 m freestyle 27.71 PB 31 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 1:02.41 38 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 1:09.03 27 Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "SVG sets off for Pan American Games". Searchlight. Kingstown, Saint Vincent. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ "SVG Sends Four To Pan Am Games". The Vincentian. Kingstown, Saint Vincent. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "SVG competes in athletics, sailing at Pan American Games in Chile". St. Vincent Times. Kingstown, Saint Vincent. 23 October 2023. 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. ^ "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Preparations are complete in Algarrobo, Chile, for the 2023 Pan American Games Sailing competition". www.sailing.org/. World Sailing. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023. Scarlett Hadley is the first to compete at the Pan Am Games in sailing from her homeland of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  7. ^ "Young sailor to represent SVG at the PanAm Games in Chile". iWitness News. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ "SVG Represented in Swimming at XIX Pan American Games in Chile". Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Observer. Kingstown, Saint Vincent. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Swim Team Completes Pan Am Games Sojourn". The Vincentian. Kingstown, Saint Vincent. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Greene achieves Freestyle Personal Best". Searchlight. Kingstown, Saint Vincent. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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