Jamaica is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Jamaica's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games.
| Jamaica at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | JAM |
| NOC | Jamaica Olympic Association |
| in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023 | |
| Competitors | 58 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Samuel Ricketts & Tyesha Mattis |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Tahjay Solomon |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Badminton athlete Samuel Ricketts and artistic gymnast Tyesha Mattis were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1] Meanwhile, e-sports athlete Tahjay Solomon (competing as part of the concurrent Pan American e-sports championships) was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
Competitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Basketball | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 40 | 60 |
Medalists
editThe following Jamaican competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Jaheel Hyde | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles | November 3 |
 Bronze |
Dahlia Palmer | Cycling | Women's keirin | October 25 |
| Bronze |
Fedrick Dacres | Athletics | Men's discus throw | October 30 |
| Bronze |
Samantha Hall | Athletics | Women's discus throw | October 30 |
| Bronze |
Aaron Johnson | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 125 kg | November 1 |
| Bronze |
Navasky Anderson | Athletics | Men's 800 metres | November 4 |
Athletics
editJamaica Athletics squad list was delayed, since many of their top athletes recently ended their season. However a few field athletes participate in the Games [2]
Men
Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jaheel Hyde | 400 m hurdles[3] |
| |||
Badminton
editJamaica qualified a team of four athletes (two men and two women).[4][5]
Men
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Bradley Evans | Singles |  Opti (SUR) |
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| Samuel Ricketts |  Garrido (MEX) |
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| Bradley Evans Samuel Ricketts |
Doubles |  Fabricio Farias (BRA) Davi Silva (BRA)
|
— | ||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Tahila Richardson | Singles | Bye | ||||||
| Katherine Wynter |  Siviora (BOL) |
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| Tahila Richardson Katherine Wynter |
Doubles |  Astorga Camila (CHI) Santos Valeria (CHI)
|
— | |||||
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Samuel Ricketts Tahlia Richardson |
Doubles | Bye | |||||
| Bradley Evans Katherine Wynter |
 Juan Bencomo Otaño (CUB) Yeily Ortiz Rodriguez (CUB)
|
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Basketball
edit- 3x3
Women's tournament
editJamaica qualified a women's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing fifth at the 2022 FIBA 3x3 Americup.
- Summary
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Jamaica women | Women's tournament | |||||||||
Boxing
editJamaica qualified two male boxers.
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Sanji Williams | Men's –63.5 kg | ||||
| Jaden Eccleston | Men's –80 kg | ||||
Canoeing
editSlalom
editJamaica qualified a male slalom athlete.[6][7]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Soloman Maragh | Men's K-1 | — | ||||||||
Cycling
editJamaica qualified two female cyclists.[8]
Track
edit- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Repechage 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Women's individual | |||||||||
- Keirin
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Dahlia Palmer | Women's | Bronze
|
Football
editWomen's tournament
editJamaica qualified a women's team of 18 athletes after finishing as the top ranked Caribbean team at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.[9]
- Summary
Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Jamaica women's | Women's tournament | |||||||
Gymnastics
editArtistic
editJamaica qualified two gymnasts in artistic (one man and one woman) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Total | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Individual all-around | |||||||||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | UB | BB | F | ||||
| Individual all-around | |||||||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final
Rugby sevens
editMen's tournament
editJamaica qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) by reaching the final of the 2022 RAN Super Sevens.[10]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Jamaica men | Men's tournament | |||||||
Women's tournament
editJamaica qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) by reaching the final of the 2022 RAN Women's Super Sevens[10]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Pl. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Jamaica women | Women's tournament | |||||||
Taekwondo
editJamaica has qualified one male athlete during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.[11]
Kyorugi
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/ BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| –80 kg | |||||||
Weightlifting
editJamaica was awarded a wildcard to send one female weightlifter.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Wrestling
editJamaica qualified a male wrestler through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships.[13]
Key:
- VT – Victory by fall.
- PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 9 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- VA – Decision by withdrawal
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Aaron Johnson | Freestyle 125 kg | Bronze
| |||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "'HALL' GOOD! - Jamaica Observer". 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Jaheel Hyde wins Jamaica's first gold medal at Pan Am Games | Loop Jamaica".
- ^ "Quotas Confirmed – Santiago 2023". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Ranking Road to Santiago 2023" (PDF). www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Pan American Canoe Slalom - 2023" (PDF). www.canoagem.org.br/. Brazilian Confederation of Canoeing. 29 April 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "PAN-AMERICAN KAYAK CROSS" (PDF). www.canoagem.org.br/. Brazilian Confederation of Canoeing. 30 April 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Pan American Games Santiago 2023 Winners Quotas" (PDF). www.copaci.org. Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo (Pan American Cycling Confederation). 18 June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Vanzanten's late goal earns Third Place honors for Jamaica". www.concacaf.com/. Concacaf. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ a b "RAN SEVENS". www.rugbyamericasnorth.com/. Rugby Americas North. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Rodríguez, Laura López (24 March 2023). "2023 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament". www.mastkd.com. MASTKD. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "REF: Cupos Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Quotas 2023 Pan American Games] (PDF). www.teamusa.org (in Spanish). Pan Am Pesas. 8 February 2023. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ @uwwamericas (May 14, 2022). "All quotas qualified so far for Santiago 2023" (Tweet) – via Twitter.