Bahamas at the 2019 Pan American Games

The Bahamas competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.[1][2][3]

Bahamas at the
2019 Pan American Games
IOC codeBAH
NOCBahamas Olympic Committee
in Lima, Peru
26 July–11 August 2019
Competitors33 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Justin Roberts (opening)
Medals
Ranked =30th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

On July 3, 2019, the Bahamas Olympic Committee announced a team of 33 athletes (20 men and 13 women) competing in four sports: athletics, judo, swimming and tennis.[4][5][6]

During the opening ceremony of the games, tennis player Justin Roberts carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.[7][8]

The Bahamas won one medal at the games, the lowest for the country since winning zero in 1975 in Mexico City.[9][10][11]

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics (track and field) 12 7 19
Judo 0 2 2
Swimming 6 4 10
Tennis 2 0 2
Total 20 13 33

Medalists

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The following competitors from The Bahamas won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Bronze Tynia Gaither Athletics Women's 200 m August 9

Athletics (track and field)

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The Bahamas qualified 19 track and field athletes (12 men and seven women).[4] The team won one bronze medal, the only one for the country at the games.[12]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • PB = Personal best
  • SB = Seasonal best
  • DNF = Did not finish
  • NM = No mark
Men
Track events
Athlete Event Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Warren Fraser 100 m 10.62 20 did not advance
Cliff Resias 200 m 21.74 14 did not advance
Andre Colebrook 400 m hurdles 51.76 12 did not advance
Jeffery Gibson 50.09 7 Q 49.53 SB 4
O'Jay Ferguson
Alonzo Russell
Andre Colebrook
Jeffery Gibson
4 × 400 m relay 3:09.98 7
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Donald Thomas High jump 2.10 =11
Jamal Wilson NM
Lanthone Collie Triple jump 15.78 11
Latario Collie-Minns NM
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Ken Mullings Result 11.09 7.07 12.86 2.03 50.88 14.42 41.25 4.40 57.18 5:02.79 7517 PB 6
Points 841 830 659 831 774 921 690 731 696 544
Women
Track events
Athlete Event Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Brianne Bethel 100 m 11.76 13 did not advance
Tynia Gaither 200 m 21.74 14 22.76  
Anthonique Strachan 23.41 8 q 22.97 5
Devynne Charlton 100 m hurdles 13.49 10 did not advance
Pedrya Seymour 12.94 4 Q 13.12 5
Katrina Seymour 400 m hurdles 1:00.71 14 did not advance
Devynne Charlton
Brianne Bethel
Pedrya Seymour
Tynia Gaither
4 × 100 m relay DNF
Field event
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Tamara Myers Triple jump 13.96 SB 5

Judo

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Bahamas qualified two female judoka.[13] This mark the country's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games.[4]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Cynthia Rahming 57 kg   Arango (PER)
L 00S3–100
did not advance
Sasha Ingraham +78 kg   Wood (TTO)
L 000–110
did not advance

Swimming

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The Bahamas qualified ten swimmers (six men and four women).[14] The team was named after the completion of the National Championships at the end of June.[15]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
  • NR – National record
  • QA – Qualified for Final A
  • QB – Qualified for Final B
Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Gershwin Greene 50 m freestyle 23.33 18 did not advance
Jared Fitzgerald 100 m freestyle 51.16 15 QB 50.81 NR 13
Luke-Kennedy Thompson 1500 m freestyle 16:59.39 18
Davantae Carey 100 m backstroke 59.45 20 did not advance
William Tyler Russell 100 m breaststroke 1:07.67 26 did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:29.37 22 did not advance
N'Nhyn Fernander 100 m butterfly 55.65 15 QB 55.71 14
Jared Fitzgerald
Gershwin Greene
N'Nhyn Fernander
Davante Carey
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:28.22 NR 6
Davante Carey
William Tyler Russell
N'Nhyn Fernander
Jared Fitzgerald
4 × 100 m medley relay DNS
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Ariel Weech 50 m freestyle 26.84 17 QB 26.48 13
Lillian Higgs 100 m freestyle 59.32 20 did not advance
Laura Morley 100 m breaststroke 1:11.28 12 QB 1:11.00 11
200 m breaststroke 2:30.21 NR 7 QA 2:32.87 8
200 m individual medley 2:19.37 9 QB 2:18.54 9
Margaret Higgs 200 m breaststroke 2:33.67 11 QB 2:34.17 12
Lillian Higgs
Margaret Higgs
Laura Morley
Ariel Weech
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:56.68 6
Lillian Higgs
Margaret Higgs
Laura Morley
Ariel Weech
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:26.60 8 QA 4:27.52 8
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Jared Fitzgerald
Gershwin Greene
Ariel Weech
Lillian Higgs
Margaret Higgs*
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:41.86 7 QA 3:42.59 7
  • Swam in the heat only

Tennis

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The Bahamas qualified two male tennis players.[7][16]

Men
Athlete Event First round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Baker Newman Singles   Miralles (ESA)
W 6–2, 6–2
  Andreozzi (ARG)
L 0–6, 1–6
did not advance
Justin Roberts   Galdós (PER)
W 6–7, 7–6, 6–4
  Hernández (DOM)
L 4–6, 2–6
did not advance
Baker Newman
Justin Roberts
Doubles Bye   Andreozzi /
Bagnis (ARG)
L 2–6, 2–6
did not advance

See also

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References

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