Virgin Islands at the 2015 Pan American Games

Virgin Islands at the
2015 Pan American Games
Virgin Islands at the; 2015 Pan American Games
IOC code	ISV
NOC	Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Website	www.virginislandsolympics.com
in Toronto, Canada; 10–26 July 2015
Competitors	18 in 8 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Cy Thompson
Flag bearer (closing)	Clayton Laurent
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
	1967; 1971; 1975; 1979; 1983; 1987; 1991; 1995; 1999; 2003; 2007; 2011; 2015; 2019; 2023;

The Virgin Islands competed at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.^[1]

Sailor Cy Thompson was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.^[2]

Competitors

The following table lists Virgin Island's delegation per sport and gender.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	2	5
Boxing	1	0	1
Fencing	1	0	1
Golf	0	1	1
Sailing	2	2	4
Shooting	1	1	2
Swimming	1	1	2
Taekwondo	1	1	2
Total	10	8	18

Athletics

Laverne Jones-Ferrette represented the Virgin Islands in the 100m competition.

The Virgin Islands qualified nine athletes (five male and four female).^[3] However, only five were permitted to compete (three men and two women) after the quota had to be reduced.

Key

Note – Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
Q = Qualified for the next round
SB = Seasonal best
DNF = Did not finish
N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men
Track & road events

Athlete(s)	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Eddie Lovett	110 m hurdles	13.65	12	—		did not advance
Leslie Murray	400 m hurdles	—		DNF		did not advance

Field events

Athlete(s)	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leon Hunt	Long jump	7.31	16	did not advance

Women
Track & road events

Athlete(s)	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Laverne Jones-Ferrette	100 m	11.14	7 Q	11.33	13	did not advance
Allison Peter	200 m	23.89 SB	20	did not advance

Boxing

The Virgin Islands qualified one male boxer.^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Clayton Laurent	+91kg	Duarte Lima (BRA) L 1–2	did not advance

Fencing

The Virgin Islands qualified one male fencer.

Men

Athlete	Event	Pool Round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Victories	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Stryker Weller	Sabre	1	16 Q	Polossifakis (CAN) L 3–15	did not advance

Golf

The Virgin Islands qualified one female golfer.^[5]

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total	To Par	Rank
Amira Alexander	Individual	79	77	75	72	303	+15	11

Sailing

The Virgin Islands qualified four sailors (three boats).^[6]

Athlete	Event	Race																	Net Points	Final Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	M*	Net Points	Final Rank
Cy Thompson	Men's laser	5	3	5	12	4	6	3	9	1	3	7	(UFD)	—				8	66	5
Kayla McComb Mayumi Roller	Women's 49erFX	5	2	4	6	1	3	3	2	4	4	5	(6)	3	3	5	2	10	63	4
Peter Stanton	Open Sunfish	9	9	7	7	(10)	2	5	8	7	3	3	10	—					70	8

Shooting

The Virgin Islands received two wildcards.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ned Gerard	Men's 50 m rifle prone	608.6	22	did not advance
Karen Nogueina-Gerard	Women's 25m Pistol	534	21	did not advance
Karen Nogueina-Gerard	Women's 10m Air Pistol	350	23	did not advance

Swimming

The Virgin Islands qualified two swimmers.

Key

Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
FB = Qualified for the B Final

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Matthew Mays	Men's 100 m Backstroke	59.15	16 FB	59.14	16
	Men's 200 m Backstroke	2:08.56	18	did not advance
	Men's 200 m Butterfly	2:07.90	16 FB	2:09.74	16
Jamaris Washshah	Women's 50 m Freestyle	27.87	23	did not advance
	Women's 100 m Freestyle	1:01.68	26	did not advance
	Women's 100 m Backstroke	1:10.50	19	did not advance

Taekwondo

The Virgin Islands qualified one male athlete, and also received a wildcard to enter a female athlete.^[8]^[9]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Douglas Townsend	Men's +80kg	Elliot (URU) L 2–11	did not advance
Danese Joseph	Women's +67kg	Ferran (CUB) L 0–12	did not advance

References

^ "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
^ "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
^ "V.I. track athletes open indoor season". Virgin Islands Daily News. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
^ "61 men and 23 women boxers qualified to Toronto 2015 PanAm Games (10 – 26 July)". www.aiba.org/. International Boxing Association (amateur). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ "Counting down to the TO2015 Pan Am Games". www.golfcanada.ca/. Golf Canada. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "Status of NOC Qualification – 2015 Pan American Games Sailing Competition" (PDF). panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
^ "Final distribution as April 7, 2015 by Countries and Disciplines for Toronto 2015" (PDF). www.conatiro.org/. Shooting Confederation of the Americas. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
^ "Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". mastkd.com/ (in Spanish). Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^ "PATU Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am GamesMarch 11~12, 2015 / Aguascalientes, Mexico". www.scribd.com/. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

[1] "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

[2] "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

[3] "V.I. track athletes open indoor season". Virgin Islands Daily News. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[4] "61 men and 23 women boxers qualified to Toronto 2015 PanAm Games (10 – 26 July)". www.aiba.org/. International Boxing Association (amateur). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

[5] "Counting down to the TO2015 Pan Am Games". www.golfcanada.ca/. Golf Canada. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[6] "Status of NOC Qualification – 2015 Pan American Games Sailing Competition" (PDF). panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

[7] "Final distribution as April 7, 2015 by Countries and Disciplines for Toronto 2015" (PDF). www.conatiro.org/. Shooting Confederation of the Americas. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

[8] "Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". mastkd.com/ (in Spanish). Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

[9] "PATU Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am GamesMarch 11~12, 2015 / Aguascalientes, Mexico". www.scribd.com/. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

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