The Bahamas is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be The Bahamas's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since the second edition in 1955.
The Bahamian delegation consisted of 20 athletes competing in six sports. Swimmers Lamar Taylor and Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, sailor Joshua Higgins was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
The Bahamas won three medals at the games, one silver and two bronze, to finish in a tie for 25th in the medal table (along with Haiti and Guyana).
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics (track and field) 4 1 5Golf 1 0 1Sailing 1 0 1Swimming 5 4 9Tennis 2 1 3Wrestling 1 0 1 Total 14 6 20
Medallists
The following Bahamian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate Rhema Otabor Athletics Women's javelin throw Lamar Taylor Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle Donald Thomas Athletics Men's high jump
Athletics (track and field)
Men Track & road events AthleteEventSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankSamson Colebrooke100 m 10.62 19 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventResultRankDonald ThomasHigh jump 2.24
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mTotalRankKen MullingsResult 10.89 6.90 14.57 2.01 50.67 14.27 41.64 NM DNS Did not finishKendrick ThompsonResult Did not start
Women Field events AthleteEventResultRankRhema OtaborJavelin throw 60.54
Golf
Bahamas qualified a male golfer.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankRichard GibsonMen's individual77727375297 +9=27
Sailing
Bahamas received one reallocated spot in the men's laser event. Men AthleteEventOpening seriesFinals12345678910111213141516PointsRank / PointsRankJoshua HigginsLaser 17 15 17 19 19 20 (23)DSQ 15 17 15colspan=6 154 17colspan=2 Did not advance
Swimming
The Bahamas qualified nine swimmers, five men and four women. Lamar Taylor was the only swimmer to win a medal for the Bahamas, a bronze in the men's 50 metre freestyle. Taylor broke the national record in the event on route to winning the medal.
Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankJack Barr800 m freestylecolspan=2 9:03.54221500 m freestylecolspan=2 17:38.1018Emmanuel Gadson100 m butterfly56.3220Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:21.5618 FB2:21.3516200 m individual medley2:15.5624Did not advanceLamar Taylor50 m freestyle22.487 FA22.13 NR100 m freestyle50.9516100 m backstroke56.39 NR=13Luke Thompson200 m freestyle1:58.7022Did not advance400 m freestyle4:11.6121Did not advanceMark-Anthony Thompson100 m breaststroke1:07.1824Did not advanceJack BarrLamar TaylorLuke ThompsonMark-Anthony Thompson4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:34.129Did not advanceEmmanuel GadsonLamar TaylorLuke ThompsonMark-Anthony Thompson4 × 100 m medley relay3:53.9210Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankVictoria Russell50 m freestyle27.5429Did not advanceZaylie Thompson100 m freestyle59.3429Did not advance200 m freestyleDid not advance100 m breaststroke1:16.7521 Did not advance200 m individual medley2:30.5323Did not advanceKatelyn CabralVictoria RussellZaylie ThompsonAriel Weech4 × 100 m freestyle relay4:08.8413Did not advanceKatelyn CabralVictoria RussellZaylie ThompsonAriel Weech4 × 100 m medley relay4:34.0313Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankLamar TaylorLuke ThompsonKatelyn CabralZaylie Thompson4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:44.9411Did not advanceEmmanuel GadsonMark-Anthony ThompsonKatelyn CabralAriel Weech4 × 100 m medley relay4:12.8011Did not advance
Tennis
The Bahamas qualified three tennis players (two men and one woman).
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKevin Major Jr.Men's singlesL 0–2(3–6, 0–6)Did not advanceJustin RobertsL 0–2(1–6, 3–6)Did not advanceSydney ClarkeWomen's singlesL 0–2(3–6, 0–6)Did not advanceJustin RobertsSydney ClarkeMixed doublescolspan=2 L 0–2 (4–6, 2–6)Did not advance
Wrestling
The Bahamas received one wildcard for the men's freestyle 86 kg event. Rashji Mackey lost both of his matches and did not advance to the medal round.
Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRashji MackeyFreestyle 86 kgL 0–10 ()Did not advanceL 0–4 ()Did not advance
See also Bahamas at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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