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 code	BAH
NOC	Bahamas Olympic Committee
in Lima, Peru 26 July–11 August 2019
Competitors	33 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Justin Roberts (opening)
Medals Ranked =30th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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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

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

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) Main articles: Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification 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 N/A 3:09.98 7 Michael Mathieu was named to the team and did not compete in any event 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 N/A DNF Field event Athlete Event Final Distance Position Tamara Myers Triple jump 13.96 SB 5 Judo Main articles: Judo at the 2019 Pan American Games and Judo at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification 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 Main articles: Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification 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 N/A 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 N/A 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 N/A 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 Main articles: Tennis at the 2019 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification 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 N/A Bye  Andreozzi / Bagnis (ARG) L 2–6, 2–6 Did not advance See also Bahamas at the 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