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.

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.

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

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

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics (track and field) 12 7 19Judo 0 22Swimming 6 4 10Tennis 2 02 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. MedalNameSportEventDate Tynia Gaither Athletics Women's 200 m

Athletics (track and field)

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

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 AthleteEventSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankWarren Fraser 100 m10.6220did not advanceCliff Resias200 m21.7414did not advanceAndre Colebrook 400 m hurdles51.76 12did not advanceJeffery Gibson 50.097 Q49.53 SB4O'Jay FergusonAlonzo RussellAndre ColebrookJeffery Gibson4 × 400 m relaycolspan=2 3:09.987 Michael Mathieu was named to the team and did not compete in any event

Field events AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionDonald ThomasHigh jump2.10 =11Jamal WilsonNMLanthone CollieTriple jump15.7811Latario Collie-MinnsNM

Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankKen MullingsResult11.097.0712.862.0350.8814.4241.254.4057.185:02.797517 PB6Points841830659831774921690731696544

Women Track events AthleteEventSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankBrianne Bethel 100 m11.7613did not advanceTynia Gaither200 m21.741422.76Anthonique Strachan23.418 q22.975Devynne Charlton 100 m hurdles13.4910did not advancePedrya Seymour 12.944 Q13.125Katrina Seymour 400 m hurdles1:00.7114did not advanceDevynne CharltonBrianne BethelPedrya SeymourTynia Gaither4 × 100 m relaycolspan=2 DNF

Field event AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionTamara MyersTriple jump13.96 SB5

Judo

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

Women AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCynthia Rahming 57 kgL 00S3–100did not advanceSasha Ingraham +78 kgL 000–110did not advance

Swimming

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

Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankGershwin Greene50 m freestyle23.3318did not advanceJared Fitzgerald100 m freestyle51.1615 QB50.81 NR13Luke-Kennedy Thompson1500 m freestylecolspan="2" 16:59.3918Davantae Carey100 m backstroke59.4520did not advanceWilliam Tyler Russell100 m breaststroke1:07.6726did not advance200 m breaststroke2:29.3722did not advanceN'Nhyn Fernander100 m butterfly55.6515 QB55.7114Jared FitzgeraldGershwin GreeneN'Nhyn FernanderDavante Carey 4 × 100 m freestyle relaycolspan=2 3:28.22 NR6Davante CareyWilliam Tyler RussellN'Nhyn FernanderJared Fitzgerald4 × 100 m medley relayDNS

Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankAriel Weech50 m freestyle26.8417 QB26.4813Lillian Higgs100 m freestyle59.3220did not advanceLaura Morley100 m breaststroke1:11.2812 QB1:11.0011200 m breaststroke2:30.21 NR7 QA2:32.878200 m individual medley2:19.379 QB2:18.549Margaret Higgs200 m breaststroke2:33.6711 QB2:34.1712Lillian HiggsMargaret HiggsLaura MorleyAriel Weech4 × 100 m freestyle relaycolspan=2 3:56.686Lillian HiggsMargaret HiggsLaura MorleyAriel Weech4 × 100 m medley relay4:26.608 QA4:27.528

Mixed AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankJared FitzgeraldGershwin GreeneAriel WeechLillian HiggsMargaret Higgs*4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:41.867 QA3:42.59 7 Swam in the heat only

Tennis

The Bahamas qualified two male tennis players.

Men AthleteEventFirst roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBaker NewmanSinglesW 6–2, 6–2L 0–6, 1–6did not advanceJustin RobertsW 6–7, 7–6, 6–4L 4–6, 2–6did not advanceBaker NewmanJustin RobertsDoublesL 2–6, 2–6did not advance

See also Bahamas at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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