Paraguay competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Paraguay's 17th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games except 1959 and 1963.
On 4 October 2023, the Paraguayan Olympic Committee officially named the team of 117 athletes (41 men and 76 women) competing in 22 sports.
Athlete Derlis Ayala and cyclist Agua Marina Espínola were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, golfers Fabrizio Zanotti and Sofia Garcia were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.
Competitors The following list shows the number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 6 2 8Badminton 1 0 1Boxing 1 1 2Canoeing 1 2 3Cycling 1 3 4Equestrian 2 0 2Fencing 0 1 1Football 0 18 18Golf 2 24Handball 0 14 14Karate 1 12Roller sports 3 0 3Rowing 6 8 14Rugby sevens 0 12 12Shooting 1 12Swimming 4 4 8Table tennis 3 14Tennis 3 14Volleyball 2 24Water skiing 1 12Weightlifting 2 24Wrestling 1 01 Total 41 76 117
Medalists
The following Paraguayan competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate Sofia García Golf Women's individual Nicole MartínezAlejandra Alonso Rowing Women's coxless pair Nicole Martínez Rowing Women's single sculls Leonardo Curcel Canoeing Men's slalom C-1 Ana Paula Fernandes Canoeing Women's slalom C-1 Agua Marina Espínola Cycling Women's road race Handball Women's tournament
Athletics
Paraguay qualified eight athletes (six men and two women) for the games.
Men Track & road events AthleteEventSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankDerlys SánchezMarathoncolspan=2 Jonathan ReimerCesar EscobarFredy MaidanaMisael Ayala4 × 100 m relaycolspan=2
Field events AthleteEventResultRankAntonio CañeteJavelin throw
Women Track & road events AthleteEventSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankFátima GiménezMarathoncolspan=2
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent200 m800 mTotalRankAna Camila PirelliResultPoints
Badminton
Paraguay qualified one male athlete.
Men AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultLeo LeeSingles
Boxing
Paraguay qualified two boxers (one per gender).
AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarcelo SparlingMen's +92 kgMinerva MerelesWomen's –57 kg
Canoeing
Slalom Paraguay qualified a total of two slalom athletes (one man and one woman).
AthleteEventPreliminary roundHeatSemifinalFinalRun 1Run 2RankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLeonardo CurcelMen's C-1colspan=2 Ana Paula CastroWomen's C-1colspan=2
Sprint Paraguay qualified a female sprint canoeist.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankYasmin GarcíaWomen's K-1 500 m
Cycling
Paraguay qualified two female cyclists.
BMX
Freestyle AthleteEventSeedingFinalPointsRankPointsRankPatrícia BordónWomen
Racing AthleteEventRanking roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankPointsRankTimeRankTimeRankAndrea DíazWomen
Road Paraguay qualified 1 cyclist at the Pan American Championships.
AthleteEventTimeRankÁgua Marina SalinasWomen's road raceWomen's time trial
Track Paraguay qualified a team of 12 cyclists (8 men and 4 women).
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16Repechage 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAlexis LópezMen's individual
Keirin AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalRankRankRankAlexis LópezMen's
Equestrian
Paraguay qualified two equestrians in Jumping.
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalRound ARound BTotalFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankDenis GouveaIndividualMartín Vera Caballero
Fencing
Paraguay qualified one female fencer through the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción, Paraguay.
Individual AthleteEventPool RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalVictories SeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMontserrat ViverosWomen's épée
Football
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankParaguay women'sWomen's tournament
Paraguay qualified a women's team of 18 athletes after finishing fourth at the 2022 Copa América Femenina in Colombia.
Roster
Cristina Cabañas Limpia Cáceres Lorena Ortíz Daisy Martínez Hilda Izquierdo María Segóvia Celsa Barrientos Deisy González Rebeca Valiente Jessica Villagra Fany Caballero Glória López Dahiana Giménez Camila Doerzbacher Fanny Duarte Ramona Martínez María Auxiliadora Vecca Camila Gómez
Golf
Paraguay qualified a team of four golfers (two men and two women).
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankFabrizio ZanottiMen's individual Erich Fortlage Sofia GarcíaWomen's individual Milagros Chaves
Handball
Summary TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankParaguay womenWomen's tournament
Women's tournament
Paraguay qualified a women's team (of 14 athletes) by finishing second in the 2022 South American Games.
Roster
Fátima Morel María Cristina Espinoza Delyne Morlas Ana Giuliana Vera María Paula Estigarribia Camila Krussel Fernanda Mora Kamila Ledesma Maggie Lara Karina Rodríguez Ada Lugo Jazmín Peralta Kiara Martínez Fátima Insfrán
Group B
Karate
Paraguay qualified a team of two karatekas (one man and one woman) at the 2022 South American Games.
Kumite AthleteEventRound robinSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJesús ServínMen's −84 kgYennifer ServinWomen's -55 kg
Roller sports
Figure Paraguay qualified a team of two athletes in figure skating (one man and one woman).
AthleteEventShort programLong programTotalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankVictor LópezMen's
Speed Paraguay qualified two male athletes in speed skating.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJosé Daniel MoncadaMen's 200 metres time-trialcolspan=4 Men's 500 metres + distancecolspan=4 Julio MirenaMen's 1,000 metres sprintcolspan=4 Men's 10,000 m eliminationcolspan=4
Rowing
Paraguay qualified 14 athletes (six men and eight women).
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJavier Andrés TorresMen's single scullsMen's double scullsNicole Anahi GonzálezWomen's single scullsWomen's double scullscolspan=2 Women's paircolspan=4 Women's lightweight Double scullscolspan=2
Rugby sevens
Women's tournament
Paraguay qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing second in the 2022 South American Games.
Roster
Ingrid Aquino Cinthia Santander María Villalba Romina Ocampos Sofia Flores Liz Salinas Araceli Franco Lucero Martinez Maira Cristaldo Chiara Gaete Kiara Gomez Gladys López
Summary TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankParaguay womenWomen's tournament
Shooting
Paraguay qualified a total of two shooters.
Men Pistol and rifle AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankClaudio Frascone10 m air pistol
Women Shotgun AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal / PointsRankPointsRankOppositionResultRankHelena FarresTrap
Swimming
Paraguay qualified eight athletes (four per gender).
Men Benjamin Hockin Matheo Mateos Charles Daniel Hockin Matias Chaparro
Women Luana Méndez Maria Villagra Astrid Genes Ayelet Coronel
Table tennis
Paraguay qualified a team of four athletes (three men and one woman) through the 2023 South American Championship and the Special Qualification Event.
Men AthleteEventGroup stageFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarcelo AguirreSinglescolspan=5 Alejandro Toranzoscolspan=5 Marcelo AguirreAlejandro ToranzosDoublescolspan=6 Marcelo AguirreAlejandro ToranzosAxel BertoloTeamcolspan=1 colspan=2
Women AthleteEventGroup stageFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLucero OvelarSinglescolspan=4
Mixed AthleteEventFirst RoundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarcelo AguirreLucero OvelarDoubles
Tennis
Paraguay qualified a total of four tennis players (three men and one woman).
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAdolfo VallejoSinglesMartín VergaraHernando EscurraDoubles
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLeyla BritezSingles
Volleyball
Beach
Paraguay qualified a men's and women's pair for a total of four athletes.
AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGonzalo MelgarejoGiuliano MazzareMen's Michelle ValienteErika MongelósWomen's
Water skiing
Argentina qualified two wakeboarders (one of each gender) during the 2022 Pan American Championship.
Argentina also qualified four water skiers during the 2022 Pan American Water skiing Championship.
Wakeboard Men AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalScoreRankScoreRankSlalomJumpTricksTotalRankCamilo GarcíaWakeboardcolspan=3 Ana Cristina BenzaWakeboardcolspan=3
Weightlifting
Paraguay qualified four weightlifters (two men and two women).
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankKyle HamiltonMen's 73 kgJuan José RecaldeMen's 102 kgVioleta MartinoWomen's 59 kgJohana PrietoWomen's 71 kg
Wrestling
Paraguay qualified a male wrestler through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships.
Men AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankLisandro CabreraGreco-Roman 67 kg
See also Paraguay at the 2024 Summer Olympics Paraguay at the 2023 Parapan American Games
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