Nicaragua competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Nicaragua's 16th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games except 1955, 1963 and 1979.
The Nicaraguan team consisted of 24 athletes competing in ten sports. Weightlifters Orlando Vásquez and Sema Ludrick were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.
Medalists
The following Nicaraguan competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate Elian Ortega Taekwondo Men's poomsae individual Elian OrtegaIngrid Darce Taekwondo Mixed poomsae pairs
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalJudo 0 1 1Karate 1 0 1Rowing 1 3 4Surfing 0 1 1Taekwondo 2 1 3Weightlifting 2 2 4 Total 6 8 14
Judo
Nicaragua has qualified one female judoka.
AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankIzayana MarencoWomen's +78 kgL 00S3–10S1Did not advanceW 11–00S3Bronze medal finalL 00S3–10S1=5
Karate
Nicaragua qualified one male karateka in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship.
Kumite AthleteEventRound robinSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMelvin OportaMen's +84 kgW 7–3L 2–4L 1–33Did not advance
Rowing
Nicaragua qualified a team of 4 athletes (one man and three women).
AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFelix PotoyMen's single sculls7:54:035 R7:30:893 SA/B8:00.035 FB7:58.5912Evidelia GonzalezWomen's single sculls8:49:965 R8:16:682 SA/B8:18:815 FB8:20.429María Isabel VanegasEvidelia GonzalezWomen's pair8:17:864 R8:08.905 FBcolspan=2 7:59.609
Surfing
Nicaragua qualified a female surfer.
Artistic AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCandelaria ResanoWomen's shortboardW 11.50–6.77Did not advanceW 8.00–4.77Did not advance
Taekwondo
Nicaragua qualified 3 athletes (two men and one woman) during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.
Kyorugi Men AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/ OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDavid Robleto–80 kgW 2–1W 2–1L 0–2Bronze medal finalL 0–2=5
Poomsae (forms) AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal/ OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankElian OrtegaMen's individualIngrid DarceWomen's individualW 1.0–L 7.120–7.540Did not advanceElian OrtegaIngrid DarceMixed paircolspan=3 7.880
Weightlifting
Nicaragua qualified four weightlifters (two men and two women).
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankJaviana PavónWomen's 59 kg751197=1017210Sema LudrickWomen's 71 kg80=121101119012
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