Suriname competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Suriname's 14th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games since 1971.
The Surinamese team consisted of six athletes competing in four sports. Swimmers Irvin Hoost and Kaeylin Djoparto were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Cyclist Jaïr Tjon En Fa won Suriname's first medal since the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, representing a span of 24 years.
Medalists
The following Surinamese competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate Cycling Men's sprint
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalBadminton 1 0 1Cycling 112Swimming 112Taekwondo 1 0 1 Total 426
Badminton
Suriname qualified one male athlete. Soren Opti, Suriname's only representative in the sport, won his first match before losing to number one seed Brian Yang of Canada.
Men AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultSören OptiSinglesW 2–0(21–16, 21–18)L 0–2(8–21, 9–21)Did not advance
Cycling
Suriname qualified a total of 3 cyclists (two men and one woman). However, only one male and female cyclist was entered.
Track
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJaïr Tjon En FaMen's individual9.7033 QW 10.362W 10.143 / 10.246W 10.161 / 10.103LTachana DalgerWomen's individual11.56516Did not advance
Keirin AthleteEventHeatsFinalRankRankJaïr Tjon En FaMen's2 FA5Tachana DalgerWomen's5 FB9
Swimming
Suriname qualified two swimmers (one man and one woman).
AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankIrvin HoostMen's 50 m freestyle24.1827Did not advanceMen's 100 m freestyle53.3730Did not advanceMen's 100 m butterfly58.7628Did not advanceKaeylin DjopartoWomen's 50 m freestyle30.2134Did not advanceWomen's 100 m freestyle1:08.7439Did not advanceWomen's 100 m butterfly1:13.4728Did not advance Qualification legend: Q – Qualify to the medal final; q – Qualify to the non-medal final
Taekwondo
Suriname qualified one male athlete after receiving a wildcard.
Kyorugi Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/ OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSamaki Pinas–68 kgL 0–2Did not advance
See also Suriname at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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