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Dominica at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Dominica at the
2015 Pan American Games
IOC codeDMA
NOCDominica Olympic Committee
Websitewww.doc.dm
in Toronto, Canada
10–26 July 2015
Competitors5 in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)David Registe
Flag bearer (closing)Yordanis Durañona
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Dominica competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1]

Track and field athlete David Registe was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.[2] A total of six officials accompined the team.[3]

Dominica (along with nine other countries) left the games without winning a medal, marking the first time since 2003 the country failed to medal. Athlete Yordanis Durañona, had the country's highest placement, a fourth place finish in the triple jump, just off the podium.[4]

Competitors

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The following table lists Dominica's delegation per sport and gender.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 1 4
Boxing 0 1 1
Total 3 2 5

Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Dominica qualified four athletes (three men and one woman).[5]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • PB = Personal best
  • NM = No mark
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Men
Field events
Athlete(s) Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Dillon Simon Discus Throw — NM
Shot Put — 19.55 7
David Registe Long Jump 7.02 8 did not advance
Yordanis Durañona Triple Jump — 16.72 4
Women
Field events
Athlete(s) Event Final
Result Rank
Thea LaFond High Jump 1.80 13
Triple Jump 13.35 PB 12

Boxing

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Main articles: Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games and Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Dominica qualified one female boxer.[6]

Woman
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Valerian Spicer Light welterweight  Victoria Torres (MEX)
L 0–3 		did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.huffingtonpost.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ Georges, Nicole (13 July 2015). "Dominica's hopes high for medals at 2015 PanAm Games". www.thedominican.net/. TheDominican. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ Georges, Nicole (26 July 2015). "Dominica keeps team spirit high at 2015 Pan Am Games". www.thedominican.net/. TheDominican. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Dominica competes in Toronto PanAm Games". Dominica News Online. Roseau, Dominica. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. ^ "61 men and 23 women boxers qualified to Toronto 2015 PanAm Games (10 – 26 July)". www.aiba.org. International Boxing Association (amateur). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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