Dominica at the 2015 Pan American Games

Sporting event delegation

Dominica at the
2015 Pan American Games

IOC code| DMA
NOC| Dominica Olympic Committee
Website| www.doc.dm
in Toronto, Canada
10–26 July 2015
Competitors| 5 in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)| David Registe
Flag bearer (closing)| Yordanis Durañona
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Pan American Games appearances (overview)

* 1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

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

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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

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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

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|

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

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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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* Dominica at the 2016 Summer Olympics

## 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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Nations at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

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