Guyana at the 2023 Pan American Games

Sporting event delegation

Guyana at the
2023 Pan American Games

IOC code| GUY
NOC| Guyana Olympic Association
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors| 19 in 8 sports
Flag bearer (opening)| Desmond Amsterdam & Priyanna Ramdhani
Flag bearer (closing)| Leslain Baird
Medals
Ranked =25th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Pan American Games appearances (overview)

* 1959
* 1963
* 1967
* 1971
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* 1995
* 1999
* 2003
* 2007
* 2011
* 2015
* 2019
* 2023

Guyana is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Guyana's 17th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since the third edition in 1959.

On October 14, a final team of 19 athletes competing in eight sports was announced by the Guyana Olympic Association.[1][a] Boxer Desmond Amsterdam and badminton athlete Priyanna Ramdhani were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2] Meanwhile, javelin thrower Leslain Baird was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

## Competitors

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The following is the list of the number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.[1]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Archery | 1 | 0 | 1
Athletics | 2 | 3 | 5
Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1
Boxing | 4 | 1 | 5
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2
Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2
Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1
Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2
Total | 10 | 9 | 19

## Medallists

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Further information: 2023 Pan American Games medal table

The following Guyanese competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver | Jasmine Abrams | Athletics | Women's 100 metres | October 31
Bronze | Emanuel Archibald | Athletics | Men's 100 metres | October 31
Bronze | Leslain Baird | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | November 4

## Archery

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Main articles: Archery at the 2023 Pan American Games and Archery at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Guyana qualified one archer during the 2023 Copa Merengue.[3][4] This will mark the country's Pan American Games debut in the sport.[5]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Ranking Round  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM | Rank

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Score  | Seed  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Devin Permaul | Individual recurve | 611  | 29  |  Enríquez (COL)
L 0–6  | Did not advance

## Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Guyana qualified five track and field athletes (two men and three women).[1]

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* GR = Games record
* PB = Personal best
* NM = No mark
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track events
Athlete  | Event  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Emanuel Archibald | Men's 100 m | 10.35  | 3 q | 10.31  |
Men's 200 m | 21.08  | 5 q | 21.38  | 8
Jasmine Abrams | Women's 100 m | 11.60  | 2 Q | 11.52  |
Keliza Smith | 11.78  | 14  | Did not advance
Aliyah Abrams | Women's 400 m | 51.82  | 2 Q | 52.66  | 5

Field event
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Distance  | Position
Leslain Baird | Men's javelin throw | 78.23  |

## Badminton

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Main articles: Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games and Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Guyana qualified one female athlete.[6][7]

Women
Athlete  | Event  | First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Priyanna Ramdhani | Singles | Bye  |  Vieira (BRA)
L 6–21, 0–11RET | Did not advance

## Boxing

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Main articles: Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Guyana qualified two male boxers, both of whom qualified through the final Pan American Games qualifier held in Cali, Colombia.[8][9] The boxing event was an open entry event, which allowed Guyana to enter a further two male and one female boxers.[1][10]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Keevin Allicock | Men's 57 kg | —  |  Ibarguen (PAN)
W RSC R2 |  Harvey (USA)
L 0–5  | Did not advance
Joel Williamson | Men's –63.5 kg | Bye  |  de la Cruz (DOM)
L 0–5  | Did not advance
Desmond Amsterdam | Men's 80 kg | —  |  Buonarrigo (ARG)
L 0–5  | Did not advance
Emmanuel Pompey | Men's 92 kg | —  |  Aska (ANT)
L1–4  | Did not advance
Alesha Jackman | Women's 66 kg | —  |  Pérez (ARG)
L RSC R3 | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Guyana qualified two swimmers (one per gender).[1]

Men

* Raekwon Noel

Women

* Aleka Persaud

## Table tennis

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Main articles: Table tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games and Table tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Guyana qualified one male table tennis athlete at the final qualification tournament in Lima, Peru.[11][12] Guyana would be later awarded a wildcard in the women's singles event, bringing the team size up to two athletes (one per gender).[13][14][15][16]

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Shemar Britton | Men's singles |  Campos (CUB)
L 1–4 (4–11, 8–11, 8–11, 11–6, 3–11)  | Did not advance
Chelsea Edghill | Women's singles |  Silva (MEX)
L 0–4 (4–11, 6–11, 4–11, 8–11)  | Did not advance
Shemar Britton
Chelsea Edghill | Mixed doubles |  Enriquez /
Gatica (EAI)
L 1–4 (8–11, 7–11, 8–11, 11–7, 8–11)  | Did not advance

## Taekwondo

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Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Guyana qualified one female athlete during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.[17][18]

Kyorugi

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final/ BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Ceili Peterson | –49 kg |  Sancho (CRC)
L 1–2  | Did not advance

## Weightlifting

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games and Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Guyana was awarded a wildcard to send one male weightlifter.[19] Guyana later received an additional quota for a women's weightlifter, meaning the team size was two athletes (one man and one woman).[1]

Athlete  | Event  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Shammah Noel | Men's 89 kg | 100  | 14  | 145  | 14  | 245  | 14
Krystol Chanderban | Women's 59 kg | 65  | 16  | 78  | 15  | 143  | 15

## Demonstration sports

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### Esports

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Main article: Esports at the 2023 Pan American Games

Guyana qualified one female athlete. This athlete is not included in the total, because esports is a demonstration sport.

Women

* Hemchandra Persaud

## See also

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* Guyana at the 2023 Parapan American Games
* Guyana at the 2024 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Pan Am Games 2023: 20 athletes to represent Guyana across nine disciplines". News Room Guyana. Georgetown, Guyana. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
2. ^ Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
3. ^ "Pan Am Games slots awarded in Santo Domingo". www.worldarcheryamericas.com/. World Archery Americas. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
4. ^ "Guyana's Devin Permaul qualifies for Archery Pan Am Games". Kaieteur News. Georgetown, Guyana. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
5. ^ "Persaud-Permaul qualifies for Pan Am Games in Chile". Stabroek News. Georgetown, Guyana. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
6. ^ "Quotas Confirmed – Santiago 2023". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
7. ^ "Ranking Road to Santiago 2023" (PDF). www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
8. ^ "Allicock, Amsterdam qualify for Pan Am Games". Kaieteur News. Georgetown, Guyana. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
9. ^ "Allicock & Amsterdam qualify for Pan Am Games in Chile". Guyana Chronicle. Georgetown, Guyana. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
10. ^ "GBA selects five boxers for 2023 Pan Am Games in Chile". Guyana Chronicle. Georgetown, Guyana. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
11. ^ "Table Tennis prodigy Britton books Pan Am Games 2023 spot". Newsroom Guyana. Georgetown, Guyana. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
12. ^ "Britton qualifies for Pan Am Games singles competition". Stabroek News. Georgetown, Guyana. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
13. ^ "Table Tennis Santiago 2023 qualified" (PDF). www.ittf.com/. International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
14. ^ "Chelsea Edghill qualifies for 2023 Pan Am Games". Guyana Times. Georgetown, Guyana. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
15. ^ "Edghill to represent Guyana in 2023 Pan American Games". Kaieteur News. Georgetown, Guyana. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
16. ^ "Entries List - 86 Players" (PDF). www.ittf.com/. International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
17. ^ Rodríguez, Laura López (24 March 2023). "2023 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament". www.mastkd.com. MASTKD. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
18. ^ "Ceili Peterson to be lone Guyanese Taekwondo Athlete at 2023 Pan Am Games". Kaieteur News. Georgetown, Guyana. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
19. ^ "REF: Cupos Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Quotas 2023 Pan American Games] (PDF). www.teamusa.org (in Spanish). Pan Am Pesas. 8 February 2023. p. 18-19. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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