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Virgin Islands at the
2023 Pan American Games
Virgin Islands at the; 2023 Pan American Games
	Flag of the United States Virgin Islands
IOC code	ISV
NOC	Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile; October 20, 2023 – November 5, 2023
Competitors	12 (8 men and 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Adriel Sanes & Natalia Kuipers
Flag bearer (closing)	Nicholas D'Amour & Michelle Smith
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
	1967; 1971; 1975; 1979; 1983; 1987; 1991; 1995; 1999; 2003; 2007; 2011; 2015; 2019; 2023;

The United States Virgin Islands also known as the Virgin Islands is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be the Virgin Islands's 15th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since 1967.

The Virgin Islands team consisted of 12 athletes competing in six sports.^[1] Swimmers Adriel Sanes and Natalia Kuipers were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.^[2] Meanwhile, archer Nicholas D'Amour and track athlete Michelle Smith were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	1	1	2
Athletics (track and field)	1	1	2
Fencing	1	0	1
Golf	0	1	1
Sailing	3	0	3
Swimming	2	1	3
Total	8	4	12

Archery

The Virgin Islands qualified two archers during the 2022 Pan American Archery Championships.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Nicholas D'Amour	Men's individual recurve	652	21	Ticas (ESA) L 5–6	Did not advance
Anne Abernathy	Women's individual recurve	596	21	Vazquez (MEX) L 0–6	Did not advance
Nicholas D'Amour Anne Abernathy	Mixed team recurve	1248	9	—	Cuba L 1–5	Did not advance

Athletics (track and field)

The Virgin Islands qualified two athletes (one male and one female).

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 and road events

Athlete	Event	Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Malique Smith	Men's 400 m hurdles	51.47	6	Did not advance
Michelle Smith	Women's 400 m hurdles	59.32	3 Q	57.53	4

Fencing

The Virgin Islands qualified two male fencers through the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción, Paraguay.^[6] However, the sabre quota was declined.

Individual

Men

Athlete	Event	Pool Round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Victories	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kruz Schembri	Foil	2V–3D	9 Q	Archilei (MEX) L 9–15	Did not advance

Golf

The Virgin Islands qualified a female golfer.^[1]^[7] This will mark the country's Pan American Games debut in the sport.^[1]

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
Athlete	Event	Score	Score	Score	Score	Score	Par	Rank
Alexandra Swayne	Women's individual	70	72	75	71	288	E	6

Sailing

The Virgin Islands qualified two boats for a total of three sailors.^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Opening series																		Finals
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Points	Rank	QF	SF	M / F	Points	Rank
Mathieu Dale	Laser	20	20 STP	20	17	17	18	12 STP	18	20	18	—						160	18	—		Did not advance
Steven Hardee Taylor Hasson	49er	8	8	8	8	9 OCS	7	9 DNF	5	6	8	8	9 STP	—				84	8	—		Did not advance

Swimming

The Virgin Islands qualified three swimmers (two men and one female).

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Adriel Sanes	50 m freestyle	24.54	31	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:06.13	23	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:26.49	21	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	58.86	29	Did not advance
Maximillian Wilson	100 m backstroke	56.74	16 q	57.14	15
	200 m backstroke	2:09.47	16 q	2:10.67	16
	200 m individual medley	2:07.75	17	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	DNS		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Natalia Kuipers	100 m freestyle	1:01.89	36	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:13.29	23	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	4:35.84	16 q	4:37.29	16
	800 m freestyle	—		DNS