Sporting event delegation
Jamaica competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima , Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.[ 1] [ 2]
The Jamaica Olympic Association 's goal was to the send the most athletes, compete in the most sports and win the most medals at any one appearance by the country.[ 3] The Jamaican team consisted of 124 athletes (69 men and 55 women) competing in 17 sports.
During the opening ceremony of the games, squash player Christopher Binnie carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations .[ 4] [ 5]
Jamaica finished the games with a record 19 medals won, surpassing the previous high of 14 won in 1959 .[ 6] [ 7]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Medalists
The following competitors from Jamaica won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded .
Medals by gender
Day
Total
Women
5
2
5
12
Men
1
4
2
7
Total
6
6
7
19
Athletics (track and field)
Jamaica qualified 50 athletes in track and field (22 men and 28 women). The team was officially named on June 28, 2019, and originally consisted of 60 athletes.[ 8]
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
GR = Games record
NR = National record
PB = Personal best
SB = Seasonal best
DNS = Did not start
Men
Track events
Athletes in italics did not compete
Field events
Women
Track events
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the 200 m gold in a Games Record
Athletes in italics did not compete and did not receive a medal.
Field events
Badminton
Jamaica qualified a team of four badminton athletes (two per gender).[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Singles
Doubles
Bodybuilding
Jamaica qualified one female bodybuilder.[ 12]
Women
No results were provided for the prejudging round, with only the top six advancing.
Boxing
Jamaica qualified two male boxers.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Men
Canoeing
Sprint
Jamaica received one wild card in canoe sprint.[ 17]
Men
Position is within the heat
Cycling
Jamaica qualified one woman cyclist.[ 18]
Track
Women
Keirin
Key
Note – Ranks given are within the heat
QB – Qualified for Final B
R – Qualified for the Repechage
Sprint
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Round 1
Repechage 1
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final (5th-8th)
Time Speed (km/h)
Rank
Opposition Time Speed (km/h)
Opposition Time Speed (km/h)
Opposition Time Speed (km/h)
Opposition Time Speed (km/h)
Opposition Time Speed (km/h)
Rank
Dahlia Palmer
Sprint
11.884 60.585
9 Q
Guerra (CUB ) L
Rendon (COL ) Lozano (ECU ) L
Did not advance
Diving
Jamaica qualified one male diver.[ 19] Yona Knight-Wisdom's silver medal performance in the one metre springboard clinched Jamaica's first ever Pan American Games medal in the sport.[ 20]
Men
Jamaica qualified a men's and women's team (of 18 athletes each, for a total of 36).[ 21]
Men's tournament
Roster
The 18-man squad was announced on 21 July 2019.[ 22] On 23 July defender Alwayne Harvey was replaced by Andre Leslie.[ 23]
Group B
Fifth place match
Women's tournament
Roster
The following 18 players were named to the roster for the 2019 Pan American Games .[ 24] Konya Plummer was injured and replaced by Trudi Carter .[ 25] Carter was then replaced by Lauren Silver due to injury.[ 26]
Group A
Seventh place match
Gymnastics
Artistic
Jamaica qualified a team of five artistic gymnasts (two men and three women).[ 27] This will mark Jamaica's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games .[ 28] [ 29]
Men
Athlete
Event
Qualification
Total
Rank
Final
Total
Rank
Reiss Beckford
Individual all-around
13.600
12.050
12.950
13.600
13.150
12.600
77.950
13 Q
11.700
10.650
13.300
13.800
13.200
9.900
72.550
22
Caleb Faulk
11.450
11.050
12.900
12.900
11.100
11.550
70.950
31
Did not advance
Women
Team & Individual Qualification
Individual finals
Judo
Jamaica qualified one female judoka.[ 30]
Women
Rugby sevens
Jamaica qualified a men's team of 12 athletes, by winning the 2018 RAN Sevens .[ 31] This will mark the country's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games .
Men's tournament
Pool stage
Source:
Lima 2019 Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored; 5) draw.
Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center Referee: Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay )
Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center Referee: Cisco Lopez (United States )
Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center Referee: Dale Hall (Canada )
5th–8th place classification
Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center Referee: Cisco Lopez (United States )
Fifth place match
Villa María del Triunfo Sports Center Referee: Francisco Gonzalez (Uruguay )
Shooting
Jamaica received two reallocated spots in men's shotgun.[ 32]
Men
Squash
Jamaica qualified a men's team of three athletes, marking its return to the sport at the Pan American Games for the first time since 2011 .[ 33] [ 34] As Jamaica's top ranked player Christopher Binnie qualified for the team automatically. The other two qualified after being the top two ranked during a trials.[ 35]
Men
Singles and Doubles
Due to an injury sustained five weeks before the games, Christopher Binnie withdrew from the men's singles to focus on the other two events.[ 36]
Team
Swimming
Jamaica qualified two swimmers (one man and one woman).[ 37]
Key
Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
QB – Qualified for the B final
Taekwondo
Jamaica received one wildcard in the men's 68 kg event.[ 38]
Kyorugi
Men
Athlete
Event
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Repechage
Final / BM
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Brandon Sealy
-68 kg
Nickolas (USA ) L 18–25
Did not advance
Tennis
Jamaica received one wildcard to enter a male singles competitor.[ 39]
Men
Athlete
Event
First round
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Opposition Score
Rank
Rowland Phillips
Singles
Cerúndolo (ARG ) L 3–6, 1–6
Did not advance
Wrestling
Jamaica received one wild card in the men's freestyle discipline.[ 40]
Men's freestyle
Athlete
Event
Preliminaries
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Repechage
Final / BM
Rank
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Opposition Result
Angus Arthur
86 kg
Bye
Downey (USA ) L 4–14
Did not advance
Non-competing sports
Karate
Jamaica qualified one female karateka in the kumite discipline, marking the country's scheduled debut in the sport at the Pan American Games .[ 41] [ 42] [ 43] However, Jessica Cargill did not compete or appear in the entry list.
See also
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