Panama at the
2015 Pan American Games
IOC codePAN
NOCComité Olímpico de Panamá
Websitewww.conpanama.org
in Toronto, Canada
10–26 July 2015
Competitors44 in 12 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Édgar Crespo
Flag bearer (closing)Eileen Grench
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

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

Swimmer Édgar Crespo was the flagbearer of the country at the opening ceremony.[2][3]

Panama finished the competition with two medals, one silver and one bronze, and was ranked 24th overall.[4]

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 5 6
Bowling 2 0 2
Fencing 0 1 1
Football (soccer) 18 0 18
Gymnastics 1 1 2
Modern pentathlon 2 0 2
Shooting 4 0 4
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 1 2
Triathlon 1 0 1
Weightlifting 1 1 2
Wrestling 2 0 2
Total 34 10 44

Medalists

Further information: 2015 Pan American Games medal table

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

Athletics

Alonso Edward, pictured here at the 2012 Summer Olympics won a bronze medal in the 200 m event.

Main articles: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification
Key
Men
Track
Athlete Event Round 1 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Alonso Edward 200 m 20.39 Q 7 20.09 Q =4 19.90 SB 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Track
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Andrea Ferris 1500 m — 4:23.96 SB 8
3000 m steeplechase — 10:40.10 9
Yvette Lewis 100 m hurdles 12.92 Q 4 13.29 8
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Kashany Rios High jump 1.70 16
Aixa Middleton Discus throw 50.62 9

Bowling

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

Panama qualified two male bowlers.

Singles
Athlete Event Qualification Round robin Semifinals Finals
Block 1 (Games 1–6) Block 2 (Games 7–12) Total Average Rank Total Average Grand Total Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Juan Narvaez Men's 214 176 225 155 199 191 164 220 250 158 212 234 2398 199.8 15 did not advance 15
Carlos Olmos 212 209 200 186 184 199 170 155 190 181 185 234 2305 192.1 20 did not advance 20
Doubles
Athlete Event Block 1 (Games 1–6) Block 2 (Games 7–12) Grand Total Final Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Average 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Average
Juan Narvaez
Carlos Olmos 		Men's 227 201 172 155 169 171 1095 182.5 198 236 195 206 177 179 2286 190.5 4709 11
172 205 243 207 158 199 1184 197.3 188 199 256 181 234 181 2423 201.9

Fencing

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

Panama qualified 1 fencer (1 woman).

Athlete Event Pool Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Victories Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Eileen Grench Women's Sabre 4 2  Giulia Gasparin (BRA)
W 15–4 		 Alejandra Benítez (VEN)
L 8–15 		did not advance 6

Football

Main article: Football at the 2015 Pan American Games

Men's tournament

Main article: Football at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

Panama's men's U-22 football team qualified to compete at the games after winning the Central American qualifying tournament.[5] The roster for Panama was as follows.[6]

Head coach: Argentina Leonardo Pipino

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Jaime De Gracia Panama Tauro
2 2DF Richard Dixon Panama Chorrillo
3 2DF Josué Flores Panama Chorrillo
4 2DF Carlos Rodriguez Panama San Francisco
5 3MF Francisco Narbón United States James Madison University
6 2DF Fidel Escobar Panama Sporting San Miguelito
7 3MF Jairo Jiménez Spain Elche B
8 3MF Pedro Jeanine Panama San Francisco
9 4FW Cecilio Waterman Uruguay Fenix
10 3MF Jhamal Rodríguez Panama Chorrillo
11 4FW Jorman Aguilar Panama Independiente
12 1GK Eliecer Powell Panama Chorrillo
13 2DF Jan Vargas Panama Tauro
14 2DF Michael Murillo Panama San Francisco
16 2DF Richard Peralta Panama Alianza
15 3MF José Muñoz Panama Alianza
17 3MF Josiel Núñez Panama Plaza Amador
18 3MF Yoel Bárcenas Panama Arabe Unido
Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7 Medal round
2  Panama 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3  Peru 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Canada (H) 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: Toronto 2015
(H) Hosts
Panama 2–1 Peru
Aguilar 47'
Escobar 90' (pen.)		 Report Maldonado 54'
Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)
Panama 0–0 Canada
Report
Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)
Brazil 3–3 Panama
Luciano 24', 25'
Clayton 37'		 Report Aguilar 40', 51'
Escobar 56' (pen.)
Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: José Peñaloza (Mexico)
Semifinals
Mexico 2–1 Panama
Zaldívar 2'
Cisneros 61'		 Report Núñez 59'
Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)
Bronze medal match
Brazil 3–1 (a.e.t.) Panama
Luciano 76' (pen.), 115' (pen.)
Lucas Piazon 99'		 Report Núñez 45+2'
Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Gymnastics

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

Panama has qualified two gymnasts.

Artistic

Men

Panama has qualified one male artistic gymnast.[7]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Kevin Espinosa All-Around 12.500 11.750 9.300 12.650 11.350 10.550 68.100 33 did not advance
Women

Panama has qualified one female artistic gymnast.[8]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Isabella Amado Medrano All-Around 14.050 11.850 12.350 13.200 51.450 14 Q 13.650 10.950 11.750 12.150 48.500 18

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Modern pentathlon

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

Panama has qualified a team of 3 athletes (2 men and 1 woman). However, Panama did not register its female athlete for this event.

Men
Athlete Event Fencing
(Épée One Touch) 		Swimming
(200m Freestyle) 		Riding
(Show Jumping) 		Shooting/Running
(10 m Air Pistol/3000m) 		Total
Points 		Final
Rank
Results Rank MP Points Time Rank MP Points Penalties Rank MP Points Time Rank MP Points
Missael Aguilar Men's 13 19 194 2:48.77 28 194 DNS — 0 15:22.09 27 378 766 27
Jose Guitian 13 18 194 2:28.16 24 256 71.35 11 276 13:57.82 21 463 1189 17

Shooting

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

Panama qualified four shooters.[9]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition / Score Rank
David Muñoz 10 m air pistol 577 1 Q — 114.7 6
Francisco Yanisselly 547 30 — did not advance
David Muñoz 25 m rapid fire pistol DNS — did not advance
Francisco Yanisselly DNS — did not advance
David Muñoz 50 m pistol 530 15 — did not advance
Francisco Yanisselly 503 25 — did not advance
Manuel Garcia Trap 84 26 did not advance
Eduardo Taylor 94 25 did not advance
Manuel Garcia Double trap 83 19 did not advance
Eduardo Taylor 102 16 did not advance

Swimming

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

Panama qualified two swimmers (one man and one woman).

Key
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Édgar Crespo Men's 100m breaststroke 1:02:01 8 FA 1:01:88 8
Maria Fernanda Far Women's 200m butterfly 2:18.57 12 FB 2:18:75 14
Women's 400m Individual Medley 5:10.85 13 FB 5:06.36 12

Taekwondo

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

Panama qualified a team of one female athlete, and also received a wildcard to enter a male athlete.[10][11]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Victor Gonzalez Men's -58kg  Venilton Torres (BRA)
L 1–14 		did not advance
Carolena Carstens Women's -57kg  Celina Proffen (ARG)
L 2–3 		did not advance

Triathlon

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

Panama has received a wildcard to enter one male triathlete.[12]

Men
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Rank
Billy Gordon Individual 20:26 0:25 DNF

Weightlifting

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

Panama qualified one male and one female weightlifter.[13][14]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ariel Batista Men's 69 kg 120 10 145 11 265 10
Rocio Navarro Castillo Women's 69 kg 87 8 110 9 197 8

Wrestling

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

Panama qualified two male wrestlers.

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Yohar Munoz Freestyle 74 kg  Jevon Balfour (CAN)
L 0–10 		did not advance 7
Alvis Almendra Greco-Roman 75 kg —  Maximiliano Prudenzano (ARG)
W 9–0 		 Carlos Muñoz (COL)
W 2–2 		 Andy Bisek (USA)
L 0–8 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.huffingtonpost.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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  5. ^ "Panama U20s seal CONCACAF, Pan Am Games berths". www.concacaf.com/. CONCACAF. 26 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Panamá tiene lista su selección de fútbol con dos "legionarios" para Toronto". 6 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Países clasificados a Juegos Panamericanos 2015 Gimnasia Artística Masculina" [Qualified Places for the 2015 Pan American Games Men's Artistic Gymnastics] (PDF). www.upag-gymnastics.com/ (in Spanish). Pan American Gymnastics Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Países clasificados a Juegos Panamericanos 2015 Gimnasia Artística Femenina" [Qualified Places for the 2015 Pan American Games Women's Artistic Gymnastics] (PDF). www.upag-gymnastics.com/ (in Spanish). Pan American Gymnastics Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Pan Am Quotas 2015 Preliminary by Countries" (PDF). www.conatiro.org/. Shooting Confederation of the Americas (CAT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". mastkd.com (in Spanish). Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  11. ^ "PATU Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am GamesMarch 11~12, 2015 / Aguascalientes, Mexico". scribd.com. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  12. ^ "2015 Pan American Sports Games Triathlon Event Country List". www.scribd.com/. Confederación Americana de Triathlon (CAMTRI). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  13. ^ "Clasificacion Por Equipos Rama Masculina Juegos Pan Americanos 2015" [Qualification for men's teams at the 2015 Pan American Games] (in Spanish). Pan American Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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