Virgin Islands at the
2015 Pan American Games
IOC codeISV
NOCVirgin Islands Olympic Committee
Websitewww.virginislandsolympics.com
in Toronto, Canada
10–26 July 2015
Competitors18 in 8 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Cy Thompson
Flag bearer (closing)Clayton Laurent
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

The Virgin Islands competed at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1]

Sailor Cy Thompson was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.[2]

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 2 5
Boxing 1 0 1
Fencing 1 0 1
Golf 0 1 1
Sailing 2 2 4
Shooting 1 1 2
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 1 2
Total 10 8 18

Athletics

Laverne Jones-Ferrette represented the Virgin Islands in the 100m competition.

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

The Virgin Islands qualified nine athletes (five male and four female).[3] However, only five were permitted to compete (three men and two women) after the quota had to be reduced.

Key
Men
Track & road events
Athlete(s) Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Eddie Lovett 110 m hurdles 13.65 12 — did not advance
Leslie Murray 400 m hurdles — DNF did not advance
Field events
Athlete(s) Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Leon Hunt Long jump 7.31 16 did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete(s) Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Laverne Jones-Ferrette 100 m 11.14 7 Q 11.33 13 did not advance
Allison Peter 200 m 23.89 SB 20 did not advance

Boxing

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

The Virgin Islands qualified one male boxer.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Clayton Laurent +91kg  Duarte Lima (BRA)
L 1–2 		did not advance

Fencing

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

The Virgin Islands qualified one male fencer.

Men
Athlete Event Pool Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Victories Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Stryker Weller Sabre 1 16 Q  Polossifakis (CAN)
L 3–15 		did not advance

Golf

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

The Virgin Islands qualified one female golfer.[5]

Women
Athlete Event Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total To Par Rank
Amira Alexander Individual 79 77 75 72 303 +15 11

Sailing

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

The Virgin Islands qualified four sailors (three boats).[6]

Athlete Event Race Net
Points 		Final
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 M*
Cy Thompson Men's laser 5 3 5 12 4 6 3 9 1 3 7 (UFD) — 8 66 5
Kayla McComb
Mayumi Roller 		Women's 49erFX 5 2 4 6 1 3 3 2 4 4 5 (6) 3 3 5 2 10 63 4
Peter Stanton Open Sunfish 9 9 7 7 (10) 2 5 8 7 3 3 10 — 70 8

Shooting

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

The Virgin Islands received two wildcards.[7]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Ned Gerard Men's 50 m rifle prone 608.6 22 did not advance
Karen Nogueina-Gerard Women's 25m Pistol 534 21 did not advance
Women's 10m Air Pistol 350 23 did not advance

Swimming

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

The Virgin Islands qualified two swimmers.

Key
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Matthew Mays Men's 100 m Backstroke 59.15 16 FB 59.14 16
Men's 200 m Backstroke 2:08.56 18 did not advance
Men's 200 m Butterfly 2:07.90 16 FB 2:09.74 16
Jamaris Washshah Women's 50 m Freestyle 27.87 23 did not advance
Women's 100 m Freestyle 1:01.68 26 did not advance
Women's 100 m Backstroke 1:10.50 19 did not advance

Taekwondo

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

The Virgin Islands qualified one male athlete, and also received a wildcard to enter a female athlete.[8][9]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Douglas Townsend Men's +80kg  Elliot (URU)
L 2–11 		did not advance
Danese Joseph Women's +67kg  Ferran (CUB)
L 0–12 		did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. ^ "V.I. track athletes open indoor season". Virgin Islands Daily News. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Counting down to the TO2015 Pan Am Games". www.golfcanada.ca/. Golf Canada. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Status of NOC Qualification – 2015 Pan American Games Sailing Competition" (PDF). panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Final distribution as April 7, 2015 by Countries and Disciplines for Toronto 2015" (PDF). www.conatiro.org/. Shooting Confederation of the Americas. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". mastkd.com/ (in Spanish). Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  9. ^ "PATU Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am GamesMarch 11~12, 2015 / Aguascalientes, Mexico". www.scribd.com/. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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