British Virgin Islands at the 2015 Pan American Games
| British Virgin Islands at the 2015 Pan American Games | |||||||||
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| IOC code | IVB | ||||||||
| NOC | BVI Olympic Committee | ||||||||
| in Toronto 10–26 July 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 6 in 3 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Joseph Chapman (opening) | ||||||||
| Medals |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |||||||||
The British Virgin Islands competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1] The Chef de mission of the team is Xavier Dag Samuels.[2]
A final squad of six athletes (two men and four women) in 3 sports was announced on June 18, 2015 by the British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee.[3] Squash athlete Joseph Chapman was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.[4]
Competitors
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Squash | 1 | 1 | |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Aquatics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games
The British Virgin Islands qualified one swimmer.
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Elinah Phillip | 50 m freestyle | 27.37 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 1:00.76 | 24 | Did not advance | ||
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games
The British Virgin Islands qualified four athletes.[3]
- Key
- Note – Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- SB = Seasonal Best
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- NM = No mark
- Men
- Field Events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Eldred Henry | Shot Put | N/A | 16.47 | 12 | |||
| Discus Throw | N/A | NM | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tahesia Harrigan-Scott | 100m | 11.19 | 11 Q | 11.18 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Karene King | 200m | 24.16 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
- Field Events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semi Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chantel Malone | Long Jump | N/A | 6.62 SB | 5 | |||
Squash
Main article: Squash at the 2015 Pan American Games
The British Virgin Islands received a reallocated men's wildcard slot.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| Joseph Chapman | Men's singles |  Escudero (PER) L (7–11, 7–11, 2–11) |
Did not advance | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". http://www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "Reflections – Olympic Committee notes 2014 performance". bvinews.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Athletes to represent BVI overseas". bvinews.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". http://www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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