Virgin Islands at the 2015 Pan American Games

Virgin Islands at the
2015 Pan American Games
IOC code ISV
NOC Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Website www.virginislandsolympics.com
in Toronto
10–26 July 2015
Competitors 18 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Cy Thompson (opening)
Medals
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 0 0 0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

The United States Virgin Islands competed in 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

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

The Virgin Islands qualified nine athletes (five male and four female).[3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • SB = Seasonal best
  • DNF = Did not finish
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Men
Track & road events
Athlete(s) Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Eddie Lovett 110 m hurdles 13.65 12 N/A Did not advance
Leslie Murray 400 m hurdles N/A 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

The Virgin Islands qualified one male boxer.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Clayton Laurent Super Heavyweight (+91kg) Brazil Duarte Lima (BRA)
L 2-1
Did not advance

Fencing

The Virgin Islands qualified 1 fencer.

Men
Athlete Event Pool Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Result Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Stryker Weller Sabre 11 16 Q Canada Polossifakis (CAN)
L (1-8, 2-7)
Did not advance

Golf

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

The Virgin Islands qualified four sailors.[5]

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) N/A 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 N/A 70 8

Shooting

The Virgin Islands received two wildcards.[6]

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

Swimming

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

Taekwondo

The Virgin Islands qualified one male athlete, and also received a wildcard to enter a female athlete.[7][8]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Douglas Townsend Men's +80kg Uruguay Elliot (URU)
L 2–11
Did not advance
Danese Joseph Women's +67kg Cuba Ferran (CUB)
L 0–12
Did not advance

See also

References

  1. "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". http://www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  2. "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". http://www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  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)". http://www.aiba.org/. International Boxing Association (amateur). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  5. "Status of NOC Qualification – 2015 Pan American Games Sailing Competition" (PDF). http://panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  6. "Final distribution as April 7, 2015 by Countries and Disciplines for Toronto 2015" (PDF). http://www.conatiro.org/. Shooting Confederation of the Americas. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  7. "Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". http://mastkd.com/ (in Spanish). Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  8. "PATU Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am GamesMarch 11~12, 2015 / Aguascalientes, Mexico". https://www.scribd.com/. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015. External link in |website= (help)
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