Guyana at the 2015 Pan American Games
Guyana competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1]
| Guyana at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GUY |
| NOC | Guyana Olympic Association |
| Website | www |
| in Toronto 10–26 July 2015 | |
| Competitors | 22 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Onika George (opening) |
| Medals |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Swimmer Onika George was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.[2]
Competitors
The following table lists Guyana's delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rugby sevens | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Squash | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 19 | 3 | 22 |
Athletics
Guyana's track and field team consisted of three athletes (two men and one woman).[3]
- Track events
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Adam Harris | Men's 100 m | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
| Winston George | Men's 400 m | N/A | 46.39 | 5 q | 45.58 | 6 | |
| Jenea McCammon | Women's 400 m hurdles | N/A | 1:03.21 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
- 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
- DNF = Did not finish
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Badminton
Guyana received two quota spots to enter one male and one female.[4]
| Athlete | Event | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Narayan Ramdhani | Men's singles | Bye |  L (14–21, 18–21) |
Did not advance | ||||
| Priyanna Ramdhani | Women's singles | Bye | L (5–21, 9–21) |
Did not advance | ||||
| Narayan Ramdhani Priyanna Ramdhani |
Mixed doubles | N/A |  Chou (CHI) L (14–21, 18–21) |
Did not advance | ||||
Rugby sevens
Guyana qualified a men's rugby sevens team, after winning the 2014 NACRA Sevens held in December 2014. The team consisted of twelve athletes.[5][6]
- Men's tournament
Guyana announced their squad on July 1, 2015.[7]
- Lancelot Adonis
- Claudius Butts
- Avery Corbin
- Rickford Cummings
- Akeem Fraser
- Ryan Gonsalves
- Phibian Joseph
- Peobo Hamilton
- Patrick King
- Ronald Mayers
- Dwayne Schroeder
- Richard Staglon
- Group B
Team |
PLD | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 14 | +67 | 9 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 35 | +43 | 7 |
 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 117 | –112 | 3 |
| Qualified for the Quarterfinals |
- Fifth through Eighth places
- Seventh place match
Squash
Guyana qualified a men's squash team of three athletes.[8][9]
- Singles and Doubles
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Sunil Seth | Men's singles |  W 3–0 |
 L 0–3 |
Did not advance | =9 | ||
| Jason Ray Khalil |  L 0–3 |
Did not advance | =17 | ||||
| Kristian Jeffrey Jason Ray Khalil |
Men's doubles | N/A | / Graeme Schnell (CAN) L 0–2 |
Did not advance | =9 | ||
- Team
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Classification round 1 | Classification round 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Sunil Seth Jason Ray Khalil Kristian Jeffrey |
Men's team | L 0–3 |
 L 1–2 |
N/A | 3 | L 1–2 |
 L 0–3 |
10 |
Swimming
Guyana received two universality spots (one male and one female).[10]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Omar Adams | Men's 50 m freestyle | 26.58 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 100 m freestyle | 58.01 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Men's 200 m freestyle | 2:15.58 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| Onika George | Women's 50 m freestyle | 29.03 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 100 m freestyle | 1:05.00 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
See also
References
- "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- Halley, Frederick (17 July 2015). "Pompey confident of exciting results at Pan Am Games". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- "XVII Pan American Games Badminton" (PDF). www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan Am. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- "Guyana men - Mexico women take Cup Finals". www.nacrugby.com/. North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA). 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- "Sevens teams confirmed for Pan American Games 2015". www.worldrugby.org/. World Rugby. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- Sookram, Stephan (1 July 2015). "National Sevens rugby team departs for Pan Am Games". Guyana Chronicle. Georgetown, Guyana. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- DaSilva, Michael (14 February 2015). "Seth, Arjoon and Fernandes confirmed for 2015 Pan American Games … Place open for another male player". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- Devers, Sean (21 March 2015). "Jason Ray Khalil preparing for Pan Am Games in Canada". Kaieteur News. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- "GASA names teams for Pan Am games and World C/Ships". Kaieteur News. Georgetown, Guyana. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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