Panama at the 2023 Pan American Games

Panama is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Panama's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games.

Panama at the
2023 Pan American Games
IOC codePAN
NOCPanama Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors51 in 12 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Davis Romero & Hillary Heron
Flag bearers (closing)Alberto Gálvez & Laura Restrepo
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
5
Total
8
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Baseball player Davis Romero and artistic gymnast Hillary Heron were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, karateka Alberto Gálvez and golfer Laura Restrepo were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Baseball 24 0 24
Basketball 12 0 12
Boxing 3 2 5
Cycling 1 0 1
Equestrian 2
Fencing 0 1 1
Gymnastics 1 5 6
Judo 1 2 3
Karate 1 0 1
Shooting 4 0 4
Surfing 4 1 5
Taekwondo 0 1 1
Triathlon 1 0 1
Weightlifting 1 1 2
Wrestling 1 2 3
Total 54 15 69

Medalists

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Donald Lee
William Duen
Bowling Men's doubles November 2
 Gold Gianna Woodruff Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles November 3
 Silver Atheyna Bylon Boxing Women's 75 kg October 27
 Bronze Carolena Carstens Taekwondo Women's 57 kg October 22
 Bronze Eduardo Beckford Boxing Men's 71 kg October 26
 Bronze Lilian Cordones Judo Women's 52 kg October 28
 Bronze Kristine Jiménez Judo Women's 57 kg October 28
 Bronze Alberto Gálvez Karate Men's 67 kg November 5

Baseball

Summary
Team Event Preliminary round Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Dominican Republic men Men's tournament  Dominican Republic  Chile  Mexico

Panama qualified a team of 24 athletes by winning the 2023 Pan American Games Qualifying tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The team was officially announced on October 3, 2023.

Roster
  • Erasmo Caballero
  • Adolfo Reina
  • Carlos Sánchez
  • Jorge Bishop
  • Edgar Muñoz
  • Jason Paterson
  • Jhadiel Santamaría
  • Gertrudis Tello
  • Eduardo Thomas
  • Enoc Watt
  • José Murdock
  • Abraham Rodríguez
  • Jhony Santos
  • Luis Castillo
  • Harold Araúz
  • Manuel Campos
  • Julio Denis
  • Steven Fuentes
  • Severino González
  • Luis Machuca
  • Luis Ramos
  • Carlos Rodríguez
  • Davis Romero
  • Abdiel Saldaña
Group A
Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Panama 3 3 0 18 3 1.000 Super Round
2  Mexico 3 2 1 19 8 .667 1
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 2 13 7 .333 2 Fifth place game
4  Chile (H) 3 0 3 2 34 .000 3 Seventh place game
Source: Santiago 2023 and WBSC Americas
(H) Hosts
October 19
9:30
Panama  4–1  Dominican Republic Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos, Cerrillos
Boxscore

October 21
15:00
Chile  0–6  Panama Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos, Cerrillos
Boxscore

October 23
9:30
Panama  8–2  Mexico Parque Bicentenario de Cerrillos, Cerrillos
Boxscore

Basketball

5x5
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Argentina men Men's tournament  Dominican Republic  Argentina  Venezuela

Men's tournament

Panama qualified a men's team (of 12 athletes) after finishing 11th at the 2022 FIBA Americup and receiving a reallocated spot.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 262 246 +16 6 Semifinals
2  Venezuela 3 2 1 257 253 +4 5
3  Dominican Republic 3 1 2 252 227 +25 4 Fifth place game
4  Panama 3 0 3 198 243 −45 3 Seventh place game
Source: Santiago 2023
31 October 2023
13:00
Boxscore
Dominican Republic  81–53  Panama
Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 13–24, 28–8, 23–11
Pts: Guerrero 16
Rebs: Araújo 8
Asts: Suero 7
Pts: Romero 13
Rebs: Romero 13
Asts: Hall 7
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Luis Vásquez (PUR), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR)

1 November 2023
10:30
Boxscore
Panama  77–85  Argentina
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 17–21, 28–25, 17–17
Pts: Sánchez 21
Rebs: Romero 8
Asts: Hall 5
Pts: Cuello 23
Rebs: Ramírez 8
Asts: Baralle, Cuello 5
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Johnny Batista (PUR), Felipe Ibarra (CHI), Fernando Cavalcante (BRA)

2 November 2023
13:00
Boxscore
Panama  68–77  Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 29–23, 16–21, 11–17
Pts: Sánchez 23
Rebs: Romero 13
Asts: Hall 4
Pts: Sojo 22
Rebs: Colmenares 18
Asts: Ascanio, Sifontes 3
Multisport Complex 1, Santiago
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Carmelo de la Rosa (PUR), Fernando Cavalcante (BRA)

Boxing

Panama qualified five boxers (three men and two women).

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Irvin Ibarguen Men's –57 kg N/a  Allicock (GUY)
L RSC
Did not advance
Christopher Simmons Men's –63.5 kg
Eduardo Beckford Men's –71 kg
Yuliet Hinestroza Women's –50 kg
Atheyna Bylon Women's –75 kg N/a  George (TTO)
W RSC
 Maldonado (ECU)

Cycling

Road

Panama qualified 1 cyclist at the Pan American Championships.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Bolívar Espinosa Men's road race
Men's time trial

Fencing

Panama qualified one female fencer through the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción, Paraguay.

Individual
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

Golf

Panama qualified a full team of 4 golfers.

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Jean Paul Ducruet Men's individual
Miguel Ordóñez
Laura Restrepo Women's individual
Lúa Pousa

Gymnastics

Artistic

Panama qualified six gymnasts in artistic (one man and five women) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Individual all-around

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Women
Team & Individual Qualification
Athlete Event Final
Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Team
Total

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Judo

Panama has qualified 3 judokas (one man and two women).

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Men's 60 kg
Women's 52 kg
Women's 57 kg

Karate

Panama qualified a male karateka at the 2023 Pan American Championships.

Kumite
Athlete Event Round robin Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alberto Gálvez Men's −67 kg

Shooting

Panama qualified a total of four shooters in the 2022 Americas Shooting Championships.

Men
Shotgun
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final / BM
Points Rank Points Rank Opposition
Result
Rank
Trap
Skeet

Surfing

Panama qualified five surfers (four men and one woman).

Artistic
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Repechage 4 Repechage 5 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Isauro Elizondo Men's Shortboard
Jean Carlos González
Agustín Cedeño Men's Longboard
Race
Athlete Event Time Rank
Edonay Caballero Men's stand up paddleboard
Stephanie Bodden Women's stand up paddleboard

Taekwondo

Panama qualified one female athlete during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.

Kyorugi

Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
–57 kg

Triathlon

Panama qualified a male triathlete.

Individual
Athlete Event Swimming

(1.5 km)

Transition 1 Biking

(40 km)

Transition 2 Running

(10 km)

Total Rank
Petter Vega Men's individual

Weightlifting

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

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank

Wrestling

Panama qualified 3 wrestlers (one man and two women) through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships.

Key:

  • VT – Victory by fall.
  • PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 9 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • VA – Decision by withdrawal
Men
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Greco-Roman 97 kg
Women
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
50 kg
53 kg

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