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Dominica at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Sporting event delegation
Dominica at the
2015 Pan American Games
IOC codeDMA
NOCDominica Olympic Committee
Websitewww.doc.dm
in Toronto, Canada
10–26 July 2015
Competitors5 in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening)David Registe
Flag bearer (closing)Yordanis Durañona
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Dominica competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.

Track and field athlete David Registe was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony. A total of six officials accompined the team.

Dominica (along with nine other countries) left the games without winning a medal, marking the first time since 2003 the country failed to medal. Athlete Yordanis Durañona, had the country's highest placement, a fourth place finish in the triple jump, just off the podium.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 1 4
Boxing 0 1 1
Total 3 2 5

Athletics

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

Dominica qualified four athletes (three men and one woman).

Key
  • Note – Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • PB = Personal best
  • NM = No mark
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Men
Field events
Athlete(s) Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Dillon Simon Discus Throw NM
Shot Put 19.55 7
David Registe Long Jump 7.02 8 did not advance
Yordanis Durañona Triple Jump 16.72 4
Women
Field events
Athlete(s) Event Final
Result Rank
Thea LaFond High Jump 1.80 13
Triple Jump 13.35 PB 12

Boxing

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

Dominica qualified one female boxer.

Woman
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Valerian Spicer Light welterweight  Victoria Torres (MEX)
L 0–3
did not advance

See also

References

  1. "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.huffingtonpost.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. Georges, Nicole (13 July 2015). "Dominica's hopes high for medals at 2015 PanAm Games". www.thedominican.net/. TheDominican. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. Georges, Nicole (26 July 2015). "Dominica keeps team spirit high at 2015 Pan Am Games". www.thedominican.net/. TheDominican. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. "Dominica competes in Toronto PanAm Games". Dominica News Online. Roseau, Dominica. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. "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.
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