Virgin Islands at the 2015 Pan American Games

Sporting event delegation

Virgin Islands at the 2015 Pan American Games

IOC code	ISV
NOC	Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Website	www.virginislandsolympics.com
in Toronto, Canada 10–26 July 2015
Competitors	18 in 8 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Cy Thompson
Flag bearer (closing)	Clayton Laurent
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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The Virgin Islands competed at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.

Sailor Cy Thompson was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.

Competitors

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

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

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

The Virgin Islands qualified nine athletes (five male and four female). However, only five were permitted to compete (three men and two women) after the quota had to be reduced.

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
Athlete(s)	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Eddie Lovett	110 m hurdles	13.65	12	—		did not advance
Leslie Murray	400 m hurdles	—		DNF		did not advance

Field events

Athlete(s)	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leon Hunt	Long jump	7.31	16	did not advance

Women
Track & road events

Athlete(s)	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete(s)	Event	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

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

The Virgin Islands qualified one male boxer.

Men

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Clayton Laurent	+91kg	Duarte Lima (BRA) L 1–2	did not advance

Fencing

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

The Virgin Islands qualified one male fencer.

Men

Athlete	Event	Pool Round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Victories	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Stryker Weller	Sabre	1	16 Q	Polossifakis (CAN) L 3–15	did not advance

Golf

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

The Virgin Islands qualified one female golfer.

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total	To Par	Rank
Amira Alexander	Individual	79	77	75	72	303	+15	11

Sailing

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

The Virgin Islands qualified four sailors (three boats).

Athlete	Event	Race																	Net Points	Final Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	M*	Net Points	Final Rank
Cy Thompson	Men's laser	5	3	5	12	4	6	3	9	1	3	7	(UFD)	—				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	—					70	8

Shooting

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

The Virgin Islands received two wildcards.

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

Swimming

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

The Virgin Islands qualified two swimmers.

Key

Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
FB = Qualified for the B Final

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

Taekwondo

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

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

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

References

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"Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
"V.I. track athletes open indoor season". Virgin Islands Daily News. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
"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.
"Counting down to the TO2015 Pan Am Games". www.golfcanada.ca/. Golf Canada. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
"Status of NOC Qualification – 2015 Pan American Games Sailing Competition" (PDF). panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
"Final distribution as April 7, 2015 by Countries and Disciplines for Toronto 2015" (PDF). www.conatiro.org/. Shooting Confederation of the Americas. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
"Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". mastkd.com/ (in Spanish). Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
"PATU Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am GamesMarch 11~12, 2015 / Aguascalientes, Mexico". www.scribd.com/. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

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