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Bahamas at the 2023 Pan American Games

The Bahamas is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be The Bahamas's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since the second edition in 1955.

The Bahamian delegation consisted of 20 athletes competing in six sports. Swimmers Lamar Taylor and Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, sailor Joshua Higgins was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

The Bahamas won three medals at the games, one silver and two bronze, to finish in a tie for 25th in the medal table (along with Haiti and Guyana).

Competitors

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

Medallists

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

Athletics (track and field)

Men<br/> Track & road events

Field events

Combined events – Decathlon

Women<br />

Field events

Golf

Bahamas qualified a male golfer.

Sailing

Bahamas received one reallocated spot in the men's laser event.

Men

Swimming

The Bahamas qualified nine swimmers, five men and four women. Lamar Taylor was the only swimmer to win a medal for the Bahamas, a bronze in the men's 50 metre freestyle. Taylor broke the national record in the event on route to winning the medal.

Men
Women
Mixed

Tennis

The Bahamas qualified three tennis players (two men and one woman).

Wrestling

The Bahamas received one wildcard for the men's freestyle 86 kg event. Rashji Mackey lost both of his matches and did not advance to the medal round.

Men

See also

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