Paraguay competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Paraguay's 17th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games except 1959 and 1963.
On 4 October 2023, the Paraguayan Olympic Committee officially named the team of 117 athletes (41 men and 76 women) competing in 22 sports.
Athlete Derlis Ayala and cyclist Agua Marina EspÃÂnola were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, golfers Fabrizio Zanotti and Sofia Garcia were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.
The following list shows the number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
The following Paraguayan competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Paraguay qualified eight athletes (six men and two women) for the games.
Men<br/> Track & road events
Field events
Women<br/> Track & road events
Combined events â Heptathlon
Paraguay qualified one male athlete.
Paraguay qualified two boxers (one per gender).
Paraguay qualified a total of two slalom athletes (one man and one woman).
Paraguay qualified a female sprint canoeist.
Paraguay qualified two female cyclists.
Paraguay qualified 1 cyclist at the Pan American Championships.
Paraguay qualified a team of 12 cyclists (8 men and 4 women).
Paraguay qualified two equestrians in Jumping.
Paraguay qualified one female fencer through the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción, Paraguay.
Paraguay qualified a women's team of 18 athletes after finishing fourth at the 2022 Copa América Femenina in Colombia.
Paraguay qualified a team of four golfers (two men and two women).
Paraguay qualified a women's team (of 14 athletes) by finishing second in the 2022 South American Games.
Paraguay qualified a team of two karatekas (one man and one woman) at the 2022 South American Games.
Paraguay qualified a team of two athletes in figure skating (one man and one woman).
Paraguay qualified two male athletes in speed skating.
Paraguay qualified 14 athletes (six men and eight women).
Paraguay qualified a women's team (of 12 athletes) by finishing second in the 2022 South American Games.
Paraguay qualified a total of two shooters.
Paraguay qualified eight athletes (four per gender).
Paraguay qualified a team of four athletes (three men and one woman) through the 2023 South American Championship and the Special Qualification Event.
Paraguay qualified a total of four tennis players (three men and one woman).
Paraguay qualified a men's and women's pair for a total of four athletes.
Argentina qualified two wakeboarders (one of each gender) during the 2022 Pan American Championship.
Argentina also qualified four water skiers during the 2022 Pan American Water skiing Championship.
Paraguay qualified four weightlifters (two men and two women).
Paraguay qualified a male wrestler through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships.