Dominican Republic at the 2023 Parapan American Games

Dominican Republic at the
2023 Parapan American Games
Flag of Dominican Republic
IPC codeDOM
NPCParalympic Committee of the Dominican Republic
Websitewww.paralympic.org/dominican-republic
in Santiago, Chile
17 November 2023 – 26 November 2023
Competitors22 in 7 sports
Flag bearerVictor Manuel De La Cruz & Manuela Jacinto
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
5
Total
8
Parapan American Games appearances

Dominican Republic is scheduled to compete in the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile from 17 November to 26 November 2023. This was Dominican Republic's fifth appearance at the Parapan American Games, having first competed in the 2007 edition.

Paralympic badminton player Victor Manuel De La Cruz and parathlete Manuela Jacinto were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1]

Medalists

Further information: 2023 Parapan American Games medal table

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Nathanael Sanchez Athletics Men's javelin throw F13 November 21
 Silver Geraldo Castro Taekwondo Men's 63 kg November 24
 Silver Manuela Jacinto Athletics Women's 400 metres T12 November 25
 Bronze Josefina Zoraida Miliano Powerlifting Women's 73 kg & 79 kg November 18
 Bronze Richard González Athletics Men's 400 metres T12 November 22
 Bronze Diana Vivenes Athletics Women's 400 metres T20 November 22
 Bronze Julio Figuereo Taekwondo Men's +80 kg November 25
 Bronze José Frank Rodriguez Cycling Men's road race C4–5 November 26

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1
Athletics 5 3 8
Badminton 2 1 3
Cycling 2 0 2
Powerlifting 2 1 3
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 2 1 3
Total 15 7 22

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Men
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
José Figueroa Individual recurve open 468 9 Bye  Huaytalla (PER)
L 2–6 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track events
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Richard González 100 m T12 — DSQ
Adonys Rosa 100 m T36 — 12.60 5
Cristian Mejia 100 m T47 11.32 4 q 11.30 7
Richard González 400 m T12 — 54.38 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Adonys Rosa 400 m T36 — 58.41 4
Cristian Mejia 400 m T47 — 52.07 4
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Wagner Astacio High jump T42–T47/T63–T64 1.84 1
Nathanael Sanchez Javelin throw F13 43.47 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cristian Mejia Javelin throw F46 37.54 6
Women
Track events
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Manuela Jacinto 100 m T12 DSQ Did not advance
Emeli Dicoudray 100 m T37 — 19.63 8
Manuela Jacinto 200 m T12 27.07 2 q 26.82 4
Emeli Dicoudray 200 m T37 — DSQ
Manuela Jacinto 400 m T12 1:04.00 3 q 1:04.45 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Diana Vivenes 400 m T20 — 58.51 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Diana Vivenes Shot put F20 5.87 3

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Emmanuel Mercedes Singles SL3  Echeverría (CHI)
W 21–10, 21–11 		 Puente (PER)
L 17–21, 8–21 		2 Q  Cardoso (BRA)
L 19–21, 13–21 		Did not advance
Victor Manuel De La Cruz Singles SL4  Alcaraz (USA)
W 21–23, 21–14, 21–13 		 Johann (BRA)
L 11–21, 13–21 		2 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Emeli Dicoudray Singles SL3  Ubaque (COL)
L 14–21, 19–21 		 Beckenkamp (BRA)
L 8–21, 8–21 		 Silva (BRA)
L 7–21, 7–21 		4 Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2023 Parapan American Games

Road

Men
Athlete Event Result Rank
Rodny Minier Time trial C1–5 31:26.31 19
José Frank Rodríguez 31:24.75 18
Rodny Minier Road race C4–5 1:52:08 5
José Frank Rodríguez 1:52:05 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Track

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank
Rodny Minier Pursuit C4–5 5:08.311 7 Did not advance
José Frank Rodríguez 5:20.771 8 Did not advance
Rodny Minier Time trial C1–5 — 1:15.661 14
José Frank Rodríguez — 1:10.847 8

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Men
Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
José Manuel Abud –65 kg 150 4
Jesús Manuel Rodríguez –80 kg NM
Women
Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
Josefina Zoraida Miliano –73 kg & –79 kg 94.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final / BM
Result Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
José Manuel Abud
Jesús Manuel Rodríguez
Josefina Zoraida Miliano 		Team 214.5 6 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Marcos Jimenez 50 m freestyle S5 38.91 7 Q 38.05 5
100 m freestyle S5 1:30.08 8 Q 1:24.39 5
50 m backstroke S5 — 43.21 4
50 m butterfly S5 — 42.81 5
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Lourdes Aybar 50 m freestyle S8 38.33 10 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB7 — 1:58.62 5
100 m butterfly S8 — 1:45.70 8
200 m individual medley SM8 3:36.88 5 Q 3:35.87 6

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Men
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Geraldo Castro −63 kg  Mayor (CUB)
W 50–42 		 Palacios (MEX)
W 19–13 		Bye  Torquato (BRA)
L 16–18 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Julio Figuereo +80 kg  Muñoz (CHI)
W 15–7 		 Medell (USA)
L 7–10 		Bye Bronze medal final
 Pedroza (MEX)
W 15–11 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Elisabeth Geraldo −52 kg Bye  García (MEX)
L 26–38 		Bronze medal final
 Neves (BRA)
L 17–21 		4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Inauguración Parapanamericanos: estos son los abanderados de los 31 países participantes". santiago2023.org (in Spanish). Santiago 2023. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.