Puerto Rico at the 2023 Parapan American Games

Puerto Rico at the
2023 Parapan American Games
Flag of Puerto Rico
IPC codePUR
NPCPuerto Rican Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.org/puerto-rico
in Santiago, Chile
17 November 2023 – 26 November 2023
Competitors25 in 9 sports
Flag bearerÓscar Fontan & Neslie Bernardi
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Parapan American Games appearances

Puerto Rico is scheduled to compete in the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile from 17 November to 26 November 2023. This is Puerto Rico's seventh appearance at the Parapan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since the inaugural edition in 1999.

Paralympic taekwondo practitioner Óscar Fontan and powerlifter Neslie Bernardi 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
 Bronze Carmelo Rivera Athletics Men's 1500 metres T20 November 21

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 2 3 5
Judo 1 0 1
Powerlifting 0 1 1
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Table tennis 2 0 2
Wheelchair basketball 11 0 11
Total 20 5 25

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
Ricardo Rosario Individual compound open 644 7  Villavicencio (ECU)
L 112–130 		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
Erick Colón 100 m T37 — 13.50 6
200 m T37 — 28.20 7
Carmelo Rivera 1500 m T20 — 4:13.36 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Track events
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Claudia Vélez 100 m T47 14.12 5 Did not advance
Yaimillie Díaz 100 m T64 — 13.97 4
Amaris Vazquez — 14.93 5
Claudia Vélez 200 m T47 29.65 5 Did not advance
Yaimillie Díaz 200 m T64 — 29.59 4
Amaris Vazquez — 31.28 5
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Claudia Vélez Long jump T47 4.12 7
Amaris Vazquez Long jump T42–T44/T61–T64 4.03 5

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Luis Pérez −73 kg  Ferraro (USA)
L 00S2–01S1 		Did not advance

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Women
Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
Neslie Bernardi –61 kg 80 4

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Alexander Payne R3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1 619.4 8 Q 164.8 6

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Javier Hernandez 200 m freestyle S14 2:17.78 8 Q 2:16.87 8
100 m backstroke S14 1:14.53 11 Did not advance
100 m butterfly S14 — 1:04.63 5
200 m individual medley SM14 2:39.40 9 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Laura Masso 100 m breaststroke SB9 — DSQ 7

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jeriel López Singles C9  Carvalho (BRA)
L 0–3 		 Skliarsky (ARG)
L WDR 		— 3 Did not advance
Shaquille Rivera  Syed (CAN)
W 3–2 		 Sarmiento (ECU)
W 3–0 		 Watson (USA)
L 0–3 		2 Q —  Skliarsky (ARG)
L WDR 		Did not advance
Jeriel López
Shaquille Rivera 		Doubles C18 —  Puerto / Vargas (COL)
L 1–3 		Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Óscar Fontan −70 kg Bye  Coelho (BRA)
L 6–36 		Did not advance  Vieira (BRA)
W 31–5 		Bronze medal final
 Cano (MEX)
L 20–22 		=5

Wheelchair basketball

Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2023 Parapan American Games
Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Puerto Rico men's Men's tournament  Colombia
L 53–69 		 United States
L 44–81 		 Brazil
L 36–88 		4 Q  Canada
L 31–88 		Did not advance Seventh place match
 Chile
W 80–54 		7

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.