Antigua and Barbuda at the 2019 Pan American Games

Antigua and Barbuda at the
2019 Pan American Games
IOC codeANT
NOCAntigua and Barbuda National Olympic Committee
Websiteantiguabarbudanoc.com
in Lima, Peru
26 July–11 August, 2019
Competitors9 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Jalese Gordon (opening)
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Antigua and Barbuda competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.[1][2]

The Antigua and Barbuda team consisted of nine athletes across five sports.[3] This marked a decrease of one from the last edition of the games in 2015. During the opening ceremony of the games, sailor Jalese Gordon carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.[4]

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Boxing 1 0 1
Sailing 2 1 3
Swimming 1 1 2
Tennis 1 0 1
Total 6 3 9

Medalists

The following competitors from Antigua and Barbuda won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Athletics (track and field)

Main articles: Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification
Priscilla Frederick won silver in the women's high jump for the second consecutive games

Antigua and Barbuda qualified two athletes (one per gender). Both Priscilla Frederick and Cejhae Greene would go onto win medals in their respective events.[5][6] Frederick would match her performance from four years prior in Toronto.

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • Q = Qualified for the next round directly
  • SB = Seasonal best
Track event
Men
Athlete Event Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Cejhae Greene 100 m 10.31 4 Q 10.23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Field event
Women
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Priscilla Frederick High jump 1.87 SB 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2019 Pan American Games and Boxing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Antigua and Barbuda qualified one male boxer.[3] Alston Ryan would go onto win a bronze medal.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Alston Ryan 64 kg Bye  German (PER)
W 4–1 		 Cruz (CUB)
L 0–5 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Antigua and Barbuda qualified one male sailor (kites). The country later received two universality spots in the laser events.[8][9][10]

Key
  • DNF= Do not finish
  • STP = Standard penalty
  • UFD = U flag disqualification
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 M1 M2 M3
Jules Mitchell Men's laser 11 17 19 21 16 12 17 16 STP 17 — Did not qualify — 142 18
Jalese Gordon Women's laser radial 18 18 DNF 18 18 16 18 UFD 17 DNF — Did not qualify — 161 18
Tiger Tyson Open kites 5 6 RDG RDG 8 6 4 6 10 4 6 7 8 4 3 6 4 5 Did not qualify 77.8 6

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Antigua and Barbuda received two universality spots in swimming to enter one man and one woman.[11][12]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Lleyton Martin Men's 50 m freestyle 25.00 31 Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle 55.45 27 Did not advance
Men's 100 m butterfly 58.28 22 Did not advance
Bianca Mitchell Women's 50 m freestyle 29.30 28 Did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 1:04.21 27 Did not advance
Women's 20 m freestyle 2:18.70 24 Did not advance

Tennis

Main articles: Tennis at the 2019 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Antigua and Barbuda received one wildcard to enter a male singles competitor.[3]

Men
Athlete Event First round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Jody Maginley Singles  Johnson (ESA)
W 6–4, 6–3 		 Tabilo (CHI)
L 1–6, 3–6 		Did not advance

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Our 41 Members". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Local team for Pan Am Games named". www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
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  5. ^ Baptiste, Neto (9 August 2019). "Frederick jumps to Pan Am silver". Antigua Observer. St.John, Antigua and Barbuda. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. ^ Baptiste, Neto (8 August 2019). "Greene Gets Bronze As Antigua Wins Second Pan Am Medal". Antigua Observer. St.John, Antigua and Barbuda. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  7. ^ Baptiste, Neto (1 August 2019). "Ryan Gets Pan Am Boxing Medal". Antigua Observer. St.John, Antigua and Barbuda. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Status of NOC Qualification – 2019 Pan American Games – Sailing" (PDF). panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Record growth for 2019 Pan Am Games". www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  10. ^ "26 nations to compete at the 2019 Panam Games". www.sailing.org/. World Sailing. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  11. ^ "NF's Qualified for the Aquatic Disciplines 2019 Pan American Games revised June 25, 2019". www.teamunify.com/. Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  12. ^ Baptiste, Neto (8 August 2019). "Personal best for Mitchell, rocky start for Martin as Pan Am swimming gets under way". Antigua Observer. St.John, Antigua and Barbuda. Retrieved 23 May 2020.