Nicaragua at the 2023 Pan American Games

Nicaragua at the
2023 Pan American Games
IOC codeNIC
NOCNicaraguan Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors24 in 10 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Orlando Vásquez & Sema Ludrick
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Ranked 24th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Nicaragua is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Nicaragua's 16th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games except 1955, 1963 and 1979.

The Nicaraguan team consisted of 24 athletes competing in ten sports.[1] Weightlifters Orlando Vásquez and Sema Ludrick were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]

Medalists

Further information: 2023 Pan American Games medal table

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Elian Ortega Taekwondo Men's poomsae individual October 21
 Silver Elian Ortega
Ingrid Darce		 Taekwondo Mixed poomsae pairs October 22

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Judo 0 1 1
Karate 1 0 1
Rowing 1 3 4
Surfing 0 1 1
Taekwondo 2 1 3
Weightlifting 2 2 4
Total 6 8 14

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games

Nicaragua has qualified one female judoka.[3]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Women's +78 kg

Karate

Main articles: Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games and Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Nicaragua qualified one male karateka in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship.[4]

Kumite
Athlete Event Round robin Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Melvin Oporta Men's +84 kg

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Nicaragua qualified a team of 4 athletes (one man and three women).[5][6]

Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Men's single sculls
Women's single sculls
Women's pair —

Surfing

Main articles: Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Nicaragua qualified a female surfer.[7]

Artistic
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Repechage 4 Repechage 5 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Candelaria Resano Women's Shortboard

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Nicaragua qualified 3 athletes (two men and one woman) during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament. [8][9][10]

Kyorugi

Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final/ BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
–80 kg
Poomsae (forms)
Athlete Event Score Rank
Men's individual
Women's individual
Mixed pair

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games and Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Nicaragua qualified four weightlifters (two men and two women).[11]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank

References

  1. ^ "Sin beisbol, boxeo y futbol, Nicaragua envía a su delegación a los Juegos Panamericanos" [Without baseball, boxing and soccer, Nicaragua sends its delegation to the Pan American Games]. La Prensa (in Spanish). Managua, Nicaragua. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Ranking 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamjudo.org/. Pan American Judo Confederation. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Clasificados Santiago 2023" (PDF). www.pkfkarate.com. Pan American Karate Federation. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Sumario de resultados diarios" (PDF). www.remobrasil.com/. Brazilian Rowing Confederation. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Sumario de resultados diarios" (PDF). www.remobrasil.com/. Brazilian Rowing Confederation. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Los 88 de Santiago 2023". www.pasasurf.org/. Pan American Surf Association. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. ^ Martínez, Jhonny (22 March 2023). "El taekwondo Nicaragüense clasifica dos atletas para el Panamericano de Chile" [Nicaraguan taekwondo classifies two athletes for the Pan American Games in Chile]. www.nuevaya.com.ni (in Spanish). La Nueva Radio Ya. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. ^ Martínez, Jhonny (24 March 2023). "Taekwondo nicaragüense estará en los Panamericanos de Chile con 3 atletas" [Nicaraguan Taekwondo will be at the Pan American Games in Chile with 3 athletes]. www.nuevaya.com.ni (in Spanish). La Nueva Radio Ya. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  10. ^ Rodríguez, Laura López (24 March 2023). "2023 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament". www.mastkd.com. MASTKD. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  11. ^ "REF: Cupos Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Quotas 2023 Pan American Games] (PDF). www.teamusa.org (in Spanish). Pan Am Pesas. 8 February 2023. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 5 April 2023.