| Noc: | BAH |
| Nocname: | Bahamas Olympic Committee |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Games Link: | 2023 Pan American Games |
| Games: | Pan American Games |
| Location: | Santiago, Chile |
| Competitors: | 20 |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Flagbearer Close: | Joshua Higgins |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 2 |
| Rank: | =25 |
| Appearances: | auto |
The Bahamas is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be The Bahamas's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since the second edition in 1955.
The Bahamian delegation consisted of 20 athletes competing in six sports.[1] [2] [3] Swimmers Lamar Taylor and Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4] Meanwhile, sailor Joshua Higgins was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
The Bahamas won three medals at the games, one silver and two bronze, to finish in a tie for 25th in the medal table (along with Haiti and Guyana).[5]
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.[1]
| width=150 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics (track and field) | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Golf | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Swimming | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||
| Tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 6 | 20 |
The following Bahamian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's javelin throw | |||||
| Men's 50 metre freestyle | |||||
| Men's high jump |
See main article: Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification.
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m | Total | Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Mullings | style=font-size:95% | Result | 10.89 | 6.90 | 14.57 | 2.01 | 50.67 | 14.27 | 41.64 | NM | DNS | Did not finish | ||
| Kendrick Thompson | style=font-size:95% | Result | Did not start | |||||||||||
See main article: Golf at the 2023 Pan American Games and Golf at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Bahamas qualified a male golfer.[1] [6]
See main article: Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Bahamas received one reallocated spot in the men's laser event.[7]
See main article: Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games. The Bahamas qualified nine swimmers, five men and four women.[1] Lamar Taylor was the only swimmer to win a medal for the Bahamas, a bronze in the men's 50 metre freestyle.[8] Taylor broke the national record in the event on route to winning the medal.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Jack Barr | 800 m freestyle | 9:03.54 | 22 | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 17:38.10 | 18 | ||||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Emmanuel Gadson | 100 m butterfly | 56.32 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:21.56 | 18 FB | 2:21.35 | 16 | ||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:15.56 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Lamar Taylor | 50 m freestyle | 22.48 | 7 FA | 22.13 NR | |
| 100 m freestyle | 50.95 | 16 | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 56.39 NR | =13 | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Luke Thompson | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.70 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:11.61 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| Mark-Anthony Thompson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.18 | 24 | Did not advance | ||
| Jack Barr Lamar Taylor Luke Thompson Mark-Anthony Thompson | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:34.12 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Emmanuel Gadson Lamar Taylor Luke Thompson Mark-Anthony Thompson | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:53.92 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Victoria Russell | 50 m freestyle | 27.54 | 29 | Did not advance | ||
| align=left rowspan=4 | Zaylie Thompson | 100 m freestyle | 59.34 | 29 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m freestyle | Did not advance | |||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:16.75 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:30.53 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Katelyn Cabral Victoria Russell Zaylie Thompson Ariel Weech | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:08.84 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Katelyn Cabral Victoria Russell Zaylie Thompson Ariel Weech | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:34.03 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Lamar Taylor Luke Thompson Katelyn Cabral Zaylie Thompson | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:44.94 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Emmanuel Gadson Mark-Anthony Thompson Katelyn Cabral Ariel Weech | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:12.80 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: Tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. The Bahamas qualified three tennis players (two men and one woman).[10]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Kevin Major Jr. | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's singles | L 0–2 (3–6, 0–6) | Did not advance | |||||
| Justin Roberts | L 0–2 (1–6, 3–6) | Did not advance | |||||||
| Sydney Clarke | Women's singles | L 0–2 (3–6, 0–6) | Did not advance | ||||||
| Justin Roberts Sydney Clarke | Mixed doubles | L 0–2 (4–6, 2–6) | Did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Wrestling at the 2023 Pan American Games and Wrestling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. The Bahamas received one wildcard for the men's freestyle 86 kg event.[11] Rashji Mackey lost both of his matches and did not advance to the medal round.[12]