| Event: | Lightning |
| Games: | 2023 |
| Venue: | Cofradia Nautica del Pacifico |
| Dates: | October 30 - November 4 |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Gold: | Allan Terhune Jr. Madeline Baldridge Sarah Chin |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Pedro Robles Paula Hermán Carmina Malsch |
| Silvernoc: | CHI |
| Bronze: | Javier Conte María Trinidad Silva Martina Silva |
| Bronzenoc: | ARG |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2027 |
The Lightning competition of the sailing events at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago was held from October 30 to November 4 at the Cofradia Nautica del Pacifico.
Points were assigned based on the finishing position in each race (1 for first, 2 for second, etc.). The points were totaled from the top 9 results of the first 10 races, with lower totals being better. If a team was disqualified or did not complete the race, 9 points were assigned for that race (as there were 8 teams in this competition). The top 5 teams at that point competed in the final race, with placings counting double for final score. The team with the lowest total score won.
Allan Terhune Jr., Madeline Baldridge and Sarah Chin from the United States secured the gold medal with seven wins in eleven races, making it the first title for the country in the class since 1999. The home athletes Pedro Robles, Paula Hermán and Carmina Malsch won the silver medal, followed by Javier Conte, María Trinidad Silva and Martina Silva from Argentina. Conte, who was the then two-time class champion, managed to achieve another top-3 finish.[1]
All times are (UTC-3).
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 2023 | 12:07 | Races 1, 2 and 3 | |
| October 31, 2023 | 13:00 | Races 4, 5 and 6 | |
| November 2, 2023 | 15:22 | Races 7 and 8 | |
| November 3, 2023 | 13:00 | Races 9 and 10 | |
| November 4, 2023 | 14:00 | Medal race |
The results were as below.[2]
Race M is the medal race.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Race | Total Points | Net Points | ||||||||||||||||
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| Allan Terhune Jr. Madeline Baldridge Sarah Chin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | ||||||||
| Pedro Robles Paula Hermán Carmina Malsch | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | (5) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 27 | ||||||||
| Javier Conte María Trinidad Silva Martina Silva | 1 | 4 | (6) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 33 | ||||||||
| 4 | Luke Ramsay Rachel Green Jessica Hirschbold | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | (9) DSQ | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 39 | |||||||
| 5 | Juan Daniel Bonifaz Cláudia Barbieri María Gracia Trivelli | 5 | 5 | 4 | (7) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 63 | 56 | |||||||
| 6 | Jonathan Martinetti Alisson Zambrano Moira Velásquez | 4 | (7) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 49 | ||||||||
| 7 | Thomas Sumner Larissa Juk Ana Barbachan | (7) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 50 | ||||||||
| 8 | Yamil Fuentes Dismary Bonillo Andrea Fuentes | (8) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 71 | ||||||||