| Noc: | ISV |
| Nocname: | Virgin Islands Olympic Committee |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Date: | 26 July–11 August, 2019 |
| Games: | Pan American Games |
| Location: | Lima, Peru |
| Competitors: | 29 |
| Sports: | 5 |
| Flagbearer: | Eduardo Garcia (opening) |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
The Virgin Islands competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.[1] [2]
The Virgin Islands team was named in July 2019, with the squad consisting of 29 athletes (14 men and 15 women) competing in five sports. This marked an increase of 11 athletes from four years prior in Toronto.[3]
During the opening ceremony of the games, track and field athlete Eduardo Garcia carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.[4]
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| width=100 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Basketball | 10 | 11 | 21 | ||||
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Volleyball | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 15 | 29 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification. The Virgin Islands qualified two male track and field athletes.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 110 m hurdles | DNS | ||||
| Eduardo Garcia | Marathon | 2:19:12 | 12 | ||
See main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games. The Virgin Islands qualified both a men's and women's team of 12 athletes each, after both placed in the top 7 of the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup and 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup respectively.[5] [6] This will mark the nation's debut in women's basketball at the Pan American Games.[6] The men's team consisted of ten athletes, while the women's had 11, for a total of 21.
See main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's tournament.
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See main article: Basketball at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's tournament.
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See main article: Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification. The Virgin Islands received a universality spot in the women's laser radial event.[9] [10] [11]
See main article: Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification. The Virgin Islands qualified three swimmers (two men and one woman).[12]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan="3" | Matthew Mays | Men's 100 m backstroke | 59.04 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 200 m backstroke | 2:08.00 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m butterfly | 2:07.41 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| align=left rowspan="5" | Adriel Sanes | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.54 | 20 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.03 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.56 | 12 QB | 2:16.40 | 11 | ||
| Men's 100 m butterfly | 56.46 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 200 m individual medley | 2:07.15 | 16 QB | 2:06.90 | 12 | ||
| align=left rowspan="3" | Natalia Kuipers | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:16.80 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Women's 800 m freestyle | 9:46.26 | 14 | ||||
| Women's 200 m butterfly | 2:32.49 | 15 QB | 2:32.07 | 15 | ||
See main article: Beach volleyball at the 2019 Pan American Games and Beach volleyball at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification. The Virgin Islands qualified a women's pair.[13]