Bahamas at the 2023 Pan American Games

Bahamas at the
2023 Pan American Games
IOC codeBAH
NOCBahamas Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors20 in 6 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Lamar Taylor & Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson
Flag bearer (closing)Joshua Higgins
Medals
Ranked =25th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

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]

  1. ^ French, Simba (19 October 2023). "BOC ratifies 20-member team for Pan Am Games". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ Adderley, Taige (20 October 2023). "Team Bahamas Set for Pan Am Games". Our News. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ Sweeting, Tenajh (20 October 2023). "20-member Team Bahamas named for Pan Am Games". The Tribune. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Longley, Sheldon (6 November 2023). "The Bahamas finishes with three medals at Pan Ams". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.