Virgin Islands at the 2023 Pan American Games

The United States Virgin Islands also known as the Virgin Islands is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be the Virgin Islands's 15th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since 1967.

Virgin Islands at the 2023 Pan American Games
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands
IOC code	ISV
NOC	Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile October 20, 2023 (2023-10-20) – November 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors	12 (8 men and 4 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Adriel Sanes & Natalia Kuipers
Flag bearer (closing)	Nicholas D'Amour & Michelle Smith
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

The Virgin Islands team consisted of 12 athletes competing in six sports.^[1] Swimmers Adriel Sanes and Natalia Kuipers were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.^[2] Meanwhile, archer Nicholas D'Amour and track athlete Michelle Smith were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	1	1	2
Athletics (track and field)	1	1	2
Fencing	1	0	1
Golf	0	1	1
Sailing	3	0	3
Swimming	2	1	3
Total	8	4	12

Archery

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

The Virgin Islands qualified two archers during the 2022 Pan American Archery Championships.^[3][4][5]

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Nicholas D'Amour	Men's individual recurve	652	21	Ticas (ESA) L 5–6	Did not advance
Anne Abernathy	Women's individual recurve	596	21	Vazquez (MEX) L 0–6	Did not advance
Nicholas D'Amour Anne Abernathy	Mixed team recurve	1248	9	—	Cuba L 1–5	Did not advance

Athletics (track and field)

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

The Virgin Islands qualified two athletes (one male and one female).

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• GR = Games record
• PB = Personal best
• NM = No mark
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Malique Smith	Men's 400 m hurdles	51.47	6	Did not advance
Michelle Smith	Women's 400 m hurdles	59.32	3 Q	57.53	4

Fencing

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

The Virgin Islands qualified two male fencers through the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción, Paraguay.^[6] However, the sabre quota was declined.

Individual

Men

Athlete	Event	Pool Round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Victories	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kruz Schembri	Foil	2V–3D	9 Q	Archilei (MEX) L 9–15	Did not advance

Golf

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

The Virgin Islands qualified a female golfer.^[1][7] This will mark the country's Pan American Games debut in the sport.^[1]

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total
		Score	Score	Score	Score	Score	Par	Rank
Alexandra Swayne	Women's individual	70	72	75	71	288	E	6

Sailing

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

The Virgin Islands qualified two boats for a total of three sailors.^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Opening series																		Finals
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Points	Rank	QF	SF	M / F	Points	Rank
Mathieu Dale	Laser	20	20 STP	20	17	17	18	12 STP	18	20	18	—						160	18	—		Did not advance
Steven Hardee Taylor Hasson	49er	8	8	8	8	9 OCS	7	9 DNF	5	6	8	8	9 STP	—				84	8	—		Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games

The Virgin Islands qualified three swimmers (two men and one female).

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Adriel Sanes	50 m freestyle	24.54	31	Did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:06.13	23	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:26.49	21	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	58.86	29	Did not advance
Maximillian Wilson	100 m backstroke	56.74	16 q	57.14	15
	200 m backstroke	2:09.47	16 q	2:10.67	16
	200 m individual medley	2:07.75	17	Did not advance
	400 m individual medley	DNS		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Natalia Kuipers	100 m freestyle	1:01.89	36	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:13.29	23	Did not advance
	400 m freestyle	4:35.84	16 q	4:37.29	16
	800 m freestyle	—		DNS

Qualification legend: Q – Qualify to the medal final; q – Qualify to the non-medal final

See also

• Virgin Islands at the 2023 Parapan American Games
• Virgin Islands at the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

1. Kiser, Bill (October 17, 2023). "USVI sending 11-person team to Santiago". The Virgin Islands Daily News. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
2. Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (October 20, 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 October 20, 2023.
3. "V.I. Archers Earn Individual Places for Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile 2023". www.stthomassource.com/. St. Thomas Source. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
4. "Two V.I. archers earn Pan-Am Games berths during Pan-American Championships". The Virgin Islands Daily News. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. December 1, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
5. "Individual places for Santiago 2023 allocated at the Pan American Championship". www.worldarcheryamericas.com/. World Archery Americas. November 25, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
6. "CPE-Of-066- 2022- Clasificados Esgrima Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [CPE-Of-066- 2022- Qualified Fencing Pan American Games Santiago 2023]. www.scribd.com/ (in Spanish). Pan American Fencing Confederation. June 16, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
7. Gonzalez, Renato (November 1, 2023). "Golf Features Former PGA Tour Champions and Pan American Medalists at Santiago 2023". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
8. "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.