Barbados at the 2019 Pan American Games

Barbados competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.^[1][2]

Barbados at the 2019 Pan American Games
IOC code	BAR
NOC	Barbados Olympic Association
in Lima, Peru 26 July–11 August 2019
Competitors	31 in 12 sports
Flag bearer	Chelsea Tuach (opening)
Medals Ranked =23rd	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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On July 19, 2019, the Barbados Olympic Association announced a team of 31 (16 men and 15 women) athletes competing in 12 sports. Surfer Chelsea Tuach was also named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.^[3][4]

During the opening ceremony of the games, surfer Chelsea Tuach carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.^[3][5]

Hurdler Shane Brathwaite won the country's first ever gold medal at the Pan American Games.^[6][7] Brathwaite's medal was the only one that was won by the country. This ranked the country an equal 23rd with the British Virgin Islands.

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics (track and field)	4	6	10
Badminton	2	2	4
Cycling	0	1	1
Equestrian	0	1	1
Golf	0	1	1
Sailing	0	1	1
Shooting	2	1	3
Surfing	0	1	1
Swimming	3	1	4
Taekwondo	1	0	1
Tennis	3	0	3
Triathlon	1	0	1
Total	16	15	31

Medalists

The following competitors from Barbados won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Shane Brathwaite	Athletics	Men's 110 m hurdles	August 10

Athletics (track and field)

Shane Brathwaite became Barbados' first ever Pan American Games champion

Main articles: Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados qualified ten athletes (four men and six women).^[3]

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
• NR = National record
• PB = Personal best
• SB = Seasonal best

Men

Track events

Athlete	Event	Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mario Burke	100 m	10.46	14	Did not advance
Jonathan Jones	400 m	45.60	6 Q	45.35	5
Shane Brathwaite	110 m hurdles	13.49	2 Q	13.31 SB
Greggmar Swift		13.59	4 Q	13.51	4

Women

Track events

Athlete	Event	Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tristan Evelyn	100 m	11.89	16	Did not advance
Ariel Jackson		12.31	20	Did not advance
Sada Williams	400 m	52.39	6 Q	52.25	6
Sonia Gaskin	800 m	2:05.85	7 Q	2:05.68	8
Sade Sealy		2:03.23 PB	2 Q	2:02.23 NR	4
Tia-Adana Belle	400 m hurdles	56.53	7 q	55.93	5

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2019 Pan American Games and Badminton at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados qualified a team of four badminton athletes (two per gender).^[8][9][10]

Singles

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Damien Howell	Men's singles	Seixas (PAN) L 0–2 (17–21, 17–21)	Did not advance
Dakeil Thorpe		Bye	Martínez (CUB) L 0–2 (8–21, 6–21)	Did not advance
Sabrina Scott	Women's singles	Bye	Wynter (JAM) L 0–2 (20–22, 11–21)	Did not advance
Tamisha Williams		Siviora (BOL) W 2–0 (21–7, 21–4)	Richardson (JAM) W 2–0 (21–19, 21–15)	Oropeza (CUB) L 0–2 (11–21, 10–21)	Did not advance

Doubles

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Damien Howell Dakeil Thorpe	Men's doubles	—	López / Navarro (MEX) L 0–2 (14–21, 14–21)	Did not advance
Sabrina Scott Tamisha Williams	Women's doubles	—	Salazar / Regal (PER) L 0–2 (12–21, 12–21)	Did not advance
Damien Howell Sabrina Scott	Mixed doubles	Guerrero / Oropeza (CUB) L 0–2 (7–21, 10–21)	Did not advance
Dakeil Thorpe Tamisha Williams		Cavallotti / Villalobos (CRC) W 2–0 (21–13, 21–10)	Javier / Jiménez (DOM) L 0–2 (16–21, 12–21)	Did not advance

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2019 Pan American Games and Cycling at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados qualified one female cyclist.^[11]

Track

Women

Athlete	Event	Scratch		Tempo		Elimination		Points race		Total points
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Amber Joseph	Omnium	34	4	1	6	98	4	12	6	110	6

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2019 Pan American Games and Equestrian at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados qualified a single equestrian.^[12]

Dressage

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualification						Grand Prix Freestyle / Intermediate I Freestyle
			Grand Prix / Prix St. Georges		Grand Prix Special / Intermediate I		Total
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Roberta Foster	Chic Chic	Individual	66.618	17	67.059	14	133.677	15 Q	69.115	14

Golf

Main articles: Golf at the 2019 Pan American Games and Golf at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados qualified one female golfer.^[3] Emily Odwin was the youngest female golfer at the games, and finished in a tie for 26th place in a field of 32 golfers.^[13]

Athlete(s)	Event	Final
		Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Total	To par	Rank
Emily Odwin	Women's individual	80	73	78	74	305	+21	=26

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados received a universality spot in the women's laser radial event.^[14][15][16]

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M
Amy Cox	Laser radial	17	15	17	15	13	14	14	17	15	13	Did not qualify	133	16

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2019 Pan American Games and Shooting at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados qualified three sport shooters (two men and one woman).^[17]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Michael Maskell	Men's skeet	108	23	Did not advance
Justin St John	Men's trap	103	25	Did not advance
Michelle Elliot	Women's skeet	106	8	Did not advance

Surfing

Main articles: Surfing at the 2019 Pan American Games and Surfing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados qualified one female surfer in the sport's debut at the Pan American Games.^{[18][19][20][21]}

Women

Athlete	Event	Main round 1	Main round 2	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Main round 3	Repechage 3	Repechage 4	Repechage 5	Main round 4	Final / BM	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Chelsea Tuach	Open surf	Gómez (COL) W 12.40–8.00	Rosas (PER) W 7.00–15.27	Bye	Gómez (COL) L 10.83–13.40	Did not advance						=9

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados qualified four swimmers (three men and one woman).^[22]

Key

• Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
• NR – National record
• QA – Qualified for Final A
• QB – Qualified for Final B

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jack Kirby	Men's 50 m freestyle	23.82	22	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m backstroke	56.08	8 QA	56.38	8
	Men's 200 m backstroke	2:05.59	14 QB	2:07.66	16
Alex Sobers	Men's 100 m freestyle	52.45	25	Did not advance
	Men's 200 m freestyle	1:51.76	11 QB	1:50.87	9
	Men's 400 m freestyle	3:57.66	10 QB	3:58.39	9
Luis Weekes	Men's 100 m breaststroke	1:05.65	21	Did not advance
	Men's 200 m breaststroke	2:25.95	20	Did not advance
	Men's 200 m individual medley	2:17.60	24	Did not advance
Danielle Titus	Women's 100 m backstroke	1:05.40	16 QB	1:04.95	14
	Women's 200 m backstroke	2:21.37 NR	15 QB	2:27.44	16

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2019 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados received one wildcard in the men's +80 kg event.^[23]

Kyorugi

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Askia Alleyne	+80 kg	Stewart (CAN) L 4–24	Did not advance

Tennis

Main articles: Tennis at the 2019 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados qualified three male tennis players.^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	First round	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Darian King	Singles	Bye	Riffice (USA) W 6–4, 6–3	Varillas (PER) L 1–6, 2–6	Did not advance
Haydn Lewis		Hernández (MEX) W 6–3, 7–6	Subervi (DOM) L 2–6, 3–6	Did not advance
Seanon Williams		Roncadelli (URU) L 0–6, 0–6	Did not advance
Darian King Haydn Lewis	Doubles	—	Bye	Galdós / Varillas (PER) L 7–6, 3–6, [8–10]	Did not advance

Triathlon

Main articles: Triathlon at the 2019 Pan American Games and Triathlon at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Barbados qualified one male triathlete.^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (8.88 km)	Total	Rank
Matthew Wright	Individual	17:49	:47	1:00:32	:22	32:34	1:52:00	10

See also

• Barbados at the 2020 Summer Olympics