Panama at the 2023 Parapan American Games

Panama competed in the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile from 17 November to 26 November 2023. This was Panama's seventh appearance at the Parapan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games since the inaugural edition in 1999.

Panama at the
2023 Parapan American Games
IPC codePAN
NPCPanamanian Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.paralympic.org/panama
in Santiago, Chile
17 November 2023 – 26 November 2023
Competitors22 in 7 sports
Flag bearerArístides Guevara & Keitly Escobar
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Parapan American Games appearances

Paralympic shooter Arístides Guevara and parathlete Keitly Escobar were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1]

Medalists

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Silver Rey Dimas Vasques Powerlifting Men's 72 kg November 18

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8 3 11
Boccia 0 1 1
Cycling 2 0 2
Powerlifting 1 1 2
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 3 0 3
Table tennis 2 0 2
Total 17 5 22

Athletics

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Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track events
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Jhan Carlos Wisdom 400 m T20 49.17 3 Q 49.02 5
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Ruben Alfredo Pitti Long jump T20 4.84 8
Juan Carlos Caballero Shot put F11 8.94 7
Roger Abdiel Saavedra 10.91 4
Gertrudis Ortega Shot put F32/F33/F34 8.36 4
Francisco Cedeño Shot put F55 9.93 4
Ruben Adriano Lansiquot 8.73 6
Juan Carlos Caballero Discus throw F11 28.32 5
Cristofer Murillo Discus throw F56 35.21 4
Ruben Adriano Lansiquot Javelin throw F55 20.39 5
Women
Track events
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Nataly Bermudez 100 m T47 15.17 6 Did not advance
200 m T47 32.05 6 Did not advance
Keitly Escobar 400 m T20 1:06.82 8
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Evelyn Ismenia de Leon Javelin throw F54 8.10 6

Boccia

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Women
Athlete Event Pool matches Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Teresa Urriola Individual BC4   Chica (COL)
L 0–15
  Manuel (MEX)
L 0–11
3 Did not advance

Cycling

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Road

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Men
Athlete Event Result Rank
José Luis Martínez Time trial B 33:35.62 5
Road race B –1 LAP 4
Maximo Poveda Time trial C1–5 34:07.33 24
Road race C4–5 –1 LAP 10

Powerlifting

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Men
Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
Rey Dimas Vasques –72 kg 194  
Women
Athlete Event Total lifted Rank
Claudia Chen Laffo –86 kg & +86 kg 67.8 8

Shooting

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Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Arístides Guevara P1 – 10 m air pistol SH1 541 6 Q 121.6 7
Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Arístides Guevara P4 – 50 m pistol SH1 515 2 Q 163.7 4

Swimming

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Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Benito Perlaza 50 m freestyle S7 37.24 11 Did not advance
50 m butterfly S6 41.73 9 Did not advance
Carlos Urrunaga 50 m freestyle S9 31.91 14 Did not advance
Luis Visuete 100 m breaststroke SB4 3:18.26 4

Table tennis

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Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Francisco Córdoba Singles C7   Kaniuka (ARG)
L 0–3
  Castro (COL)
L 0–3
  Salmin (BRA)
L 0–3
4 Did not advance
Julio Jesús Evans   Castro (MEX)
L 0–3
  Martinez (ARG)
L 0–3
  Vargas (COL)
L 0–3
4 Did not advance
Francisco Córdoba
Julio Jesús Evans
Doubles C14   Pino / Torres (CHI)
L 0–3
  Makkar / Seidenfeld (USA)
L 0–3
3 Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Inauguración Parapanamericanos: estos son los abanderados de los 31 países participantes". santiago2023.org (in Spanish). Santiago 2023. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.