Belize at the 2015 Pan American Games
| Belize at the 2015 Pan American Games | |||||||||
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| IOC code | BIZ | ||||||||
| NOC | Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association | ||||||||
| Website |
belizeolympicteam | ||||||||
| in Toronto 10–26 July 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Amed Figueroa (opening) Mark Anderson (closing) | ||||||||
| Medals |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |||||||||
| • As British Honduras | |||||||||
Belize competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1]
The Belizean team consisting of three (two men and one woman) athletes in two sports (athletics and triathlon) was announced on July 4, 2015.[2] This occasion marked the country's debut in the sport of triathlon. Triathlete Amed Figueroa was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.[3]
Belize did not medal at the games, with sprinter Kaina Martinez finishing with the nations's highest placement (23rd place) in the women's 100 metres track and field event.
Competitors
The following table lists Belize's delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Athletics
Belize received two wildcards (one man and one woman).[2]
- Track events
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mark Anderson | Men's 200 m | 22.24 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| Kaina Martinez | Women's 100 m | 11.69 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
Triathlon
Belize received a wildcard to enter one male triathlete.[4] This marked the country's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games.[5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amed Figueroa | Individual | Lapped | ||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- 1 2 Flowers, Benjamin (4 July 2015). "Belizean athletes ready for Pan Am Games". The Reporter (Belize). Belize City, Belize. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.huffingtonpost.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ "2015 Pan American Sports Games Triathlon Event Country List". www.scribd.com/. Confederación Americana de Triathlon (CAMTRI). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ↑ "Belize sends delegation to Pan American Games". www.plustvbelize.com/. Plus Tv Belize. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.