Saint Lucia at the 2019 Pan American Games

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

Saint Lucia at the
2019 Pan American Games
IOC codeLCA
NOCSaint Lucia Olympic Committee
in Lima, Peru
26 July–11 August, 2019
Competitors7 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Luc Chevrier
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

David Christopher of Saint Lucia's boxing federation's president served as the chef de mission.[3]

On July 18, 2019, the Saint Lucia Olympic Committee named a team of seven athletes (three men and four women) competing in three sports.[4][5]

During the opening ceremony of the games, sailor Luc Chevrier carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.[6][7][8]

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) 134
Sailing 111
Swimming 101
Total347

Medalists

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

Athletics (track and field)
Levern Spencer defended her title from four years prior in Toronto.
Main articles: Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Saint Lucia qualified four track and field athletes (one man and three women).[5] Both of Saint Lucia's medals were won in the sport. Levern Spencer defended her title from four years prior in Toronto.[9] While Albert Reynolds won bronze in the javelin throw on the penultimate day of competition.[10] Both athletes were awarded with cash prizes for their performances after the games.[11]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • NR = National record
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Albert Reynolds Men's javelin throw 82.19 NR
Jeanelle Scheper Women's high jump 1.84 4
Levern Spencer 1.87
Sandisha Antoine Women's triple jump 13.15 12

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

Saint Lucia qualified two sailors (one male and one female).[12][13][14][15]

Athlete Event Race Net Points Final Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M
Luc Chevrier Men's laser 14 11 7 16 15 17 14 14 17 15 Did not advance 123 15
Stephanie Devaux-Lovell Women's laser radial 3 6 5 13 12 8 12 15 10 11 Did not advance 80 11

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

Saint Lucia received one universality spot in swimming to enter one man.[16]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
  • QB – Qualified for the B final

Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Jean-Luc Zephir 50 m freestyle 23.84 23 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 51.77 18 QB 51.94 15

See also

References
  1. "Participating Countries". www.lima2019.pe/. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. "Our 41 Members". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. Finisterre, Terry (23 January 2019). "'Shakes' representing Saint Lucia at Pan Am Games Seminar". St. Lucia News Online. Castries, Saint Lucia. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. De Beauville, Anthony (18 July 2019). "Levern Spencer To Lead Saint Lucia's Charge At Pan Am Games". The Voice. Castries, Saint Lucia. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. Pascal, David (20 July 2019). "Athletes named for Pan American Games". Saint Lucia Star. Castries, Saint Lucia. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. Huie, Andre (30 July 2019). "2019 Pan Am Games Open In Grand Style". www.sknvibes.com/. SKN Pulse. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. "Abanderados Lima 2019" [Flagbearers Lima 2019] (PDF). www.lima2019.pe/ (in Spanish). Lima 2019 Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games. 27 July 2019. p. 4. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. Pascal, David (30 July 2019). "Pan American Games Underway". The Voice. Castries, Saint Lucia. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. De Beauville, Anthony (10 August 2019). "Levern Spencer is good as gold at Pan American Games". The Voice. Castries, Saint Lucia. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  10. "Saint Lucia's Albert Reynolds Gets Bronze At Pan Am Games". Saint Lucia Times. Castries, Saint Lucia. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  11. Morgan, Liam (29 October 2019). "Saint Lucia Olympic Committee reward Lima 2019 medallists". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  12. "Status of NOC Qualification – 2019 Pan American Games – Sailing" (PDF). panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  13. "Record growth for 2019 Pan Am Games". www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/. Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  14. "26 nations to compete at the 2019 Panam Games". www.sailing.org/. World Sailing. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  15. Pascal, David (6 August 2019). "Athletes named for Pan American Games". Saint Lucia Star. Castries, Saint Lucia. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  16. "NF's Qualified for the Aquatic Disciplines 2019 Pan American Games revised June 25, 2019". www.teamunify.com/. Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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