Virgin Islands at the 2015 Pan American Games

The Virgin Islands competed at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1]

Not to be confused with British Virgin Islands at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Virgin Islands at the
2015 Pan American Games
IOC codeISV
NOCVirgin Islands Olympic Committee
Websitewww.virginislandsolympics.com
in Toronto
10–26 July 2015
Competitors18 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Cy Thompson (opening)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Sailor Cy Thompson was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.[2]

Competitors
SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 325
Boxing 101
Fencing 101
Golf 011
Sailing 224
Shooting 112
Swimming 112
Taekwondo 112
Total10818

Athletics
Laverne Jones-Ferrette represented the Virgin Islands in the 100m competition.
Main articles: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands qualified nine athletes (five male and four female).[3] However, only five were permitted to compete (three men and two women) after the quota had to be reduced.

Men
Track & road events
Athlete(s) Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Eddie Lovett 110 m hurdles 13.65 12 N/A Did not advance
Leslie Murray 400 m hurdles N/A DNF Did not advance
Field events
Athlete(s) Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Leon Hunt Long jump 7.31 16 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete(s) Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Laverne Jones-Ferrette 100 m 11.14 7 Q 11.33 13 Did not advance
Allison Peter 200 m 23.89 SB 20 Did not advance
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • SB = Seasonal best
  • DNF = Did not finish
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Boxing
Main articles: Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games and Boxing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands qualified one male boxer.[4]

Men
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Clayton Laurent +91kg  Duarte Lima (BRA)
L 1–2		 Did not advance

Fencing
Main articles: Fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games and Fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands qualified one male fencer.

Men
Athlete Event Pool Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Victories Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Stryker Weller Sabre 1 16 Q  Polossifakis (CAN)
L 3–15		 Did not advance

Golf
Main articles: Golf at the 2015 Pan American Games and Golf at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands qualified one female golfer.[5]

Women
Athlete Event Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total To Par Rank
Amira Alexander Individual 79 77 75 72 303 +15 11

Sailing
Main articles: Sailing at the 2015 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands qualified four sailors (three boats).[6]

Athlete Event Race Net
Points		 Final
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 M*
Cy Thompson Men's laser 5 3 5 12 4 6 3 9 1 3 7 (UFD) N/A 8 66 5
Kayla McComb
Mayumi Roller		 Women's 49erFX 5 2 4 6 1 3 3 2 4 4 5 (6) 3 3 5 2 10 63 4
Peter Stanton Open Sunfish 9 9 7 7 (10) 2 5 8 7 3 3 10 N/A 70 8

Shooting
Main articles: Shooting at the 2015 Pan American Games and Shooting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands received two wildcards.[7]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Ned Gerard Men's 50 m rifle prone 608.6 22 Did not advance
Karen Nogueina-Gerard Women's 25m Pistol 534 21 Did not advance
Women's 10m Air Pistol 350 23 Did not advance

Swimming
Main articles: Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands qualified two swimmers.

Key
  • Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
  • FB = Qualified for the B Final

Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Matthew Mays Men's 100 m Backstroke 59.15 16 FB 59.14 16
Men's 200 m Backstroke 2:08.56 18 Did not advance
Men's 200 m Butterfly 2:07.90 16 FB 2:09.74 16
Jamaris Washshah Women's 50 m Freestyle 27.87 23 Did not advance
Women's 100 m Freestyle 1:01.68 26 Did not advance
Women's 100 m Backstroke 1:10.50 19 Did not advance

Taekwondo
Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

The Virgin Islands qualified one male athlete, and also received a wildcard to enter a female athlete.[8][9]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Douglas Townsend Men's +80kg  Elliot (URU)
L 2–11		 Did not advance
Danese Joseph Women's +67kg  Ferran (CUB)
L 0–12		 Did not advance

See also

References
  1. "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. "V.I. track athletes open indoor season". Virgin Islands Daily News. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. "61 men and 23 women boxers qualified to Toronto 2015 PanAm Games (10 – 26 July)". www.aiba.org/. International Boxing Association (amateur). 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. "Counting down to the TO2015 Pan Am Games". www.golfcanada.ca/. Golf Canada. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  6. "Status of NOC Qualification – 2015 Pan American Games Sailing Competition" (PDF). panamsailing.org/. Pan American Sailing Federation. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. "Final distribution as April 7, 2015 by Countries and Disciplines for Toronto 2015" (PDF). www.conatiro.org/. Shooting Confederation of the Americas. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. "Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". mastkd.com/ (in Spanish). Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  9. "PATU Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am GamesMarch 11~12, 2015 / Aguascalientes, Mexico". www.scribd.com/. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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