Suriname at the 2015 Pan American Games

Suriname competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1]

Suriname at the
2015 Pan American Games
IOC codeSUR
NOCSurinaams Olympisch Comité
in Toronto, Canada
10–26 July 2015
Competitors9 in 5 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Chinyere Pigot
Flag bearer (closing)Konstantinos Panagiotidis (volunteer)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

On July 4, 2015 a team of 9 athletes in 5 sports was announced to represent the country at the games.[2]

Swimmer Chinyere Pigot was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony.[3]

Competitors

The following table lists Suriname's delegation per sport and gender.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Badminton 112
Cycling 101
Swimming 123
Taekwondo 101
Total549

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

Suriname qualified two athletes.[2]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • PB = Personal best
Men
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Miguel Van Assen Men's Triple Jump 16.25 7
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semi Final Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sunayna Wahi 200m 23.92 PB 21 did not advance

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

Suriname qualified a team of two athletes (one man and one woman).[4]

Athlete Event First round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Dylan Darmohoetomo Men's singles  Seguin (USA)
L (9–21, 7–21)		 did not advance
Priscila Tjitrodipo Women's singles  Silva (BRA)
L (5–21, 4–21)		 did not advance
Dylan Darmohoetomo
Priscila Tjitrodipo		 Mixed doubles —  Cabrera / Polanco (DOM)
L (16–21, 12–21)		 did not advance

Cycling
Main articles: Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games and Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification
Track cycling

Suriname qualified one athlete.[5]

Keirin
Athlete Event 1st round Final
Rank Rank
Jair Tjon En Fa Men's keirin 3 Q 6
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)		 Rank
Jair Tjon En Fa Men's sprint 10.193 7 Q  Baranoski (USA)
L		  Espinoza (USA)
 Barrette (CAN)
L		 did not advance

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

Suriname qualified three swimmers (one male and two females).[2]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
  • FA = Qualified for the A Finals
  • FB = Qualified for the B Finals
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Renzo Tjon A Joe Men's 50 m freestyle 22.31 4 FA 22.30 7
Men's 100 m freestyle 49.47 7 FA 49.60 8
Evita Leter Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:15.84 15 FB 1:15.38 16
Chinyere Pigot Women's 50 m freestyle 25.76 10 FB 25.79 10
Women's 100 m freestyle 57.29 15 FB 57.25 13

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

Suriname qualified one male athlete.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Tosh van Dijk -68kg  Zelaya (GUA)
W 10–9		  Colon (PUR)
L 7–8		 did not advance

See also

References
  1. "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. "Selectie PANAM Games 2015 in Toronto rond" [Selection Pan Am Games 2015 in Toronto announced]. GFC Nieuws (in Dutch). 4 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. "Toronto 2015 – Badminton Competition – Spot Allocation". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan Am. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original (xls) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  5. "Jaïr Tjon En Fa kwalificeert zich voor spelen in Toronto" [Jaïr Tjon En Fa qualified for the Games in Toronto]. Starnieuws (in Dutch). 17 September 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. "Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". www.mastkd.com/. Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
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