Suriname at the 2023 Pan American Games

Sporting event delegation
Suriname at the
2023 Pan American Games
IOC codeSUR
NOCSuriname Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Irvin Hoost & Kaelyn Djoparto
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Ranked =28th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Suriname is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Suriname's 14th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games since 1971.

The Surinamese team consisted of six athletes competing in four sports.[1][2] Swimmers Irvin Hoost and Kaelyn Djoparto were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3] Cyclist Jair Tjon En Fa won Suriname's first medal since the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, representing a span of 24 years.[4]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Badminton 1 0 1
Cycling 1 1 2
Swimming 1 1 2
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Total 4 2 6

Medalists

The following Surinamese competitors won medal(s) at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Jair Tjon En Fa Cycling Men's sprint October 24

Badminton

Suriname qualified one male athlete.[5][6] Soren Opti, Suriname's only representative in the sport, won his first match before losing to number one seed Brian Yang of Canada.[7]

Men
Athlete Event First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Soren Opti Singles  Evans (JAM)
W 2–0
(21–16, 21–18) 		 Yang (CAN)
L 0–2
(8–21, 9–21) 		Did not advance

Cycling

Suriname qualified a total of 3 cyclists (two men and one woman).[8] However, only one male and female cyclist was entered.[1]

Track

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Repechage 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Men's individual
Keirin
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Rank Rank Rank
Men's
Women's

Swimming

Taekwondo

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Romeo, Desney (18 October 2023). "Suriname klaar voor deelname aan Pan-American Games" [Suriname ready to participate in Pan-American Games]. Sun Nieuws (in Dutch). Paramaribo, Suriname. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Tjon En Fa blikvanger Surinaamse Pan-Am Games-selectie" [Tjon En Fa highlights Surinamese Pan-Am Games selection]. www.dwtonline.com (in Dutch). De Ware Tijd. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ^ Castillo, Fernanda (27 October 2023). "Cyclist Jair Tjon en Fa Gives Suriname Its First Pan American Medal in 24 Years". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Quotas Confirmed – Santiago 2023". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Ranking Road to Santiago 2023" (PDF). www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Pan-Am Games: badmintonner Opti naar achtste finale" [Pan-Am Games: badminton player Opti reaches eighth finals]. Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Paramaribo, Suriname. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Pan American Games Santiago 2023 Winners Quotas" (PDF). www.copaci.org. Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo (Pan American Cycling Confederation). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.