British Virgin Islands at the 2019 Pan American Games
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The British Virgin Islands competed at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from 26 July to 11 August 2019.[1][2]
British Virgin Islands at the 2019 Pan American Games | |
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IOC code | IVB |
NOC | British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee |
Website | www.bviolympics.org/ |
in Lima, Peru 26 July–11 August 2019 | |
Competitors | 5 in 2 sports |
Flag bearer | Thad Lettsome (opening) |
Medals Ranked =23rd |
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Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
The British Virgin Islands team of four athletes (three men and one woman) competing in two sports (athletics and sailing) was announced on 22 June 2019 as part of the 2nd annual Olympic Day Sports Festival. On the eve of the games, sprinter Ashley Kelly was added to the team, bringing the total team to five athletes. This represented a decline of one athlete from the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.
During the opening ceremony of the games, sailor Thad Lettsome carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.
The British Virgin Islands won its first ever gold medal and its first ever Pan American Games medal after Chantel Malone won the women's long jump track and field event. This was the country's only medal at the games, which ranked it a joint 23rd place with Barbados.