British Virgin Islands at the 2019 Pan American Games

The British Virgin Islands competed at 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.[1][2]

British Virgin Islands at the
2019 Pan American Games
IOC codeIVB
NOCBritish Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Websitewww.bviolympics.org/
in Lima, Peru
26 July–11 August 2019
Competitors5 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Thad Lettsome (opening)
Medals
Ranked =23rd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
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 June 22, 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.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. The British Virgin Islands entered five competitors (three men and two women) in two sports.[3][4] On the eve of the games, sprinter Ashley Kelly was added to the team, bringing the total team to five athletes.[5]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics (track and field) 224
Sailing 101
Total325

Medalists

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

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