# Nicaragua at the 2019 Pan American Games

Nicaragua competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
In June 2019, the Nicaraguan Olympic Committee named a team of 60 athletes (41 men and 19 women) competing in 13 sports.
During the opening ceremony of the games, beach volleyball athlete Swan Mendoza carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics (track and field) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Baseball | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Bodybuilding | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karate | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Rowing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 41 | 19 | 60 |

## Medalists

The following competitors from Nicaragua won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Kevin Arias | Boxing | Men's 49 kg | July 30 |
| Bronze | Lesther Espino | Boxing | Men's 75 kg | July 30 |
| Bronze | Benjamín AlegríaLuis AlenIsaac BenardJimmy BermúdezDwight BrittonJorge BucardoWilber BucardoJilton CalderónDarrel CampbellOfilio CastroBerman EspinozaRafael EstradaFidencio FloresJesús GarridoErnesto GlasgonElías GutiérrezWilton LópezGustavo MartínezMarvin MartínezEdgard MontielJavier RoblesJunior TéllezNorlando ValleWuillians Vasquez | Baseball | Men's tournament | August 4 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Baseball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |

## Athletics (track and field)

Nicaragua entered one female athlete. Originally two athletes were named to the team.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round

### Field event

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Dalila Rugama | Javelin throw | 47.66 | 14 |

## Baseball

Nicaragua qualified a men's team of 24 athletes by finishing in the top four at the 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier in Brazil.

### Roster

| Player | Pos. | DOB and age | Team | League | Birthplace |
| Jimmy Bermúdez | P | (1981-06-21)June 21, 1981 (aged 38) | Leones de León | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Ticuantepe, Nicaragua |
| Wilber Bucardo | P | (1987-11-20)November 20, 1987 (aged 31) | Tigres del Chinandega | Nicaraguan Baseball League | León, Nicaragua |
| Berman Espinoza | P | (1987-11-04)November 4, 1987 (aged 31) | Indios del Bóer | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Matagalpa, Nicaragua |
| Fidencio Flores | P | (1991-09-10)September 10, 1991 (aged 27) | Indios del Bóer | Nicaraguan Baseball League | El Sauce, Nicaragua |
| Elvin García | P | (1990-05-14)May 14, 1990 (aged 29) | Indios del Bóer | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Estelí, Nicaragua |
| Jesús Garrido | P | (1995-05-10)May 10, 1995 (aged 24) | Leones de León | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Chinandega, Nicaragua |
| Ernesto Glasgon | P | (1991-09-14)September 14, 1991 (aged 27) | Indios del Bóer | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Caribe Sur, Nicaragua |
| Elías Gutiérrez | P | (1994-12-11)December 11, 1994 (aged 24) | Leones de León | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Jinotega, Nicaragua |
| Wilton López | P | (1983-07-19)July 19, 1983 (aged 36) | | | León, Nicaragua |
| Gustavo Martínez | P | (1975-11-09)November 9, 1975 (aged 43) | Gigantes de Rivas | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Junior Téllez | P | (1990-07-01)July 1, 1990 (aged 29) | Tigres del Chinandega | Nicaraguan Baseball League | León, Nicaragua |
| Luis Alen | C | (1985-04-16)April 16, 1985 (aged 34) | Leones de León | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela |
| Rafael Estrada | C | (1993-03-05)March 5, 1993 (aged 26) | Leones de León | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Jinotega, Nicaragua |
| Benjamín Alegría | IF | (1997-08-06)August 6, 1997 (aged 21) | Leones de León | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Managua, Nicaragua |
| Darrel Campbell | IF | (1981-12-29)December 29, 1981 (aged 37) | Gigantes de Rivas | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Bluefields, Nicaragua |
| Ofilio Castro | IF | (1983-08-18)August 18, 1983 (aged 35) | Leones de León | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Managua, Nicaragua |
| Marvin Martínez | IF | (1991-04-20)April 20, 1991 (aged 28) | Tigres del Chinandega | Nicaraguan Baseball League | León, Nicaragua |
| Edgard Montiel | IF | (1988-01-13)January 13, 1988 (aged 31) | Tigres del Chinandega | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Managua, Nicaragua |
| Wuillians Vasquez | IF | (1983-07-23)July 23, 1983 (aged 36) | Leones de León | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Acarigua, Venezuela |
| Isaac Benard | OF | (1996-01-02)January 2, 1996 (aged 23) | Florence Freedom | Frontier League | West Richland, Washington, United States |
| Dwight Britton | OF | (1987-07-17)July 17, 1987 (aged 32) | Leones de León | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Corn Islands, Nicaragua |
| Jilton Calderón | OF | (1988-09-16)September 16, 1988 (aged 30) | Indios del Bóer | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Jinotepe, Nicaragua |
| Javier Robles | OF | (1994-08-10)August 10, 1994 (aged 24) | Indios del Bóer | Nicaraguan Baseball League | Masaya, Nicaragua |
| Norlando Valle | OF | (1994-08-02)August 2, 1994 (aged 24) | Tigres del Chinandega | Nicaraguan Baseball League | León, Nicaragua |

### Group A

| | GP | W | L | RS | RA | DIFF |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| Peru | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | −14 |
* Qualified for the Super round
| July 30 10:05 | Puerto Rico | 7–3 | Nicaragua | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,059 |
| July 30 10:05 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,059 |
| July 31 10:05 | Nicaragua | 4–2 | Dominican Republic | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 577 |
| July 31 10:05 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 577 |
| August 1 19:05 | Peru | 0–10 (F/7) | Nicaragua | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,994 |
| August 1 19:05 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,994 |

### Super round

| | GP | W | L | RS | RA | DIFF |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28 | −24 |
| August 2 19:05 | Nicaragua | 1–11 (F/7) | Colombia | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,513 |
| August 2 19:05 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,513 |
| August 3 15:05 | Nicaragua | 0–10 (F/7) | Canada | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,979 |
| August 3 15:05 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: 1,979 |

### Bronze medal match

| August 4 11:05 | Colombia | 0–6 | Nicaragua | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: N/A |
| August 4 11:05 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Stadium, Lima Attendance: N/A |

## Bodybuilding

Nicaragua qualified a full team of two bodybuilders (one male and one female).
| Athlete | Event | Prejudging | Prejudging | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jorge Callejas | Men's classic bodybuilding | — | — | 79 | 6 |
| Grace Callejas | Women's bikini fitness | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
* No results were provided for the prejudging round, with only the top six advancing.

## Boxing

Nicaragua qualified nine boxers (four men and five women).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kevin Arias | 49 kg | Bezerra (BRA) W 3–2 | Martínez (COL) L 0–5 | Did not advance | |
| Jimmy Brenes | 69 kg | Iglesias (CUB) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lesther Espino | 75 kg | Prince (TRI) W RSC | López (CUB) L 0–5 | Did not advance | |
| Darwin Rodríguez | +91 kg | Brown (JAM) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Katy Esquivel | 51 kg | Hernández (DOM) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Keyling Reyes | 57 kg | Romeu (BRA) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Scarleth Ojeda | 60 kg | Falcon (MEX) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Keyling Osejo | 69 kg | Cruz (MEX) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fredly Ramírez | 75 kg | Figueiredo (BRA) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Nicaragua qualified one female judoka.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Izayana Marenco | +78 kg | Bye | Cutro-Kelly (USA) L 00S3–100S1 | Did not advance | Wood (TRI) W 100–000 | Souza (BRA) L 00S2–100 | =5 |

## Karate

Nicaragua qualified three male karatekas. The team of three athletes was disqualified in the bronze medal match versus Brazil for going over the time limit.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Round Robin | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Alejandro Hernandez Daniel Lira Franklin Sanchez | Team kata | 21.40 | 3 QB | Brazil L 0–24.42 | =5 |

## Rowing

Nicaragua qualified two female rowers. Later two male quotas were redistributed to the country.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Felix Potoy Eddy Vanega | Men's double sculls | 7:00.61 | 6 R | 6:48.75 | 4 FB | 7:08.66 | 10 |
| Evidelia González Ana Vanegas | Women's pair | 7:54.47 | 5 FA | — | — | 8:07.30 | 5 |
* Results given are within the heat.

## Shooting

Nicaragua received three reallocated sports in shooting (two men and one woman).
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Angel Barquero | Men's 10 m air pistol | 552 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rafael Lacayo | Men's 10 m air pistol | 556 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maria Lopez | Women's 10 m air rifle | 579.4 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maria Lopez | 50 m rifle three positions | 1129 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Nicaragua qualified four swimmers (two men and two women).

### Key

* Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Miguel Mena | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.00 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Miguel Mena | Men's 100 m freestyle | 52.07 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Miguel Mena | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:57.67 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eisner Barbarena | Men's 100 m backstroke | 1:00.52 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eisner Barbarena | Men's 200 m backstroke | 2:15.83 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María Hernández | Women's 50 m freestyle | 27.74 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María Hernández | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:17.25 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María Hernández | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:11.75 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maria Schutzmeier | Women's 100 m freestyle | 59.32 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maria Schutzmeier | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:03.99 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Nicaragua qualified one male and one female taekwondo practitioner.

### Kyorugi

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jerry Mansell | Men's 58 kg | Oblitas (PER) L 8–19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Solansh Vargas | Women's 49 kg | Canseco (PER) L 8–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Volleyball
### Beach

Nicaragua qualified four beach volleyball athletes (two men and two women).
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Qualifying round | Placement round | Placement match | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Rubén Mora Danny López | Men's | Nusbaum / Plantinga (CAN) L 0–2 (20–22, 28–30) | M. Grimalt / E. Grimalt (CHI) L 1–2 (19–21, 21–19, 13–15) | Ontiveros/ Virgen (MEX) L 0–2 (16–21, 17–21) | 4 | Did not qualify | Vásquez / Seminario (PER) W 2–0 (21–7, 21–15) | Alpízar / Valenciano (CRC) W 2–0 (21–16, 21–14) | 13 |
| Swan Mendoza Lolette Rodriguez | Women's | Harnett / Lapointe (CAN) L 1–2 (17–21, 21–14, 9–15) | Gallay / Pereyra (ARG) L 0–2 (12–21, 11–21) | Alvarado / Bethancourt (GUA) W 2–0 (21–15, 21–18) | 3 Q | Araya / Valenciano (CRC) L 0–2 (14–21, 16–21) | Allcca / Mendoza (PER) L 1–2 (21–18, 22–24, 11–15) | Orellana / Revuelta (MEX) L 0–2 (16–21, 18–21) | 12 |

## Weightlifting

Nicaragua qualified two female weightlifters.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| María Navarro | 49 kg | 60 | 11 | 83 | 9 | 143 | 9 |
| Sema Ludrick | 64 kg | 89 | 5 | 112 | 5 | 222 | 5 |

## Wrestling

Nicaragua received one wild card in the women's freestyle discipline.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Paula Ramírez | 57 kg | Bye | Burkert (USA) L 0–10 | Did not advance | — | Penalber (BRA) L 2–2$^F$ | =5 |