# Nicaragua at the 2011 Pan American Games

Nicaragua competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Nicaragua's contingent was made up of 50 people including 31 athletes competing in 11 different sports. The Chef de mission of the team was Eduardo Abdullah.

## Athletics
### Men

Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| 800 m | Edgard Alejandro Cortez | | | 1:59.02 | 7th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marathon | Simas Alberto Castro | | | | | 2:47:25 | 17th |

### Women

Track and road events
| Event | Athletes | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| 400 m hurdles | Jessica Aguilera | 1:03.75 | 7th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Field events
| Event | Athletes | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Javelin throw | Dalila Rugama | | | 46.82 m. | 14th |

## Basque pelota

Nicaragua qualified two athletes in the paleta rubber pairs 30m fronton category.

### Men

| Athlete(s) | Event | Series 1 | Series 2 | Series 3 | Series 4 | Bronze medal | Final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Oscar Bustillo Victor Bustillo | Paleta Rubber Pairs 30m Fronton | Fernando Celaya (CHI) & Pedro De Orte L 0-2 | Enrique Blas (GUA) & Juan Diego Blas L 0-2 | Fernando Ergueta (ARG) & Javier Nicosia L 0-2 | Tomas Fernandez (CRC) & Jorge Lopez W 2-0 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Beach volleyball

Nicaragua qualified a men's and women's team in the beach volleyball competition.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Dany López Gerald Umaña | Men | Aldo Miramontes (MEX) Juan Virgen (MEX) L 12-21, 15-21 | Cristian Redmann (CAN) Bejamin Saxton (CAN) L 22-24, 16-21 | Guillermo Williman (URU) Nicolas Zanotta (URU) L 11-21, 13-23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amalia Hernández Lollette Rodríguez | Women | Bibiana Candelas (MEX) Mayra García (MEX) L 5-21, 12-21 | Fabiana Gómez (URU) Lucia Guigou (URU) L 12-21, 15-21 | Nathalia Alfaro (CRC) Ingrid Morales (CRC) L 14-21, 15-21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

Nicaragua qualified a boxing team of four athletes.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Marvin Solano | Flyweight | Eddie Valenzuela (GUA) L 10 – 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julio Laguna | Lightweight | Yasniel Toledo (CUB) L RSC Round1 3:00 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luis Amador | Light welterweight | Valentino Knowles (BAH) L 7 – 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Ledy Mayorga | Light heavyweight | Alma Nora Ibarra (MEX) L 3 – 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

Men
| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Felipe Jarquin Vicente Vanega | Coxless pair (M2-) | 7:23.41 | 5th R | 7:25.16 | 5th qB | 7:21.78 | 3rd B |
| Felipe Jarquin Hector Potoy Eddy Vanega Vicente Vanega | Coxless four (M4-) | 6:49.04 | 4th R | 6:41.26 | 5th qB | 6:34.64 | 1st B |

### Women

| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ana Vanega Maria Vanega | Double sculls (W2x) | 8:52.91 | 4th R | 8:56.17 | 5th | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting

Men
| Event | Athlete | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athlete | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| 10 m air pistol | Jaime Ramon Davila | 542- 4x | 32nd | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 10 m air pistol | Pablo Alejandro Guerrero | 521- 4x | 33rd | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 10 m air rifle | Walter Antonio Martínez | 569-20x | 22nd | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | Jaime Ramon Davila | 508- 6x | 14th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m pistol | Jaime Ramon Davila | 520-10x | 23rd | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m pistol | Pablo Alejandro Guerrero | 477- 4x | 28th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m rifle prone | Walter Antonio Martínez | 573-21x | 24th | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 50 m rifle three positions | Walter Antonio Martínez | 1094- 29x | 20th | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Nicaragua qualified three swimmers.

### Men

| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| 200 m Butterfly | Victor Lopez Cantera | 2:10.22 | 15th qB | 2:09.19 | 7th B |
| 10 km marathon | Omar Núñez | | | 2:19:16.8 | 16th |

### Women

| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| 100 m butterfly | Dalia Tórrez Zamora | 1:08.65 | 23rd | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Nicaragua received a wild card to send one male taekwondo athlete.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Michael Antonio Rodriguez | Heavyweight (-80kg) | Sebastian Crismanich (ARG) L 0 – 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Nicaragua received a wild card in the men's triathlon event.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| Francisco Lopez | Individual | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

## Weightlifting

Nicaragua qualified one male athlete and one female athlete.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Total | Rank |
| Eddy Fernando Peña | Men's 69 kg | 105 | 110 | 115 | 130 | 140 | 147 | 250 | 8th |
| Silvia Artola | Women's 48 kg | 65 | 70 | 73 | 92 | 97 | 100 | 170 | 5th |

## Wrestling

Nicaragua qualified one athlete in the 55 kg men's Greco-Roman category.
Men

### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Alberto Mendieta | 55 kg | Gustavo Balart (CUB) L PO 0 – 3 | | Bronze medal match: Juan Carlos Lopez (COL) L PP 1 – 3 |