# Paraguay at the 2011 Pan American Games

Paraguay competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Gerardo Paniagua was the Chef de mission. Ben Hockin, a swimmer who won multiple medals at the 2010 South American Games, was selected to carry the flag during the opening ceremonies. Paraguay's delegation consisted of 28 athletes competing in 10 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Esteban Casarino Carlos Caballero | Squash | Men's Doubles | October 16 |
| Bronze | Ben Hockin | Swimming | Men's 200 metre freestyle | October 18 |

## Athletics

Paraguay qualified five athletes (four female and one male).

### Men

| Event | Athlete | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athlete | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Augusto Stanley | 400 m | | | 47.52 | 7th | did not advance | did not advance |
| Victor Fatecha | Javelin throw | | | | | 76.92 | 5th SB |

#### Women

| Event | Athletes | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Catalina Amarilla | Pole vault | | | | | 3.40 | 15th |
| Leryn Franco | Javelin throw | | | | | 48.70 | 13th |
| Olga Subeldia | Javelin throw | | | | | 49.89 | 11th |

#### Women

| Heptathlon | Event | Anna Pirelli | Anna Pirelli | Anna Pirelli |
| Heptathlon | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m hurdles | 14.87 | 7th | 943 |
| | High jump | 1.56 | 12th | 689 |
| | Shot put | 11.74 | 2nd | 727 |
| | 200 m | 26.20 | 11th | 780 |
| | Long jump | 5.17 | 13th | 606 |
| | Javelin throw | 36.40 | 7th | 696 |
| | 800 m | 2:24:24 | 5th | 767 |
| Final | | | 9th | 5157 |

## Roller skating

Paraguay qualified one female athlete in artistic roller skating.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Valentina Basaglia | Free skating | 107.70 | 8th | 102.80 | 10th |

## Rowing

Paraguay qualified two athletes in the rowing competition (one male and one female).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Daniel Sosa | Single sculls (M1x) | 7:51.40 | 6th | 7:40.59 | 5th | 7:29.38 | 6th |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gabriela Mosqueira | Lightweight single sculls (LW1x) | 8:48.83 | 4th | 8:09.09 | 2nd | 8:07.14 | 4th |

## Shooting

Paraguay qualified two shooters.

### Men

| Event | Athlete | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athlete | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| 10 m air pistol | Marcelo De Souza | 554- 6x | 25th | did not advance | did not advance |
| 10 m air pistol | Oscar Ricciardi | 560-10x | 20th | did not advance | did not advance |

## Squash

Paraguay qualified three athletes in the squash competition.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Esteban Casarino | Singles | | Andres Vargas (COL) W 11-6, 11-8, 7-11, 11-4 | Arturo Salazar (MEX) L 6-11, 4-11, 2-11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Andre L'Heureux | Singles | Shawn Simpson (BAR) W 7-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-6, 11-2 | Shawn Delierre (CAN) L 0-11, 3-11, 7-11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Caballero Esteban Casarino | Doubles | | Andrés Duany (PER) Diego Elías (PER) W WO 11-0, 11-0 | Andrés Vargas (COL) Javier Castilla (COL) W 11-9, 4-11, 11-10 | Christopher Gordon (USA) Julian Illingworth (USA) L 8-11, 10-11 | did not advance |
| Athletes | Event | Preliminaries Group Stage | Preliminaries Group Stage | Preliminaries Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Carlos Caballero Esteban Casarino Andre L'Heureux | Team | Brazil L 0-3, 0-3, 0-3 | Argentina L 1-3, 2-3, 0-3 | Peru W 0-3, 3-0, 3-2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

Paraguay qualified six swimmers (five male and one female).

### Men

| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| 100 m Freestyle | Benjamin Hockin | 49.91 | 8th Q | 50.03 | 8th |
| 200 m Freestyle | Benjamin Hockin | 1:50.52 | 3rd | 1:48.48 | |
| 100 m Butterfly | Benjamin Hockin | 53.87 | 6th Q | 53.43 | 7th |
| 100 m Butterfly | Jose Lobo | 57.18 | 15th QB | 56.10 | 7th B |
| 100 m Backstroke | Charles Hockin | 57.65 | 9th Q | 57.63 | 8th |
| 200 m Backstroke | Charles Hockin | 2:05.28 | 8th | did not advance | did not advance |
| 100 m Breaststroke | Genaro Prono | 1:03.79 | 11th QB | 1:04.22 | 3rd |
| 100 m Breaststroke | Renato Prono | 1:05.72 | 17th | did not advance | did not advance |
| 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | Charles Hockin Renato Prono Jose Lobo Benjamin Hockin | 3:44.98 | 8th Q | 3:26.19 | 4th |
| 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | Charles Hockin Renato Prono Jose Lobo Benjamin Hockin Genaro Prono | 8:13.03 | 8th Q | 7:54.78 | 7th |
| 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | Charles Hockin Genaro Prono Jose Lobo Benjamin Hockin Renato Prono | 3:51.42 | 5th Q | 3:45.78 | 5th |

### Women

| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| Karen Riveros | 100 m Freestyle | 1:00.11 | 16th QB | 59.96 | 7th B |

## Table tennis

Paraguay qualified one male athlete in table tennis.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | 1st Round | Eighthfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | 1st Round | Eighthfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Marcelo Aguirre | Singles | Geovanny Coello (ECU) W 4 - 0 | Dexter St. Louis (TRI) W 4 - 1 | Juan Acosta (PER) W 4 - 3 | | Pierre-Luc Hinse (CAN) W 4 - 1 | Ju Lin (DOM) L 0 - 4 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Paraguay received one wild card in taekwondo.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Osvaldo Caceres | Lightweight (-58kg) | Angel Modesto Mora (CUB) L WDR Ronda3 0:50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Tennis

Paraguay qualified five tennis players (three male and two female).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Jose Benitez | Singles | Duilio Beretta (PER) L 2 - 6, 5 - 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Diego Galeano | Singles | Darian King (BAR) W 6(3) - 7, 7 - 5, 6 - 4 | Denis Kudla (USA) L 1 - 6, 4 - 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Daniel Lopez | Singles | Martín Cuevas (URU) W 7 - 6(6), 6 - 4 | Christopher Diaz-Figueroa (GUA) L 6(4) - 7, 6(5) - 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jose Benitez Daniel Lopez | Doubles | | Eduardo Schwank (ARG) Horacio Zeballos (ARG) W 6 - 4, 2 - 6, [10-8] | Julio César Campozano (ECU) Roberto Quiroz (ECU) L 4 - 6, 1 - 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Veronica Cepede | Singles | María Irigoyen (ARG) W 6 - 2, 3 - 6, 6 - 2 | Ximena Hermoso (MEX) W 6 - 3, 7 - 6(6) | Christina McHale (USA) L 5 - 7, 3 - 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Isabella Robbiani | Singles | Karen Castiblanco (COL) W 2 - 6, 7 - 5, 6 - 4 | Florencia Molinero (ARG) L 3 - 6, 1 - 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score |
| Veronica Cepede Diego Galeano | Mixed Doubles | | Ana Paula de la Peña (MEX) Santiago González (MEX) L 5 - 7, 0 - 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Triathlon

Paraguay received one wild card in the women's event.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| Tania Sapoznik | Individual | 20:50 19th | 0:26 5th | LAP | LAP | LAP | LAP | LAP |