# Paraguay at the 2015 Pan American Games

Paraguay competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Swimmer Benjamin Hockin was the flagbearer of the country at the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following table lists Paraguay's delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Golf | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Roller sports | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Squash | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 49 |

## Medalists

The following competitors from Paraguay won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Marcelo Aguirre Axel Gavilán Alejandro Toranzos | Table tennis | Men's team | July 21 |
| Bronze | Diego Galeano Verónica Cepede Royg | Tennis | Mixed doubles | July 16 |
| Bronze | Julieta Granada | Golf | Women's individual | July 19 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Golf | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Medals by day :
| Day | | | | Total |
| July 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| July 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| July 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |

## Athletics

Paraguay qualified three athletes (one man and two women).

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Víctor Fatecha | Javelin throw | 73.81 | 10 |

### Road events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Carmen Martinez | Marathon | DNF | DNF |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Anna Camila Pirelli | Result | 13.72 | 1.56 | 13.32 | 25.48 | 5.54 | 47.38 | 2:18.59 | 5663 SB | 9 |
| Anna Camila Pirelli | Points | 1082 | 689 | 749 | 843 | 712 | 809 | 843 | 5663 SB | 9 |

### Key

* SB = Seasonal best
* DNF = Did not finish

## Canoeing
### Slalom

Paraguay qualified the following boats:
| Athlete(s) | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ana Fernández | Women's C-1 | 153.92 | 4 | 194.49 | 4 | 206.49 | 4 | 189.03 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ana Fernández | Women's K-1 | 188.20 | 7 | DNS | DNS | 394.20 | 7 | 270.98 | 7 | DNF | DNF |

## Football
### Men's tournament

Paraguay qualified a men's team of 18 athletes.

#### Roster

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Ignacio Don | (1982-02-28)28 February 1982 (aged 33) | Nacional |
| 2 | 2DF | Miller Mareco | (1994-01-31)31 January 1994 (aged 21) | San Lorenzo |
| 3 | 2DF | Luis Gimenez | (1998-08-01)1 August 1998 (aged 16) | Olimpia |
| 4 | 2DF | Gustavo Villamayor | (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 (aged 22) | Unattached |
| 5 | 2DF | Ivan Cañete | (1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 20) | Atletico Madrid |
| 6 | 3MF | Ivan Ramirez | (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 (aged 20) | Unattached |
| 7 | 3MF | Alan Benítez | (1994-01-25)25 January 1994 (aged 21) | Unattached |
| 8 | 3MF | Angel Cardozo | (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 20) | Unattached |
| 9 | 4FW | Walter González | (1995-05-21)21 May 1995 (aged 20) | Olimpia |
| 10 | 4FW | Miguel Almirón | (1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 21) | Cerro Porteño |
| 11 | 3MF | Derlis Alegre | (1994-01-10)10 January 1994 (aged 21) | Sportivo Luqueno |
| 12 | 1GK | Gabriel Perrota | (1998-12-26)26 December 1998 (aged 16) | Nacional |
| 13 | 2DF | Juan Escobar | (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 20) | Sportivo Luqueno |
| 14 | 3MF | Cristhian Paredes | (1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 17) | Sol de America |
| 15 | 3MF | Arturo Aranda | (1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 17) | Libertad |
| 16 | 4FW | Sebastián Ferreira | (1998-02-13)13 February 1998 (aged 17) | Olimpia |
| 17 | 3MF | Walter Clar | (1994-09-27)27 September 1994 (aged 20) | Rubio Ñu |
| 18 | 4FW | Cristian Colman | (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 21) | Nacional |

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Medal round |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Medal round |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 | |

## Golf

Paraguay qualified a team of three golfers (one man and two women).
| Athlete(s) | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Rank |
| Gustavo Silvero | Men's individual | 80 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 316 (+28) | =31 |
| Milagros Chaves | Women's individual | 83 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 302 (+14) | 10 |
| Julieta Granada | Women's individual | 68 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 283 (–5) | |
| Gustavo Silvero Milagros Chaves Julieta Granada | Mixed team | 148 | 154 | 151 | 146 | 599 (+23) | =10 |

## Roller sports

Paraguay qualified one male athlete.

### Figure
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Short program | Short program | Free program | Free program | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Víctor López | Free skating | 120.20 | 5 Q | 115.40 | 5 | 466.40 | 5 |

## Rowing

Paraguay qualified a total of five rowers and four boats (three male and two female).
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Arturo Rivarola | Men's single sculls (M1x) | 7.46.35 | 6 R | 8.02.01 | 5 FB | 8:09.37 | 7 |
| Franco Chiola Daniel Sosa | Men's double sculls (M2x) | 7:06.97 | 6 R | 7:19.25 | 4 FB | 7:01.43 | 10 |
| Alejandra Alonso | Women's single sculls (W1x) | 8:02.95 | 4 R | 8:42.41 | 2 FA | 7:57.05 | 6 |
| Gabriela Mosqueira | Women's lightweight single sculls (LW1x) | 8:20.42 | 4 R | 8:50.50 | 3 FB | 9:57.20 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

## Shooting

Paraguay qualified one shooter.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Paulo Reichardt | Trap | 95 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paulo Reichardt | Double trap | 108 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Squash

Paraguay received a men's wildcard slot.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Nicolas Caballero | Men's singles | Khalil (GUY) W (11–2, 11–5, 11–4) | Salazar (MEX) L (6–11, 4–11, 7–11) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Paraguay qualified six swimmers (five men and one woman).

### Key

* Note – Ranks given for swimming events are for all heats
* FA = Qualified for the A Final
* FB = Qualified for the B Final
* NR = National record

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Maximiliano Abreu | 200 m butterfly | 2:05.61 | 15 FB | 2:06.91 | 15 |
| Benjamin Hockin | 100 m freestyle | 50.14 | 12 FB | 49.88 | 10 |
| Benjamin Hockin | 200 m freestyle | 1:49.59 | 8 FA | 1:50.03 | 8 |
| Benjamin Hockin | 100 m butterfly | 53.63 | 11 FB | 53.45 | 9 |
| Charles Hockin | 50 m freestyle | 23.57 | 15 FB | 23.76 | 16 |
| Charles Hockin | 100 m backstroke | 56.56 | 10 FB | 57.25 | 11 |
| Charles Hockin | 200 m backstroke | 2:10.94 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matías López | 200 m backstroke | 2:01.05 | 6 FA | 2:00.91 NR | 7 |
| Matías López | 200 m individual medley | 2:05.09 NR | 12 FB | 2:04.94 NR | 13 |
| Matías López | 400 m individual medley | 4:30.27 NR | 14 FB | 4:27.47 NR | 14 |
| Renato Prono | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.75 | 13 FB | 1:04.57 | 15 |
| Renato Prono | 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.13 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maximiliano Abreu Benjamin Hockin Charles Hockin Matías López | 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 3:36.52 | 6 FA | 3:27.60 | 6 |
| Maximiliano Abreu Benjamin Hockin Charles Hockin Matías López Renato Prono | 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 3:47.72 | 8 FA | 3:45.37 | 8 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Karen Riveros | 50 m freestyle | 27.17 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karen Riveros | 100 m freestyle | 58.94 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karen Riveros | 200 m freestyle | 2:10.32 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Paraguay qualified a men's team of three athletes. The men's table tennis team won a silver medal, the first ever for the country in table tennis at the Pan American Games. The silver also equaled the best result by any athlete/team from the country at the games.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marcelo Aguirre | Singles | Blas (PER) W 4–2 | Gonzalez (PUR) W 4–0 | Villa (MEX) W 4–1 | 1 Q | Bye | Tabachnik (ARG) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Axel Gavilan | Singles | Tabachnik (ARG) L 1–4 | Diaz (VEN) L 3–4 | Afanador (PUR) L 1–4 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alejandro Toranzos | Singles | Mino (ECU) L 0–4 | Gatica (GUA) W 4–0 | Campos (CUB) L 2–4 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marcelo Aguirre Axel Gavilan Alejandro Toranzos | Team | Cuba W 3–1 | Chile L 2–3 | — | 1 Q | — | — | Mexico W 3–0 | Puerto Rico W 3–0 | Brazil L 0–3 | |

## Taekwondo

Paraguay received a wildcard to enter one male athlete. Matias Fernandez was disqualified prior to the event, and did not compete.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Matias Fernandez | 58 kg | Carlos Navarro (MEX) L DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Harold Avella (COL) L DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Paraguay qualified four tennis players (one male and three female).
| Athlete | Event | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Diego Galeano | Men's singles | Hernández (CUB) W 6–3, 6–1 | Arévalo (ESA) W 7–5, 6–3 | Lapentti (ECU) W 6–3, 6–2 | Andreozzi (ARG) L 6–2, 1–6, 6–7 $^{6–8}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | =5 |
| Camila Giangreco Campiz | Women's singles | — | Gámiz (VEN) L 3–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =17 |
| Montserrat González | Women's singles | — | Herazo (COL) W 6–3, 6–7, $^{5–7}$ 6–3 | Zhao (CAN) L 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =9 |
| Verónica Cepede Royg | Women's singles | — | Ormaechea (ARG) W 7–6, $^{9–7}$ 6–4 | Gonçalves (BRA) W 6–4, 6–1 | Davis (USA) L 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | =5 |
| Camila Giangreco Campiz Montserrat González | Women's doubles | — | — | — | Dabrowski / Zhao (CAN) L 2–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | =5 |
| Diego Galeano Verónica Cepede Royg | Mixed doubles | — | — | Subervi / Segarelli (DOM) W 6–4, 5–7, [10–5] | Austin / Vickery (USA) W 6–0, 6–3 | Andreozzi / Irigoyen (ARG) L 6–1, 3–6, [7–10] | Struvay / Duque (COL) W 6–3, 7–5 | |

## Triathlon

Paraguay received a wildcard to enter one female triathlete.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| Nicole Wood | Individual | 25:16 | 0:54 | LAP | LAP | LAP | LAP | LAP |

## Wrestling

Paraguay received one wildcard in women's freestyle. However, later Stephanie Bragayrac was disqualified from the games for doping. Bragayrac did not compete in the event, and her opponent in the first round won by default.

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Stephanie Bragayrac | 63 kg | Dennisse Antes (ECU) L DQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |