# Bahamas at the 2023 Pan American Games

The Bahamas is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be The Bahamas's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since the second edition in 1955.
The Bahamian delegation consisted of 20 athletes competing in six sports. Swimmers Lamar Taylor and Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, sailor Joshua Higgins was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
The Bahamas won three medals at the games, one silver and two bronze, to finish in a tie for 25th in the medal table (along with Haiti and Guyana).

## 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) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Golf | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 20 |

## Medallists

The following Bahamian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Rhema Otabor | Athletics | Women's javelin throw | November 3 |
| Bronze | Lamar Taylor | Swimming | Men's 50 metre freestyle | October 24 |
| Bronze | Donald Thomas | Athletics | Men's high jump | November 3 |

## Athletics (track and field)
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
* * = Athlete ran in the heat but not the final
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Samson Colebrooke | 100 m | 10.62 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Field events
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Donald Thomas | High jump | 2.24 | |
Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Total | Rank |
| Ken Mullings | Result | 10.89 | 6.90 | 14.57 | 2.01 | 50.67 | 14.27 | 41.64 | NM | DNS | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Kendrick Thompson | Result | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |

### Women

Field events
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Rhema Otabor | Javelin throw | 60.54 | |

## Golf

Bahamas qualified a male golfer.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank |
| Richard Gibson | Men's individual | 77 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 297 | +9 | =27 |

## Sailing

Bahamas received one reallocated spot in the men's laser event.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Opening series | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | Rank | QF | SF | M / F | Points | Rank |
| Joshua Higgins | Laser | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | (23) DSQ | 15 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 17 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

The Bahamas qualified nine swimmers, five men and four women. Lamar Taylor was the only swimmer to win a medal for the Bahamas, a bronze in the men's 50 metre freestyle. Taylor broke the national record in the event on route to winning the medal.

### Key

* Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
* NR – National record
* FA – Qualified for Final A
* FB – Qualified for Final B

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jack Barr | 800 m freestyle | — | — | 9:03.54 | 22 |
| Jack Barr | 1500 m freestyle | — | — | 17:38.10 | 18 |
| Emmanuel Gadson | 100 m butterfly | 56.32 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emmanuel Gadson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:21.56 | 18 FB | 2:21.35 | 16 |
| Emmanuel Gadson | 200 m individual medley | 2:15.56 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lamar Taylor | 50 m freestyle | 22.48 | 7 FA | 22.13 NR | |
| Lamar Taylor | 100 m freestyle | 50.95 | 16 | DNS | DNS |
| Lamar Taylor | 100 m backstroke | 56.39 NR | =13 | DNS | DNS |
| Luke Thompson | 200 m freestyle | 1:58.70 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luke Thompson | 400 m freestyle | 4:11.61 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mark-Anthony Thompson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.18 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jack Barr Lamar Taylor Luke Thompson Mark-Anthony Thompson | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:34.12 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emmanuel Gadson Lamar Taylor Luke Thompson Mark-Anthony Thompson | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:53.92 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Victoria Russell | 50 m freestyle | 27.54 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zaylie Thompson | 100 m freestyle | 59.34 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zaylie Thompson | 200 m freestyle | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zaylie Thompson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:16.75 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zaylie Thompson | 200 m individual medley | 2:30.53 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Katelyn Cabral Victoria Russell Zaylie Thompson Ariel Weech | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:08.84 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Katelyn Cabral Victoria Russell Zaylie Thompson Ariel Weech | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:34.03 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lamar Taylor Luke Thompson Katelyn Cabral Zaylie Thompson | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:44.94 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emmanuel Gadson Mark-Anthony Thompson Katelyn Cabral Ariel Weech | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:12.80 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

The Bahamas qualified three tennis players (two men and one woman).
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | 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 |
| Kevin Major Jr. | Men's singles | Rubio (MEX) L 0–2 (3–6, 0–6) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Justin Roberts | Men's singles | Bye | Vallejo (PAR) L 0–2 (1–6, 3–6) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sydney Clarke | Women's singles | Bye | Loeb (USA) L 0–2 (3–6, 0–6) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Justin Roberts Sydney Clarke | Mixed doubles | — | — | Vergara / Britez (PAR) L 0–2 (4–6, 2–6) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Wrestling

The Bahamas received one wildcard for the men's freestyle 86 kg event. Rashji Mackey lost both of his matches and did not advance to the medal round.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Rashji Mackey | Freestyle 86 kg | Bye | Torreblanca (CUB) L 0–10 (VSU) | Did not advance | Izquierdo (COL) L 0–4 (VFA) | Did not advance | Did not advance |