# Dominican Republic at the 2023 Parapan American Games

Dominican Republic is scheduled to compete in the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile from 17 November to 26 November 2023. This was Dominican Republic's fifth appearance at the Parapan American Games, having first competed in the 2007 edition.
Paralympic badminton player Victor Manuel De La Cruz and parathlete Manuela Jacinto were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.

## Medalists

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Nathanael Sanchez | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F13 | November 21 |
| Silver | Geraldo Castro | Taekwondo | Men's 63 kg | November 24 |
| Silver | Manuela Jacinto | Athletics | Women's 400 metres T12 | November 25 |
| Bronze | Josefina Zoraida Miliano | Powerlifting | Women's 73 kg & 79 kg | November 18 |
| Bronze | Richard González | Athletics | Men's 400 metres T12 | November 22 |
| Bronze | Diana Vivenes | Athletics | Women's 400 metres T20 | November 22 |
| Bronze | Julio Figuereo | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg | November 25 |
| Bronze | José Frank Rodriguez | Cycling | Men's road race C4–5 | November 26 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Badminton | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 22 |

## Archery
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| José Figueroa | Individual recurve open | 468 | 9 | Huaytalla (PER) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics
### 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
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men
   ### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Richard González | 100 m T12 | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Richard González | 400 m T12 | — | — | 54.38 | |
| Adonys Rosa | 100 m T36 | — | — | 12.60 | 5 |
| Adonys Rosa | 400 m T36 | — | — | 58.41 | 4 |
| Cristian Mejia | 100 m T47 | 11.32 | 4 q | 11.30 | 7 |
| Cristian Mejia | 400 m T47 | — | — | 52.07 | 4 |

   ### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Wagner Astacio | High jump T42–T47/T63–T64 | 1.84 | 1 |
| Nathanael Sanchez | Javelin throw F13 | 43.47 | |
| Cristian Mejia | Javelin throw F46 | 37.54 | 6 |

### Women
   ### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Manuela Jacinto | 100 m T12 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emeli Dicoudray | 100 m T37 | — | — | 19.63 | 8 |
| Manuela Jacinto | 200 m T12 | 27.07 | 2 q | 26.82 | 4 |
| Emeli Dicoudray | 200 m T37 | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Manuela Jacinto | 400 m T12 | 1:04.00 | 3 q | 1:04.45 | |
| Diana Vivenes | 400 m T20 | — | — | 58.51 | |

   ### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Diana Vivenes | Shot put F20 | 5.87 | 3 |

## Badminton
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Emmanuel Mercedes | Singles SL3 | Echeverría (CHI) W 21–10, 21–11 | Puente (PER) L 17–21, 8–21 | 2 Q | Cardoso (BRA) L 19–21, 13–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Victor Manuel De La Cruz | Singles SL4 | Alcaraz (USA) W 21–23, 21–14, 21–13 | Johann (BRA) L 11–21, 13–21 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Emeli Dicoudray | Singles SL3 | Ubaque (COL) L 14–21, 19–21 | Beckenkamp (BRA) L 8–21, 8–21 | Silva (BRA) L 7–21, 7–21 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Rodny Minier | Time trial C1–5 | 31:26.31 | 19 |
| José Frank Rodríguez | Time trial C1–5 | 31:24.75 | 18 |
| Rodny Minier | Road race C4–5 | 1:52:08 | 5 |
| José Frank Rodríguez | Road race C4–5 | 1:52:05 | |

### Track
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Rodny Minier | Pursuit C4–5 | 5:08.311 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Frank Rodríguez | Pursuit C4–5 | 5:20.771 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rodny Minier | Time trial C1–5 | — | — | 1:15.661 | 14 |
| José Frank Rodríguez | Time trial C1–5 | — | — | 1:10.847 | 8 |

## Powerlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
| José Manuel Abud | –65 kg | 150 | 4 |
| Jesús Manuel Rodríguez | –80 kg | NM | NM |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
| Josefina Zoraida Miliano | –73 kg & –79 kg | 94.0 | |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| José Manuel Abud Jesús Manuel Rodríguez Josefina Zoraida Miliano | Team | 214.5 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Marcos Jimenez | 50 m freestyle S5 | 38.91 | 7 Q | 38.05 | 5 |
| Marcos Jimenez | 100 m freestyle S5 | 1:30.08 | 8 Q | 1:24.39 | 5 |
| Marcos Jimenez | 50 m backstroke S5 | — | — | 43.21 | 4 |
| Marcos Jimenez | 50 m butterfly S5 | — | — | 42.81 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lourdes Aybar | 50 m freestyle S8 | 38.33 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lourdes Aybar | 100 m breaststroke SB7 | — | — | 1:58.62 | 5 |
| Lourdes Aybar | 100 m butterfly S8 | — | — | 1:45.70 | 8 |
| Lourdes Aybar | 200 m individual medley SM8 | 3:36.88 | 5 Q | 3:35.87 | 6 |

## Taekwondo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Geraldo Castro | −63 kg | Mayor (CUB) W 50–42 | Palacios (MEX) W 19–13 | Bye | Torquato (BRA) L 16–18 | |
| Julio Figuereo | +80 kg | Muñoz (CHI) W 15–7 | Medell (USA) L 7–10 | Bye | Bronze medal final Pedroza (MEX) W 15–11 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Elisabeth Geraldo | −52 kg | Bye | García (MEX) L 26–38 | Bronze medal final Neves (BRA) L 17–21 | 4 |