# Bolivia at the 2023 Pan American Games

Bolivia is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Bolivia's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games.
On 8 October 2023, the Bolivian Olympic Committee officially named the team of 52 athletes competing in 18 sports. On 10 October 2023, tennis player Juan Carlos Prado gave up his position in the Games in order to prioritize the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors. The following day, the female football team was invited to participate after Venezuela's withdrawal, increasing the nation's total to 69 athletes in 19 sports.
Racquetball athlete Conrrado Moscoso and tennis player Noelia Zeballos were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, golfer Marcos Moneta and race walker Mayra Mancilla were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Basque pelota | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Equestrian | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Golf | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Karate | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Racquetball | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Shooting | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 47 | 69 |

## Medallists

The following Bolivian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Conrrado Moscoso | Racquetball | Men's singles | October 24 |
| Gold | Kadim Carrasco Carlos Keller Conrrado Moscoso | Racquetball | Men's team | October 26 |
| Silver | Carlos Keller | Racquetball | Men's singles | October 24 |
| Bronze | Angélica Barrios Jenny Daza | Racquetball | Women's doubles | October 24 |
| Bronze | Angélica Barrios Conrrado Moscoso | Racquetball | Mixed doubles | October 24 |
Medals by sport/discipline :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Racquetball | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Medals by day :
| Day | | | | Total |
| 24 October | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Medals by gender :
| Day | | | | Total |
| Women | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Men | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mixed/Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |

## Athletics

Bolivia qualified seven female athletes for the games.
Men Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Nery Cornejo | 400 m | 50.97 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Women Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Guadalupe Torrez | 100 m | 12.17 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mayra Quispe | 20 km walk | — | — | No result | 8 |
| Valeria Quispe Fuentes Leticia Soria Guadalupe Tórrez Lauren Mendoza Alinny Delgadillo | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.85 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
$^N$ - The results for the women's 20 km race walk were declared void after the race distance was remeasured and found to be 3 km short.
Field events
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Valeria Quispe Fuentes | Triple jump | 12.40 | 8 |

## Badminton

Bolivia qualified one female athlete.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Juanita Siviora | Singles | Bye | Wynter (JAM) L 3–21, 8–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Basque pelota

Bolivia qualified two pelotari (one man and one woman) through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Rank | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Carlos Javier Pérez | Men's individual fronton | Bolelli (CHI) L 0–15, 0–15 | Pérez (MEX) L 0–15, 0–15 | González (CUB) L 0–15, 0–15 | Fernández (ARG) L 0–15, 0–15 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julia Pérez | Women's frontball | Leoncio (CUB) L 12–11, 7–12, 6–7 | Blas (EAI) W 12–3, 12–10 | Acosta (URU) L 5–12, 7–12 | — | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

Bolivia qualified a total of 4 cyclists (2 men and 2 women).

### BMX

Bolivia qualified four cyclists in BMX race through the UCI World Ranking of Nations.

#### Racing

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Nicolás Arze Gómez | Men | 37.110 | 19 | 14 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sebastián Arze Gómez | Men | 37.340 | 20 | 15 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María Peinado Pizarro | Women | 42.310 | 15 | 15 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María Enriquez Anaya | Women | 43.870 | 16 | 18 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian

Bolivia qualified two equestrians in Jumping.

### Jumping

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Total | Total | Round A | Round A | Round B | Round B | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank | Faults | Rank |
| Diego Bedoya | Skara Glen's Para Bellum | Individual | 55.31 | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Reynaldo Cardozo | Doria One Loar Mystic Rose | Individual | 17.96 | 41 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 67.96 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Football
### Women's tournament

Summary
Key:
* A.E.T – After extra time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Bolivia women | Men's tournament | United States L 0–6 | Argentina L 0–3 | Costa Rica D 0–0 | 4 | — | Jamaica W 2–1 | 7 |
Bolivia qualified a women's team of 18 athletes after reallocation following Venezuela's withdrawal. Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Bolivia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 1 | Seventh place match |
Seventh place match

## Golf

Bolivia qualified a team of four golfers (two men and two women).
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank |
| Juan Cristian Terceros | Men's individual | 69 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 288 | E | 21 |
| Flavio Semeja | Men's individual | 80 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 293 | +5 | 25 |
| Sofia Blanco | Women's individual | 75 | 79 | 74 | 81 | 309 | +21 | 22 |
| María José Savoca | Women's individual | 83 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 322 | +34 | 31 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

Bolivia qualified two gymnasts in artistic (one man and one woman) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Oliver Sánchez | Individual all-around | 11.000 | 9.200 | 12.600 | 13.766 | 11.300 | 10.833 | 68.699 | 30 |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Diana Seoane | Individual all-around | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

### Trampoline

Bolivia qualified one female gymnast in trampoline at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Maya Zaballa | Women's | 40.820 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Karate

Bolivia qualified 1 female karateka at the 2022 South American Games.

### Kumite

| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Nazira Gonzales | Women's –68 kg | Rodrigues (BRA) L 0–0 | Bratic (CAN) L 0–0 | Campos (MEX) L 0–0 | Cuervo (VEN) L 0–0 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

## Modern pentathlon

Bolivia qualified four modern pentathletes (two men and two women).
| Athlete | Event | Fencing ranking round (Épée one touch) | Fencing ranking round (Épée one touch) | Fencing ranking round (Épée one touch) | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Fencing ranking round (Épée one touch) | Fencing ranking round (Épée one touch) | Fencing ranking round (Épée one touch) | Fencing | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Shooting / Running (10 m laser pistol / 3000 m cross-country) | Shooting / Running (10 m laser pistol / 3000 m cross-country) | Shooting / Running (10 m laser pistol / 3000 m cross-country) | Total | Total | Fencing | Swimming | Swimming | Swimming | Riding (Show jumping) | Riding (Show jumping) | Riding (Show jumping) | Riding (Show jumping) | Shooting / Running | Shooting / Running | Shooting / Running | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | V – D | Rank | MP points | BP | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | MP points | Rank | BP | Time | Rank | MP points | Time | Faults | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | MP points | Rank |
| Francesco Chumacero | Men's individual | 8–22 | 27 | 172 | 2 | 2:23.51 | 15 | 263 | 11:55 | 15 | 585 | 1022 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeiny Cerda | Women's individual | 5–27 | 51 | 192 | 0 | 2:40.63 | 23 | 229 | 15:46 | 31 | 354 | 731 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fátima Casas | Women's individual | 18–14 | 13 | 148 | 0 | 2:32.94 | 15 | 247 | 14:19 | 27 | 441 | 819 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Racquetball

Bolivia qualified six racquetball athletes (three men and three women).
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Conrrado Moscoso | Singles | Bye | Moyet (CUB) W 3–0 (11–4, 11–0, 11–6) | Acuña (CRC) W 3–0 (11–1, 11–6, 15–13) | Portillo (MEX) W 3–0 (11–3, 14–12, 12–10) | Carlos Keller (BOL) W 3–0 (11–3, 14–12, 12–10) | |
| Carlos Keller | Singles | Bye | Galicia (EAI) W 3–0 (11–9, 11–5, 11–8) | Murray (CAN) W 1–3 (11–9, 11–13, 14–12, 11–6) | Montoya (MEX) W 3–2 (6–11, 11–6, 11–13, 11–9, 11–8) | Conrrado Moscoso (BOL) L 3–0 (11–3, 14–12, 12–10) | |
| Kadim Carrasco Conrrado Moscoso | Doubles | — | Bye | Galicia / Salvatierra (EAI) L 1–3 (10–12, 11–8, 6–11, 5–11) | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| Kadim Carrasco Carlos Keller Conrrado Moscoso | Team | — | Bye | Argentina W 2–0 (3–1, 3–0) | United States W 2–1 (3–0, 2–3, 3–2) | Canada W 2–0 (3–2, 3–0) | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Angélica Barrios | Singles | Bye | Key (USA) W 3–0 (11–7, 11–3, 11–6) | Mejia (MEX) L 1–3 (8–11, 11–8, 2–11, 13–11) | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yasmine Sabja Aliss | Singles | Bye | Manilla (USA) L 1–3 (11–8, 9–11, 4–11, 6–11) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Angélica Barrios Jenny Daza | Doubles | — | Bye | M. J. Muñoz / Sotomayor (ECU) W 3–2 (12–10, 6–11, 11–5, 8–11, 11–7) | Martinez / Rodriguez (ECU) L 1–3 (13–11, 9–11, 10–12, 10–12) | Did not advance | |
| Angélica Barrios Jenny Daza Yasmine Sabja Aliss | Team | — | Bye | United States L 0–3 (2–3, 0–3) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Angélica Barrios / Conrrado Moscoso | Doubles | Bye | Murray Lambert (CAN) W 3–1 (11–5, 11–9, 8–11, 11–4) | D. Garcia Vargas (ARG) L 2–3 (11–9, 8–11, 8–11, 12–10, 9–11) | Did not advance | |

## Shooting

Bolivia qualified a total of four shooters.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Rudolf Knijnenburg | 10 m air pistol | 563 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| César Menacho | Trap | 97 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Selenia Ledezma | 10 m air rifle | 609.7 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Madeleine Velasco | Trap | 78 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Bolivia qualified two swimmers through the Universality criteria.

### Key

* Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
* NR – National record
* QA – Qualified for Final A
* QB – Qualified for Final B
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Esteban Pizarro | Men's 100 m butterfly | 55.10 | 17 q | 54.71 | 15 |
| Esteban Pizarro | Men's 200 m individual medley | 2:07.39 | 16 q | 2:06.21 | 14 |
| María José Pinto | Women's 50 m freestyle | 26.89 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

Bolivia qualified two female athletes during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.
Kyorugi

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| María Jireh Hurtado | –49 kg | Orozco (CAN) W 2–0 | Grippoli (URU) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maria Celeste Añez | –57 kg | Lindo Alvarez (CRC) W 2–1 | Carstens (PAN) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Bolivia qualified two tennis players (one man and one woman).
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Federico Zeballos | Men's singles | Bye | Bagnis (ARG) L 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Noelia Zeballos | Women's singles | Bye | Pérez (COL) W 6–0, 7–5, 7–6 | Meligeni Alves (BRA) L 4–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Bolivia qualified a male triathlete.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| Rodrigo Leaño | Men's individual | 21:21 | 0:56 | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |

## Volleyball
### Beach

Bolivia qualified a men's pair for a total of two athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Luis Calvo Ruddy Salvatierra | Men's | Webber / Smith (USA) L 0–2 (15–21, 15–21) | Hannibal / Llambias (URU) L 0–2 (16–21, 21–23) | Betancourt / Leonardo (EAI) W 2–0 (21–15, 21–14) | 3 q | León / Tenorio (ECU) L 0–2 (21–23, 10–21) | 9th-10th semifinals Murray / Noriega (COL) L 1–2 (21–19, 15–21, 10–15) | 11th place match Massare / Melgarejo (PAR) L 0–2 (14–21, 20–22) | Did not advance | 12 |

## Weightlifting

Bolivia qualified three weightlifters (one man and two women).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Eduardo Noriega | +102 kg | 140 | 9 | 160 | 9 | 300 | 9 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Yessica Torrez | 49 kg | 63 | 8 | 90 | =5 | 153 | 8 |
| Natalia Rivero | 71 kg | 72 | 15 | 93 | 15 | 165 | 15 |

## Wrestling

Bolivia qualified one wrestler.
Key:
* VT – Victory by fall.
* PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 9 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
* VA – Decision by withdrawal

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Marvin Chávez Claros | Freestyle 65 kg | Destribats (ARG) L 0–11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Demonstration Sports
### E-sports

Uruguay qualified one athlete.

#### Men

* Bryan Salvatierra