# Panama at the 2015 Pan American Games

Panama competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Swimmer Édgar Crespo was the flagbearer of the country at the opening ceremony.
Panama finished the competition with two medals, one silver and one bronze, and was ranked 24th overall.

## Competitors

The following table lists Panama's delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Bowling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football (soccer) | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Modern pentathlon | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 34 | 10 | 44 |

## Medalists

The following competitors from Panama won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Alvis Almendra | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg | July 15 |
| Bronze | Alonso Edward | Athletics | Men's 200m | July 24 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medals by day :
| Day | | | | Total |
| July 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| July 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Athletics
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* SB = Seasonal best

### Track

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Alonso Edward | 200 m | 20.39 Q | 7 | 20.09 Q | =4 | 19.90 SB | |

### Track

| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Andrea Ferris | 1500 m | — | — | 4:23.96 SB | 8 |
| Andrea Ferris | 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | 10:40.10 | 9 |
| Yvette Lewis | 100 m hurdles | 12.92 Q | 4 | 13.29 | 8 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Kashany Rios | High jump | 1.70 | 16 |
| Aixa Middleton | Discus throw | 50.62 | 9 |

## Bowling

Panama qualified two male bowlers.

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Total | Average | Rank | Total | Average | Grand Total | Rank | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Average | Rank | Total | Average | Grand Total | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Juan Narvaez | Men's | 214 | 176 | 225 | 155 | 199 | 191 | 164 | 220 | 250 | 158 | 212 | 234 | 2398 | 199.8 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 15 |
| Carlos Olmos | Men's | 212 | 209 | 200 | 186 | 184 | 199 | 170 | 155 | 190 | 181 | 185 | 234 | 2305 | 192.1 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 20 |

### Doubles

| Athlete | Event | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 1 (Games 1–6) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Block 2 (Games 7–12) | Grand Total | Final Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total | Average | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Average | Grand Total | Final Rank |
| Juan Narvaez Carlos Olmos | Men's | 227 | 201 | 172 | 155 | 169 | 171 | 1095 | 182.5 | 198 | 236 | 195 | 206 | 177 | 179 | 2286 | 190.5 | 4709 | 11 |
| Juan Narvaez Carlos Olmos | Men's | 172 | 205 | 243 | 207 | 158 | 199 | 1184 | 197.3 | 188 | 199 | 256 | 181 | 234 | 181 | 2423 | 201.9 | 4709 | 11 |

## Fencing

Panama qualified 1 fencer (1 woman).
| Athlete | Event | Pool Round | Pool Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Victories | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Eileen Grench | Women's Sabre | 4 | 2 | Giulia Gasparin (BRA) W 15–4 | Alejandra Benítez (VEN) L 8–15 | did not advance | did not advance | 6 |

## Football
### Men's tournament

Panama's men's U-22 football team qualified to compete at the games after winning the Central American qualifying tournament. The roster for Panama was as follows.
Head coach: Leonardo Pipino
| No. | Pos. | Player | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Jaime De Gracia | Tauro |
| 2 | 2DF | Richard Dixon | Chorrillo |
| 3 | 2DF | Josué Flores | Chorrillo |
| 4 | 2DF | Carlos Rodriguez | San Francisco |
| 5 | 3MF | Francisco Narbón | James Madison University |
| 6 | 2DF | Fidel Escobar | Sporting San Miguelito |
| 7 | 3MF | Jairo Jiménez | Elche B |
| 8 | 3MF | Pedro Jeanine | San Francisco |
| 9 | 4FW | Cecilio Waterman | Fenix |
| 10 | 3MF | Jhamal Rodríguez | Chorrillo |
| 11 | 4FW | Jorman Aguilar | Independiente |
| 12 | 1GK | Eliecer Powell | Chorrillo |
| 13 | 2DF | Jan Vargas | Tauro |
| 14 | 2DF | Michael Murillo | San Francisco |
| 16 | 2DF | Richard Peralta | Alianza |
| 15 | 3MF | José Muñoz | Alianza |
| 17 | 3MF | Josiel Núñez | Plaza Amador |
| 18 | 3MF | Yoel Bárcenas | Arabe Unido |

#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | Medal round |
| 2 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Medal round |
| 3 | Peru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Canada (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |

#### Bronze medal match
## Gymnastics

Panama has qualified two gymnasts.

### Artistic
#### Men

Panama has qualified one male artistic gymnast.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Kevin Espinosa | All-Around | 12.500 | 11.750 | 9.300 | 12.650 | 11.350 | 10.550 | 68.100 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Women

Panama has qualified one female artistic gymnast.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Isabella Amado Medrano | All-Around | 14.050 | 11.850 | 12.350 | 13.200 | 51.450 | 14 Q | 13.650 | 10.950 | 11.750 | 12.150 | 48.500 | 18 |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

## Modern pentathlon

Panama has qualified a team of 3 athletes (2 men and 1 woman). However, Panama did not register its female athlete for this event.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Fencing (Épée One Touch) | Fencing (Épée One Touch) | Fencing (Épée One Touch) | Swimming (200m Freestyle) | Swimming (200m Freestyle) | Swimming (200m Freestyle) | Riding (Show Jumping) | Riding (Show Jumping) | Riding (Show Jumping) | Shooting/Running (10 m Air Pistol/3000m) | Shooting/Running (10 m Air Pistol/3000m) | Shooting/Running (10 m Air Pistol/3000m) | Total Points | Final Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Results | Rank | MP Points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Penalties | Rank | MP Points | Time | Rank | MP Points | Total Points | Final Rank |
| Missael Aguilar | Men's | 13 | 19 | 194 | 2:48.77 | 28 | 194 | DNS | — | 0 | 15:22.09 | 27 | 378 | 766 | 27 |
| Jose Guitian | Men's | 13 | 18 | 194 | 2:28.16 | 24 | 256 | 71.35 | 11 | 276 | 13:57.82 | 21 | 463 | 1189 | 17 |

## Shooting

Panama qualified four shooters.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition / Score | Rank |
| David Muñoz | 10 m air pistol | 577 | 1 Q | — | — | 114.7 | 6 |
| Francisco Yanisselly | 10 m air pistol | 547 | 30 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| David Muñoz | 25 m rapid fire pistol | DNS | DNS | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Francisco Yanisselly | 25 m rapid fire pistol | DNS | DNS | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| David Muñoz | 50 m pistol | 530 | 15 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Francisco Yanisselly | 50 m pistol | 503 | 25 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Manuel Garcia | Trap | 84 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eduardo Taylor | Trap | 94 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Manuel Garcia | Double trap | 83 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eduardo Taylor | Double trap | 102 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming

Panama qualified two swimmers (one man and one woman).

### Key

* Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
* FA = Qualified for the A Final
* FB = Qualified for the B Final
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Édgar Crespo | Men's 100m breaststroke | 1:02:01 | 8 FA | 1:01:88 | 8 |
| Maria Fernanda Far | Women's 200m butterfly | 2:18.57 | 12 FB | 2:18:75 | 14 |
| Maria Fernanda Far | Women's 400m Individual Medley | 5:10.85 | 13 FB | 5:06.36 | 12 |

## Taekwondo

Panama qualified a team of one female athlete, and also received a wildcard to enter a male athlete.
| 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 |
| Victor Gonzalez | Men's -58kg | Venilton Torres (BRA) L 1–14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carolena Carstens | Women's -57kg | Celina Proffen (ARG) L 2–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Triathlon

Panama has received a wildcard to enter one male triathlete.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
| Billy Gordon | Individual | 20:26 | 0:25 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |

## Weightlifting

Panama qualified one male and one female weightlifter.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Ariel Batista | Men's 69 kg | 120 | 10 | 145 | 11 | 265 | 10 |
| Rocio Navarro Castillo | Women's 69 kg | 87 | 8 | 110 | 9 | 197 | 8 |

## Wrestling

Panama qualified two male wrestlers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Yohar Munoz | Freestyle 74 kg | Jevon Balfour (CAN) L 0–10 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 7 |
| Alvis Almendra | Greco-Roman 75 kg | — | Maximiliano Prudenzano (ARG) W 9–0 | Carlos Muñoz (COL) W 2–2 | Andy Bisek (USA) L 0–8 | |