# Honduras at the 2023 Pan American Games

Honduras is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Honduras's 13th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games since 1975.
On October 12, 2023, a team of 42 athletes (31 men and 11 women) competing in nine sports was named by the Honduran Olympic Committee. Swimmer Marcos Moneta and tennis player Natalie Espinal were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.

## Medalists

The following Honduran competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Kevin Mejía | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg | November 4 |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Swimming | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 32 | 11 | 43 |

## Athletics (track and field)

Honduras qualified one male field athlete.

### 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
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Zachary Short | Men's shot put | 17.81 | 10 |

## Cycling
### Mountain biking

Honduras qualified one male mountain biker at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Luis López | Men's cross-country | 1:26:59 | 14 |

### Road

Honduras qualified one male road cyclist.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Luis López | Men's road race | 3:48.31 | 29 |

## Football
### 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 |
| Honduras men's | Men's tournament | Colombia L 0–2 | United States L 1–2 | Brazil L 0–3 | 4 | Did not advance | Seventh place match Dominican Republic W 3–1 | 7 |

### Men's tournament

Honduras qualified a men's team of 18 athletes after finishing as the top ranked Central American team at the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic.
Group stage
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Honduras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | Seventh place match |
Seventh place match

## Rowing

Honduras qualified one male rower.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final A/B | Final A/B |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Elian Ávila | Single sculls | 7:55.90 | 3 R | 7:33.72 | 4 FC | — | — | 7:39.33 | 14 |

## Shooting

Honduras qualified two female shooters.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ashley Gallo | 10 m air pistol | 547 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sthephany Gallo | 10 m air pistol | 554 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Honduras qualified seven swimmers (four men and three women).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gabriel Martínez | 50 m freestyle | 23.59 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gabriel Martínez | 100 m freestyle | 52.00 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gabriel Martínez | 200 m freestyle | 1:55.69 | 17 q | 1:56.36 | 16 |
| Diego Dulieu | 400 m freestyle | 4:02.45 | 15 q | 4:02.86 | 13 |
| Diego Dulieu | 800 m freestyle | — | — | 8:16.48 | 12 |
| Diego Dulieu | 1500 m freestyle | — | — | 15:42.82 | 9 |
| Julio Horrego | 200 m breaststroke | Did not start | Did not start | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carlos Vásquez | 100 m butterfly | 55.14 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carlos Vásquez | 200 m butterfly | 2:06.86 | 16 q | 2:05.28 | 13 |
| Diego Dulieu | 10 km open water | — | — | 1:53:30.8 | 14 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Julimar Ávila | 100 m freestyle | 58.56 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julimar Ávila | 200 m freestyle | 2:07.59 | 18 q | 2:05.74 | 14 |
| Julimar Ávila | 100 m butterfly | 1:03.36 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michell Ramírez | 400 m freestyle | 4:33.45 | 15 q | 4:32.70 | 15 |
| Michell Ramírez | 800 m freestyle | — | — | 9:36.50 | 14 |
| Michell Ramírez | 200 m butterfly | 2:22.68 | 15 q | 2:22.42 | 14 |
| Paola Cwu | 100 m breaststroke | 1:20.43 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paola Cwu | 200 m breaststroke | 2:51.90 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paola Cwu | 200 m individual medley | 2:33.54 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michell Ramírez | 10 km open water | — | — | 2:16:48.1 | 17 |

## Taekwondo

Honduras qualified two athletes during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.

### Kyorugi
   ### Men

| 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 |
| Miguel Ferrera | +80 kg | Álvarez (VEN) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

   ### 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 |
| Yosselyn Molina | –67 kg | Lee (HAI) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Gallardo (CHI) L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Honduras qualified a total of three tennis players (one man and two women).

### Men

| 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 |
| Alejandro Obando | Singles | Soriano (COL) L 1–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| 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 |
| Natalie Espinal | Singles | Bye | Riera (ARG) L 2–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniela Obando | Singles | Valdés (CUB) W 6–0, 6–3 | Lizarazo (COL) L 0–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Natalie Espinal Daniela Obando | Doubles | — | Bye | Licht / Rodriguez (URU) L 6–3, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, [10–12] | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Alejandro Obando Natalie Espinal | Doubles | Boulais / Marino (CAN) L 4–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Honduras qualified three weightlifters (two men and one woman).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jorge Hernández | –73 kg | 128 | 9 | 166 | 5 | 294 | 8 |
| Axel Pavón | –89 kg | 140 | 9 | 180 | 8 | 320 | 8 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sofía Alemán | –59 kg | 78 | 9 | NM | NM | DSQ | DSQ |

## Wrestling

Honduras qualified five wrestlers (four men and one woman) through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships.
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 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Luis Barrios | Freestyle 74 kg | | | | | |
| Ariel Alfonso | Greco-Roman 87 kg | | | | | |
| Kevin Mejía | Greco-Roman 97 kg | | | | | |
| Gino Ávila | Greco-Roman 130 kg | | | | | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Saidy Chávez | Freestyle 68 kg | | | | | |