Jamaica at the 2019 Pan American Games
Jamaica competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019. The Jamaica Olympic Association's goal was to the send the most athletes, compete in the most sports and win the most medals at any one appearance by the country. The Jamaican team consisted of 124 athletes (69 men and 55 women) competing in 17 sports. During the opening ceremony of the games, squash player Christopher Binnie carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations. Jamaica finished the games with  a record 19 medals won, surpassing the previous high of 14 won in 1959. Competitors. The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. Medalists. The following competitors from Jamaica won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. Athletics (track and field). Jamaica qualified 50 athletes in track and field (22 men and 28 women). The team was officially named on June 28, 2019, and originally consisted of 60 athletes. Badminton. Jamaica qualified a team of four badminton athletes (two per gender). Bodybuilding. Jamaica  qualified one female bodybuilder. Boxing. Jamaica qualified two male boxers. Canoeing. Sprint. Jamaica received one wild card in canoe sprint. Cycling. Jamaica qualified one woman cyclist. Diving. Jamaica qualified one male diver. Yona Knight-Wisdom's silver medal performance in the one metre springboard clinched Jamaica's first ever Pan American Games medal in the sport. Football. Jamaica qualified a men's and women's team (of 18 athletes each, for a total of 36). The 18-man squad was announced on 21 July 2019. On 23 July defender Alwayne Harvey was replaced by Andre Leslie. The following 18 players  were named to the roster for the 2019 Pan American Games. Konya Plummer was injured and replaced by Trudi Carter. Carter was then replaced by Lauren Silver due to injury. Gymnastics. Artistic. Jamaica qualified a team of five artistic gymnasts (two men and three women). This will mark Jamaica's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games. Judo. Jamaica qualified one female judoka. Rugby sevens. Jamaica qualified a men's team of 12 athletes, by winning the 2018 RAN Sevens. This will mark the country's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games. Shooting. Jamaica received  two reallocated spots in men's shotgun. Squash. Jamaica qualified a men's team of three athletes, marking its return to the sport at the Pan American Games for the first time since 2011. As Jamaica's top ranked player Christopher Binnie qualified for the team automatically. The other two qualified after being the top two ranked during a trials. Swimming. Jamaica qualified two swimmers (one man and one woman). Taekwondo. Jamaica received one wildcard in the men's 68 kg event. Tennis. Jamaica received one wildcard to enter a male singles competitor. Wrestling. Jamaica received one wild card in  the men's freestyle discipline. Non-competing sports. Karate. Jamaica qualified one female karateka in the kumite discipline, marking the country's scheduled debut in the sport at the Pan American Games. However, Jessica Cargill did not compete or appear in the entry list.