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Suriname at the 2023 Pan American Games
Suriname competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Suriname's 14th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games since 1971. The Surinamese team consisted of six athletes competing in four sports.[1][2] Swimmers Irvin Hoost and Kaeylin Djoparto were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3] Cyclist Jaïr Tjon En Fa won Suriname's first medal since the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, representing a span of 24 years.[4] MedalistsThe following Surinamese competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
CompetitorsThe following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.[1]
BadmintonSuriname qualified one male athlete.[5][6] Soren Opti, Suriname's only representative in the sport, won his first match before losing to number one seed Brian Yang of Canada.[7]
CyclingSuriname qualified a total of 3 cyclists (two men and one woman).[8] However, only one male and female cyclist was entered.[1] Track
SwimmingSuriname qualified two swimmers (one man and one woman).
Qualification legend: Q – Qualify to the medal final; q – Qualify to the non-medal final TaekwondoSuriname qualified one male athlete after receiving a wildcard.
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