Panama at the 2019 Pan American Games


Panama competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
A total of 84 athletes were named to the Panamanian team, marking the largest delegation the country has ever sent to the Pan American Games.
On July 5, 2019, athlete Alonso Edward was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. However, it was later announced taekwondo athlete Carolena Carstens would carry the flag, as Edward would not be in Lima for the opening ceremony.
Panama won four medals at these edition of the games, ranking 28th overall. The four medals marked the most won at a single edition of the games for the country since 1987.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 358
Badminton112
Bowling202
Boxing112
Fencing011
Football181836
Golf213
Judo224
Karate112
Modern pentathlon101
Shooting505
Surfing011
Swimming459
Taekwondo011
Triathlon202
Weightlifting213
Wrestling101
Total463884

Medalists

The following competitors from Panama won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate
Alvis AlmendraWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 87 kg
Kristine JiménezJudoWomen's 52 kg
Héctor CenciónKarateMen's individual kata
Miryam RoperJudoWomen's 57 kg

Athletics (track and field)

Panama qualified eight track and field athletes.

;Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
  • SB = Seasonal best
  • DNF = Did not finish

;Track and road events
;Field events
;Women

Badminton

Panama qualified a team of two badminton athletes.

Bowling

Boxing

Panama qualified two boxers.

Cycling

Panama received a reallocated quota for a male road cyclist.

Road

;Men

Fencing

Panama qualified one female fencer in the sabre discipline.
;Women

Football

Panama qualified a men's and women's team, and each will consist of 18 athletes, for a total of 36.

Men's tournament

Panama's men's team qualified by being the top ranked team from the Central American region at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
;Roster
Head coach: Julio Dely Valdés
Three overage players were named on 11 July 2019. The 18-man squad was announced on 13 July 2019. Midfielder Justin Simons was replaced by Maikell Díaz.
;Group A
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Women's tournament

Panama's women's team qualified by being the top ranked team from the Central American region at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship.
;Roster
Head coach: Victor Daniel Suarez
The following players were called-up.
;Group B
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Golf

Panama qualified a full team of four golfers. However, only three golfers were entered.

Judo

Panama qualified four judoka.

Karate

Panama qualified two karatekas.
;Kata
;Men
;Kumite
;Women

Modern Pentathlon

Panama qualified one male modern pentathlete.
;Men

Shooting

Panama qualified five male sport shooters.
;Men

Surfing

Panama received a reallocated spot for one female surfer in the sport's debut at the Pan American Games.
;Women

Swimming

Panama qualified nine swimmers.
;Key
;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Taekwondo

Panama received one wildcard in the women's 57 kg event.
;Kyorugi
;Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / Rank
AthleteEventOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Carolena Carstens-57 kg
W 20–0

W 35–15

L 10–24

L 7–12
=5

Triathlon

Panama qualified two male triathletes.
;Men
AthleteEventSwim Trans 1Bike Trans 2Run TotalRank
Billy GordonIndividual19:320:571:26:40:3436:382:04:0026
Petter VegaIndividual19:500:531:25:30:2536:272:02:2425

Weightlifting

Panama qualified two male weightlifters and received a reallocated spot for a female lifter.

Wrestling

Panama received one wild card in the Greco-Roman discipline.
;Men
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / Rank
AthleteEventOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alvis AlmendraGreco-Roman 87 kg
L 0–8
Did not advance
W 2–1

Non-competing sports

Equestrian

Panama qualified one athlete in equestrian jumping. However, no athlete from Panama competed.

Gymnastics

Panama qualified one female artistic gymnast. However, no gymnast from the country competed.