Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

will compete at the 2011 Pan American Games

2011 Pan American Games

The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

in Guadalajara

Guadalajara

Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...

, Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 from October 14 to 30, 2011. Nicaragua's contingent will be made up of fifty people including 31 athletes competing in eleven different sports. The Chef de mission of the team is Eduardo Abdullah.

Athletics

Men

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
800 m Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 800 metres The men's 800 metres sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place between the 27 and 28 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium...	Edgard Alejandro Cortez			1:59.02	7th	Did not advance
Marathon Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's marathon The men's marathon competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 30 of October at the Pan American Marathon circuit. The defending Pan American Games champion is Franck de Almeida of Brazil.-Records:-Schedule:...	Simas Alberto Castro					2:47:25	17th

Women

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
400 m hurdles Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles The women's 400 metres hurdles sprint competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place between the 24 and 26 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium...	Jessica Carolina Aguilera	1:03.75	7th	Did not advance

Field events

Event	Athletes	Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Javelin throw Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's javelin throw The women's javelin throw event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held the 27 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium...	Dalila Olivia Rugama			46.82 m.	14th

Basque pelota

Nicaragua has qualified two athletes in the paleta rubber pairs 30m fronton category.

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Series 1	Series 2	Series 3	Series 4	Bronze Medal	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Oscar Bustillo Victor Bustillo	Paleta Rubber Pairs 30m Fronton	& Pedro De Orte L 0-2	& Juan Diego Blas L 0-2	& Javier Nicosia L 0-2	& Jorge Lopez W 2-0	Did not advance

Beach volleyball

Nicaragua has qualified a men and women's team in the beach volleyball competition.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary Round			Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Dany Antonio Lopez Gerald Gerardo Umaña	Men Beach volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament The men's tournament competition of the beach volleyball events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place between 17–22 of October at the Pan American Beach Volleyball Stadium...	L 12-21, 15-21	L 22-24, 16-21	L 11-21, 13-23	Did not advance
Amalia Valeska Hernandez Lollete Eleonor Rodriguez	Women Beach volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament The women's tournament competition of the beach volleyball events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place between 16–21 of October at the Pan American Beach Volleyball Stadium...	L 5-21, 12-21	L 12-21, 15-21	L 14-21, 15-21	Did not advance

Boxing

Nicaragua has qualified a boxing team of four athletes.

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Marvin Solano	Flyweight	L 10 - 22	Did not advance
Julio Laguna	Lightweight	L RSC Round1 3:00	Did not advance
Luis Amador	Light welterweight	L 7 - 17	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Ledy Mayorga	Light heavyweight	L 3 - 16	Did not advance

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Felipe Jarquin Vicente Vanega	Coxless pair (M2-) Rowing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's coxless pair The men's coxless pair rowing event at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 16–18 at the Rowing & Canoeing Course in Ciudad Guzman. The defending Pan American Games champion is Dan Casaca and Christopher Jarvis of Canada.-Schedule:...	7:23.41	5th R	7:25.16	5th qB	7:21.78	3rd B
Felipe Jarquin Hector Potoy Eddy Vanega Vicente Vanega	Coxless four (M4-) Rowing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's coxless four The men's coxless four rowing event at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 15–17 at the Canoe & Rowing Course in Ciudad Guzman...	6:49.04	4th R	6:41.26	5th qB	6:34.64	1st B

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ana Vanega Maria Vanega	Double sculls (W2x) Rowing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's double sculls The women's double sculls rowing event at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 15–17 at the Canoe & Rowing Course in Ciudad Guzman. The defending Pan American Games champion is Sarah Trowbridge & Margaret Matia of the United States....	8:52.91	4th R	8:56.17	5th	Did not advance

Shooting

Men

Event	Athlete	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
10 m air pistol Shooting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 10 metre air pistol -Qualification round:34 athletes from 22 countries competed.-Final:...	Jaime Ramon Davila	542- 4x	32nd	Did not advance
	Pablo Alejandro Guerrero	521- 4x	33rd	Did not advance
10 m air rifle Shooting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 10 metre air rifle -Qualification round:26 athletes from 16 countries competed.-Final:...	Walter Antonio Martinez	569-20x	22nd	Did not advance
25 m rapid fire pistol Shooting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol -Qualification round:-Final:...	Jaime Ramon Davila	508- 6x	14th	Did not advance
50 m pistol Shooting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 50 metre pistol -Qualification round:28 athletes from 19 countries competed.-Final:...	Jaime Ramon Davila	520-10x	23rd	Did not advance
	Pablo Alejandro Guerrero	477- 4x	28th	Did not advance
50 m rifle prone Shooting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 50 metre rifle prone -Qualification round:28 athletes from 17 countries competed.-Final:...	Walter Antonio Martinez	573-21x	24th	Did not advance
50 m rifle three positions Shooting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 50 metre rifle three positions -Qualification round:23 athletes from 14 countries competed.-Final:...	Walter Antonio Martinez	1094- 29x	20th	Did not advance

Swimming

Nicaragua has qualified three swimmers.

Men

Event	Athletes	Heats		Final
		Time	Position	Time	Position
200 m Butterfly Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre butterfly The men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place on the 17 of October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center...	Victor Lopez Cantera	2:10.22	15th qB	2:09.19	7th B
10 km marathon Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's marathon 10 kilometres The men's marathon 10 kilometres competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 22 of October at the API Maritime Terminal in Puerto Vallerta...	Omar Yasser Nuñez			2:19:16.8	16th

Women

Event	Athletes	Heats		Final
		Time	Position	Time	Position
100 m butterfly Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 100 metre butterfly The women's 100 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 Pan American Games will take place on the 15 of October at the Scotiabank Aquatics Center...	Dalia Torrez	1:08.65	23rd	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Nicaragua have received a wildcard to send one male taekwondo athlete.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Michael Antonio Rodriguez	Heavyweight (-80kg)	L 0 - 12	Did not advance

Triathlon

Nicaragua has received a wild card in the men's triathlon event.

Men

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total	Rank
Francisco Lopez	Individual Triathlon at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's The men's individual competition of the triathlon events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held on October 23 at the API Maritime Terminal in Puerto Vallerta...	DNF

Weightlifting

Nicaragua has qualified one male athlete and one female athlete.

Athlete	Event	Snatch			Clean & Jerk			Total	Rank
		Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3
Eddy Fernando Peña	Men's 69 kg Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's 69 kg The men's 69 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 24 at the Weightlifting Forum. The defending champion was Yordanis Borrero from Cuba....	105	110	115	130	140	147	250	8th
Silvia Artola	Women's 48 kg Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's 48 kg The women's 48 kg competition of the weightlifting events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 23 at the Weightlifting Forum. The defending champion was Carolina Valencia from Mexico....	65	70	73	92	97	100	170	5th

Wrestling

Nicaragua has qualified one athlete in the 55kg men's Greco-Roman category.

Men
Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Alberto Mendieta	55 kg Wrestling at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg -Repechage:Two bronze medals were awarded....	L PO 0 - 3		Bronze medal match: L PP 1 - 3