Virgin Islands at the 2011 Pan American Games

The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 2011 Pan American Games held in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. The Virgin Islands sent sixteen athletes in seven sports to compete.[1] Hans Lawaetz the president of the Virgin Islands Olympic Committee carried the flag during the opening ceremony.[2]

Virgin Islands at the 2011 Pan American Games
IOC code	ISV
NOC	Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Website	www.virginislandsolympics.com
in Guadalajara 14–30 October 2011
Competitors	16[1] in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Hans Lawaetz[2]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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Athletics

The Virgin Islands qualified seven athletes (four male and three female).[1]

Men

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
100 m	Adrian Durant	10.64 PB	6th	Did not advance

Field events

Event	Athletes	Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Long Jump	Collister Fahie	7.87 m.	2nd Q	7.46 m.	9th
	Leon Hunt	7.31 m.	8th	Did not advance
Triple jump	Muhammad Halim			15.94	9th

Women

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m	Courtney Patterson	11.59	4th	Did not advance
	Laverne Jones-Ferrette	11.45	3rd q	11.60	8th

Heptathlon	Event	Wanetta Kirby
		Results	Points	Rank
	100 m hurdles	17.99	489	13th
	High jump	1.68 m.	830	6th
	Shot put	8.45 m.	428	13th
	200 m	24.98	889	6th
	Long jump	5.65 m.	744	5th
	Javelin throw	20.78 m.	303	13th
	800 m	2:50.38	460	12th
Final			4143	12th

Boxing

The Virgin Islands have qualified two boxers.[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Clayton Laurent	Super Heavyweight		Gerardo Bisbal (PUR) L 11-20	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Tiffany Reddick	Light heavyweight	Yenebier Guillen (DOM) L RSC R1 3:00	Did not advance

Sailing

Virgin Islands qualified 2 boats and 2 athletes.[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net Points	Final Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M
Cy Thompson	Single-handed Dinghy (Laser)	12	13	12	13	9	(14) DNE	8	9	11	11	/	97.0	12th

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net Points	Final Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M
Mimi Roller	Single-handed Dinghy (Laser Radial)	8	(10)	7	9	10	3	6	10	7	7	/	67.0	8th

Shooting

The Virgin Islands qualified two shooters.[4]

Men

Event	Athlete	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
50 m rifle prone	Ned Gerard	588-29x	6th Q	688.8	6th

Women

Event	Athlete	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
10 m air pistol	Karen Noguerira	352- 1x	23rd	Did not advance
25 m pistol		527- 6x	24th	Did not advance

Swimming

The Virgin Islands qualified one swimmer.[5]

Men

Event	Athlete(s)	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m Freestyle	Branden Whitehurst	52.45	19th	Did not advance
200 m Individual Medley		2:12.71	11th qB	2:10.89	2nd B

Taekwondo

The Virgin Islands received a wildcard to send one male taekwondo athlete.[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Jahmar Jean-Marie	Middleweight (-80kg)	Stuart Smit (ARU) L 3 – 15	Did not advance

Triathlon

The Virgin Islands qualified one triathlete.[5]

Men

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Trans 1	Bike (40 km)	Trans 2	Run (10 km)	Total	Rank
Morgan Locke	Individual	18:28 18th	0:29 36th	1:04:50 32nd	0:16 =15th	48:49 34th	2:12:54	34th

References

1. Virgin Islands entries
2. USVI squad revels in opening ceremonies
3. USVI sailors compete at Olympic test in London
4. V.I. shooters prepping for Pan Ams
5. USVI athletes set sights on Mexico