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Paraguay at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Paraguay at the
2015 Pan American Games
IOC codePAR
NOCComité Olímpico Paraguayo
Websitewww.cop.org.py
in Toronto, Canada
10–26 July 2015
Competitors49 in 14 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Benjamin Hockin
Flag bearer (closing)Anna Camila Pirelli
Medals
Ranked =20th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Paraguay competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.[1]

Swimmer Benjamin Hockin was the flagbearer of the country at the opening ceremony.[2]

Competitors

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The following table lists Paraguay's delegation per sport and gender.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 2 3
Canoeing 0 1 1
Football 18 0 18
Golf 1 2 3
Roller sports 1 0 1
Rowing 3 2 5
Shooting 1 0 1
Squash 1 0 1
Swimming 5 1 6
Table tennis 3 0 3
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Tennis 1 3 4
Triathlon 0 1 1
Wrestling 0 1 1
Total 36 13 49

Medalists

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The following competitors from Paraguay won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Athletics

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Paraguay qualified three athletes (one man and two women).

Men
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Víctor Fatecha Javelin throw 73.81 10
Women
Road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Carmen Martinez Marathon DNF
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Anna Camila Pirelli Result 13.72 1.56 13.32 25.48 5.54 47.38 2:18.59 5663 SB 9
Points 1082 689 749 843 712 809 843
Key
  • SB = Seasonal best
  • DNF = Did not finish

Canoeing

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Slalom

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Paraguay qualified the following boats:[3]

Athlete(s) Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ana Fernández Women's C-1 153.92 4 194.49 4 206.49 4 189.03 5 Did not advance
Women's K-1 188.20 7 DNS 394.20 7 270.98 7 DNF

Football

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Men's tournament

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Paraguay qualified a men's team of 18 athletes.[4]

Roster
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Ignacio Don (1982-02-28)28 February 1982 (aged 33) Paraguay Nacional
2 2DF Miller Mareco (1994-01-31)31 January 1994 (aged 21) Paraguay San Lorenzo
3 2DF Luis Gimenez (1998-08-01)1 August 1998 (aged 16) Paraguay Olimpia
4 2DF Gustavo Villamayor (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 (aged 22) Unattached
5 2DF Ivan Cañete (1995-04-22)22 April 1995 (aged 20) Spain Atletico Madrid
6 3MF Ivan Ramirez (1994-12-08)8 December 1994 (aged 20) Unattached
7 3MF Alan Benítez (1994-01-25)25 January 1994 (aged 21) Unattached
8 3MF Angel Cardozo (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 20) Unattached
9 4FW Walter González (1995-05-21)21 May 1995 (aged 20) Paraguay Olimpia
10 4FW Miguel Almirón (1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 21) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
11 3MF Derlis Alegre (1994-01-10)10 January 1994 (aged 21) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueno
12 1GK Gabriel Perrota (1998-12-26)26 December 1998 (aged 16) Paraguay Nacional
13 2DF Juan Escobar (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 20) Paraguay Sportivo Luqueno
14 3MF Cristhian Paredes (1998-05-18)18 May 1998 (aged 17) Paraguay Sol de America
15 3MF Arturo Aranda (1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 17) Paraguay Libertad
16 4FW Sebastián Ferreira (1998-02-13)13 February 1998 (aged 17) Paraguay Olimpia
17 3MF Walter Clar (1994-09-27)27 September 1994 (aged 20) Paraguay Rubio Ñu
18 4FW Cristian Colman (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 21) Paraguay Nacional
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 7 Medal round
2  Uruguay 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 6
3  Paraguay 3 1 1 1 6 3 3 4
4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
Source: Toronto 2015
Paraguay 1–1 Mexico
Cardozo 71' Report Zúñiga 15'

Paraguay 5–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Ferreira 63', 71'
Ramírez 65'
Alegre 76'
Aranda 79'
Report Garcia 53'

Uruguay 1–0 Paraguay
Gorriarán 52' Report

Golf

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Paraguay qualified a team of three golfers (one man and two women).[5]

Athlete(s) Event Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total Rank
Gustavo Silvero Men's individual 80 83 79 74 316 ( 28) =31
Milagros Chaves Women's individual 83 73 73 73 302 ( 14) 10
Julieta Granada 68 71 72 72 283 (–5) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gustavo Silvero
Milagros Chaves
Julieta Granada
Mixed team 148 154 151 146 599 ( 23) =10

Roller sports

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Paraguay qualified one male athlete.[6]

Figure

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Men
Athlete Event Short program Free program Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Víctor López Free skating 120.20 5 Q 115.40 5 466.40 5

Rowing

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Paraguay qualified a total of five rowers and four boats (three male and two female).

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Arturo Rivarola Men's single sculls (M1x) 7.46.35 6 R 8.02.01 5 FB 8:09.37 7
Franco Chiola
Daniel Sosa
Men's double sculls (M2x) 7:06.97 6 R 7:19.25 4 FB 7:01.43 10
Alejandra Alonso Women's single sculls (W1x) 8:02.95 4 R 8:42.41 2 FA 7:57.05 6
Gabriela Mosqueira Women's lightweight single sculls (LW1x) 8:20.42 4 R 8:50.50 3 FB 9:57.20 7

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Shooting

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Paraguay qualified one shooter.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Paulo Reichardt Trap 95 24 Did not advance
Double trap 108 13 Did not advance

Squash

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Paraguay received a men's wildcard slot.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Nicolas Caballero Men's singles  Khalil (GUY)
W (11–2, 11–5, 11–4)
 Salazar (MEX)
L (6–11, 4–11, 7–11)
Did not advance

Swimming

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Paraguay qualified six swimmers (five men and one woman).

Key
  • Note – Ranks given for swimming events are for all heats
  • FA = Qualified for the A Final
  • FB = Qualified for the B Final
  • NR = National record
Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Maximiliano Abreu 200 m butterfly 2:05.61 15 FB 2:06.91 15
Benjamin Hockin 100 m freestyle 50.14 12 FB 49.88 10
200 m freestyle 1:49.59 8 FA 1:50.03 8
100 m butterfly 53.63 11 FB 53.45 9
Charles Hockin 50 m freestyle 23.57 15 FB 23.76 16
100 m backstroke 56.56 10 FB 57.25 11
200 m backstroke 2:10.94 21 Did not advance
Matías López 200 m backstroke 2:01.05 6 FA 2:00.91 NR 7
200 m individual medley 2:05.09 NR 12 FB 2:04.94 NR 13
400 m individual medley 4:30.27 NR 14 FB 4:27.47 NR 14
Renato Prono 100 m breaststroke 1:03.75 13 FB 1:04.57 15
200 m breaststroke 2:27.13 21 Did not advance
Maximiliano Abreu
Benjamin Hockin
Charles Hockin
Matías López
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 3:36.52 6 FA 3:27.60 6
Maximiliano Abreu
Benjamin Hockin
Charles Hockin
Matías López
Renato Prono
4 × 100 metre medley relay 3:47.72 8 FA 3:45.37 8
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Karen Riveros 50 m freestyle 27.17 20 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 58.94 23 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 2:10.32 19 Did not advance

Table tennis

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Paraguay qualified a men's team of three athletes. The men's table tennis team won a silver medal, the first ever for the country in table tennis at the Pan American Games. The silver also equaled the best result by any athlete/team from the country at the games.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Marcelo Aguirre Singles  Blas (PER)
W 4–2
 Gonzalez (PUR)
W 4–0
 Villa (MEX)
W 4–1
1 Q Bye  Tabachnik (ARG)
L 2–4
Did not advance =9
Axel Gavilan  Tabachnik (ARG)
L 1–4
 Diaz (VEN)
L 3–4
 Afanador (PUR)
L 1–4
4 Did not advance
Alejandro Toranzos  Mino (ECU)
L 0–4
 Gatica (GUA)
W 4–0
 Campos (CUB)
L 2–4
3 Did not advance
Marcelo Aguirre
Axel Gavilan
Alejandro Toranzos
Team  Cuba
W 3–1
 Chile
L 2–3
1 Q  Mexico
W 3–0
 Puerto Rico
W 3–0
 Brazil
L 0–3
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Taekwondo

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Paraguay received a wildcard to enter one male athlete.[9] Matias Fernandez was disqualified prior to the event, and did not compete.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Matias Fernandez 58 kg  Carlos Navarro (MEX)
L DSQ
Did not advance  Harold Avella (COL)
L DSQ
Did not advance

Tennis

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Paraguay qualified four tennis players (one male and three female).[10]

Athlete Event First round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Diego Galeano Men's singles  Hernández (CUB)
W 6–3, 6–1
 Arévalo (ESA)
W 7–5, 6–3
 Lapentti (ECU)
W 6–3, 6–2
 Andreozzi (ARG)
L 6–2, 1–6, 6–7 6–8
Did not advance =5
Camila Giangreco Campiz Women's singles  Gámiz (VEN)
L 3–6, 5–7
Did not advance =17
Montserrat González  Herazo (COL)
W 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 6–3
 Zhao (CAN)
L 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Did not advance =9
Verónica Cepede Royg  Ormaechea (ARG)
W 7–6, 9–7 6–4
 Gonçalves (BRA)
W 6–4, 6–1
 Davis (USA)
L 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Did not advance =5
Camila Giangreco Campiz
Montserrat González
Women's doubles  Dabrowski /
Zhao (CAN)
L 2–6, 3–6
Did not advance =5
Diego Galeano
Verónica Cepede Royg
Mixed doubles  Subervi /
Segarelli (DOM)
W 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
 Austin /
Vickery (USA)
W 6–0, 6–3
 Andreozzi /
Irigoyen (ARG)
L 6–1, 3–6, [7–10]
 Struvay /
Duque (COL)
W 6–3, 7–5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Triathlon

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Paraguay received a wildcard to enter one female triathlete.[11]

Women
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Rank
Nicole Wood Individual 25:16 0:54 LAP

Wrestling

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Paraguay received one wildcard in women's freestyle. However, later Stephanie Bragayrac was disqualified from the games for doping. Bragayrac did not compete in the event, and her opponent in the first round won by default.[12]

Women's freestyle
Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Stephanie Bragayrac 63 kg  Dennisse Antes (ECU)
L DQ
Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.huffingtonpost.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Boats Qualified after the Pan American Olympic Festival" (PDF). copaconline.com. Pan American Canoe Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ Milton, Steve (9 February 2015). "Brazil, Uruguay bound for Hamilton's Pan Am soccer stage". Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton, Canada. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Counting down to the TO2015 Pan Am Games". www.golfcanada.ca/. Golf Canada. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Roller Skating Pan American Championships". Pan American Confederation of Roller sports. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Pan Am Quotas 2015 Preliminary by Countries" (PDF). www.conatiro.org/. Shooting Confederation of the Americas (CAT). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Brazil & the USA are the 2015 Pan American Champions" (Press release). Singapore: International Table Tennis Federation. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  9. ^ "PATU Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am GamesMarch 11~12, 2015 / Aguascalientes, Mexico". scribd.com. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  10. ^ "2015 Panam Games-Acceptance Lists - Jun5". www.scribd.com/. Pan American Tennis Confederation. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  11. ^ "2015 Pan American Sports Games Triathlon Event Country List". www.scribd.com/. Confederación Americana de Triathlon (CAMTRI). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  12. ^ Pavitt, Michael (20 July 2015). "Wrestling medallist among five more doping cases to emerge at Toronto 2015". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 1 May 2017.