Panama at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Panama at the
2024 Summer Olympics
Panama at the; 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PAN
NOC	Comité Olímpico de Panamá
Website	www.copanama.com (in Spanish)
in Paris, France; 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024
Competitors	8 in 6 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Franklin Archibold & Hillary Heron
Flag bearer (closing)	Arturo Deliser & Atheyna Bylon
Medals; Ranked 74th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1928; 1932–1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Panama competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1928.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Atheyna Bylon	Boxing	Women's 75 kg	10 Aug

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Boxing	0	1	0	1
Total	0	1	0	1

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in handball are not counted:

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Boxing	0	1	1
Cycling	1	0	1
Gymnastics	0	1	1
Judo	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	3	5	8

Athletics

Panamanian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):^[1]^[2]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying _target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Arturo Deliser	Men's 100 m	10.35	7	—		Did not advance
Gianna Woodruff	Women's 400 m hurdles	54.93	5q	55.10 (.098)	3	Did not advance

Boxing

Panama entered one boxer into the Olympic tournament. Atheyna Bylon qualified for Paris by advancing to the women's 75kg final at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Atheyna Bylon	Women's 75 kg	Khalzova (KAZ) W 4–1	Wójcik (POL) W 3–2	Cindy Ngamba (EOR) W 4–1	Li Qian (CHN) L 1–4

Cycling

Road

Panama entered one male rider to compete in the men's road race events at the Olympics, after securing the quota through the UCI Nation Ranking.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Franklin Archibold	Men's road race	6:39:27	67

Gymnastics

Artistic

For the first time since 2016, Panama entered one female gymnast into the games. Hillary Heron qualified for the games by virtue of her individual results, through all-around event at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.^[4]

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F	Total	Rank	V	UB	BB	F	Total	Rank
Hillary Heron	All-around	13.650	11.766	12.166	13.033	50.765	44	Did not advance

Judo

Panama qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Kristine Jiménez (women's lightweight, 57 kg) qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kristine Jiménez	Women's –57 kg	Dahouk (EOR) W 10–00	Deguchi (CAN) L 00–10	Did not advance

Swimming

Panama sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Tyler Christianson	Men's 200 m breaststroke	2:15.62	22	Did not advance
Emily Santos	Women's 100 m breaststroke	1:09.94	30	Did not advance

References

^ "How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
^ "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "What we learned from the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier in Antwerp". International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
^ "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes". World Aquatics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[1] "How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

[2] "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

[3] "Road cycling at París 2024: Quota distribution for next Olympic Games decided following publication of UCI World Ranking by Nations". International Olympic Committee. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[4] "What we learned from the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships and Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier in Antwerp". International Olympic Committee. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[5] "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes". World Aquatics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

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