The
15th Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic ...
were held in
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil from 13 July to 29 July 2007. Jamaica came in 13th place in the final medals table, a drop in placing from the tenth spot in Santo Domingo (2003).
Medals
Gold
*Men's Decathlon:
Maurice Smith
*Women's 4x100 metres relay:
Sheri-Ann Brooks,
Tracy-Ann Rowe
Tracy-Ann Rowe (born 17 September 1985 in Manchester, Jamaica) is a female track and field sprinter from Jamaica, who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
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Career
Her personal best time in the women's 100 m is 11. ...
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Aleen Bailey
Aleen May Bailey (born 25 November 1980) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 metres and 200 m.
Career
She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a ...
and
Peta-Gaye Gayle
*Women's 100 metres hurdles:
Delloreen Ennis-London
Delloreen Ennis-London (born 5 March 1975) is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who won the silver medal in the 100 metre hurdles at the 2005 World Championships.
Career
She broke onto the world scene in 1999 when she improved her b ...
Silver
*Men's 200 metres:
Marvin Anderson
*Men's Shot Put:
Dorian Scott
Dorian Armand Scott (born 1 February 1982 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States) is a Jamaican shot putter.
He set a national record of 20.34 m to win at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.
His personal best is 21.45 meters, achi ...
*Women's 200 metres:
Sheri-Ann Brooks
*Women's 400 metres hurdles:
Nickiesha Wilson
*Men's Team Competition:
Jamaica national football team
Bronze
*Men's Welterweight:
Ricardo Smith
Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname.
People Given name
*Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portu ...
Results by event
Basketball
Women's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round
:*Lost to Brazil (69-81)
:*Lost to Canada (46-58)
:*Defeated Mexico (69-46)
*Classification Round
:*5th/8th place: Lost to Argentina (61-73)
:*7th/8th place: Lost to Mexico (56-63) → 8th place
*Team Roster
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Rashida Aikens
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Kimberly Bennett
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Latoya Byfield
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Simone Edwards
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Vanessa Gidden
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Simone Jackson
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Nicole Louden
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Antoinette Messam
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Oberon Pitterson
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Rebecca Richman
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Sharon Wiles
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Demoya Williams
Football
Men's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round
:*Defeated (1-0)
:*Defeated (2-0)
:*Defeated (4-0)
*Semi Finals
:*Defeated (0-0, 5-4 on penalties)
*Final
:*Lost to (1-2) → Silver Medal
*Team Roster
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Dwayne Miller
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Andrae Campbell
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Ajuran Brown
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Jermaine Jarrett
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Ricardo Cousins
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Eric Vernan
Eric Vernan (born 4 July 1987) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays for Harbour View, as a right winger.
Career
Vernan has played club football in Jamaica and Norway for Portmore United, Nybergsund IL and Harbour View.
He made hi ...
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Keammar Daley
Keammar Rudolph Daley (born 18 February 1988) is a Jamaican footballer who is currently plays for Waterhouse F.C.
Career
Club
Meadhaven United
Daley had played with Meadhaven United as a midfielder since 2004 under the guidance of the lat ...
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James Thomas
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Edward Campbell
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O'Brian Woodbine
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Duwayne Kerr
Duwayne Oriel Kerr (born 16 January 1987) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Career
Club
Kerr has played club football in Jamaica for Reno and Portmore United.
Kerr moved to Norway in 2011, and played two season ...
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Alanzo Adlam
Alanzo Adlam (born 12 March 1989) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays for Portmore United, as a striker.
Career
Adlam has played club football for Sporting Central Academy and Portmore United
Portmore United Football Club is a ...
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Dawyne Smith
Dawyne Ricky Smith (born 7 March 1988) is a Jamaican footballer.
Career
College and amateur
Smith spent all four years of his college career at Bethel University. In his four years at Bethel, Smith made 77 appearances and finished with 59 goa ...
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John-Ross Doyley
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Norman Bailey
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Damaine Thompson
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Troy Smith
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Draion McNain
Women's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round
:*Defeated (1-0)
:*Lost to (0-5)
:*Drew with (1-1)
:*Lost to (1-11) → did not advance
See also
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Jamaica at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
*
Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics
External links
Rio 2007 Official website
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Nations at the 2007 Pan American Games
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2007
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