title: Suriname at the 2019 Pan American Games
text: # Suriname at the 2019 Pan American Games
  
  Suriname competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
  
  The Suriname team consisted of six athletes (five men and one woman) competing in four sports. Triple jumper Miguel Van Assen had to withdraw from the team due to injury. During the opening ceremony of the games, badminton player Dylan Darmohoetomo carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.
  
  ## Competitors
  
  The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Badminton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Total | 5 | 1 | 6 |
  
  ## Badminton
  
  Suriname qualified a team of two male badminton athletes. Originally Suriname also qualified two women, but declined the quotas.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Dylan Darmohoetomo | Singles | León (CHI) L 0–2 (20–22, 11–21) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Sören Opti | Singles | Bye | Baque (ECU) W 2–1 (21–17, 13–21, 21–17) | Guerrero (CUB) L 0–2 (20–22, 9–21) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Dylan Darmohoetomo Sören Opti | Doubles | — | — | Solís / Ramírez (GUA) L 0–2 (7–22, 9–21) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Suriname qualified one male track cyclist.
  
  ### Track
  
  **Key**
  
  * Note – Ranks given are within the heat
  * QA – Qualified for Final A
  
  | Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank |
  | Jair Tjon En Fa | Keirin | 2 QA | Bye | 5 |
  
  **Sprint**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final (5th-8th) | Final (5th-8th) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
  | Jair Tjon En Fa | Sprint | 10.166 70.824 | 5 Q | Estrada (GUA) W | Bye | Puerta (COL) L 10.519, L 10.453 | — | 2nd | 6 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Suriname qualified one male swimmer and received a universality spot to enter one female.
  
  ### Key
  
  * Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
  * QA – Qualified for Final A
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Renzo Tjon-A-Joe | Men's 50 m freestyle | 22.24 | 5 QA | 22.58 | 8 |
  | Renzo Tjon-A-Joe | Men's 100 m freestyle | 57.61 | =8 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Evita Leter | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:18.44 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  * Tjon-A-Joe did not compete in the swim-off in the 100 m freestyle event, thus he did not qualify for the either final.
  
  ## Taekwondo
  
  Suriname qualified one male taekwondo practitioner.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Tosh Van Dijk | -68 kg | Morales (CHI) L DSQ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  