The Dominican Republic ended its participation in the Toronto, Canada Pan American Games in 13th place with 24 medals: 3 gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze.
In the previous Guadalajara 2011 Pan Am Games, the DR had placed 9th, having won 33 medals: 7 gold, 9 silver and 17 bronze.
In Toronto 2015, the gold medals were won by:
Luguelin Santos – track and field, men’s 400m.
Ana Villanueva, karate, women’s 50kg
Candida Vasquez Hernandez, weightlifting, women’s 48kg
The silver medals were won by:
Aumi Guerra, bowling, women’s single
Hector Garcia Mora, boxing, men’s bantam (56kg)
Yenebier Guillen, boxing, women’s middle (69-75kg)
Violeta Ramirez Peguero, fencing, women’s Individual Epee
Yamilet Pena Abreu, gymnastics artistic, women’s vault
Anel Castillo, karate, men’s 84kg
Deivis Ferreras, men’s 67kg
Karina Diaz, women’s 61kg
Sergio Pinero, shooting, men’s double trap
Luisito Pie, taekwondo, men’s 58kg
Moises Hernandez, taekwondo, men’s 80kg
And the bronze was won by:
Victor Santillan Perez, boxing, men’s light fly (46-49kg)
Juan Solano, boxing, men’s welter (69kg)
Mirquin Sena, boxing, women’s light (57-60kg)
Candelaria Martes, taekwondo, women’s 49kg
DR women’s volleyball
Luis Garcia Brito, weightlifting, men’s 56kg
Beatriz Piron Candelario, weightlifting, women’s 48kg
Yafreysi Silvestre Velgar, weightlifting, women’s 53kg
Josue Encarnacion, wrestling, men’s Greco-roman 130kg
http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/general/medal-count.htm
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