USA squeaked passed Colombia in medal count on the final day of the XIX Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The Games attracted 14 players from Pan American ranked in the top 50 PSA World rankings including World#2 Diego Elias (Peru) and World #5 Amanda Sobhy (USA) and was the first time Barbados qualified for games.
The medals and Fiu, the official Santiago Pan American and Parapan American Games mascot, were presented throughout the week by Zena Wooldridge (President of the World Squash Federation) and Erskine Simmons (General Secretary of the Barbados Olympic Committee) seen in the above photo together with Cristian Parada (President of the Federacion Chilena de Squash) and Francisco Paradisi (Former President of the Federacion Panamericana de Squash).
Men’s Individual Gold- Diego Elias (Peru) World #2-repeat- Champion 2019, Finalist 2015
Silver- Miguel Rodriguez (Colombia)- World #13- in his 4th straight final- Champion 2011 & 2015
Bronze-Leonel Cardenas-World #27 (Mexico) & Cesar Salazar-World #42 (Mexico)
Women’s Individual Gold- Olivia Weaver- nee Fiechter-World #9 (USA) Silver- Amanda Sobhy- (USA)-World #5, in her 3rd straight final, Champion 2015 & 2019
Bronze- Hollie Naughton (Canada) World# 23 & Marina Stefanoni (USA) 2021 Pan Am Junior Champion
Men’s Doubles Gold-Colombia (Juan Vargas & Ronald Palomino)
Silver-Mexico (Leonel Cardenas-World #27 & Cesar Salazar-World #42)
Bronze- Peru (Diego Elias-Worldd#2 & Alonso Escudero) & EAI (Alejandro & Josue Enriquez)
Women’s Doubles Gold- Colombia (Laura Tovar & Lucia Bautista)
Silver-USA (Olivia Weaver Fiechter-World#9 & Amanda Sobhy-World#5)
Bronze- Barbados (Megan Best & Margot Prow) & Chile (Giselle Delgado & Ana Maria Pinto)
Mixed Doubles Gold- USA (Olivia Clyne-World #12 & Timothy Brownell-World #41)
Silver- Canada (Nicole Bunyan- World#29 & George Crowne)
Bronze- Colombia (Catalina Pelaez & Miguel Rodriquez-World #13) & EAI (Tabia Gaitin & Luis Quisquinay)
Men’s Team Event Gold- Colombia Silver-Argentina
Bronze- Canada & Peru
Women’s’ Team Event Gold- USA for the 3rd time in a row Silver- Canada
Bronze- Barbados & Colombia
