VOTE NOW FOR THE BEST FEMALE ATHLETE OF SANTIAGO 2023

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The 2023 Panam Sports Awards are honoring the best performances from the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. Voting is now open to make your voice heard in Americas’ Olympic Movement.

The Best Female Athlete award features six of the top performers from the Games, including Maggie Mac Neil (CAN), Rebeca Andrade (BRA), Regina Jaquess (USA), Marileidy Paulino (DOM), Sunny Choi (USA) and Joselyn Brea (VEN).

The Santiago 2023 Pan American Games were filled with awe-inspiring performances from the best athletes of the Americas.

In recognition of these outstanding accomplishments from the best athletes of the Americas, Panam Sports is proud to recognize the following athletes as Nominees for the Best Female Athlete at the 2023 Panam Sports Awards.

Maggie Mac Neil (CAN) – Swimming

Maggie had a historic performance at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games, winning a total of 7 medals including 5 golds. Her medal count is the second-most in history for a female athlete at the Games behind only Silvia Poll of Costa Rica who won 8 total medals at Indianapolis 1987. Her five golds included two new Games records in the 100m freestyle (53.64s) and 100m butterfly (56.94). She also topped the podium in the 50m freestyle (24.84), 4x100m freestyle relay (53.14 split) and 4x100m medley relay (56.83 split) while adding a silver medal in the mixed 4x100m medley relay (56.67 split) and a bronze in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay (53.47 split).

Rebeca Andrade (BRA) – Artistic Gymnastics

Already an Olympic and World Champion, Rebeca won her first gold medals at the Pan American Games in the vault and balance beam events with scores of 14.983 and 14.166, respectively. The Brazilian gymnastics star also added two silver medals in the uneven bars (14.333) and the team all-around event.

Regina Jaquess (USA) – Water Ski

The water ski star from the U.S. repeated her incredible performance from Lima 2019 at Santiago 2023, adding three more gold medals to her career resume at the Pan Am Games in the jump, slalom and all-around events. She won the jump event with a flight of 52.2 meters, the slalom event with splits of 4.00/55/10.75 and the all-around competition with a final score of 2633.02 points.

Marileidy Paulino (DOM) – Athletics

The star of athletics for the Dominican Republic, Marileidy impressed at her first Pan American Games in Santiago with two gold medals, one silver and one bronze. While typically a 400m specialist, Paulino took home the gold medal in the 200m in a time 22.74 seconds before adding another gold in the mixed 4x400m relay by anchoring the team to a final time of 3:16.05. She added a silver medal in the women’s 4x400m relay with a final time of 3:34.27 before finishing the Games with a bronze in the women’s 4x100m relay with a team time of 44.32 seconds.

Sunny Choi (USA) – Breaking

Team USA’s breakdancing star Sunny shined bright in her sport’s debut at the Pan Am Games, winning not only the gold medal but also qualification to breaking’s debut at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. She went undefeated in the group stage of the competition before winning three more battles with scores of 2-0, 3-0 and 3-0 to top the podium.

Joselyn Brea (VEN) – Athletics

Joselyn was the champion of the long-distance events on the track at Santiago 2023. She completed the incredibly difficult distance double, winning gold medals in both the women’s 1500m and 5000m endurance races. She claimed victory in exciting fashion in both events, winning the 1500m crown by just 0.06 seconds in a final time of 4:11.80. She followed that performance with a 2.36-second victory in the 5000m race, crossing the finish line in 16:04.02 to hear Venezuela’s national anthem for the second time at the Games.

Voting for the winners of the Panam Sports Awards is now open to sports fans around the world. Click here to cast your votes now! The deadline to submit your ballot is Tuesday, December 5. 

These incredible athletes will be honored and recognized at the 2023 Panam Sports Awards on December 9 in Miami, United States. Download the Panam Sports Channel mobile application now to watch the Panam Sports Awards live and make sure you don’t miss out on an unforgettable night.