Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games
Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
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Venue | Mississauga Sports Centre |
Dates | July 19–22, 2015 |
Competitors | 109 from 28 nations |
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Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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Men | Women | |
58 kg | 49 kg | |
68 kg | 57 kg | |
80 kg | 67 kg | |
+80 kg | +67 kg | |
Taekwondo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 19 to 22 at the Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre) in Mississauga.[1] Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2][3] A total of eight taekwondo events were held: four each for men and women.[4]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the taekwondo competitions:[5]
Template:2015 Pan American Games Taekwondo Schedule
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
United States (USA) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
3 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Canada (CAN)* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
8 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
10 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
Medalists
The following is the list of medallists per event.[6]
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight (58 kg) |
Carlos Navarro Mexico |
Luisito Pie Dominican Republic |
Lucas Guzmán Argentina |
Harold Avella Colombia | |||
Lightweight (68 kg) |
Saúl Gutiérrez Mexico |
Maxime Potvin Canada |
Miguel Angel Trejos Colombia |
Luis Colon III Puerto Rico | |||
Middleweight (80 kg) |
Jose Cobas Cuba |
Moisés Hernández Dominican Republic |
Steven López United States |
René Lizárraga Mexico | |||
Heavyweight (+80 kg) |
Rafael Alba Cuba |
Carlos Rivas Venezuela |
Marc-Andre Bergeron Canada |
Philip Yun United States |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight (49 kg) |
Yania Aguirre Cuba |
Itzel Manjarrez Mexico |
Iris Sing Brazil |
Candelaria Martes Dominican Republic | |||
Lightweight (57 kg) |
Cheyenne Lewis United States |
Paulina Armeria Mexico |
Doris Patiño Colombia |
Yamicel Nunez Cuba | |||
Middleweight (67 kg) |
Paige McPherson United States |
Victoria Heredia Mexico |
Daima Villalon Cuba |
Alexis Arnoldt Argentina | |||
Heavyweight (+67 kg) |
Jackie Galloway United States |
María Espinoza Mexico |
Jessica Bravo Colombia |
Raphaella Galacho Brazil |
Participating nations
A total of 28 nations qualified athletes.[7] The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
- Argentina (6)
- Aruba (2)
- Bolivia (1)
- Brazil (8)
- Canada (8)
- Chile (5)
- Colombia (8)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Cuba (7)
- Dominican Republic (6)
- Ecuador (2)
- El Salvador (1)
- Guatemala (5)
- Haiti (1)
- Honduras (3)
- Jamaica (2)
- Mexico (8)
- Nicaragua (2)
- Panama (2)
- Paraguay (1)
- Peru (3)
- Puerto Rico (6)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
- Suriname (1)
- Trinidad and Tobago (1)
- United States (8)
- Uruguay (2)
- Venezuela (6)
- Virgin Islands (2)
Qualification
A total of 109 taekwondo athletes will qualify to compete at the games. The top twelve athletes, along with the host nation per weight category, excluding the women's +67 kg (which will qualify only 8 athletes) will qualify at qualification tournament in March 2015. A further nine wildcards (five male, four female) will be distributed by the Pan American Taekwondo Union, to countries which did not qualify any athletes at the qualification tournament.[8]
References
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Mississauga Sports Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Colpitts, Iain (10 July 2013). "Pan Am excitement builds in Mississauga". Brampton Guardian. Brampton, Ontario: Metroland Media Group. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Taekwondo". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Medallists by event" (PDF). results.toronto2015.ets.net. TO2015. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". mastkd.com (in Spanish). Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Taekwondo Official Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games" (PDF). patu.org. Pan American Taekwondo Union. Retrieved 19 January 2015.