The 2020 Pan American Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament for the Tokyo Olympic Games took place in Palacio de los Deportes, Heredia, Costa Rica. The tournament was held from 11 to 12 March 2020. Each country may enter a maximum of 2 male and 2 female divisions with only one athlete in each division. The winner and runner-up athletes per division qualify for the Olympic Games under their NOC.
| NOC | Men | Women | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −58kg | −68kg | −80kg | +80kg | −49kg | −57kg | −67kg | +67kg | ||
 Argentina | X | 1 | |||||||
 Brazil | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
 Chile | X | 1 | |||||||
 Colombia | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Cuba | X | 1 | |||||||
 Dominican Republic | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
 Haiti | X | 1 | |||||||
 Mexico | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Puerto Rico | X | 1 | |||||||
 United States | X | 1 | |||||||
| Total: 10 NOCs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
12 March
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
| Brandon Plaza (MEX) | 31 | ||||||||||||||
 José Barahona (ESA) | 1 | Dylan Iturra (CHI) | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Dylan Iturra (CHI) | 28 | Brandon Plaza (MEX) | 27 | ||||||||||||
| Jefferson Ochoa (COL) | 13 | Jefferson Ochoa (COL) | 32 | ||||||||||||
 Jorge Martínez (NCA) | 1 | Jefferson Ochoa (COL) | 27 | ||||||||||||
 Jean-Maurice Young (TTO) | 2 |  Heiner Oviedo (CRC) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Heiner Oviedo (CRC) | 27 | Brandon Plaza (MEX) | 26 | ||||||||||||
 Adrián Miranda (ECU) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Joan Nuñez (PUR) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Franco Moreno (PER) | 12 | Adrián Miranda (ECU) | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Adrián Miranda (ECU) | 13 | Adrián Miranda (ECU) | 0 | ||||||||||||
 Yohandri Granado (VEN) | 21 | Lucas Guzmán (ARG) | 21 | ||||||||||||
 Rabbin Vicente (HON) | 11 | Yohandri Granado (VEN) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Lucas Guzmán (ARG) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
11 March
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
| Edival Pontes (BRA) | 30 | ||||||||||||||
 Carlos Giménez (PAR) | 6 | Edival Pontes (BRA) | 22 | ||||||||||||
 Brandon Sealy (JAM) | 13 |  Federico González (URU) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Federico González (URU) | 16 | Edival Pontes (BRA) | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Sohwon Kim (HAI) | 11 |  Andrew Park (CAN) | 19 | ||||||||||||
 Franco Ríos (BOL) | 12 | Franco Ríos (BOL) | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Zahyon Klaber (ARU) | 6 | Andrew Park (CAN) | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Andrew Park (CAN) | 14 | Andrew Park (CAN) | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Bernardo Pié (DOM) | 29 | Ignacio Morales (CHI) | 28 | ||||||||||||
 César Aguilar (GUA) | 6 | Bernardo Pié (DOM) | 22 | ||||||||||||
 Justin Choy (GUY) | 5 | Alexander Ortiz (PER) | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Alexander Ortiz (PER) | 17 | Bernardo Pié (DOM) | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Juan Soto (CRC) | 15 | Ignacio Morales (CHI) | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Carlos Caicedo (ECU) | 8 | Juan Soto (CRC) | 12 | ||||||||||||
 Derrick Pascal (CAY) | 0 | Ignacio Morales (CHI) | 34 | ||||||||||||
| Ignacio Morales (CHI) | 22 | ||||||||||||||
12 March
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
| Ícaro Miguel Soares (BRA) | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Nathan Fradl (ARU) | 13 | Isiah Pollard (TTO) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Isiah Pollard (TTO) | 15 | Ícaro Miguel Soares (BRA) | 33 | ||||||||||||
| Miguel Ferrera (HON) | 33 | Miguel Ferrera (HON) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Rossel Blanco (CAY) | 9 | Miguel Ferrera (HON) | RSC | ||||||||||||
| Cristhian Santacruz (PAR) | 9 | Elvis Barbosa (PUR) | |||||||||||||
| Elvis Barbosa (PUR) | 22 | Miguel Ferrera (HON) | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Jaysen Ishida (USA) | 15 | Miguel Trejos (COL) | 43 | ||||||||||||
| Yadier Limonta (CUB) | 10 | Jaysen Ishida (USA) | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Miguel Trejos (COL) | 26 | Miguel Trejos (COL) | 26 | ||||||||||||
| Jonatan Rodríguez (URU) | 5 | Miguel Trejos (COL) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| David Robleto (NCA) | RSC | Moisés Hernández (DOM) | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Kenroy Clarke (JAM) | David Robleto (NCA) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Adrian Spellen (GUY) | 8 | Moisés Hernández (DOM) | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Moisés Hernández (DOM) | 29 | ||||||||||||||
11 March
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | |||||||||
| Carlos Sansores (MEX) | 16 | ||||||||||
| Martín Sio (ARG) | 11 | Martín Sio (ARG) | 13 | ||||||||
| Marc-André Bergeron (CAN) | 9 | Martín Sio (ARG) | |||||||||
| Jonathan Healy (USA) | 35 | Jonathan Healy (USA) | WD | ||||||||
| Marco Escobar (ESA) | 3 | Jonathan Healy (USA) | 5 | ||||||||
| Carlos Rivas (VEN) | 7 | Rafael Alba (CUB) | 30 | ||||||||
| Rafael Alba (CUB) | 16 | ||||||||||
12 March
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
| Talisca Reis (BRA) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Monica Pimentel (ARU) | 11 | Monica Pimentel (ARU) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Sofia Tournier (ARG) | 9 | Talisca Reis (BRA) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Josipa Kafadar (CAN) | 10 | Victoria Stambaugh (PUR) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Solansh Vargas (NCA) | 1 | Josipa Kafadar (CAN) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Dayana Muñoz (ECU) | 9 | Victoria Stambaugh (PUR) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Victoria Stambaugh (PUR) | 15 | Talisca Reis (BRA) | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Daniela Souza (MEX) | 14 | Julissa Diez Canseco (PER) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jireh Hurtado (BOL) | 7 | Daniela Souza (MEX) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Riccy Talbott (HON) | 0 | Julissa Diez Canseco (PER) | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Julissa Diez Canseco (PER) | 14 | Julissa Diez Canseco (PER) | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Yuliena Pedroza (GUA) | 8 | Andrea Ramírez (COL) | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Virginia Dellán (VEN) | 9 | Virginia Dellán (VEN) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Andrea Ramírez (COL) | 30 | ||||||||||||||
11 March
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
| Anastasija Zolotic (USA) | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Rose Milove Senexant (HAI) | 2 | Alisson Montano (ESA) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Alisson Montano (ESA) | 14 | Anastasija Zolotic (USA) | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Nishy Lee Lindo (CRC) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Coralia Abadía (GUA) | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Nishy Lee Lindo (CRC) | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Nishy Lee Lindo (CRC) | WD | ||||||||||||||
 Carolena Carstens (PAN) | |||||||||||||||
| Fernanda Aguirre (CHI) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Gianella Évolo (ARG) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Fernanda Aguirre (CHI) | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Carolena Carstens (PAN) | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Mell Mina (ECU) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Carolena Carstens (PAN) | 34 | ||||||||||||||
12 March
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | ||||||||||||
| Milena Titoneli (BRA) | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Eliana Vásquez (PER) | 16 | Eliana Vásquez (PER) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fabiola Escobar (ESA) | 6 | Milena Titoneli (BRA) | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Arlettys Acosta (CUB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Arlettys Acosta (CUB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Claudia Gallardo (CHI) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Arlettys Acosta (CUB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Madelyn Rodríguez (DOM) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Katherine Alvarado (CRC) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Madelyn Rodríguez (DOM) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Madelyn Rodríguez (DOM) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Aliyah Shipman (HAI) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Aliyah Shipman (HAI) | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| Katherine Dumar (COL) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
11 March
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 3rd place | |||||||||
| Briseida Acosta (MEX) | 9 | ||||||||||
| Yamitsi Carbonell (CUB) | 5 | Briseida Acosta (MEX) | 15 | ||||||||
| Keyla Ávila (HON) | 9 | Keyla Ávila (HON) | 5 | ||||||||
| Carolina Fernández (VEN) | 3 | Keyla Ávila (HON) | 0 | ||||||||
| Crystal Weekes (PUR) | 18 | Crystal Weekes (PUR) | 17 | ||||||||
| Megan Lawrence (TTO) | 3 | Crystal Weekes (PUR) | 3 | ||||||||
| Leonor Esteban (NCA) | 0 | Katherine Rodríguez (DOM) | 8 | ||||||||
| Katherine Rodríguez (DOM) | 7 | ||||||||||
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