| Taekwondo at the XVI Pan American Games | |
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| Venue | CODE II Gymnasium |
| Dates | October 15 – October 18 |
| Competitors | 109 from 32 nations |
«2007 2015» | |
| Taekwondo at the 2011 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 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held from October 15 to October 18 at the CODE II Gymnasium. [1]
* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cuba | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Dominican Republic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Mexico* | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 |  Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (58 kg) | Gabriel Mercedes  Dominican Republic | Damian Villa  Mexico | Frank Diaz  Cuba |
| Marcio Ferreira Brazil | |||
| Lightweight (68 kg) | Jhohanny Jean Dominican Republic | Angel Mora Cuba | Terrence Jennings  United States |
Mario Guerra  Chile | |||
| Middleweight (80 kg) | Sebastián Crismanich  Argentina | Carlos Vásquez  Venezuela | Uriel Adriano Mexico |
Stuardo Solorzano  Guatemala | |||
| Heavyweight (+80 kg) | Robelis Despaigne Cuba | Juan Díaz Venezuela | Francois Coulombe-Fortier  Canada |
| Stephen Lambdin United States |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (49 kg) | Ivett Gonda Canada | Lizbeth Diez-Canseco  Peru | Deireanne Morales United States |
| Jannet Alegria Mexico | |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) | Irma Contreras Mexico | Doris Patiño  Colombia | Nicole Palma United States |
| Yeny Contreras Chile | |||
| Middleweight (67 kg) | Melissa Pagnotta Canada | Paige McPherson United States | Katherine Rodríguez Dominican Republic |
| Taimi Castellanos Cuba | |||
| Heavyweight (+67 kg) | Glenhis Hernández Cuba | Nikki Martínez  Puerto Rico | Guadalupe Ruiz Mexico |
| Lauren Cahoon United States |
All times are Central Daylight time (UTC-5).
| Day | Date | Start | Finish | Event | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2 | Saturday, October 15 | 11:00 | 19:25 | Men's 58 kg/Women's 49 kg | Preliminaries, Quarter/Semi/Finals |
| Day 3 | Sunday, October 16 | 11:00 | 19:25 | Men's 68 kg/Women's 57 kg | Preliminaries, Quarter/Semi/Finals |
| Day 4 | Monday, October 17 | 11:00 | 19:25 | Men's 80 kg/Women's 67 kg | Preliminaries, Quarter/Semi/Finals |
| Day 5 | Tuesday, October 18 | 11:00 | 19:25 | Men's 80+kg/Women's 67+kg | Preliminaries, Quarter/Semi/Finals |
Qualification was done at the 2011 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament in Lima, Peru between March 25 and 26, 2011. The tournament was a knockout tournament, in which the final placements were not determined. There is also a further eight spots available as wildcards. [1]
The following countries qualified athletes: [2]
| Nation | 58kg Men | 68kg Men | 80kg Men | 80+kg Men | 49kg Women | 57kg Women | 67kg Women | 67+kg Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||
 Aruba | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Barbados | X | 1 | |||||||
 Bolivia | X | 1 | |||||||
| Brazil | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||
| Canada | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Chile | X | X | X | X | 4 | ||||
| Colombia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |
 Costa Rica | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
| Cuba | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Dominican Republic | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |
 Ecuador | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 El Salvador | X | 1 | |||||||
 Grenada | X | 1 | |||||||
| Guatemala | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||
 Guyana | X | 1 | |||||||
 Haiti | X | 1 | |||||||
 Honduras | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Jamaica | X | X | 2 | ||||||
| Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
 Netherlands Antilles | X | 1 | |||||||
 Nicaragua | X | 1 | |||||||
 Panama | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Paraguay | X | 1 | |||||||
| Peru | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||
 Suriname | X | 1 | |||||||
 Trinidad and Tobago | X | 1 | |||||||
| United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
 Uruguay | X | 1 | |||||||
| Venezuela | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||
 Virgin Islands | X | 1 | |||||||
| Total athletes | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 109 |
| Total NOCs | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 32 NOCs |
Canada, which is represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), has competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. The Canadian team was made up of 492 athletes, the most ever for a non-home Games. On the team all ten provinces and the Northwest Territories are represented. Some sports such as wrestling have sent their strongest team, however sports which offer the most medals have sent for the most part a developmental team. Table Tennis player Anqi Luo was Canada's youngest athlete at the Games while Equestrian athlete Ian Millar was Canada's eldest athlete competing in Guadalajara. Canada has competed in 35 out of the 36 sports on the program. On October 4, 2011 women's football star Christine Sinclair was selected to carry the flag during the opening ceremony. The chef de mission was Jacques Cardyn and the assistant chef de mission was Curt Harnett.
Argentina competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011.
Canoeing competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara were held from October 26 to October 29 at the Rowing and Canoeing Course in Ciudad Guzmán. The Canoe Slalom event was dropped due to an anticipated low number of entries. The winners of some events qualified to compete at the canoeing events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. The Pan American Games were not a qualification tournament for the Olympics in the events K4M 1,000 and K4W 500.
The women's association football tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Omnilife Stadium from October 18 to October 27. Associations affiliated with FIFA that qualified were invited to send their full women's national teams.
Guatemala competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Guatemala sent 139 athletes in 28 sports.
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 27 and 28 October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion were Vicente de Lima, Rafael Ribeiro, Basílio de Moraes Júnior and Sandro Viana of Brazil.
The men's 4 × 400 metres relay competition of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games took place on the 27 and 28 October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion were Andrae Williams, Avard Moncur, Michael Matheau and Chris Brown of Bahamas.
The United States competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, from October 14 to October 30, 2011.
Carlos Armando Vásquez Carvajal is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner. He won the bronze medal for the 72 kg class at the 2005 World Taekwondo Championships in Madrid, Spain, and silver for the 80 kg class at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Juan Carlos Díaz Falcon is a Venezuelan taekwondo practitioner. He won a silver medal for the heavyweight class at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, losing out to Cuba's Robelis Despaigne.
Doris Esmid Patiño Marín is a Colombian taekwondo practitioner. She won a silver medal for the 57 kg class at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, losing out to Mexico's Irma Contreras. She later followed that up with a bronze medal four years later at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.
Dominican Republic competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
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The women's handball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada was held at the Exhibition Centre from July 16 to 24.
Venezuela competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's eighteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Aruba competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
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The women's 49 kg competition of the taekwondo events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 19 at the Mississauga Sports Centre. The defending Pan American Games champion was Ivett Gonda of the Canada.
Arlettys Acosta is a Cuban taekwondo practitioner. She won the gold medal in the women's 67 kg event at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Mell Karen Mina Ayoví is an Ecuadorian taekwondo practitioner. She won the silver medal in the women's 67 kg event at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, Paraguay. She also won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2022 Bolivarian Games in Valledupar, Colombia.
