| Taekwondo at the 2014 South American Games | |
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There were about 8 taekwondo events in the 2014 South American Games . [1]
| Taekwondo at the 2014 South American Games | |
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There were about 8 taekwondo events in the 2014 South American Games . [1]
* Host nation (Chile)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Colombia (COL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 |  Chile (CHI)* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Suriname (SUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Peru (PER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 |  Aruba (ARU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (58 kg) | Ignacio Puentes Chile | Mayko Votta Uruguay | Kevin Fernald Suriname |
| Harold Avella Colombia | |||
| Lightweight (68 kg) | Tosh Van Dijk Suriname | Nicholas Pigozzi Brazil | Diego Camacho Ecuador |
| Mario Guerra Chile | |||
| Middleweight (80 kg) | Sebastian Crismanich Argentina | Yair Medina Colombia | André Llivisaca Ecuador |
| Javier Medina Venezuela | |||
| Heavyweight (+80 kg) | Carlos Rivas Venezuela | Douglas Correa Brazil | Braian Hernandez Uruguay |
| Stuart Smit Aruba |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (49 kg) | Virginia Dellan Venezuela | Lizbeth Canseco Peru | Michelle Peralta Ecuador |
| Iris Tang Sing Brazil | |||
| Lightweight (57 kg) | Carolena Carstens Panama | Adriana Martinez Venezuela | Luciana Angiolillo Argentina |
| Elizabeth Alvarado Peru | |||
| Middleweight (67 kg) | Katherine Dumar Colombia | Julia Dos Santos Brazil | Alexis Daniela Arnoldt Argentina |
| Adanys Cordero Venezuela | |||
| Heavyweight (+67 kg) | Sandra Vanegas Colombia | Natalia Falavigna Brazil | Paula Wegscheider Argentina |
| Carolina Fernandez Venezuela |
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