Taekwondo at the XVII Pan American Games | |
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Venue | Mississauga Sports Centre |
Dates | July 19–22 |
No. of events | 8 (4 men, 4 women) |
Competitors | 109 from 28 nations |
«2011 2019» |
Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games | ||
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Qualification | ||
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]
The following is the competition schedule for the taekwondo competitions: [5]
E | Eliminations | R | Repechage | B | Bronze medal matches | F | Final |
Event↓/Date → | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | ||||||||||||
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Men's 58 kg | E | R | B | F | ||||||||||||
Men's 68 kg | E | R | B | F | ||||||||||||
Men's 80 kg | E | R | B | F | ||||||||||||
Men's +80 kg | E | R | B | F | ||||||||||||
Women's 49 kg | E | R | B | F | ||||||||||||
Women's 57 kg | E | R | B | F | ||||||||||||
Women's 67 kg | E | R | B | F | ||||||||||||
Women's +67 kg | E | R | B | F |
* Host nation (Canada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
3 | Mexico | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | Canada* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
8 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
10 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (10 nations) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
The following is the list of medallists per event. [6]
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 |
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 |
A total of 28 nations qualified athletes. [7] The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
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]
Wrestling competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 15 to 18 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. The competition is split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling has been contested at every Pan American Games.
The United States competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Field hockey competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from 13 to 25 July 2015, at the Pan Am / Parapan Am Fields, which are located on the back campus of the University of Toronto. A total of eight men's and women's teams will compete in each respective tournament.
Shooting competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 12 to 19 at the Toronto International Trap and Skeet Club in Innisfil. The competition was split into three disciplines, pistol, rifle and shotgun, which were further divided into different events. Men competed in nine events, with the women competing in six events for a total of 15 gold medals awarded.
Water polo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 7 to 15 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham. The water polo competitions was the first sporting event to be conducted at the games, beginning three days before the opening ceremony. This is because the Pan American Games were scheduled to be held roughly around the same time as the 2015 World Aquatics Championships scheduled for Kazan, Russia, thus the competition was moved forward to allow for a sufficient gap between the two events. A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each respective tournament.
Karate competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada were held from July 23 to 25 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. The competition was held under the kumite discipline, with men and women each competing in five events each. A total of 80 athletes from 14 nations took part.
Handball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 16 to 25 at the Direct Energy Centre. Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of eight men's and women's teams will compete in each respective tournament.
Baseball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 11 to 26 at the Pan Am Ball Park, in Ajax, Ontario.
Judo competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 14 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of fourteen judo events were held: seven each for men and women.
Table tennis competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 19 to 25 at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham. Due to naming rights, the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of four table tennis events were held: two each for men and women.
Boxing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 18 to 25 at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. A total of thirteen boxing events will be held: ten for men and three for women.
The men's 58 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 Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republic.
The men's 68 kg competition of the taekwondo events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 20 at the Mississauga Sports Centre. The defending Pan American Games champion was Jhohanny Jean of the Dominican Republic.
The men's 80 kg competition of the taekwondo events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 21 at the Mississauga Sports Centre. The defending Pan American Games champion was Sebastián Crismanich of the Argentina, who was injured and did not compete.
The men's +80 kg competition of the taekwondo events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 22 at the Mississauga Sports Centre. The defending Pan American Games champion was Robelis Despaigne of Cuba.
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.
The women's 57 kg competition of the taekwondo events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 20 at the Mississauga Sports Centre. The defending Pan American Games champion was Irma Contreras of the Mexico.
The women's 67 kg competition of the taekwondo events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 21 at the Mississauga Sports Centre. The defending Pan American Games champion was Melissa Pagnotta of the Canada.
The women's +67 kg competition of the taekwondo events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 22 at the Mississauga Sports Centre. The defending Pan American Games champion was Glenhis Hernández of Cuba.