Wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games
Wrestling-picto.png
Wrestling pictogram for the games
Venue Mississauga Sports Centre
DatesJuly 15–18
No. of events18 (12 men, 6 women)
Competitors148 from 22 nations
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Wrestling competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 15 to 18 at the Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre) in Mississauga. [1] Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. [2] [3] The competition was 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.

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Competition schedule

The Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre), in Mississauga, was the venue for the wrestling competitions (pictured here during the games) Hershey Center for wrestling.jpg
The Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre), in Mississauga, was the venue for the wrestling competitions (pictured here during the games)

The following is the competition schedule for the wrestling competitions: [4]

QQualifications¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Event↓/Date →Wed 15Thu 16Fri 17Sat 18
Men's Freestyle 57 kg 1412F
Men's Freestyle 65 kg Q1412F
Men's Freestyle 74 kg Q1412F
Men's Freestyle 86 kg 1412F
Men's Freestyle 97 kg 1412F
Men's Freestyle 125 kg 1412F
Men's Greco-Roman 59 kg Q1412F
Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg 1412F
Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg Q1412F
Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg 1412F
Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg 1412F
Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg 1412F
Women's Freestyle 48 kg 1412F
Women's Freestyle 53 kg Q1412F
Women's Freestyle 58 kg 1412F
Women's Freestyle 63 kg 1412F
Women's Freestyle 69 kg 1412F
Women's Freestyle 75 kg 1412F

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 83415
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 43613
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada*3328
4Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1258
5Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1113
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1023
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0235
8Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0123
9Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 0112
10Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras 0101
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0101
12Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0055
13Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0033
14Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0011
Totals (14 entries)18183571

Medalists

Men's events

Freestyle
EventGoldSilverBronze
57 kg
details
Yowlys Bonne
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Angel Escobedo
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Emir Hernandez
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Pedro Mejías
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
65 kg
details
Brent Metcalf
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Franklin Marén
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Haislan Garcia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Franklin Gómez
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
74 kg
details
Jordan Burroughs
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Yoan Blanco
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Christian Sarco
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Liván López
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
86 kg
details
Reineris Salas
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Jake Herbert
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Tamerlan Tagziev
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Jaime Espinal
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
97 kg
details
Kyle Snyder
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Arjun Gill
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
José Daniel Díaz
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Jesse Ruíz
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
125 kg
details
Zach Rey
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Korey Jarvis
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Edgardo Lopez
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Andres Ramos
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Greco-Roman
Jon Anderson the gold medalist in the 85 kg event in a preliminary round matchup against a wrestler from Honduras. Anderson vs Martinez PanAm2015.jpg
Jon Anderson the gold medalist in the 85 kg event in a preliminary round matchup against a wrestler from Honduras.
EventGoldSilverBronze
59 kg
details
Andrés Montaño
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Ali Soto
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Cristóbal Torres
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Spenser Mango
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
66 kg
details
Wuileixis Rivas
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Bryce Saddoris
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Miguel Martínez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Mario Molina
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
75 kg
details
Andy Bisek
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Alvis Almendra
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Juan Escobar
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Carlos Muñoz
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
85 kg
details
Jon Anderson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Querys Perez
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Alan Vera
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Cristhian Mosquera
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
98 kg
details
Yasmany Lugo
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Kevin Mejía
Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras
Luillys Pérez
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Davi Albino
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
130 kg
details
Mijaín López
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Andrés Ayub
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Josue Encarnación
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Robby Smith
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Women's events

Braxton Stone won gold in the women's 63 kg freestyle event Braxton Stone-Papadopoulos at 2015 Pan Am Games.jpg
Braxton Stone won gold in the women's 63 kg freestyle event
Freestyle
EventGoldSilverBronze
48 kg
details
Geneviève Morrison
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Thalia Mallqui
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Alyssa Lampe
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Carolina Castillo
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
53 kg
details
Whitney Conder
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Alma Valencia
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Yamilka Del Valle
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Betzabeth Argüello
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
58 kg
details
Joice Silva
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Yakelin Estornell
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Lissette Antes
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Yanet Sovero
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
63 kg
details
Braxton Stone
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Katerina Vidiaux
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Jackeline Rentería
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Erin Clodgo
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
69 kg
details
Dorothy Yeats
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
María Acosta
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Diana Miranda
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Vacant
75 kg
details
Adeline Gray
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Justina Di Stasio
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Aline Ferreira
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Lisset Hechavarría
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba

Participating nations

A total of 22 countries had qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

A total of 150 wrestlers could qualify to compete at the games. The winner of each weight category 2014 South American Games, 2014 Pan American Championships and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games qualified, as well as the top five in the 2015 Pan American Championship. The host country (Canada) was guaranteed a spot in each event, but its athletes had to have competed in both the 2014 and 2015 Pan American Championship. A further six wildcards (four men and two women) were awarded to nations without qualified athletes but who took part in the qualification tournaments. [5]

See also

References

  1. "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. "Mississauga Sports Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015 . Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Qualification System Wrestling" (PDF). www.fila-official.com/. International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles . Retrieved 13 October 2014.