Event: | Taekwondo |
Games: | 2015 |
Venue: | Mississauga Sports Centre |
Dates: | July 19–22 |
Competitors: | 109 |
Nations: | 28 |
Num Events: | 8 (4 men, 4 women) |
Prev: | 2011 |
Next: | 2019 |
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]
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The following is the list of medallists per event.[6]
Flyweight (58 kg) | |||
Lightweight (68 kg) | |||
Flyweight (49 kg) | |||
Lightweight (57 kg) | |||
A total of 28 nations qualified athletes.[7] The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
See main article: article and Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification. 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]