Shooting at the 2015 Pan American Games

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 (Pan Am Shooting Centre) in Innisfil.[1] 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.[2]

Shooting at the XVII Pan American Games
Shooting pictogram for the games
VenuePan Am Shooting Centre
DatesJuly 12–19, 2015
Competitors245 from 26 nations
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The winners of all fifteen events, along with the runner up in the men's air rifle, skeet, trap and both women's rifle events would qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (granted the athlete has not yet earned a quota for their country).[3]

Competition schedule

The Toronto International Trap and Skeet Club (Pan Am Shooting Centre), in Innisfil, Ontario, was the venue for the shooting competitions

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

QQualifications FFinal
Event↓/Date →Sun 12Mon 13Tue 14Wed 15Thu 16Fri 17Sat 18Sun 19
Pistol
Men's 10 m air pistolQF
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistolQQF
Men's 50 m pistolQF
Women's 10 m air pistolQF
Women's 25 m pistolQF
Rifle
Men's 10 m air rifleQF
Men's 50 m rifle proneQF
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positionsQF
Women's 10 m air rifleQF
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positionsQF
Shotgun
Men's trapQQF
Men's double trapQF
Men's skeetQQF
Women's trapQF
Women's skeetQF

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States46313
2 Brazil3104
3 Canada*3014
4 Cuba2125
5 Mexico1113
6 Guatemala1012
 Peru1012
8 Argentina0404
9 Venezuela0112
10 Dominican Republic0101
11 Chile0011
 Colombia0011
 Ecuador0011
 El Salvador0011
 Puerto Rico0011
Totals (15 nations)15151545

Medalists

Men's events

Bryant Wallizer of the United States holding the bronze medal he won in the men's 10 metre air rifle event
Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 metre air pistol
Felipe Almeida Wu
 Brazil
Jay Shi
 United States
Mario Vinueza
 Ecuador
25 metre rapid fire pistol
Brad Balsley
 United States
Emerson Duarte
 Brazil
Douglas Gomez
 Venezuela
50 metre pistol
Júlio Almeida
 Brazil
Jorge Grau
 Cuba
Marko Carrillo
 Peru
10 metre air rifle
Connor Davis
 United States
Julio Iemma
 Venezuela
Bryant Wallizer
 United States
50 metre rifle prone
Cassio Rippel
 Brazil
Michael McPhail
 United States
Michel Dion
 Canada
50 metre rifle three positions
Reinier Estpinan
 Cuba
George Norton
 United States
Ryan Anderson
 United States
Trap
Francisco Boza
 Peru
Fernando Borello
 Argentina
Danilo Caro
 Colombia
Double trap
Hebert Brol
 Guatemala
Sergio Piñero
 Dominican Republic
Enrique Brol
 Guatemala
Skeet
Thomas Bayer
 United States
Dustin Perry
 United States
Juan Miguel Rodríguez
 Cuba

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 metre air pistol
Lynda Kiejko
 Canada
Alejandra Zavala
 Mexico
Lilian Castro
 El Salvador
25 metre pistol
Lynda Kiejko
 Canada
Sandra Uptagrafft
 United States
Mariana Nava
 Mexico
10 metre air rifle
Goretti Zumaya
 Mexico
Fernanda Russo
 Argentina
Eglis Yaima Cruz
 Cuba
50 metre rifle three positions
Eglis Yaima Cruz
 Cuba
Amelia Fournel
 Argentina
Yarimar Mercado
 Puerto Rico
Trap
Amanda Chudoba
 Canada
Kayle Browning
 United States
Kimberley Bowers
 United States
Skeet
Kim Rhode
 United States
Melisa Gil
 Argentina
Francisca Crovetto
 Chile

Participating nations

A total of 26 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

A total of 250 sport shooters will qualify to compete at the games. The winner of each event at the 2014 South American Games and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games will qualify for the Games. The remaining qualifying spots will be decided at the 2014 Pan American Shooting Championship. The host nation is guaranteed 15 athletes (one per event) and a further five wildcards will be awarded. A nation may enter a maximum of 25 athletes across all events.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. "Toronto International Trap & Skeet Club Named Shooting Venue for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". CNW Group. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Shooting" (PDF). corporate.olympics.com.au. International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. "American Shooting Confederation Toronto 2015 Pan American Games Quota Allocation Procedures" (PDF). www.conatiro.org/. Shooting Confederation of the Americas. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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