Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification
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 in the qualification tournament.[1] Only five nations did qualify any athletes, which allowed for four countries to receive an additional quota through a wildcard.[2][3]
Qualification timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Taekwondo Official Qualification Tournament[4] | March 11–12 |  Aguascalientes |
Qualification summary
| NOC | Men | Women | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 kg | 68 kg | 80 kg | +80 kg | 49 kg | 57 kg | 67 kg | +67 kg | ||
 Argentina | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||
 Aruba | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Brazil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
 Canada | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
 Chile | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||
 Colombia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
 Costa Rica | X | 1 | |||||||
 Cuba | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |
 Dominican Republic | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||
 Ecuador | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 El Salvador | X | 1 | |||||||
 Guatemala | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||
 Haiti | X | 1 | |||||||
 Honduras | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
 Jamaica | X | X | 2 | ||||||
| Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
 Nicaragua | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Panama | X | X | 2 | ||||||
 Paraguay | X | 1 | |||||||
 Peru | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
 Puerto Rico | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | ||
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | X | 1 | |||||||
 Suriname | X | 1 | |||||||
 Trinidad and Tobago | X | 1 | |||||||
 United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
 Uruguay | X | X | X | 3 | |||||
 Venezuela | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |
 Virgin Islands | X | X | 2 | ||||||
| Total: 28 NOCs | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 109 |
Men
58 kg
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Aruba Brazil Colombia Dominican Republic Guatemala Mexico Nicaragua Peru Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
| Wildcard | 3 | Ecuador Panama Paraguay |
| TOTAL | 16 |
68 kg
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Guatemala Mexico Puerto Rico Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela |
| TOTAL | 13 |
80 kg
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Guatemala Honduras Mexico Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
| Wildcard | 2 | Nicaragua Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| TOTAL | 15 |
+80 kg
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Jamaica Mexico United States Uruguay Venezuela Virgin Islands |
| TOTAL | 13 |
Women
49 kg
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 11 | Argentina Aruba Brazil Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Guatemala Jamaica Mexico Peru Puerto Rico United States |
| Wildcard | 1 | Venezuela |
| TOTAL | 13 |
- The Argentinian athlete tested positive for doping, and Venezuela was given a wildcard to replace her.[5]
57 kg
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Guatemala Mexico Panama Peru United States Venezuela |
| Wildcard | 1 | El Salvador Uruguay |
| TOTAL | 15 |
67 kg
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Ecuador Honduras Mexico Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
| Wildcard |  Bolivia Haiti | |
| TOTAL | 14 |
- The Bolivian athlete was murdered and thus the nation decided to not use the wildcard spot.
+67 kg
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
| Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 8 | Brazil Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Honduras Mexico Puerto Rico United States |
| Wildcard | 1 | Virgin Islands |
| TOTAL | 10 |
References
- "Taekwondo Official Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games" (PDF). patu.org. Pan American Taekwondo Union. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- "PATU Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am GamesMarch 11~12, 2015 / Aguascalientes, Mexico". scribd.com. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- Korram, Alex (20 March 2015). "Wild Cards for Toronto 2015". en.mastkd.com. Mastaekwondo. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- "Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". mastkd.com (in Spanish). Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- Keller, Francisco (30 March 2015). "Positive doping for an Argentine athlete". en.mastkd.com. Mastaekwondo. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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