Squash competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 11 to 17.[1] The venue for the competitions was Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre), due to naming rights the venue was known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2] The venue also staged the racquetball. A total of six events were contested (three each for men and women).[2]
| Squash at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Squash pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Exhibition Centre – Hall C |
| Dates | July 11–17 |
| No. of events | 6 (3 men, 3 women) |
| Competitors | 56 from 13 nations |
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Competition schedule
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The following is the competition schedule for the squash competitions:[3]
| RR | Round robin | E | Eliminations | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | E | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Men's doubles | E | E | F | |||||
| Men's team | RR | RR | E | F | ||||
| Women's singles | E | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Women's doubles | E | E | F | |||||
| Women's team | RR | RR | E | F | ||||
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Colombia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Canada* | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Mexico | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 |  Peru | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
Medalists
editMen's events
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Women's events
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Participating nations
editA total of 13 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Qualification
editA total of 56 athletes qualified to compete at the Games (32 male, 24 female). Each country was allowed to enter a maximum of three male and three female athletes.[4] The top ten men's teams and top eight women's teams (including Canada) at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival qualified the games. A further two wildcards were allocated (2 men). A nation may enter a maximum of two athletes per singles events, and one doubles per event.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Exhibition Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Barb; Smith, Anne (17 June 2014). "Squash at the Pan Am Games Toronto 2015". www.slideshare.net/. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Sport Technical Manual Squash". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.