Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Qualification

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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

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Event Date Venue
2015 Taekwondo Official Qualification Tournament[4] March 11–12   Aguascalientes

Qualification summary

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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

58 kg

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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

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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

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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

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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

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49 kg

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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

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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

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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 2 1   Bolivia
  Haiti
TOTAL 14
  • The Bolivian athlete was murdered and thus the nation decided to not use the wildcard spot.

+67 kg

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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

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  1. ^ "Taekwondo Official Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games" (PDF). patu.org. Pan American Taekwondo Union. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Korram, Alex (20 March 2015). "Wild Cards for Toronto 2015". en.mastkd.com. Mastaekwondo. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". mastkd.com (in Spanish). Mastaekwondo. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  5. ^ Keller, Francisco (30 March 2015). "Positive doping for an Argentine athlete". en.mastkd.com. Mastaekwondo. Retrieved 6 April 2015.