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 2015 Pan American Games | |
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 Shooting pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Pan Am Shooting Centre |
| Dates | July 12–19 |
| No. of events | 15 (9 men, 6 women) |
| Competitors | 245 from 26 nations |
«2011 2019» | |
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
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The following is the competition schedule for the shooting competitions:[4]
| Q | Qualifications | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | ||||||||||||
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| Pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's 10 m air pistol | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | Q | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Men's 50 m pistol | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's 10 m air pistol | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's 25 m pistol | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rifle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's 10 m air rifle | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men's 50 m rifle prone | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's 10 m air rifle | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shotgun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's trap | Q | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Men's double trap | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Men's skeet | Q | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Women's trap | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's skeet | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Canada* | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  Cuba | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Guatemala | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Argentina | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Medalists
editMen's events
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 metre air pistol |
Felipe Almeida Wu Brazil
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Jay Shi United States
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Mario Vinueza Ecuador
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| 25 metre rapid fire pistol |
Brad Balsley United States
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Emerson Duarte Brazil
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Douglas Gomez Venezuela
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| 50 metre pistol |
Júlio Almeida Brazil
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Jorge Grau Cuba
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Marko Carrillo Peru
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| 10 metre air rifle |
Connor Davis United States
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Julio Iemma Venezuela
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Bryant Wallizer United States
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| 50 metre rifle prone |
Cassio Rippel Brazil
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Michael McPhail United States
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Michel Dion Canada
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| 50 metre rifle three positions |
Reinier Estpinan Cuba
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George Norton United States
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Ryan Anderson United States
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| Trap |
Francisco Boza Peru
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Fernando Borello Argentina
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Danilo Caro Colombia
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| Double trap |
Hebert Brol Guatemala
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Sergio Piñero Dominican Republic
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Enrique Brol Guatemala
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| Skeet |
Thomas Bayer United States
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Dustin Perry United States
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Juan Miguel Rodríguez Cuba
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Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 metre air pistol |
Lynda Kiejko Canada
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Alejandra Zavala Mexico
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Lilian Castro El Salvador
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| 25 metre pistol |
Lynda Kiejko Canada
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Sandra Uptagrafft United States
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Mariana Nava Mexico
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| 10 metre air rifle |
Goretti Zumaya Mexico
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Fernanda Russo Argentina
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Eglis Yaima Cruz Cuba
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| 50 metre rifle three positions |
Eglis Yaima Cruz Cuba
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Amelia Fournel Argentina
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Yarimar Mercado Puerto Rico
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| Trap |
Amanda Chudoba Canada
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Kayle Browning United States
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Kimberley Bowers United States
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| Skeet |
Kim Rhode United States
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Melisa Gil Argentina
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Francisca Crovetto Chile
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Participating nations
editA total of 26 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (17)
Barbados (2)
Bolivia (6)
Brazil (19)
Canada (24)
Chile (11)
Colombia (6)
Costa Rica (1)
Cuba (16)
Dominican Republic (10)
Ecuador (7)
El Salvador (9)
Guatemala (21)
Honduras (1)
Jamaica (1)
Mexico (18)
Nicaragua (3)
Panama (4)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (13)
Puerto Rico (9)
Trinidad and Tobago (3)
United States (25)
Uruguay (1)
Venezuela (15)
Virgin Islands (2)
Qualification
editA 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Toronto International Trap & Skeet Club Named Shooting Venue for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". CNW Group. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Shooting" (PDF). corporate.olympics.com.au. International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "American Shooting Confederation Toronto 2015 Pan American Games Quota Allocation Procedures" (PDF). www.conatiro.org/. Shooting Confederation of the Americas. Retrieved 13 October 2014.