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Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

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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 Mexico 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

Men

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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.