Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

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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 summary

NOC	Men				Women				Total
								+67 kg
	X		X	X		X	X		5
	X				X				2
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
		X	X	X		X	X		5
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
							X		1
		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7
	X		X	X	X	X		X	6
	X						X		2
						X			1
	X	X	X		X	X			5
							X		1
			X				X	X	3
				X	X				2
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
	X		X						2
	X					X			2
	X								1
	X				X	X			3
	X	X	X		X		X	X	6
			X						1
		X							1
		X							1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
		X		X		X			3
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		7
				X				X	2
Total: 28 NOCs	16	13	15	13	13	15	14	10	109

Men

58 kg

Competition	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12
Wildcard	3
TOTAL	16

68 kg

Competition	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12
TOTAL	13

80 kg

Competition	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12
Wildcard	2
TOTAL	15

+80 kg

Competition	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12
TOTAL	13

Women

49 kg

Competition	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	11
Wildcard	1
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
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12
Wildcard	1
TOTAL	15

67 kg

Competition	Vacancies	Qualified
Host Nation	1
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12
Wildcard	2 1
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
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	8
Wildcard	1
TOTAL	10

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taekwondo Official Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. patu.org . . 19 January 2015.
2. Web site: PATU Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am GamesMarch 11~12, 2015 / Aguascalientes, Mexico . 13 March 2015 . scribd.com . . 20 March 2015 .
3. Web site: Wild Cards for Toronto 2015 . Korram . Alex. 20 March 2015 . en.mastkd.com . Mastaekwondo . 20 March 2015.
4. Web site: Official Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games . Spanish . 11 March 2015 . mastkd.com . Mastaekwondo. 12 March 2015.
5. Web site: Positive doping for an Argentine athlete . Keller . Francisco . 30 March 2015 . en.mastkd.com . Mastaekwondo . 6 April 2015.