Taekwondo at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

See main article: Taekwondo at the 2019 Pan American Games. The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for the Taekwondo at the 2019 Pan American Games competitions.

Qualification system

A total of 140 taekwondo athletes will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of 13 athletes (eight in Kyorugi and five in Poomsae). The host nation, Peru, automatically qualifies the maximum number of athletes (13) and is entered in each event. There will also nine wild card spots awarded in Kyorugi. The spots were awarded at the qualification tournament held in Santo Domingo in March 2019.

In the Kyorugi discipline, a total of 12 athletes (8 in the +67 kg event for women) will qualify along with one spot in each event for the host nation. In Poomsae, the top five nations in the mixed teams event along with Peru as host nation will qualify a team of five athletes. An extra quota was also awarded in the women's individual event.^[1] In poomsae, countries with qualified teams can enter three men and two women, or two men and three women.

Qualification summary

NOC	Men					Women					Mixed		Total
				+80 kg					+67 kg	PO I.	PO MP.	PO MT.
	X			X		X	X	X					5
				X									1
				X									1
	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X				8
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
	X	X		X			X	X					5
	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X				8
	X	X					X	X					4
		X	X	X		X	X	X	X				7
	X	X	X	X			X	X	X				7
	X	X	X	X		X	X			X			7
					X	X				X	X	X	6
		X											1
									X				1
			X					X	X				3
		X											1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
	X					X							2
							X						1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
		X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X	10
		X											1
									X				1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
			X										1
	X		X	X		X	X	X	X				7
Total: 26 NOCs	13	15	13	15	6	13	14	13	13	7	6	6	140

Kyorugi

• Countries qualified are listed in random order as the nature of the tournament did not determine medalists.

Men's 68 kg

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12
Wildcard^[3]	2
TOTAL	15

Men's 80 kg

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

Men's +80 kg

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

Women's 49 kg

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	11
TOTAL	13

Women's 57 kg

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12
Wildcard	1
TOTAL	14

Women's 67 kg

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

Women's +67 kg

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	8
Wildcard	4
TOTAL	13

Poomsae

Competition	Athletes per NOC	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	5	5
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	5	25
	1	1
TOTAL		31

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification System manual. 25 April 2018. www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 15 March 2019.
2. Web site: Lista de clasificados a Juegos Panamericanos Lima 2019. Spanish. List of Qualified to Pan American Games Lima 2019. 8 March 2019. www.mastkd.com/. Mastaekwondo. 15 March 2019.
3. Web site: PATU revela los 9 ganadores de los Wilcards para Lima 2019. Spanish. PATU reveals the 9 winners of the Wilcards for Lima 2019. 19 March 2019. www.mastkd.com/. Mastaekwondo. 22 March 2019.