Karate at the 2015 Pan American Games
| Karate at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
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 Karate pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Mississauga Sports Centre |
| Dates | July 23–25 |
| No. of events | 10 (5 men, 5 women) |
| Competitors | 80 from 14 nations |
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| Qualification | ||
| Men | Women | |
| 60 kg | 50 kg | |
| 67 kg | 55 kg | |
| 75 kg | 61 kg | |
| 84 kg | 68 kg | |
| +84 kg | +68 kg | |
Karate competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada were held from July 23 to 25 at the Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre) in Mississauga.[1] Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2][3] The competition was held under the kumite discipline, with men and women each competing in five events each.[4] A total of 80 athletes from 14 nations took part.
Competition schedule
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The following was the competition schedule for the karate competitions:[5]
| RR | Round robin | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 60 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's 67 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's 75 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's 84 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's +84 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's 50 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's 55 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's 61 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's 68 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's +68 kg | RR | ½ | F | ||||||
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Ecuador | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Dominican Republic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Venezuela | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Canada* | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Chile | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 |  El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
Medalists
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Men's events
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Women's events
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Participating nations
[edit]A total of 14 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (5)
Brazil (7)
Canada (10)
Chile (8)
Colombia (4)
Cuba (3)
Dominican Republic (9)
Ecuador (6)
El Salvador (1)
Mexico (6)
Peru (3)
United States (7)
Uruguay (1)
Venezuela (10)
Qualification
[edit]A total of 80 karatekas qualified to compete at the games (eight per weight category). There will be four qualification events for athletes to qualify, and the host nation, Canada, automatically qualified in each of the ten weight categories. A nation may enter a maximum of one athlete per weight category.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Mississauga Sports Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Colpitts, Iain (10 July 2013). "Pan Am excitement builds in Mississauga". Brampton Guardian. Brampton, Ontario: Metroland Media Group. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Karate". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "2014 North American Karate Cup" (PDF). sportdata.org/. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "Sport Technical Manual Karate". scribd.com/. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
