Karate at the 2015 Pan American Games

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.

Karate at the 2015 Pan American Games
Karate pictogram for the games
VenueMississauga Sports Centre
DatesJuly 23–25
No. of events10 (5 men, 5 women)
Competitors80 from 14 nations
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Competition schedule edit

 
The Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre), in Mississauga, was the venue for the karate competitions (pictured here during the games)

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)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil3025
2  Ecuador2024
3  Argentina2013
4  Dominican Republic1304
5  United States1023
6  Peru1012
7  Venezuela0235
8  Canada*0224
9  Chile0123
  Mexico0123
11  El Salvador0101
12  Cuba0022
13  Colombia0011
Totals (13 entries)10102040

Medalists edit

 
During the competition

Men's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
60 kg
details
Douglas Brose
  Brazil
Jovanni Martínez
  Venezuela
Andrés Rendón
  Colombia
Brandis Miyazaki
  United States
67 kg
details
Julián Pinzás
  Argentina
Deivis Ferreras
  Dominican Republic
Maikel Noriega
  Cuba
Daniel Vargas
  Mexico
75 kg
details
Thomas Scott
  United States
Alexander Nicastro
  Venezuela
Patrice Boily-Martineau
  Canada
Franco Icasati
  Argentina
84 kg
details
Miguel Amargós
  Argentina
Jorge Merino
  El Salvador
Andres Loor
  Ecuador
César Herrera
  Venezuela
+84 kg
details
Franklin Mina
  Ecuador
Anel Castillo
  Dominican Republic
Jander Tiril
  Cuba
Brian Irr
  United States

Women's events edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 kg
details
Ana Villanueva
  Dominican Republic
Gabriela Bruna
  Chile
Jusleen Virk
  Canada
Aline Souza
  Brazil
55 kg
details
Valéria Kumizaki
  Brazil
Kathryn Campbell
  Canada
Jessy Reyes
  Chile
Alessandra Vindrola
  Peru
61 kg
details
Alexandra Grande
  Peru
Karina Díaz
  Dominican Republic
Daniela Lepín
  Chile
Merillela Arreola
  Mexico
68 kg
details
Natália Brozulatto
  Brazil
Xhunashi Caballero
  Mexico
Priscilla Lazo Nieto
  Ecuador
Omaira Molina
  Venezuela
+68 kg
details
Valeria Echever
  Ecuador
Camélie Boisvenue
  Canada
Yeisy Piña Ordaz
  Venezuela
Isabela dos Santos
  Brazil

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.

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

  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Mississauga Sports Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Karate". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "2014 North American Karate Cup" (PDF). sportdata.org/. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Sport Technical Manual Karate". scribd.com/. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.