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Karate at the 2015 Pan American Games

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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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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 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

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  *   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

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During the competition

Men's events

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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

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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

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A total of 14 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

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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

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  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.