The men's 68 kg competition of the taekwondo events at the 2015 Pan American Games took place on July 20 at the Mississauga Sports Centre.[1] The defending Pan American Games champion was Jhohanny Jean of the Dominican Republic.
| Taekwondo – Men's 68 kg at the 2015 Pan American Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Mississauga Sports Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | July 20 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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«2011 2019» | |||||||||||||
Qualification
editAll athletes qualified through the qualification tournament held in March 2015 in Mexico, while host nation Canada was permitted to enter one athlete.[2]
Schedule
editAll times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2015 | 14:20 | Preliminaries |
| July 20, 2015 | 15:35 | Quarterfinals |
| July 20, 2015 | 16:20 | Semifinals |
| July 20, 2015 | 20:50 | Bronze medal matches/Final |
Results
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Main bracket
editThe final results were:[3]
| Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||
 Saúl Gutiérrez (MEX)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Miguel Trejos (COL)
| 11 | Miguel Trejos (COL)
| 2 | ||||||||||||
 Dorian Alexander (TRI)
| 5 | Saúl Gutiérrez (MEX)
| 5 | ||||||||||||
 Andreas Zelaya (GUA)
| 9 |  Luis Colon III (PUR)
| 2 | ||||||||||||
 Tosh van Dijk (SUR)
| 10 | Tosh van Dijk (SUR)
| 7 | ||||||||||||
 Ignacio Morales (CHI)
| 5 | Luis Colon III (PUR)
| 8 | ||||||||||||
| Luis Colon III (PUR)
| 17 | Saúl Gutiérrez (MEX)
| 6 | ||||||||||||
 Maxime Potvin (CAN)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Terrence Jennings (USA)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||
 Fermin Quesada (CUB)
| 7 |  Edgar Contreras (VEN)
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| Edgar Contreras (VEN)
| 10 | Terrence Jennings (USA)
| 11 | ||||||||||||
 Federico González (URU)
| 1 | Maxime Potvin (CAN)
| 13 | ||||||||||||
 Henrique Precioso (BRA)
| 4 | Henrique Precioso (BRA)
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| Maxime Potvin (CAN)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||
Bronze medal matches
edit| Bronze medal match | |||
| Luis Colon III (PUR)
| 6 | ||
| Henrique Precioso (BRA)
| 3 | ||
| Bronze medal match | |||
| Miguel Trejos (COL)
| 16 | ||
| Terrence Jennings (USA)
| 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Taekwondo Official Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games" (PDF). patu.org. Pan American Taekwondo Union. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Taekwondo - Summary - Men's -68kg". results.toronto2015.ets.net. TO2015. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.