Squash competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 11 to 17.[1] The venue for the competitions was Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre), due to naming rights the venue were known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2] The venue also staged the racquetball. A total of six events were contested (three each for men and women).[2]
| Squash at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Squash pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Exhibition Centre – Hall C |
| Dates | July 11–17 |
| No. of events | 6 (3 men, 3 women) |
| Competitors | 56 from 13 nations |
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Competition schedule edit
The following is the competition schedule for the squash competitions:[3]
| RR | Round robin | E | Eliminations | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | E | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Men's doubles | E | E | F | |||||
| Men's team | RR | RR | E | F | ||||
| Women's singles | E | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Women's doubles | E | E | F | |||||
| Women's team | RR | RR | E | F | ||||
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Colombia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Canada* | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Mexico | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 |  Peru | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
Medalists edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
Participating nations edit
A total of 13 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Qualification edit
A total of 56 athletes qualified to compete at the Games (32 male, 24 female). Each country was allowed to enter a maximum of three male and three female athletes.[4] The top ten men's teams and top eight women's teams (including Canada) at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival qualified the games. A further two wildcards were allocated (2 men). A nation may enter a maximum of two athletes per singles events, and one doubles per event.[2][5]
References edit
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Exhibition Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Barb; Smith, Anne (17 June 2014). "Squash at the Pan Am Games Toronto 2015". www.slideshare.net/. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Sport Technical Manual Squash". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.