Taekwondo competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile are scheduled to be held between October 21 and 24, 2023 at the Contact Sports Center, located in Santiago.[1][2]
| Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Taekwondo pictogram | |
| Venue | Contact Sports Center |
| Start date | October 21, 2023 |
| End date | October 24, 2023 |
| No. of events | 11 (5 men, 5 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 136 from 26 nations |
«2019 2027» | |
13 medal events are scheduled to be contested. Ten of these events are in Kyorugi (five per gender). In March 2023, PanamSports added a men's and women's team events to the sports program in the Kyorugi division.[3] A total of 136 athletes are scheduled to compete.[4]
Qualification edit
A total of up to 136 taekwondo athletes will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of 10 athletes (eight in Kyorugi and two in Poomsae). The host nation, Chile, automatically qualifies the maximum number of athletes (8) and is entered in each event. There will also eight wild card spots awarded in Kyorugi and two in Poomsae. The spots will be awarded at the qualification tournament held in Rio de Janeiro in March 2023.[4]
Participating nations edit
A total of 26 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (7)
Barbados (1)
Bolivia (2)
Brazil (8)
Canada (9)
Chile (8)
Colombia (7)
Costa Rica (3)
Cuba (8)
Dominican Republic (6)
Ecuador (8)
El Salvador (1)
Guyana (1)
Haiti (2)
Honduras (2)
Independent Athletes Team (4)
Jamaica (1)
Mexico (12)
Nicaragua (3)
Panama (1)
Peru (6)
Puerto Rico (8)
Suriname (1)
United States (12)
Uruguay (2)
Venezuela (7)
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Chile)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |  United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  Brazil | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Colombia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Nicaragua | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 |  Chile* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Haiti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Independent Athletes Team | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 13 | 13 | 26 | 52 | |
Kyorugi edit
- Men
- Women
Poomsae edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual |
William Arroyo Mexico
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Elian Ortega Nicaragua
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Luis Colon Puerto Rico
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Hugo Del Castillo Peru
| |||
| Women's individual |
Kaitlyn Reclusado United States
|
María Higueros Independent Athletes Team
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Soo Lee Kim Mexico
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| Arelis Medina Puerto Rico
| |||
| Mixed pairs |
Mexico William Arroyo Soo Lee Kim |
Nicaragua Elian Ortega Ingrid Darce |
Puerto Rico Luis Colón Arelis Medina |
| Ecuador Mario Troya Katlen Jerves |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Santiago 2023 Officially Confirms Sports Venues". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Sport Calendar Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (22 March 2023). "Team taekwondo event added to Santiago 2023 programme". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.