Shooting at the 2015 Pan American Games

Shooting competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 12 to 19 at the Toronto International Trap and Skeet Club (Pan Am Shooting Centre) in Innisfil.[1] The competition was split into three disciplines, pistol, rifle and shotgun, which were further divided into different events. Men competed in nine events, with the women competing in six events for a total of 15 gold medals awarded.[2]

Shooting at the 2015 Pan American Games
Shooting pictogram for the games
VenuePan Am Shooting Centre
DatesJuly 12–19
No. of events15 (9 men, 6 women)
Competitors245 from 26 nations
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The winners of all fifteen events, along with the runner up in the men's air rifle, skeet, trap and both women's rifle events would qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (granted the athlete has not yet earned a quota for their country).[3]

Competition schedule

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The Toronto International Trap and Skeet Club (Pan Am Shooting Centre), in Innisfil, Ontario, was the venue for the shooting competitions

The following is the competition schedule for the shooting competitions:[4]

Q Qualifications F Final
Event↓/Date → Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 19
Pistol
Men's 10 m air pistol Q F
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol Q Q F
Men's 50 m pistol Q F
Women's 10 m air pistol Q F
Women's 25 m pistol Q F
Rifle
Men's 10 m air rifle Q F
Men's 50 m rifle prone Q F
Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions Q F
Women's 10 m air rifle Q F
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions Q F
Shotgun
Men's trap Q Q F
Men's double trap Q F
Men's skeet Q Q F
Women's trap Q F
Women's skeet Q F

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States46313
2  Brazil3104
3  Canada*3014
4  Cuba2125
5  Mexico1113
6  Guatemala1012
  Peru1012
8  Argentina0404
9  Venezuela0112
10  Dominican Republic0101
11  Chile0011
  Colombia0011
  Ecuador0011
  El Salvador0011
  Puerto Rico0011
Totals (15 entries)15151545

Medalists

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Men's events

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Bryant Wallizer of the United States holding the bronze medal he won in the men's 10 metre air rifle event
Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 metre air pistol
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Felipe Almeida Wu
  Brazil
Jay Shi
  United States
Mario Vinueza
  Ecuador
25 metre rapid fire pistol
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Brad Balsley
  United States
Emerson Duarte
  Brazil
Douglas Gomez
  Venezuela
50 metre pistol
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Júlio Almeida
  Brazil
Jorge Grau
  Cuba
Marko Carrillo
  Peru
10 metre air rifle
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Connor Davis
  United States
Julio Iemma
  Venezuela
Bryant Wallizer
  United States
50 metre rifle prone
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Cassio Rippel
  Brazil
Michael McPhail
  United States
Michel Dion
  Canada
50 metre rifle three positions
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Reinier Estpinan
  Cuba
George Norton
  United States
Ryan Anderson
  United States
Trap
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Francisco Boza
  Peru
Fernando Borello
  Argentina
Danilo Caro
  Colombia
Double trap
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Hebert Brol
  Guatemala
Sergio Piñero
  Dominican Republic
Enrique Brol
  Guatemala
Skeet
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Thomas Bayer
  United States
Dustin Perry
  United States
Juan Miguel Rodríguez
  Cuba

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
10 metre air pistol
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Lynda Kiejko
  Canada
Alejandra Zavala
  Mexico
Lilian Castro
  El Salvador
25 metre pistol
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Lynda Kiejko
  Canada
Sandra Uptagrafft
  United States
Mariana Nava
  Mexico
10 metre air rifle
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Goretti Zumaya
  Mexico
Fernanda Russo
  Argentina
Eglis Yaima Cruz
  Cuba
50 metre rifle three positions
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Eglis Yaima Cruz
  Cuba
Amelia Fournel
  Argentina
Yarimar Mercado
  Puerto Rico
Trap
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Amanda Chudoba
  Canada
Kayle Browning
  United States
Kimberley Bowers
  United States
Skeet
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Kim Rhode
  United States
Melisa Gil
  Argentina
Francisca Crovetto
  Chile

Participating nations

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A total of 26 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 250 sport shooters will qualify to compete at the games. The winner of each event at the 2014 South American Games and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games will qualify for the Games. The remaining qualifying spots will be decided at the 2014 Pan American Shooting Championship. The host nation is guaranteed 15 athletes (one per event) and a further five wildcards will be awarded. A nation may enter a maximum of 25 athletes across all events.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Toronto International Trap & Skeet Club Named Shooting Venue for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games". CNW Group. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Shooting" (PDF). corporate.olympics.com.au. International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. ^ "American Shooting Confederation Toronto 2015 Pan American Games Quota Allocation Procedures" (PDF). www.conatiro.org/. Shooting Confederation of the Americas. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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