Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's 68 kg

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
VenueMississauga Sports Centre
DatesJuly 20
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
Gold medal   Mexico
Silver medal   Canada
Bronze medal   Puerto Rico
Bronze medal   Colombia
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Qualification

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All athletes qualified through the qualification tournament held in March 2015 in Mexico, while host nation Canada was permitted to enter one athlete.[2]

Schedule

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All 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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The match between Terrence Jennings (USA) and Edgar Contreras (VEN)

Main bracket

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The 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

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Bronze medal match
  Luis Colon III (PUR) 6
  Henrique Precioso (BRA) 3
Bronze medal match
  Miguel Trejos (COL) 16
  Terrence Jennings (USA) 6

References

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  1. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Taekwondo Official Qualification Tournament for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games" (PDF). patu.org. Pan American Taekwondo Union. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Taekwondo - Summary - Men's -68kg". results.toronto2015.ets.net. TO2015. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.