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 XVII Pan American Games
VenueMississauga Sports Centre
DatesJuly 20
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
 Saúl Gutiérrez  Mexico
 Maxime Potvin  Canada
 Luis Colon III  Puerto Rico
 Miguel Trejos  Colombia
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Taekwondo at the
2015 Pan American Games
Qualification
MenWomen
58 kg49 kg
68 kg57 kg
80 kg67 kg
+80 kg+67 kg

Qualification
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4).

Date Time Round
July 20, 201514:20Preliminaries
July 20, 201515:35Quarterfinals
July 20, 201516:20Semifinals
July 20, 201520:50Bronze medal matches/Final

Results

Main bracket

The final results were:[3]

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

References
  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.
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