Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

The following is the qualification system and qualified athletes for the Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games competitions.^[1]

Qualification timeline[edit]

Events	Date	Venue
2021 Junior Pan American Games	November 26–27	Cali
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament^[2]	March 22–23	Rio de Janeiro

Qualification system[edit]

A total of 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.^[1]

Qualification summary[edit]

A total of 24 nations qualified athletes at the qualification tournament, along with hosts Chile.^[3]

NOC	Men					Women					Mixed	Total
NOC	58 kg	68 kg	80 kg	+80 kg	PO I.	49 kg	57 kg	67 kg	+67 kg	PO I.	PO MP.	Total
Argentina	X	X	X	X		X	X					6
Bolivia						X	X					2
Brazil	X	X	X	X			XX	X	X			8
Canada	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	9
Chile	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
Colombia	X	X	X	X		X		X	X			7
Costa Rica			X			X	X					3
Cuba		X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	8
Dominican Republic	X	X	X					X	X			5
Ecuador	X	X		X	X		X	X	X	X	X	8
El Salvador							X					1
Guatemala	X	X			X					X	X	4
Guyana						X						1
Haiti								X	X			2
Honduras				X								1
Jamaica			X									1
Mexico	X	XX	X	X	X	X	X	XX	X	X	X	12
Nicaragua			X		X					X	X	3
Panama							X					1
Peru	X				X	X	X	X		X	X	6
Puerto Rico	X	X	X		X	X		X	X	X	X	8
Suriname		X										1
United States	X	X	XX	XX	X	X	X	X	XX	X	X	13
Uruguay		X				X						2
Venezuela	X			X		X	X	X	X			6
Total: 24 NOCs	13	15	14	12	10	14	14	14	12	10	10	134

Kyorugi[edit]

Men's 58 kg[edit]

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games	1	Jhon Deivi Reyes (COL)
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12 11	Argentina Brazil Canada ~~Colombia~~^[4] Dominican Republic Ecuador Guatemala Mexico^[5] Peru^[6] Puerto Rico United States Venezuela
TOTAL	13

Men's 68 kg[edit]

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games	1	Uriel Ballesteros (MEX)
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12	Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Guatemala Mexico^[5] Puerto Rico United States Uruguay
Wild card	1	Suriname
TOTAL	15

Men's 80 kg[edit]

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games	1	Carl Nickolas (USA)
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12	Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Jamaica Mexico^[5] Nicaragua^[7] Puerto Rico United States
TOTAL	14

Men's +80 kg[edit]

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games	1	Dallas Parker (USA)
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	10	Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Cuba Ecuador Honduras^[8] Mexico^[5] United States Venezuela
TOTAL	12

Women's 49 kg[edit]

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games	1 0	~~Angie Venegas Rodríguez (MEX)~~
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12	Argentina Bolivia Canada Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Guyana^[9] Mexico^[5] Peru Puerto Rico United States Venezuela
Wild card	1	Uruguay
TOTAL	14

Women's 57 kg[edit]

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games	1	Sandy Macedo (BRA)
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12	Argentina Bolivia^[10] Brazil Canada Costa Rica^[11] Ecuador El Salvador Mexico^[5] Panama Peru United States Venezuela
TOTAL	14

Women's 67 kg[edit]

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games	1	Leslie Soltero García (MEX)
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	12	Brazil Canada Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Mexico^[5] Peru Puerto Rico United States Venezuela
TOTAL	14

Women's +67 kg[edit]

Competition	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	1	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games	1	Alena Viana (USA)
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	10	Brazil Colombia Cuba^[12] Dominican Republic Ecuador Haiti Mexico^[5] Puerto Rico United States Venezuela
TOTAL	12

Poomsae[edit]

Competition	Athletes per NOC	Quotas	Qualified
Host Nation	2	2	Chile
Pan American Games Qualification Tournament	2	16	Mexico Canada Cuba Ecuador United States Nicaragua^[13] Puerto Rico Guatemala
Wild Card	2	2	Peru
TOTAL		20

Each qualified NOC can enter one male and one female athlete, for a total of two.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Taekwondo" (PDF). www.santiago2023.org/. Santiago 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ "Costa Rica and Brazil, venues for the 2023 Central American and Pan American Qualifiers". www.patutkd.org/. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ Rodríguez, Laura López (24 March 2023). "2023 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament". www.mastkd.com. MASTKD. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ "Santiago 2023: siete colombianos clasificaron a los Panamericanos en taekwondo" [Santiago 2023: seven Colombians qualified for the Pan American Games in taekwondo] (in Spanish). Bogota, Colombia. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Rueda, José Ángel (23 March 2023). "¡Van completos! El taekwondo mexicano consiguió todas las plazas a Panamericanos" [They are complete! The Mexican taekwondo got all the places at the Pan American Games]. Esto (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ "Raymiguel Barreto clasificó en taekwondo a los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Raymiguel Barreto qualified in taekwondo for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.tvperu.gob.pe (in Spanish). TV Perú. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ Martínez, Jhonny (24 March 2023). "Taekwondo nicaragüense estará en los Panamericanos de Chile con 3 atletas" [Nicaraguan Taekwondo will be at the Pan American Games in Chile with 3 athletes]. www.nuevaya.com.ni (in Spanish). La Nueva Radio Ya. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ "El atleta nacional Miguel Ferrera clasifica en la categoría de +80 km de los Juegos Panamericanos de Santiago de Chile 2023" [The national athlete Miguel Ferrera classifies in the +80 km category of the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile 2023]. Diez (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ "Ceili Peterson to be lone Guyanese Taekwondo Athlete at 2023 Pan Am Games". Kaieteur News. Georgetown, Guyana. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
^ Montaño Egüez, Juan Carlos (24 March 2023). "Celeste Áñez y Jireh Hurtado lograron histórica clasificación a los Panamericanos" [Celeste Áñez and Jireh Hurtado achieved historic qualification for the Pan American Games]. Podio (in Spanish). La Paz, Bolivia. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ Ramírez, Kevin Valverde (24 March 2023). "Taekwondo tico a los panamericanos" [Costa Rican Taekwondo at the Pan American Games]. Diario Extra (in Spanish). San Jose, Costa Rica. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ Susavila, Tony Díaz (23 March 2023). "Sablista Veranes qualifies for Santiago Games 2023" [Six taekwondokas qualify for Santiago 2023 Games]. www.jit.cu (in Spanish). JIT Deporte Cubano. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ Martínez, Jhonny (22 March 2023). "El taekwondo Nicaragüense clasifica dos atletas para el Panamericano de Chile" [Nicaraguan taekwondo classifies two athletes for the Pan American Games in Chile]. www.nuevaya.com.ni (in Spanish). La Nueva Radio Ya. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

External links[edit]

Poomsae qualification results

[manual-1] "Taekwondo" (PDF). www.santiago2023.org/. Santiago 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[2] "Costa Rica and Brazil, venues for the 2023 Central American and Pan American Qualifiers". www.patutkd.org/. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[3] Rodríguez, Laura López (24 March 2023). "2023 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament". www.mastkd.com. MASTKD. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[4] "Santiago 2023: siete colombianos clasificaron a los Panamericanos en taekwondo" [Santiago 2023: seven Colombians qualified for the Pan American Games in taekwondo] (in Spanish). Bogota, Colombia. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[mex-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Rueda, José Ángel (23 March 2023). "¡Van completos! El taekwondo mexicano consiguió todas las plazas a Panamericanos" [They are complete! The Mexican taekwondo got all the places at the Pan American Games]. Esto (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[6] "Raymiguel Barreto clasificó en taekwondo a los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Raymiguel Barreto qualified in taekwondo for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.tvperu.gob.pe (in Spanish). TV Perú. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[7] Martínez, Jhonny (24 March 2023). "Taekwondo nicaragüense estará en los Panamericanos de Chile con 3 atletas" [Nicaraguan Taekwondo will be at the Pan American Games in Chile with 3 athletes]. www.nuevaya.com.ni (in Spanish). La Nueva Radio Ya. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[8] "El atleta nacional Miguel Ferrera clasifica en la categoría de +80 km de los Juegos Panamericanos de Santiago de Chile 2023" [The national athlete Miguel Ferrera classifies in the +80 km category of the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile 2023]. Diez (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[9] "Ceili Peterson to be lone Guyanese Taekwondo Athlete at 2023 Pan Am Games". Kaieteur News. Georgetown, Guyana. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[10] Montaño Egüez, Juan Carlos (24 March 2023). "Celeste Áñez y Jireh Hurtado lograron histórica clasificación a los Panamericanos" [Celeste Áñez and Jireh Hurtado achieved historic qualification for the Pan American Games]. Podio (in Spanish). La Paz, Bolivia. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[11] Ramírez, Kevin Valverde (24 March 2023). "Taekwondo tico a los panamericanos" [Costa Rican Taekwondo at the Pan American Games]. Diario Extra (in Spanish). San Jose, Costa Rica. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[12] Susavila, Tony Díaz (23 March 2023). "Sablista Veranes qualifies for Santiago Games 2023" [Six taekwondokas qualify for Santiago 2023 Games]. www.jit.cu (in Spanish). JIT Deporte Cubano. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[13] Martínez, Jhonny (22 March 2023). "El taekwondo Nicaragüense clasifica dos atletas para el Panamericano de Chile" [Nicaraguan taekwondo classifies two athletes for the Pan American Games in Chile]. www.nuevaya.com.ni (in Spanish). La Nueva Radio Ya. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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