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

Taekwondo – Men's 68 kg at the 2015 Pan American Games
Venue	Mississauga Sports Centre
Dates	July 20
Competitors	13 from 13 nations
Medalists
Saúl Gutiérrez   Mexico   Maxime Potvin   Canada   Luis Colon III   Puerto Rico   Miguel Trejos   Colombia
«2011 2019»

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.

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, 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

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

Main bracket

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

	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.