title: Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification
text: # Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification
  
  ## Qualification
  
  A total of 109 taekwondo athletes will qualify to compete at the games. The top twelve athletes, along with the host nation per weight category, excluding the women's +67 kg (which will qualify only 8 athletes) will qualify at qualification tournament in March 2015. A further nine wildcards (five male, four female) will be distributed by the Pan American Taekwondo Union, to countries which did not qualify any athletes in the qualification tournament. Only five nations did qualify any athletes, which allowed for four countries to receive an additional quota through a wildcard.
  
  ## Qualification timeline
  
  | Event | Date | Venue |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2015 Taekwondo Official Qualification Tournament | March 11–12 | Aguascalientes |
  
  ## Qualification summary
  
  | NOC | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | NOC | 58 kg | 68 kg | 80 kg | +80 kg | 49 kg | 57 kg | 67 kg | +67 kg | Total |
  | Argentina | X | | X | X | | X | X | | 5 |
  | Aruba | X | | | | X | | | | 2 |
  | Brazil | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Canada | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Chile | | X | X | X | | X | X | | 5 |
  | Colombia | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Costa Rica | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
  | Cuba | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
  | Dominican Republic | X | | X | X | X | X | | X | 6 |
  | Ecuador | X | | | | | | X | | 2 |
  | El Salvador | | | | | | X | | | 1 |
  | Guatemala | X | X | X | | X | X | | | 5 |
  | Haiti | | | | | | | X | | 1 |
  | Honduras | | | X | | | | X | X | 3 |
  | Jamaica | | | | X | X | | | | 2 |
  | Mexico | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Nicaragua | X | | X | | | | | | 2 |
  | Panama | X | | | | | X | | | 2 |
  | Paraguay | X | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Peru | X | | | | X | X | | | 3 |
  | Puerto Rico | X | X | X | | X | | X | X | 6 |
  | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | | X | | | | | | 1 |
  | Suriname | | X | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Trinidad and Tobago | | X | | | | | | | 1 |
  | United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 8 |
  | Uruguay | | X | | X | | X | | | 3 |
  | Venezuela | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | 7 |
  | Virgin Islands | | | | X | | | | X | 2 |
  | Total: 28 NOCs | 16 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 109 |
  
  ## Men
  
  ### 58 kg
  
  | Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
  | Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Aruba Brazil Colombia Dominican Republic Guatemala Mexico Nicaragua Peru Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
  | Wildcard | 3 | Ecuador Panama Paraguay |
  | TOTAL | 16 | |
  
  ### 68 kg
  
  | Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
  | Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Guatemala Mexico Puerto Rico Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela |
  | TOTAL | 13 | |
  
  ### 80 kg
  
  | Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
  | Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Guatemala Honduras Mexico Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
  | Wildcard | 2 | Nicaragua Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
  | TOTAL | 15 | |
  
  ### +80 kg
  
  | Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
  | Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Jamaica Mexico United States Uruguay Venezuela Virgin Islands |
  | TOTAL | 13 | |
  
  ## Women
  
  ### 49 kg
  
  | Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
  | Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 11 | Argentina Aruba Brazil Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Guatemala Jamaica Mexico Peru Puerto Rico United States |
  | Wildcard | 1 | Venezuela |
  | TOTAL | 13 | |
  
  * The Argentinian athlete tested positive for doping, and Venezuela was given a wildcard to replace her.
  
  ### 57 kg
  
  | Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
  | Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Guatemala Mexico Panama Peru United States Venezuela |
  | Wildcard | 1 | El Salvador Uruguay |
  | TOTAL | 15 | |
  
  ### 67 kg
  
  | Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
  | Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 12 | Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Ecuador Honduras Mexico Puerto Rico United States Venezuela |
  | Wildcard | 2 1 | Bolivia Haiti |
  | TOTAL | 14 | |
  
  * The Bolivian athlete was murdered and thus the nation decided to not use the wildcard spot.
  
  ### +67 kg
  
  | Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
  | Pan American Games Qualification Tournament | 8 | Brazil Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Honduras Mexico Puerto Rico United States |
  | Wildcard | 1 | Virgin Islands |
  | TOTAL | 10 | |
  