Wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games

Wrestling at the XVII Pan American Games
Wrestling at the XVII Pan American Games
	Wrestling pictogram for the games
Venue	Mississauga Sports Centre
Dates	July 15–18
No. of events	18 (12 men, 6 women)
Competitors	148 from 22 nations
	«2011 2019»

Wrestling competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 15 to 18 at the Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre) in Mississauga.^[1] Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games.^[2]^[3] The competition is split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded. Wrestling has been contested at every Pan American Games.

Competition schedule[]

The Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre), in Mississauga, was the venue for the wrestling competitions (pictured here during the games)

The following is the competition schedule for the wrestling competitions:^[4]

Q	Qualifications	¼	Quarterfinals	½	Semifinals	F	Final

Event↓/Date →	Wed 15				Thu 16				Fri 17				Sat 18
Men's Freestyle 57 kg									¼		½	F
Men's Freestyle 65 kg									Q	¼	½	F
Men's Freestyle 74 kg													Q	¼	½	F
Men's Freestyle 86 kg													¼		½	F
Men's Freestyle 97 kg													¼		½	F
Men's Freestyle 125 kg													¼		½	F
Men's Greco-Roman 59 kg	Q	¼	½	F
Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg	¼		½	F
Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg	Q	¼	½	F
Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg	¼		½	F
Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg					¼		½	F
Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg					¼		½	F
Women's Freestyle 48 kg					¼		½	F
Women's Freestyle 53 kg					Q	¼	½	F
Women's Freestyle 58 kg					¼		½	F
Women's Freestyle 63 kg									¼		½	F
Women's Freestyle 69 kg									¼		½	F
Women's Freestyle 75 kg									¼		½	F

Medal table[]

* Host nation (Canada)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	8	3	4	15
2	Cuba	4	3	6	13
3	Canada*	3	3	2	8
4	Venezuela	1	2	5	8
5	Ecuador	1	1	1	3
6	Brazil	1	0	2	3
7	Mexico	0	2	3	5
8	Peru	0	1	2	3
9	Chile	0	1	1	2
10	Honduras	0	1	0	1
10	Panama	0	1	0	1
12	Colombia	0	0	5	5
13	Puerto Rico	0	0	3	3
14	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 nations)		18	18	35	71

Medalists[]

During the competition

Men's events[]

Freestyle

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
57 kg details	Yowlys Bonne Cuba	Angel Escobedo United States	Colombia
57 kg details	Yowlys Bonne Cuba	Angel Escobedo United States	Pedro Mejías Venezuela
65 kg details	Brent Metcalf United States	Cuba	Haislan Garcia Canada
65 kg details	Brent Metcalf United States	Cuba	Franklin Gómez Puerto Rico
74 kg details	Jordan Burroughs United States	Ecuador	Venezuela
74 kg details	Jordan Burroughs United States	Ecuador	Liván López Cuba
86 kg details	Reineris Salas Cuba	Jake Herbert United States	Tamerlan Tagziev Canada
86 kg details	Reineris Salas Cuba	Jake Herbert United States	Jaime Espinal Puerto Rico
97 kg details	Kyle Snyder United States	Arjun Gill Canada	José Daniel Díaz Venezuela
97 kg details	Kyle Snyder United States	Arjun Gill Canada	Jesse Ruíz Mexico
125 kg details	Zach Rey United States	Korey Jarvis Canada	Puerto Rico
125 kg details	Zach Rey United States	Korey Jarvis Canada	Cuba

Greco-Roman

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
59 kg details	Andrés Montaño Ecuador	Mexico	Chile
59 kg details	Andrés Montaño Ecuador	Mexico	Spenser Mango United States
66 kg details	Wuileixis Rivas Venezuela	United States	Cuba
66 kg details	Wuileixis Rivas Venezuela	United States	Peru
75 kg details	Andy Bisek United States	Panama	Mexico
75 kg details	Andy Bisek United States	Panama	Carlos Muñoz Colombia
85 kg details	Jon Anderson United States	Venezuela	Cuba
85 kg details	Jon Anderson United States	Venezuela	Cristian Mosquera Colombia
98 kg details	Yasmany Lugo Cuba	Honduras	Luillys Pérez Venezuela
98 kg details	Yasmany Lugo Cuba	Honduras	Brazil
130 kg details	Mijaín López Cuba	Andrés Ayub Chile	Dominican Republic
130 kg details	Mijaín López Cuba	Andrés Ayub Chile	Robby Smith United States

Women's events[]

Freestyle

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
48 kg details	Geneviève Morrison Canada	Thalia Mallqui Peru	Alyssa Lampe United States
48 kg details	Geneviève Morrison Canada	Thalia Mallqui Peru	Carolina Castillo Colombia
53 kg details	Whitney Conder United States	Alma Valencia Mexico	Cuba
53 kg details	Whitney Conder United States	Alma Valencia Mexico	Betzabeth Argüello Venezuela
58 kg details	Joice Silva Brazil	Cuba	Lissette Antes Ecuador
58 kg details	Joice Silva Brazil	Cuba	Yanet Sovero Peru
63 kg details	Braxton Stone Canada	Katerina Vidiaux Cuba	Jackeline Rentería Colombia
63 kg details	Braxton Stone Canada	Katerina Vidiaux Cuba	United States
69 kg details	Dorothy Yeats Canada	María Acosta Venezuela	Mexico
69 kg details	Dorothy Yeats Canada	María Acosta Venezuela	Vacant
75 kg details	Adeline Gray United States	Justina Di Stasio Canada	Aline Ferreira Brazil
75 kg details	Adeline Gray United States	Justina Di Stasio Canada	Cuba

Participating nations[]

A total of 22 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Argentina (6)
Bolivia (1)
Brazil (8)
Canada (16)
Chile (3)
Colombia (14)
Costa Rica (1)
Cuba (18)
Dominican Republic (3)
Ecuador (8)
El Salvador (1)
Guatemala (1)
Haiti (1)
Honduras (4)
Mexico (10)
Nicaragua (3)
Panama (2)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (7)
Puerto Rico (7)
United States (16)
Venezuela (17)

Qualification[]

A total of 150 wrestlers can qualify to compete at the games. The winner of each weight category 2014 South American Games, 2014 Pan American Championships and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games will qualify for the Games. The top five in the 2015 Pan American Championship also qualify. The host country (Canada) is guaranteed a spot in each event, but its athletes must compete in both the 2014 and 2015 Pan American Championship. A further six wildcards (four men and two women) will be awarded to nations without any qualified athlete but took part in the qualification tournaments.^[5]

References[]

^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ "Mississauga Sports Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
^ Colpitts, Iain (10 July 2013). "Pan Am excitement builds in Mississauga". Brampton Guardian. Brampton, Ontario: Metroland Media Group. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
^ "Qualification System Wrestling" (PDF). www.fila-official.com/. International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

[1] "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

[2] "Mississauga Sports Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

[3] Colpitts, Iain (10 July 2013). "Pan Am excitement builds in Mississauga". Brampton Guardian. Brampton, Ontario: Metroland Media Group. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

[4] "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

[5] "Qualification System Wrestling" (PDF). www.fila-official.com/. International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles. Retrieved 13 October 2014.

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