Summary
Racquetball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 19 to 26.[1] The venue for the competitions was the Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre) Hall C, due to naming rights the venue will be known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2] The venue also staged the squash competitions. A total of six events were contested (three each for men and women).[2] After the games, the four courts created for the games were disassembled and relocated to Regina, Saskatchewan.[3]
| Racquetball at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Racquetball pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Exhibition Centre – Hall C |
| Dates | July 19–26 |
| No. of events | 6 (3 men, 3 women) |
| Competitors | 55 from 13 nations |
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Competition schedule edit
The following is the competition schedule for the racquetball competitions:[4]
| RR | Round robin | E | Eliminations | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | RR | RR | RR | E | ½ | F | |||
| Men's doubles | RR | RR | RR | E | ½ | F | |||
| Men's team | E | E | ½ | F | |||||
| Women's singles | RR | RR | RR | E | ½ | F | |||
| Women's doubles | RR | RR | RR | E | ½ | F | |||
| Women's team | E | E | ½ | F | |||||
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  United States | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Bolivia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Canada* | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
Medalists edit
Men's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Rocky Carson United States
|
Álvaro Beltrán Mexico
|
Conrrado Moscoso Bolivia
|
| Daniel De La Rosa Mexico
| |||
| Men's doubles |
United States Jansen Allen Jose Rojas |
Bolivia Conrrado Moscoso Roland Keller |
Canada Vincent Gagnon Tim Landeryou |
| Mexico Álvaro Beltrán Javier Moreno | |||
| Men's team |
Mexico Álvaro Beltrán Daniel De La Rosa Javier Moreno |
United States Jansen Allen Jake Bredenbeck Rocky Carson Jose Rojas |
Bolivia Carlos Keller Roland Keller Conrrado Moscoso |
| Canada Vincent Gagnon Mike Green Coby Iwaasa Tim Landeryou |
Women's events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles |
Paola Longoria Mexico
|
Maria Jose Vargas Argentina
|
Maria Sotomayor Ecuador
|
| Rhonda Rajsich United States
| |||
| Women's doubles |
Mexico Paola Longoria Samantha Salas |
Argentina Maria Jose Vargas Veronique Guillemette |
Ecuador Maria Sotomayor Maria P Muñoz |
| United States Rhonda Rajsich Kim Russell | |||
| Women's team |
Mexico Paola Longoria Samantha Salas |
United States Michelle Key Rhonda Rajsich Kim Russell |
Canada Frédérique Lambert Jennifer Saunders |
| Ecuador María Muñoz Maria Sotomayor |
Participating nations edit
A total of 13 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (4)
Bolivia (6)
Canada (8)
Chile (2)
Colombia (5)
Costa Rica (3)
Cuba (1)
Dominican Republic (2)
Ecuador (4)
Guatemala (4)
Mexico (6)
United States (7)
Venezuela (4)
Qualification edit
A total of 56 athletes will qualify to compete at the Games (30 male, 26 female). Each country is allowed to enter a maximum of four male and four female athletes.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Exhibition Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "New courts give racquetball in Regina a boost". Regina Leader Post. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Qualification System – Racquetball" (.pdf). scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.