Racquetball at the 2015 Pan American Games
Racquetball pictogram for the games
VenueExhibition Centre – Hall C
DatesJuly 19–26
No. of events6 (3 men, 3 women)
Competitors55 from 13 nations
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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]

Competition schedule

The Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre), Hall C, was the venue for the racquetball competitions

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

RRRound robin EEliminations ½Semifinals FFinal
Event↓/Date →Sun 19Mon 20Tue 21Wed 22Thu 23Fri 24Sat 25Sun 26
Men's singlesRRRRRRE½F
Men's doublesRRRRRRE½F
Men's teamEE½F
Women's singlesRRRRRRE½F
Women's doublesRRRRRRE½F
Women's teamEE½F

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Mexico4127
2 United States2226
3 Argentina0202
4 Bolivia0123
5 Canada*0033
 Ecuador0033
Totals (6 entries)661224

Medalists

Men's events

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

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

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.

Qualification

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

  1. ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Exhibition Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "New courts give racquetball in Regina a boost". Regina Leader Post. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Qualification System – Racquetball" (.pdf). scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
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