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Squash at the 2015 Pan American Games

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Squash at the 2015 Pan American Games
Squash pictogram for the games
VenueExhibition Centre – Hall C
DatesJuly 11–17
No. of events6 (3 men, 3 women)
Competitors56 from 13 nations
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Squash competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 11 to 17.[1] The venue for the competitions was Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre), due to naming rights the venue was known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2] The venue also staged the racquetball. A total of six events were contested (three each for men and women).[2]

Competition schedule

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The Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre), was the venue for the squash competitions

The following is the competition schedule for the squash competitions:[3]

RR Round robin E Eliminations ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals F Final
Event↓/Date → Sat 11 Sun 12 Mon 13 Tue 14 Wed 15 Thu 16 Fri 17
Men's singles E ¼ ½ F
Men's doubles E E F
Men's team RR RR E F
Women's singles E ¼ ½ F
Women's doubles E E F
Women's team RR RR E F

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States3126
2 Colombia2024
3 Canada*1326
4 Mexico0145
5 Peru0112
6 Argentina0011
Totals (6 entries)661224

Medalists

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
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Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
 Colombia
Diego Elías
 Peru
Shawn Delierre
 Canada
César Salazar
 Mexico
Men's doubles
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 Colombia
Andrés Herrera
Juan Camilo Vargas
 Canada
Andrew Schnell
Graeme Schnell
 United States
Christopher Gordon
Chris Hanson
 Peru
Andrés Duany
Diego Elías
Men's team
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 Canada
Shawn Delierre
Andrew Schnell
Graeme Schnell
 Mexico
Eric Gálvez
César Salazar
Arturo Salazar
 Argentina
Rodrigo Pezzota
Robertino Pezzota
Leandro Romiglio
 United States
Christopher Gordon
Chris Hanson
Todd Harrity

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's singles
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Amanda Sobhy
 United States
Olivia Clyne
 United States
Samantha Cornett
 Canada
Samantha Terán
 Mexico
Women's doubles
details
 United States
Natalie Grainger
Amanda Sobhy
 Canada
Samantha Cornett
Nikki Todd
 Colombia
Catalina Peláez
Laura Tovar
 Mexico
Samantha Terán
Karla Urrutia
Women's team
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 United States
Olivia Clyne
Natalie Grainger
Amanda Sobhy
 Canada
Samantha Cornett
Nikki Todd
Hollie Naughton
 Mexico
Samantha Terán
Karla Urrutia
Diana García
 Colombia
Catalina Peláez
Laura Tovar
Karol González

Participating nations

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A total of 13 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

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A total of 56 athletes qualified to compete at the Games (32 male, 24 female). Each country was allowed to enter a maximum of three male and three female athletes.[4] The top ten men's teams and top eight women's teams (including Canada) at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival qualified the games. A further two wildcards were allocated (2 men). A nation may enter a maximum of two athletes per singles events, and one doubles per event.[2][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Exhibition Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. ^ Cooper, Barb; Smith, Anne (17 June 2014). "Squash at the Pan Am Games Toronto 2015". www.slideshare.net/. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Sport Technical Manual Squash". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.