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Racquetball at the 2015 Pan American Games

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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 was 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

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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]

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

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  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Mexico4127
2 United States2226
3 Argentina0202
4 Bolivia0123
5 Canada*0033
 Ecuador0033
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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Rocky Carson
 United States
Álvaro Beltrán
 Mexico
Conrrado Moscoso
 Bolivia
Daniel De La Rosa
 Mexico
Men's doubles
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 United States
Jansen Allen
Jose Rojas
 Bolivia
Conrrado Moscoso
Roland Keller
 Canada
Vincent Gagnon
Tim Landeryou
 Mexico
Álvaro Beltrán
Javier Moreno
Men's team
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 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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's singles
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Paola Longoria
 Mexico
Maria Jose Vargas
 Argentina
Maria Sotomayor
 Ecuador
Rhonda Rajsich
 United States
Women's doubles
details
 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
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 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "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.