# Wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games

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. Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games. The competition was 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 following is the competition schedule for the wrestling competitions:
| Q | Qualifications | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Wed 15 | Wed 15 | Wed 15 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Thu 16 | Thu 16 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Fri 17 | Fri 17 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sat 18 | Sat 18 | Sat 18 |
| Men's Freestyle 57 kg | | | | | | | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | |
| Men's Freestyle 65 kg | | | | | | | | | Q | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | |
| Men's Freestyle 74 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F |
| Men's Freestyle 86 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F |
| Men's Freestyle 97 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F |
| Men's Freestyle 125 kg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F |
| Men's Greco-Roman 59 kg | Q | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Men's Greco-Roman 75 kg | Q | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg | | | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | | | | | |
| Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg | | | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | | | | | |
| Women's Freestyle 48 kg | | | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | | | | | |
| Women's Freestyle 53 kg | | | | | Q | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | | | | | |
| Women's Freestyle 58 kg | | | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | | | | | |
| Women's Freestyle 63 kg | | | | | | | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | |
| Women's Freestyle 69 kg | | | | | | | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | F | | | | |
| Women's Freestyle 75 kg | | | | | | | | | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | 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 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 18 | 18 | 35 | 71 |

## Medalists
### Men's events
#### Freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 57 kg details | Yowlys Bonne Cuba | Angel Escobedo United States | Emir Hernandez Colombia |
| 57 kg details | Yowlys Bonne Cuba | Angel Escobedo United States | Pedro Mejías Venezuela |
| 65 kg details | Brent Metcalf United States | Franklin Marén Cuba | Haislan Garcia Canada |
| 65 kg details | Brent Metcalf United States | Franklin Marén Cuba | Franklin Gómez Puerto Rico |
| 74 kg details | Jordan Burroughs United States | Yoan Blanco Ecuador | Christian Sarco Venezuela |
| 74 kg details | Jordan Burroughs United States | Yoan Blanco 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 | Edgardo Lopez Puerto Rico |
| 125 kg details | Zach Rey United States | Korey Jarvis Canada | Andres Ramos Cuba |

#### Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 59 kg details | Andrés Montaño Ecuador | Ali Soto Mexico | Cristóbal Torres Chile |
| 59 kg details | Andrés Montaño Ecuador | Ali Soto Mexico | Spenser Mango United States |
| 66 kg details | Wuileixis Rivas Venezuela | Bryce Saddoris United States | Miguel Martinez Cuba |
| 66 kg details | Wuileixis Rivas Venezuela | Bryce Saddoris United States | Mario Molina Peru |
| 75 kg details | Andy Bisek United States | Alvis Almendra Panama | Juan Escobar Mexico |
| 75 kg details | Andy Bisek United States | Alvis Almendra Panama | Carlos Muñoz Colombia |
| 85 kg details | Jon Anderson United States | Querys Perez Venezuela | Alan Vera Cuba |
| 85 kg details | Jon Anderson United States | Querys Perez Venezuela | Cristhian Mosquera Colombia |
| 98 kg details | Yasmany Lugo Cuba | Kevin Mejía Honduras | Luillys Pérez Venezuela |
| 98 kg details | Yasmany Lugo Cuba | Kevin Mejía Honduras | Davi Albino Brazil |
| 130 kg details | Mijaín López Cuba | Andrés Ayub Chile | Josue Encarnación 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 | Yamilka Del Valle Cuba |
| 53 kg details | Whitney Conder United States | Alma Valencia Mexico | Betzabeth Argüello Venezuela |
| 58 kg details | Joice Silva Brazil | Yakelin Estornell Cuba | Lissette Antes Ecuador |
| 58 kg details | Joice Silva Brazil | Yakelin Estornell 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 | Erin Clodgo United States |
| 69 kg details | Dorothy Yeats Canada | María Acosta Venezuela | Diana Miranda 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 | Lisset Hechavarría Cuba |

## Participating nations

A total of 22 countries had qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation 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 could 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 qualified, as well as the top five in the 2015 Pan American Championship. The host country (Canada) was guaranteed a spot in each event, but its athletes had to have competed in both the 2014 and 2015 Pan American Championship. A further six wildcards (four men and two women) were awarded to nations without qualified athletes but who took part in the qualification tournaments.