Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's 68 kg

The men's 68 kg competition of the taekwondo events at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, was held on October 21 at the Contact Sports Center.^[1][2] A total of 15 athletes from 14 NOC's competed.^[3]

Men's 68 kg at the 2023 Pan American Games
Venue	Contact Sports Center
Start date	October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21)
End date	October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21)
Competitors	15 from 14 nations
Medalists
Khalfani Harris   United States   Bernando Pie   Dominican Republic   Tae-Ku Park   Canada   José Luis Acuña   Argentina
«2019 2027»

Qualification

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

The host nation, Chile, automatically qualified automatically and the quotas spots were awarded at the qualification tournament held in Rio de Janeiro in March 2023. The final quota spots were awarded as wildcards (if applicable).^[4]

Results

Bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Gold medal match
						Edival Pontes (BRA)		1
	Gamalier De Luis (PUR)		0			David Paz (COL)		2
	David Paz (COL)		2								David Paz (COL)		0
	Carlos Navarro (MEX)		1								Khalfani Harris (USA)		2
	Angel Fernandez (CUB)		2			Angel Fernandez (CUB)		0
	Uriel Gomez (MEX)		0			Khalfani Harris (USA)		2
	Khalfani Harris (USA)		2													Khalfani Harris (USA)		2
	Ignacio Morales (CHI)		2													Bernando Pie (DOM)		0
	Samaki Pinas (SUR)		0			Ignacio Morales (CHI)		1
	Jose Nieto (ECU)		0			Tae Ku Park (CAN)		2
	Tae Ku Park (CAN)		2								Tae-Ku Park (CAN)		1
	Federico González (URU)		2								Bernando Pie (DOM)		2
	Diego Montufar (EAI)		1			Federico González (URU)		0
	José Luis Acuña (ARG)		0			Bernando Pie (DOM)		2
	Bernando Pie (DOM)		2

Repechage

	Repechage				Bronze medal match
	Uriel Gomez (MEX)	1
	Ángel Fernández (CUB)	2
					Ángel Fernández (CUB)	0
					Tae-Ku Park (CAN)	2

	Repechage				Bronze medal match
	Federico González (URU)	0
	José Luis Acuña (ARG)	2
					José Luis Acuña (ARG)	2
					David Paz (COL)	0

References

1. "Venues". www.santiago2023.org. Santiago Organizing Committee for the 2023 Pan and Parapan American Games. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
2. "Sport Calendar Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
3. "First day draws" (PDF). www.patutkd.org/. Pan American Taekwondo Union. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
4. "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.