There will be a quota of 70 athletes (40 men and 30 women). Each NOC is allowed to enter a maximum of 3 men and 3 women. The hosts Mexico is guaranteed 6 spots, either through qualifying or through a guaranteed host nation place. An athlete does not qualify through this system, rather he/she qualifies a spot for their nation, an athlete may not qualify more than 1 quota spot.[1]
Qualification summary
edit| NOC | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 5 |
 Barbados |
1 | 1 | |
 Bermuda |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bolivia |
1 | 1 | |
 Brazil |
3 | 3 | 6 |
 Canada |
2 | 1 | 3 |
 Chile |
3 | 3 | 6 |
 Colombia |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Costa Rica |
2 | 1 | 3 |
 Cuba |
2 | 1 | 3 |
 Ecuador |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 El Salvador |
1 | 1 | |
 Guatemala |
2 | 1 | 3 |
 Mexico |
3 | 3 | 6 |
 Nicaragua |
1 | 1 | |
 Panama |
1 | 1 | |
 Paraguay |
1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico |
1 | 2 | 3 |
 United States |
3 | 3 | 6 |
 Uruguay |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Venezuela |
3 | 1 | 4 |
 Virgin Islands |
1 | 1 | |
| Total athletes | 39 | 28 | 65 |
| Total NOCs | 21 | 13 | 22 |
Men
editThe following is a list of qualified athletes:[2]
| Event | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games[1] |  Mayagüez |
2 |
Mexico Mexico
|
| 2010 South American Games[1] |  Medellín |
1 |
Brazil Colombia |
| 2011 South American Triathlon Championship [3] |  Salinas |
1 |
Brazil
|
| 2011 Central American and Caribbean Triathlon Championship[1] | Guatape |
1 |
Colombia
|
| ITU Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-55.[1] | 6 |
United States United States Costa Rica Brazil United States Canada | |
| ITU Ranking completed by PATCO ranking | 4 |
Argentina Canada Chile Mexico
| |
| PATCO Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-125[1] | 15 |
Colombia Barbados Argentina Cuba Argentina Guatemala Chile Puerto Rico Canada Guatemala Chile Costa Rica Venezuela Panama Costa Rica Venezuela Cuba
| |
| Host Nation spots1 | 3 |
Venezuela El Salvador Uruguay | |
| Invitational[1] | 6 |
Bermuda Virgin Islands Bolivia Ecuador Ecuador Nicaragua
| |
| TOTAL | 39 |
^1 Mexico qualified athletes through other routes, so its automatic spots have been given to other countries.
^2 Countries that are marked with a strike have withdrawn and there quota spot put in the wildcard pool.
Women
editThe following is a list of qualified athletes:[4]
| Event | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games[1] | Mayagüez |
2 |
Mexico Bermuda
|
| 2010 South American Games[1] | Medellín |
1 |
Chile Colombia |
| 2011 South American Triathlon Championship[5] | Salinas |
1 |
Brazil
|
| 2011 Central American and Caribbean Triathlon Championship[1] | Guatape |
1 |
Cuba
|
| ITU Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-55.[1] | 4 |
Canada United States United States United States Canada Canada
| |
| ITU Ranking completed by PATCO ranking | 1 |
Argentina
| |
| PATCO Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-125[1] | 10 |
Chile Colombia Brazil Ecuador Mexico Brazil Colombia Costa Rica Puerto Rico Mexico
| |
| Host Nation spots1 | 3 |
Puerto Rico Ecuador Chile
| |
| Invitational[1] | 5 |
Argentina Venezuela Guatemala Paraguay Uruguay
| |
| TOTAL | 28 |
^1 Mexico qualified athletes through other routes, so its automatic spots have been given to other countries.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Triathlon technical manual Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Qualified athletes men
- ^ 2011 Salinas ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup and South American Championships : Elite Men : Results
- ^ Qualified athletes women
- ^ 2011 Salinas ITU Triathlon Pan American Cup and South American Championships : Elite Women : Results