Qualification system
editA total of 70 triathletes (35 men and 35 women) will qualify to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of six athletes (three per gender). Triathletes will qualify through various qualification events and rankings in 2014 and 2015. The host nation Canada, automatically qualifies a full team of six athletes. There will also be three wild card spots per gender awarded. An athlete can only qualify one quota spot for their country.[1]
21 slots per gender will be awarded using the ITU Points list. Athletes must be in the top 250 of the said list to receive a quota. If there isn't enough athletes in the top 250 to meet the quota, the spots will be transferred to wild cards.[1]
Qualification timeline
edit| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–9, 2014 |  Santiago
|
| 2014 Pan American Sports Festival | September 7, 2014 |  Monterrey
|
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | November 15–16, 2014 | Veracruz
|
| 2015 South American Championship | January 16–18, 2015 |  La Paz
|
| 2015 Central American and Caribbean Championship | February 22, 2015 |  Barranquilla
|
| ITU Points list | April 30, 2015 | – |
Qualification summary
edit| NOC | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 3 | 6 |
 Aruba |
1 | 1 | |
 Barbados |
1 | 1 | |
 Belize |
1 | 1 | |
 Bermuda |
1 | 1 | |
 Bolivia |
1 | 1 | |
 Brazil |
3 | 3 | 6 |
 Canada |
3 | 3 | 6 |
 Chile |
3 | 3 | 6 |
 Colombia |
1 | 1 | |
 Costa Rica |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Cuba |
1 | 3 | 4 |
 Dominican Republic |
1 | 1 | |
 Ecuador |
3 | 3 | 6 |
 Guatemala |
1 | 2 | 3 |
 Mexico |
3 | 3 | 6 |
 Nicaragua |
1 | 1 | |
 Panama |
1 | 1 | |
 Paraguay |
1 | 1 | |
 Peru |
3 | 3 | |
 Puerto Rico |
1 | 2 | 3 |
 United States |
3 | 3 | 6 |
 Uruguay |
1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela |
2 | 2 | |
| Total: 24 NOCs | 35 | 35 | 70 |
Qualification progress
edit| Event | Quotas | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 3/3 | Canada Canada Canada
|
Canada Canada Canada
|
| South American Games | 2/2 | Argentina Argentina
|
Chile Brazil
|
| Pan American Sports Festival | 1/2 | Argentina United States
|
Ecuador Mexico
|
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 2/2 | Mexico Mexico
|
Mexico Mexico
|
| South American Championships | 0/1 | Argentina |
Chile
|
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | 1/1 | Brazil
|
Cuba
|
| ITU Points list[2] | 22/17 | United States United States Brazil Mexico Brazil Chile Barbados Costa Rica Puerto Rico Chile Ecuador Ecuador Chile Cuba Argentina Ecuador Colombia Uruguay Venezuela Guatemala Venezuela Chile
|
United States United States United States Bermuda Argentina Argentina Brazil Brazil Puerto Rico Chile Guatemala Guatemala Puerto Rico Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Colombia Colombia |
| Wildcards[2] | 5/7 | Aruba Belize Bolivia Nicaragua Panama
|
Argentina Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Paraguay Peru Peru Peru
|
| Total | 70 | 35 | 35 |
- Both declined Argentina quotas from the Pan American Sports Festival and South American Championships were won by the same athlete, who won a quota at the 2014 South American Games. These two slots were reallocated to the points list qualifiers.
- Only 22 and 17 female athletes were in the top 250 of the ITU Points List, and thus the last remaining spots for each event became a part of the wildcards.
References
edit- ^ a b "Qualification System Triathlon" (PDF). triathlon.org/. TO2015. January 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b "2015 Pan American Sports Games Triathlon Event Country List". scribd.com. Confederación Americana de Triathlon (CAMTRI). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.