Triathlon at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

The following is the qualification system for the triathlon at the 2019 Pan American Games event and qualified athletes/quotas.

Qualification system edit

A total of 70 triathletes (35 per gender) will qualify to compete. A nation may enter a maximum of 6 triathletes (three per gender). The host nation (Peru) automatically qualified four athletes (two per gender). All other nations qualified through various qualifying tournaments and rankings. A further three invitational slots, per gender, were also awarded. A maximum five nations could enter the maximum of 6 triathletes.[1]

The top placed mixed relay team at the 2018 South American Games and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games each qualified two athletes per gender. The top five teams not qualified at the Pan American Mixed Relays Championship also qualified two quotas per gender. The rest of the slots were awarded through the ITU World Ranking as of April 30, 2019 and through wild card slots. An athlete could not earn more than one slot for their country.

A country may enter the mixed relay competition if it has qualified at least two male and two female triathletes.

Qualification timeline edit

Events Date Venue
2018 South American Games May 29–30   Cochabamba
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games August 1–2   Barranquilla
2018 Pan American Mixed Relays Championship October 13–14   Sarasota
ITU World Rankings April 30, 2019
Wildcards Before May 31, 2019

Qualification summary edit

NOC Men Women Mixed relay Total
  Argentina 3 3 X 6
  Barbados 2 2
  Belize 1 1
  Bermuda 1 2 3
  Bolivia 1 1
  Brazil 3 3 X 6
  Canada 3 3 X 6
  Chile 2 2 X 4
  Colombia 2 2 X 4
  Costa Rica 2 2
  Cuba 2 2 X 4
  Dominican Republic 1 1
  Ecuador 2 2 X 4
  El Salvador 1 1
  Jamaica 1 1
  Guatemala 1 2 3
  Mexico 3 3 X 6
  Panama 2 2
  Peru 2 2 X 4
  Puerto Rico 1 1
  United States 3 3 X 6
  Uruguay 1 1
  Venezuela 1 1
Total: 23 NOCs 35 35 10 70

Qualification progress edit

Event Quotas Men Women
Host nation 2   Peru
  Peru
  Peru
  Peru
2018 South American Games 2   Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 2   Mexico
  Mexico
  Mexico
  Mexico
2018 Pan American Mixed Relay Championships 10 6   United States
  United States
  Canada
  Canada
  Argentina
  Argentina
  United States
  United States
  Canada
  Canada
  Argentina
  Argentina
ITU World Rankings 16 20   United States
  Mexico
  Canada
  Brazil
  Colombia
  Ecuador
  Chile
  Chile
  Colombia
  Barbados
  Argentina
  Ecuador
  Panama
  Bermuda
  Panama
  Cuba
  Uruguay
  Barbados
  Cuba
  Guatemala
  United States
  Bermuda
  Chile
  Brazil
  Ecuador
  Mexico
  Colombia
  Cuba
  Colombia
  Ecuador
  Canada
  Chile
  Bermuda
  Puerto Rico
  Costa Rica
  Cuba
  Argentina
  Costa Rica
  Guatemala
  Guatemala
Invitational 3   Belize
  Bolivia
  El Salvador
  Jamaica
  Dominican Republic
  Venezuela
Total 35
  • Only three teams that were eligible earned spots at the Pan American Mixed Relay Championships.

References edit

  1. ^ "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.

External links edit