Modern pentathlon at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2011 Pan American Games. There is a quota of 40 athletes (24 male, 16 female) (however one spot over quota for each gender was allowed); Mexico as the host country is guaranteed a full team of four athletes (two men and two women). Qualification is done on a country basis, not an individual basis.^[1]

Qualification summary

Nation	width=80	Men!	width=90	Women!	width=100	Total
	2	2	4
	2	2	4
	2	2	4
	2	1	3
	2	2	4
	2		2
	2	1	3
	2	2	4
	2	2	4
	2		2
	2	2	4
	1		1
	2	1	3
Total athletes	25	17	42
Total NOCs	13	10	13

Men

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	-	2
Each country affiliated with PAMPC	Rio de Janeiro*	11*
2010 Pan American Championship **		6**
UIPM World Ranking List	-	5
TOTAL		25

• Each country affiliated with PAMPC can send one athlete if they met the qualifying standard of 4800 points.

• • The remaining spots were distributed to nations in the order of their second-placed athlete (must have met the standard of 4800 points).^[2]

Women

Competition	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host	-	2
Each country affiliated with PAMPC	Rio de Janeiro*	6*
2010 Pan American Championship **		4**
UIPM World Ranking List	-	4
TOTAL		17

• Each country affiliated with PAMPC can send one athlete if they met the qualifying standard of 4200 points.^[2]

• • The remaining spots were distributed to nations in the order of their second-placed athletes (must have met the standard of 4200 points).^[2]

External links

• 2010 Pan American Men's results
• 2010 Pan American Women's results

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125190457/http://guadalajara2011.org.mx/documentos/manuales/eng/technical/tm_pentathlonmod.pdf Modern pentathlon technical manual
2. http://usapentathlon.org/news/2010/11/18/2011-pan-am-games-selection-procedures/39585 Amended 2011 Pan Am Games Selection Procedures