Triathlon at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

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Qualification system

A 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

Event	Date	Venue
	March 8–9, 2014	Santiago
	September 7, 2014
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games		Veracruz
2015 South American Championship	January 16–18, 2015	La Paz
	February 22, 2015	Barranquilla
ITU Points list	April 30, 2015	–

Qualification summary

width=200 align="left"	NOC !	width=60	Men !	width=60	Women !	width=70	Total
	3	3	6
	1		1
	1		1
	1		1
		1	1
	1		1
	3	3	6
	3	3	6
	3	3	6
	1		1
	1	1	2
	1	3	4
		1	1
	3	3	6
	1	2	3
	3	3	6
	1		1
	1		1
		1	1
		3	3
	1	2	3
	3	3	6
	1		1
	2		2
Total: 24 NOCs	35	35	70

Qualification progress

Event	Quotas	width=150	Men !	width=160	Women
Host nation	3/3
South American Games	2/2
Pan American Sports Festival	1/2
Central American and Caribbean Games	2/2
South American Championships	0/1
Central American and Caribbean Championships	1/1
ITU Points list^[2]	22/17
Wildcards	5/7
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.

External links

• Pan American Sports Festival results
• South American Championship results
• Central American and Caribbean Championship results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification System Triathlon. January 2013. triathlon.org/ . . 19 November 2014.
2. Web site: 2015 Pan American Sports Games Triathlon Event Country List . 31 May 2015 . scribd.com . Confederación Americana de Triathlon (CAMTRI) . 13 June 2015.