Triathlon at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

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

Qualification system

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

Events	Date	Venue
	May 29–30	Cochabamba
	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

width=140 align="left"	NOC !	width=60	Men !	width=60	Women!	width=70	Mixed relay !	width=70	Total
	3	3	X	6
	2			2
	1			1
	1	2		3
	1			1
	3	3	X	6
	3	3	X	6
	2	2	X	4
	2	2	X	4
		2		2
	2	2	X	4
		1		1
	2	2	X	4
	1			1
		1		1
	1	2		3
	3	3	X	6
	2			2
	2	2	X	4
		1		1
	3	3	X	6
	1			1
		1		1
Total: 23 NOCs	35	35	10	70

Qualification progress

Event	Quotas	width=150	Men !	width=160	Women
Host nation	2
2018 South American Games	2
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games	2
2018 Pan American Mixed Relay Championships	10 6
ITU World Rankings	16 20
Invitational	3
Total	35

• Only three teams that were eligible earned spots at the Pan American Mixed Relay Championships.

External links

• 2018 South American Games mixed relay results
• 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games mixed relay results
• 2018 Pan American Mixed Relays Championship results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualification System manual. 25 April 2018. www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 5 August 2018.