Wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification explained

See main article: Wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Qualification system

A total of 150 wrestlers will qualify to compete at the games. The winner of each weight category 2014 South American Games, 2014 Pan American Championships and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games will qualify for the Games. The top five in the 2015 Pan American Championship also qualify. The host country (Canada) is guaranteed a spot in each event, but its athletes must compete in both the 2014 and 2015 Pan American Championships. A further six invitational slots (four men and two women) will be awarded to nations without any qualified athlete but took part in the qualification tournaments.^[1] All countries qualifying an athlete in a tournament in 2014 will be required to compete in the 2015 Pan American Championship, failure to do so will mean the forfeiting of the quota. Any unused quota spots will be reallocated to the next best country not qualified at the 2015 Pan Am Championship.^[1]

Qualification timeline

Event	Date	Venue
	March 8–10	Santiago^[2]
	July 15–17	Mexico City^[3]
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games	November 24–29	Veracruz
2015 Pan American Championship	April 24–26	Santiago

Qualification summary

NOC	Men's freestyle						Men's Greco-Roman						Women's freestyle						! width=55 rowspan="2"	Total
NOC	width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30		width=30	width=30	130	width=30	width=30	width=30	width=30	63	width=30	69	width=30	75
				X	X	X			X			X					X		6
							X												1
			X			X					X		X	X	X		X	X	8
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X			X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	16
			X				X					X							3
	X	X			X		X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	14
			X																1
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	18
				X			X					X							5
	X		X				X	X					X	X	X	X			8
		X																	1
		X																	1
									X										1
	X							X		X	X								4
					X		X	X	X	X	X			X	X		X	X	10
		X				X								X					3
			X						X										2
																X			1
	X			X				X	X				X		X	X			7
		X		X	X	X				X		X				X	X	X	9
	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X		X	16
	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	17
Total: 22 NOCs	8	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	8	8	150

Men's freestyle events

57 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Total	8

65 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Invitational	1
Total	9

74 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Invitational	1
Total	9

86 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Total	8

97 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Total	8

125 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=200	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Total	8

Men's Greco-Roman events

59 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=200	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Invitational	1
Total	9

66 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=200	Qualified
Host nation	10
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	5
Total	8

Canada did not compete in this weight category at the 2014 Pan American Championship and thus lost its host nation spot.

75 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=200	Qualified
Host nation	10
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	5
Invitational	1
Total	9

Canada did not compete in this weight category at the 2014 Pan American Championship and thus lost its host nation spot.

85 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=200	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Total	8

98 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=200	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Total	8

130 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=200	Qualified
Host nation	10
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	5
Total	8

Canada did not compete in this weight category at the 2014 Pan American Championship and thus lost its host nation spot. However, its athlete qualified later at the 2015 Pan American Championship.

Women's freestyle events

48 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Total	8

53 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Invitational	1
Total	9

58 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	10	—
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	5
Total	8

This event was not held at the 2014 South American Games

63 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Invitational	1
Total	9

69 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Total	8

75 kg

width=300	Competition !	width=80	Vacancies !	width=300	Qualified
Host nation	1
2014 South American Games	1
2014 Pan American Championship	1
	1
2015 Pan American Championship	4
Total	8

Notes and References

Web site: Qualification System Wrestling . fila-official.com/ . . 11 August 2014.
Web site: 2014 South American Games results. fila-official.com/ . . 11 August 2014.
Web site: Pan American Championship 2014 results . fila-official.com/ . . 11 August 2014.