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

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

Qualification summary

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

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

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