Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Qualification system

A total of 125 weightlifters (69 male and 56 women) will qualify to compete at the games. Qualification was done at the 2013 and 2014 Pan American Championships, where nations had points assigned per athlete's finishing position. The totals of both Championships were added and quotas were then awarded to the top 20 men's teams and 18 women's teams. A further two wildcards (one for each gender) was awarded.[1]

Qualification timeline

EventDateVenue
2013 Pan American Weightlifting ChampionshipsJune 22–30, 2013 Isla Margarita, Venezuela
2014 Pan American Weightlifting ChampionshipsMay 26 – June 2, 2014 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Qualification summary

NOCMenWomenTotal athletes
 Argentina112
 Aruba11
 Barbados11
 Bolivia11
 Brazil448
 Canada7613
 Chile235
 Colombia7613
 Costa Rica112
 Cuba718
 Dominican Republic5611
 Ecuador549
 El Salvador112
 Guatemala224
 Haiti112
 Honduras11
 Mexico5510
 Nicaragua112
 Panama112
 Peru224
 Puerto Rico224
 United States437
 Uruguay11
 Venezuela7512
Total: 24 NOCs6956125

Men

The following is the list of nations winning quotas for men's events:[2] Aruba and Barbados was later awarded a wildcard spot. Aruba declined this quota, and the spot was reallocated to Bolivia.

  • Host nation: 7 Athletes
  • Teams 1st–3rd: 7 Athletes
  • Teams 4th–6th: 5 Athletes
  • Teams 7th–8th: 4 Athletes
  • Teams 9th–12th: 2 Athletes
  • Teams 13th–20th: 1 Athlete
RankQuotaNOCYearTotal
20132014
7 CanadaHost nation
17 Cuba198/8204/8402
27 Colombia170/7200/8370
37 Venezuela173/8165/8338
45 Ecuador182/8133/8315
55 Dominican Republic155/8152/8307
65 Mexico142/8156/8298
74 United States126/8159/8285
84 Brazil141/8133/8274
92 Peru132/8124/8256
102 Chile109/8129/8238
112 Guatemala100/8110/8210
122 Puerto Rico61/6102/7163
131 Argentina119/844/3143
141 Panama74/565/5139
151 Honduras51/477/7128
161 Nicaragua72/641/3113
171 El Salvador53/341/294
181 Uruguay46/448/694
191 Costa Rica13/172/885
201 Haiti29/239/368
21 Aruba10/117/127
221 Barbados0/118/118
1 Bolivia0/00/00

Women

The following is the list of nations winning quotas for women's events:[3] Haiti was later awarded a wildcard spot.

  • Host nation: 6 Athletes
  • Teams 1st–3rd: 6 Athletes
  • Teams 4th–6th: 4 Athletes
  • Teams 7th–8th: 3 Athletes
  • Teams 9th–11th: 2 Athletes
  • Teams 12th–18th: 1 Athlete
RankQuotaNOCYearTotal
20132014
6 CanadaHost nation
16 Colombia172/7174/7346
26 Dominican Republic170/7201/7315
36 Venezuela135/7166/7301
44 Ecuador157/7144/7301
54 Mexico173/7142/6290
64 Brazil144/7138/7282
73 United States124/7150/7274
83 Chile113/7120/7233
92 Peru102/798/7200
102 Guatemala88/6106/7194
112 Puerto Rico69/6113/7182
121 El Salvador109/759/4168
131 Nicaragua70/597/7167
141 Cuba68/558/3126
151 Argentina102/720/1122
161 Costa Rica15/184/799
171 Aruba13/116/129
181 Panama0/117/117
191 Haiti15/115
20 Honduras12/112
20 Barbados13/113
21 Uruguay11/10/111

References

  1. "Sport Technical Manual Weightlifting". www.scribd.com/. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. "Clasificacion Por Equipos Rama Masculina Juegos Pan Americanos 2015" [Qualification for men's teams at the 2015 Pan American Games] (in Spanish). Pan American Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. "Clasificacion Por Equipos Rama Femenina Juegos Pan Americanos 2015" [Qualification for women's teams at the 2015 Pan American Games] (in Spanish). Pan American Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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