Bowling at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Qualification criteria

A total of 56 bowlers will qualify to compete at the Games. Each country is allowed to enter a maximum of two male and two female athletes. Each gender has a quota of 14 nations (28 bowlers) for a total of 56 athletes.^[1][2]

Qualification timeline

Event	Date	Venue
2014 South American Games	March 10 – 14, 2014	Santiago
Pan American Sports Festival[3]	July 17 – 20, 2014	Puebla
2014 PABCON Women's Championship	September 13 – 16, 2014	Cali
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games[4]	November 25 – 29, 2014	Veracruz

Qualification summary

Nation	Men		Women		Total
	Individual	Doubles	Individual	Doubles	Bowlers
Argentina	2	X	2	X	4
Aruba	2	X	2	X	4
Brazil	2	X	2	X	4
Canada	2	X	2	X	4
Chile			2	X	2
Colombia	2	X	2	X	4
Costa Rica	2	X	2	X	4
Dominican Republic	2	X	2	X	4
El Salvador	2	X	2	X	4
Guatemala	2	X	2	X	4
Mexico	2	X	2	X	4
Panama	2	X			2
Puerto Rico	2	X	2	X	4
United States	2	X	2	X	4
Venezuela	2	X	2	X	4
Total: 15 NOCs	28	14	28	14	56

Men

Event	Vacancies	Qualified	Bowlers per NOC	Total
Host nation	1	Canada	2	2
South American Games[3]	4	Colombia Venezuela Argentina Brazil	2	8
Pan American Sports Festival[3]	7	United States Mexico Costa Rica Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Panama Aruba	2	14
Central American and Caribbean Games[4]	2	El Salvador Guatemala	2	4
TOTAL				28

Women

Event	Vacancies	Qualified	Bowlers per NOC	Total
Host nation	1	Canada	2	2
South American Games[5]	4	Colombia Venezuela Argentina Chile	2	8
Pan American Sports Festival[5]	3	Mexico Brazil Costa Rica	2	6
PABCON Women's Championship[5]	4	United States Aruba Puerto Rico Dominican Republic	2	8
Central American and Caribbean Games[4]	2	El Salvador Guatemala	2	4
TOTAL				28

References

1. Wiseman, Lucas (16 September 2014). "Team USA wins team, sweeps all-events at PABCON". http://www.bowl.com/. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
2. "Sport Technical Manual Bowling". http://www.scribd.com/. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
3. Wiseman, Lucas (22 July 2014). "Team USA men qualify for 2015 Pan American Games". http://www.bowl.com/. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
4. "Góngora, Perez conclude Central American & Caribbean Games with victory in Masters". http://www.bowlingdigital.com/. bowlingdigital. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
5. Wiseman, Lucas (16 September 2014). "Team USA wins team, sweeps all-events at PABCON". http://www.bowl.com/. Retrieved 16 September 2014.