Gymnastics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification

Qualification Summary

* Artistic Gymnastics, NOCs with 6 entered athletes may also enter the team competition.

Nation Artistic Rhythmic Trampoline Total
Men Women Individual Group Men Women
Argentina 622 10
Bolivia 1 1
Brazil 66262224
Canada 66262224
Chile 221 5
Colombia 661 13
Costa Rica 11 2
Cuba 26261 17
Dominican Republic 11 2
Ecuador 22 4
El Salvador 1 1
Guatemala 111 3
Mexico 661 1115
Peru 21 3
Puerto Rico 62 19
Trinidad and Tobago 11 2
United States 66262224
Uruguay 1 1
Venezuela 2626 16
Total: 19 NOCs5757163088 176

Artistic Gymnastics

Qualification for the artistic gymnastics competition will be done in teams, and is summarized below. The qualifying competition was the 2010 Pan American Championship in Guadalajara. Each nation can send a maximum of 12 athletes (6 male and 6 female). [1][2]

Men

Event Criterion Qualified Athletes
per NOC
2010 Pan American Championship Teams places 1-7 United States
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Puerto Rico
Mexico
Argentina
6
Teams places 8-12 Venezuela
Cuba
Chile
Ecuador
Peru
2
Individual all around 5 countries not already qualified. Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Trinidad and Tobago
Guatemala
Costa Rica
1
TOTAL 57

Women

Event Criterion Qualified Athletes
per NOC
2010 Pan American Championship Teams places 1-7 United States
Canada
Brazil
Mexico
Venezuela
Colombia
Cuba**
6
Teams places 8-11* Argentina
Ecuador
Puerto Rico
Chile
2
Individual all around 7 countries not already qualified.* Guatemala
Peru
Costa Rica
Trinidad and Tobago
Dominican Republic
Uruguay
Panama**
Bolivia**
1
TOTAL 55

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Qualification for the rhythmic gymnastics competition will be done in teams, and is summarized below. The qualifying competition was the 2010 Pan American Championship in Guadalajara. Each nation can send a maximum of 8 athletes. [3][4]

Individual

Event Vacancies Qualified
2010 Pan American Championship 10 (2 each) Canada
Brazil
Venezuela
Cuba
United States
Argentina
5 (1 each) Mexico**
Guatemala
Colombia
Chile
TOTAL 15

* The top 6 countries in the group competition (see below) will qualify 2 athletes each. The remaining 4 places are given to countries not already qualified with a maximum of one gymnast per country.
** Mexico qualified two spots, but was stripped when one athlete tested positive for drug usage. Argentina the next best placed country was upgraded to send two athletes.[5]

Group

Each country qualifying a group can enter 6 athletes each.

Event Criterion Qualified
2010 Pan American Championship Top 5 Canada
Brazil
Venezuela
Cuba
United States
TOTAL 5

Trampoline

There is a quota of 16 athletes (8 male and 8 female). The top three overall teams at the 2010 Pan American Championship will qualify 2 athletes each while, places four and five will qualify one athlete each.[6]

Men

Event Criterion Qualified Athletes
per NOC
2010 Pan American Championship [7] Teams places 1-3 Canada
Brazil
United States
2
Teams places 4-5 Mexico
Cuba
1
TOTAL 8

Women

Event Criterion Qualified Athletes
per NOC
2010 Pan American Championship [7] Teams places 1-3 Canada
Brazil
United States
2
Teams places 4-5 Mexico
Puerto Rico
1
TOTAL 8

References

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