Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games
| Rugby sevens at the XVII Pan American Games | |
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| Venues | Exhibition Stadium |
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| Dates | July 11–12, 2015 |
| Competitors | 168 from 9 nations |
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Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games was held in Toronto, Canada from July 11 to 12.[1] The rugby sevens competition was held at BMO Field, although due to naming rights, the venue was known as Exhibition Stadium for the duration of the games.[2] This was the second time that the men's competition was held, following rugby sevens's debut at the 2011 Games, with women's rugby sevens making its debut.[3] A total of eight men's and six women's teams competed in each respective tournament.[4]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the rugby sevens competitions:[5]
| P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | |||
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| Men | P | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
| Women | P | P | B | F | |
Medal tables
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The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
Canada (CAN) Sean White Admir Cejvanovic Michel Fuailefau John Moonlight Conor Trainor Sean Duke Phil Mack Justin Douglas Nathan Hirayama Lucas Hammond Harry Jones Matthews Mullins |
Argentina (ARG) Fernando Luna Santiago Alvarez German Schulz Nicolas Bruzzone Emiliano Boffelli Gastón Revol Bautista Ezcurra Rodrigo Etchart Franco Sabato Juan Tuculet Ramiro Finco Axel Muller Aranda |
United States (USA) Carlin Isles Patrick Blair Brett Thompson Garrett Bender Mike Te'o Stephen Tomasin Will Holder Ben Leatigaga Nate Augspurger Madison Hughes Perry Baker Martin Iosefo |
| Women's tournament |
Canada (CAN) Brittany Benn Kayla Moleschi Karen Paquin Kelly Russell Ashley Steacy Sara Kaljuvee Jen Kish Nadejda Popov Ghislaine Landry Hannah Darling Magali Harvey Natasha Watcham-Roy |
United States (USA) Megan Bony Kelly Griffin Joanne Fa'avesi Leyla Kelter Richelle Stephens Lauren Doyle Kristen Thomas Hannah Lopez Melissa Flower Irene Gardner Kate Zackary Kathryn Johnson |
Brazil (BRA) Juliana Esteves dos Santos Bruna Lotufo Beatriz Futuro Muhlbauer Edna Santini Paula Ishibashi Isadora Cerullo Claudia Lopes Teles Haline Leme Scatrut Angelica Pereira Gevaerd Maria Bravo Behrendt Raquel Kochhann Mariana Barbosa Ramalho |
Qualification
A total of eight men's teams and six women's team have qualified to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (12 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 24 athletes.[6]
Men
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | Canada |
| Qualified automatically | N/A | N/A | 2 | Argentina United States |
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–9 |  Santiago |
1 |  Uruguay |
| 2014 NACRA Sevens | December 3–4 |  Mexico City |
2 |  Guyana Mexico |
| 2015 Mar del Plata Sevens | January 10–11 | Mar del Plata |
2 | Brazil Chile |
| Total | 8 | |||
Women
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | Canada |
| Qualified automatically | N/A | N/A | 1 | United States |
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–9 | Santiago |
1 | Brazil |
| 2014 NACRA Sevens | December 3–4 | Mexico City |
1 | Mexico |
| 2015 Mar del Plata Sevens | January 10–11 | Mar del Plata |
2 | Argentina Colombia |
| Total | 6 | |||
Participating nations
A total of nine countries have qualified rugby sevens teams.[7] The numbers in parenthesis represents the number of participants qualified.
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References
- ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). http://www.toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Exhibition Stadium". http://www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 4 December 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "First Chance at Pan Am Games Tickets Starts Now". http://www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Rugby Sevens". http://www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). http://www.toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Sport Technical Manual Rugby sevens". http://www.scribd.com/. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Sevens teams confirmed for Pan American Games 2015". http://www.worldrugby.org/. World Rugby. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015. External link in
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See also
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