# Triathlon at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification
## Qualification system

A total of 70 triathletes (35 men and 35 women) will qualify to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of six athletes (three per gender). Triathletes will qualify through various qualification events and rankings in 2014 and 2015. The host nation Canada, automatically qualifies a full team of six athletes. There will also be three wild card spots per gender awarded. An athlete can only qualify one quota spot for their country.
21 slots per gender will be awarded using the ITU Points list. Athletes must be in the top 250 of the said list to receive a quota. If there isn't enough athletes in the top 250 to meet the quota, the spots will be transferred to wild cards.

## Qualification timeline

| Event | Date | Venue |
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–9, 2014 | Santiago |
| 2014 Pan American Sports Festival | September 7, 2014 | Monterrey |
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | November 15–16, 2014 | Veracruz |
| 2015 South American Championship | January 16–18, 2015 | La Paz |
| 2015 Central American and Caribbean Championship | February 22, 2015 | Barranquilla |
| ITU Points list | April 30, 2015 | – |

## Qualification summary

| NOC | Men | Women | Total |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Aruba | 1 | | 1 |
| Barbados | 1 | | 1 |
| Belize | 1 | | 1 |
| Bermuda | | 1 | 1 |
| Bolivia | 1 | | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Chile | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Colombia | 1 | | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cuba | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Dominican Republic | | 1 | 1 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | | 1 |
| Panama | 1 | | 1 |
| Paraguay | | 1 | 1 |
| Peru | | 3 | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 1 | | 1 |
| Venezuela | 2 | | 2 |
| Total: 24 NOCs | 35 | 35 | 70 |

## Qualification progress

| Event | Quotas | Men | Women |
| Host nation | 3/3 | Canada Canada Canada | Canada Canada Canada |
| South American Games | 2/2 | Argentina Argentina | Chile Brazil |
| Pan American Sports Festival | 1/2 | Argentina United States | Ecuador Mexico |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 2/2 | Mexico Mexico | Mexico Mexico |
| South American Championships | 0/1 | Argentina | Chile |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | 1/1 | Brazil | Cuba |
| ITU Points list | 22/17 | United States United States Brazil Mexico Brazil Chile Barbados Costa Rica Puerto Rico Chile Ecuador Ecuador Chile Cuba Argentina Ecuador Colombia Uruguay Venezuela Guatemala Venezuela Chile | United States United States United States Bermuda Argentina Argentina Brazil Brazil Puerto Rico Chile Guatemala Guatemala Puerto Rico Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Colombia Colombia |
| Wildcards | 5/7 | Aruba Belize Bolivia Nicaragua Panama | Argentina Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador Paraguay Peru Peru Peru |
| Total | 70 | 35 | 35 |
* Both declined Argentina quotas from the Pan American Sports Festival and South American Championships were won by the same athlete, who won a quota at the 2014 South American Games. These two slots were reallocated to the points list qualifiers.
* Only 22 and 17 female athletes were in the top 250 of the ITU Points List, and thus the last remaining spots for each event became a part of the wildcards.