# Triathlon at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification

There will be a quota of 70 athletes (40 men and 30 women). Each NOC is allowed to enter a maximum of 3 men and 3 women. The hosts Mexico is guaranteed 6 spots, either through qualifying or through a guaranteed host nation place. An athlete does not qualify through this system, rather he/she qualifies a spot for their nation, an athlete may not qualify more than 1 quota spot.

## Qualification summary

| NOC | Men | Women | Total |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Barbados | 1 | | 1 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bolivia | 1 | | 1 |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Chile | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Colombia | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| El Salvador | 1 | | 1 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mexico | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | | 1 |
| Panama | 1 | | 1 |
| Paraguay | | 1 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| United States | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | | 1 |
| Total athletes | 39 | 28 | 65 |
| Total NOCs | 21 | 13 | 22 |

## Men

The following is a list of qualified athletes:
| Event | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez | 2 | Mexico Mexico |
| 2010 South American Games | Medellín | 1 | Brazil Colombia |
| 2011 South American Triathlon Championship | Salinas | 1 | Brazil |
| 2011 Central American and Caribbean Triathlon Championship | Guatape | 1 | Colombia |
| ITU Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-55. | | 6 | United States United States Costa Rica Brazil United States Canada |
| ITU Ranking completed by PATCO ranking | | 4 | Argentina Canada Chile Mexico |
| PATCO Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-125 | | 15 | Colombia Barbados Argentina Cuba Argentina Guatemala Chile Puerto Rico Canada Guatemala Chile Costa Rica Venezuela Panama Costa Rica Venezuela Cuba |
| Host Nation spots | | 3 | Venezuela El Salvador Uruguay |
| Invitational | | 6 | Bermuda Virgin Islands Bolivia Ecuador Ecuador Nicaragua |
| TOTAL | | 39 | |
^1 Mexico qualified athletes through other routes, so its automatic spots have been given to other countries. ^2 Countries that are marked with a strike have withdrawn and there quota spot put in the wildcard pool.

## Women

The following is a list of qualified athletes:
| Event | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez | 2 | Mexico Bermuda |
| 2010 South American Games | Medellín | 1 | Chile Colombia |
| 2011 South American Triathlon Championship | Salinas | 1 | Brazil |
| 2011 Central American and Caribbean Triathlon Championship | Guatape | 1 | Cuba |
| ITU Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-55. | | 4 | Canada United States United States United States Canada Canada |
| ITU Ranking completed by PATCO ranking | | 1 | Argentina |
| PATCO Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-125 | | 10 | Chile Colombia Brazil Ecuador Mexico Brazil Colombia Costa Rica Puerto Rico Mexico |
| Host Nation spots | | 3 | Puerto Rico Ecuador Chile |
| Invitational | | 5 | Argentina Venezuela Guatemala Paraguay Uruguay |
| TOTAL | | 28 | |
^1 Mexico qualified athletes through other routes, so its automatic spots have been given to other countries.