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". www.bowl.com/. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
2. "Sport Technical Manual Bowling". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
3. Wiseman, Lucas (22 July 2014). "Team USA men qualify for 2015 Pan American Games". www.bowl.com/. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
4. "Góngora, Perez conclude Central American & Caribbean Games with victory in Masters". 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". www.bowl.com/. Retrieved 16 September 2014.