Fencing at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Qualification system

A total of 156 fencers qualified to compete at the games. Each nation could enter a team of up to eighteen fencers (a team consisting of three athletes in each event). A maximum of two fencers per country could be entered in the individual events, and one team in the team events. All qualification were done at the 2015 Pan American Championships, where the top 7 teams plus two individuals in each event will qualify. Hosts Canada were automatically qualified with a full team of 18 athletes.[1] All nations qualifying in a team event, could enter only 2 athletes in the individual event.

Qualification timeline

Event	Date	Venue
2015 Pan American Championships	April 18–23	Santiago, Chile

Qualification summary

NOC	Men						Women						Total
	Ind. épée	Team épée	Ind. foil	Team foil	Ind. sabre	Team sabre	Ind. épée	Team épée	Ind. foil	Team foil	Ind. sabre	Team sabre
Argentina	2	X	1		2	X	2	X	2	X	1		14
Brazil	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	18
Canada	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	18
Chile	1		2	X	2	X			2	X			10
Colombia	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	1				13
Costa Rica							1						1
Cuba	2	X	1		1		2	X	2	X	2	X	14
Dominican Republic							2	X			2	X	6
El Salvador											2	X	3
Guatemala	1												1
Mexico	2	X	2	X	2	X			2	X	2	X	15
Panama											1		1
Peru							1						1
Puerto Rico			2	X									3
United States	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	18
Venezuela	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	2	X	18
Virgin Islands					1								1
Total: 17 NOCs	18	8	18	8	18	8	18	8	17	8	18	8	155

Men

Épée

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	3	Canada
2015 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	United States  Venezuela  Argentina  Cuba  Colombia  Brazil  Mexico
2015 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2	Chile  Dominican Republic  Guatemala
Total		26

Foil

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	3	Canada
2015 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	United States  Brazil  Mexico  Chile  Venezuela  Colombia  Puerto Rico
2015 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2	Cuba  Argentina
Total		26

Sabre

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	3	Canada
2015 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	United States  Venezuela  Mexico  Argentina  Brazil  Colombia  Puerto Rico  Chile
2015 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2	Virgin Islands  Cuba
Total		26

Women

Épée

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	3	Canada
2015 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	United States  Venezuela  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Argentina  Colombia  Brazil
2015 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2	Costa Rica  Peru
Total		26

Foil

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	3	Canada
2015 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	United States  Venezuela  Brazil  Mexico  Chile  Argentina  Puerto Rico  Cuba
2015 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2 1	Colombia
Total		25

Sabre

Competition	Fencers per NOC	Total	Qualified
Host nation	3	3	Canada
2015 Pan American Championship team event	3	21	United States  Mexico  Venezuela  Cuba  Dominican Republic  El Salvador  Brazil
2015 Pan American Championship individual event	1	2	Argentina  Panama
Total		26

References

1. "Qualification System – Fencing". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

External links

• 2015 Pan American Championships results