Volleyball competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru are scheduled to be held from August 2 to 11. The venue for the competition is the Sports Centre VRDC located at the Villa Deportiva Regional del Callao cluster.[1] The venue will also host the taekwondo competitions. A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting up to 12 athletes) competed in each tournament. This means a total of 192 athletes are scheduled to compete.[2]
| Volleyball at the 2019 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Volleyball pictogram | |
| Venue | Sports Centre VRDC |
| Dates | August 2–11, 2019 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 192 |
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Qualification edit
A total of eight men's teams and eight women's team qualified to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Peru) received automatic qualification in both tournaments. All other teams qualified through various tournaments.[2] The North and South American qualification tournaments were held with teams competing (and not qualifying) at the respective Pan American Cups, plus any possible invited teams. The last slot could also be awarded to a team.[2]
Men edit
| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 |  Peru
|
| 2018 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup[3] | 28 August–2 September |  Córdoba
|
5 |  Argentina Brazil Cuba Puerto Rico Mexico
|
| 2019 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup | 16–21 June | Colima City
|
2 |  United States Chile
|
| Total | 8 | |||
Women edit
| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Peru
|
| 2018 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup[4][5] | 8–14 July |  Santo Domingo
|
5 | United States Dominican Republic Canada Brazil Colombia
|
| North American Qualification Tournament | 4–6 January 2019 | San Juan
|
1 | Puerto Rico
|
| FIVB World Rankings | - | - | 1 | Argentina
|
| Total | 8 | |||
Participating nations edit
Eleven countries qualified volleyball teams. The numbers of participants qualified are in parentheses.
Argentina (24)
Brazil (24)
Canada (12)
Chile (12)
Colombia (12)
Cuba (12)
Dominican Republic (12)
Mexico (12)
Peru (24)
Puerto Rico (24)
United States (24)
Medalists edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Puerto Rico reaches semifinals and qualifies to Pan Am Games". NORCECA. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
Puerto Rico needed almost two hours (1:53) to subdue the host in a heated match to reach the semifinals of the competition, in addition to the feat of qualifying to the 2019 Lima Pan American Games along with Brazil, Argentina and Cuba.
- ^ "D.R., US, Canada, Brazil qualify in women's volleyball for 2019 Pan Am games". EFE. Madrid, Spain. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Mayer, Wendy (14 July 2018). "Colombia Edges Puerto Rico for Fifth Place; Cese Leads Cuba to Seventh". www.volleymob.com/. Volley Mob. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
With the win, Colombia claimed the final spot in next year's Pan American Games in Lima, Peru