Beach volleyball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 13 to 21 at a temporary facility in Exhibition Place called the Chevrolet Beach Volleyball Centre.[1][2] A total of two beach volleyball tournaments were held: one each for the men and women.[3]
| Beach volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Beach volleyball pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Chevrolet Beach Volleyball Centre |
| Dates | July 13–21 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 64 from 19 nations |
«2011 2019» | |
Competition schedule edit
The following is the competition schedule for the beach volleyball competitions:[4]
| P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | C | Classification matches | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | C | B | F |
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | C | B | F |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
Mexico Rodolfo Ontiveros Juan Virgen |
Brazil Vitor Araujo Álvaro Morais Filho |
Cuba Nivaldo Diaz Sergio González |
| Women's tournament |
Argentina Ana Gallay Georgina Klug |
Cuba Lianma Flores Leila Martinez |
Brazil Carolina Horta Liliane Maestrini |
Qualification edit
A total of sixteen teams per gender qualified to compete at the games. The host nation (Canada) qualified in each event automatically, along with the top five ranked nations in South America and the top ten nations ranked in North, Central America and the Caribbean. The rankings on January 1, 2015 were used to determine the teams.[5]
Participating nations edit
A total of 19 nations qualified athletes.[6] The numbers in parentheses represent the number of participants entered.
Aruba (2)
Argentina (4)
Brazil (4)
Canada (4)
Cayman Islands (2)
Chile (4)
Colombia (2)
Costa Rica (2)
Cuba (4)
El Salvador (4)
Guatemala (4)
Mexico (4)
Nicaragua (4)
Puerto Rico (4)
Saint Lucia (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (4)
United States (4)
Uruguay (4)
Venezuela (2)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Chevrolet Beach Volleyball Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Beach Volleyball". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Volleyball Canada Internal Nomination Procedures (INP) for Beach Volleyball at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games" (PDF). www.volleyball.ca/. Volleyball Canada. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Beach Volleyball starts on Monday at the Pan American Games". www.norceca.net/. North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.