There is a quota of 40 athletes (24 male, 16 female) (however one spot over quota for each gender was allowed); Mexico as the host country is guaranteed a full team of four athletes (two men and two women). Qualification is done on a country basis, not an individual basis.[1]
Qualification summary
edit| Nation | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Brazil |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Canada |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Chile |
2 | 1 | 3 |
 Cuba |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Dominican Republic |
2 | 2 | |
 Ecuador |
2 | 1 | 3 |
 Guatemala |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Mexico |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Panama |
2 | 2 | |
 United States |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Uruguay |
1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total athletes | 25 | 17 | 42 |
| Total NOCs | 13 | 10 | 13 |
Men
edit| Competition | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | - | 2 | Mexico Mexico
|
| Each country affiliated with PAMPC | Rio de Janeiro* |
11* | United States Cuba Brazil Guatemala Canada Ecuador Chile Argentina Dominican Republic Venezuela Panama
|
| 2010 Pan American Championship ** | Rio de Janeiro |
6** | United States Brazil Cuba Canada Guatemala Ecuador
|
| UIPM World Ranking List | - | 5 | Argentina Chile Dominican Republic Uruguay Venezuela Panama
|
| TOTAL | 25 |
* Each country affiliated with PAMPC can send one athlete if they met the qualifying standard of 4800 points.[2]
** The remaining spots were distributed to nations in the order of their second-placed athlete (must have met the standard of 4800 points).[2]
Women
edit| Competition | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | - | 2 | Mexico Mexico
|
| Each country affiliated with PAMPC | Rio de Janeiro* |
6* | Brazil United States Canada Guatemala Cuba Argentina
|
| 2010 Pan American Championship ** | Rio de Janeiro |
4** | Brazil Canada Cuba United States Guatemala
|
| UIPM World Ranking List | - | 4 | Argentina Chile Ecuador Venezuela
|
| TOTAL | 17 |
* Each country affiliated with PAMPC can send one athlete if they met the qualifying standard of 4200 points.[2]
** The remaining spots were distributed to nations in the order of their second-placed athletes (must have met the standard of 4200 points).[2]