Beach volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games
| Beach volleyball at the XVII Pan American Games | |
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| Venue | Exhibition Centre |
| Dates | July 13–21, 2015 |
| Competitors | 64 from 19 nations |
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Beach volleyball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be 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 will be held: one each for the men and women.[3]
Competition schedule
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 | |
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| Men | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | C | B | F |
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | C | B | F |
Medal table
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 |  Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
Mexico (MEX) Rodolfo Ontiveros Juan Virgen |
Brazil (BRA) Vitor Araujo Álvaro Morais Filho |
Cuba (CUB) Nivaldo Diaz Sergio González |
| Women's tournament |
Argentina (ARG) Ana Gallay Georgina Klug |
Cuba (CUB) Lianma Flores Leila Martinez |
Brazil (BRA) Carolina Horta Liliane Maestrini |
Qualification
A total of sixteen teams per gender will qualify to compete at the games. The host nation (Canada) qualifies in each event, 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 will be used to determine the teams.[5]
Participating Nations
A total of 19 nations have qualified athletes.[6] The numbers in parenthesis represents 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
References
- ↑ "Chevrolet Beach Volleyball Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Beach Volleyball". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Volleyball Canada Internal Nomination Procedures (INP) for Beach Volleyball at the 2015 Toronto Pan Am Games" (PDF). http://www.volleyball.ca/. Volleyball Canada. Retrieved 19 December 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Confirman a México en los torneos de voleibol de playa de los Panamericanos" [Mexico Confirmed for beach volleyball tournaments Pan American Games]. http://espndeporteshouston.com/ (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015. External link in
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