Rugby sevens at the 2019 Pan American Games

Summary

Rugby sevens at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru was held from July 26th to 28th. The venue for the competition is the rugby sevens stadium located at the Villa María del Triunfo cluster.[1]

Rugby sevens at the 2019 Pan American Games
Rugby sevens pictogram
VenueRugby sevens stadium
DatesJuly 26 –28, 2019
Competitors192 from 12 nations
«2015
2023»

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 were scheduled to compete.[2] After making its debut at the 2015 edition, the women's tournament has been expanded to eight teams from six.

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Canada1102
2  Argentina1001
3  United States0112
4  Colombia0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medalists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
details
  Argentina   Canada   United States
  1. Ben Broselle
  2. Harley Wheeler
  3. Joe Schroeder
  4. Jake Lachina
  5. Marcus Tupuola
  6. Travion Clark
  7. Cody Melphy
  8. Maceo Brown
  9. Naima Fuala'au
  10. Anthony Welmers
  11. Lorenzo Thomas
  12. D'Montae Noble
Women's tournament
details
  Canada   United States   Colombia
  1. Nicole Acevedo
  2. Isabel Romero
  3. Carmen Ibarra
  4. Daniela Alzate
  5. Lina Pedroza
  6. Catalina Arango
  7. María Arzuaga
  8. Leidy Soto
  9. Camila Lopera
  10. Laura Mejía
  11. Sharon Acevado
  12. Valentina Tapias

Participating nations edit

12 countries qualified rugby sevens teams . The numbers of participants qualified are in parentheses. Jamaica, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago are all scheduled to make their Pan American Games debut in the sport.

Qualification edit

Eight men's teams and eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Peru) received automatic qualification in the women's tournament only, along with seven other teams. Eight men's teams qualified through various tournaments as well.[2]

Men edit

Event Dates Location Vacancies Qualified
Automatic qualification 3   Argentina
  Canada
  United States
2018 South American Games[3] 27–29 May   Colcapirhua 2   Chile
  Uruguay
2018 RAN Sevens[4][5] 22–23 September   Saint James 2   Guyana
  Jamaica
2019 Sudamérica Rugby Men's Sevens OQT 29–30 June   Santiago 1   Brazil
Total 8

Women edit

Event Dates Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1   Peru
Automatic qualification 2   Canada
  United States
2018 South American Games[6] 27–29 May   Colcapirhua 1   Brazil
2018 RAN Women's Sevens[4][5] 22–23 September   Saint James 2   Mexico
  Trinidad and Tobago
2018 Valentín Martínez Tournament 9–10 November   Montevideo 1   Argentina
2019 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens OQT 1–2 June   Lima 1   Colombia
Total 8

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Against all odds Chile win Gold". Americas Rugby News. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-08. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b "2018 RAN Sevens heads to Barbados". www.rugbyamericasnorth.com/. Rugby Americas North. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-30. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Jamaica and Mexico win RAN Sevens". www.worldrugby.org/. World Rugby. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Brazil Claim Gold in Cochabamba". Americas Rugby News. 29 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-08. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

External links edit

  • Results book