Beach volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games
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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 |
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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 |
Medal table
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
 MexicoRodolfo Ontiveros Juan Virgen |
 BrazilVitor Araujo Álvaro Morais Filho |
 CubaNivaldo Diaz Sergio González |
| Women's tournament |
 ArgentinaAna Gallay Georgina Klug |
Cuba Lianma Flores Leila Martinez |
Brazil Carolina Horta Liliane Maestrini |
Qualification
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
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)
