Volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games
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| Volleyball at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
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 Volleyball pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Exhibition Centre – Hall A |
| Dates | July 16–26 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 192 from 10 nations |
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| Tournament | men | women |
| Squads | men | women |
Volleyball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 16 to 26 at the Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre).[1] Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2] A total of eight men's and women's teams competed in each respective tournament.[3] The tournament was affected by the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and the FIVB Volleyball World League which were played at same time.
The following is the competition schedule for the volleyball competitions:[4]
| P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||
| Women | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Brazil | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Canada* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
Qualification
A total of eight men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games. The top three teams in the FIVB World Rankings from South America as of December 31, 2014 along with the top four from North, Central America and The Caribbean will qualify for each respective tournament. The host nation (Canada) automatically qualifies teams in both events. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (12 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 24 athletes.[5]
Men
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
| North, Central American and Caribbean ranking | 4 | United States Cuba Puerto Rico Mexico |
| South American Ranking | 3 | Brazil Argentina Colombia |
| Total | 8 |
Women
| Criteria | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 | Canada |
| North, Central American and Caribbean ranking | 4 | United States Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Cuba |
| South American Ranking | 3 | Brazil Argentina Peru |
| Total | 8 |
