Rugby sevens at the 2019 Pan American Games

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

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

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
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

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

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

EventDatesLocationVacanciesQualified
Automatic qualification3  Argentina
 Canada
 United States
2018 South American Games[3]27–29 May Colcapirhua2  Chile
 Uruguay
2018 RAN Sevens[4][5]22–23 September Saint James2  Guyana
 Jamaica
2019 Sudamérica Rugby Men's Sevens OQT29–30 June Santiago1  Brazil
Total8

Women

EventDatesLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1  Peru
Automatic qualification2  Canada
 United States
2018 South American Games[6]27–29 May Colcapirhua1  Brazil
2018 RAN Women's Sevens[4][5]22–23 September Saint James2  Mexico
 Trinidad and Tobago
2018 Valentín Martínez Tournament9–10 November Montevideo1  Argentina
2019 Sudamérica Rugby Women's Sevens OQT1–2 June Lima1  Colombia
Total8

See also

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