title: Gymnastics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification
text: # Gymnastics at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification
  
  ## Qualification summary
  
  | Nation | Artistic | Artistic | Rhythmic | Rhythmic | Trampoline | Trampoline | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nation | Men | Women | Individual | Group | Men | Women | Total |
  | Argentina | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | 10 |
  | Bolivia | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
  | Brazil | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
  | Canada | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
  | Chile | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | 5 |
  | Colombia | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | 13 |
  | Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 |
  | Cuba | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | 17 |
  | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 |
  | Ecuador | 2 | 2 | | | | | 4 |
  | El Salvador | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
  | Guatemala | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 |
  | Mexico | 6 | 6 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 15 |
  | Peru | 2 | 1 | | | | | 3 |
  | Puerto Rico | 6 | 2 | | | | 1 | 9 |
  | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | | | | | 2 |
  | United States | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
  | Uruguay | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
  | Venezuela | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | 16 |
  | Total: 19 NOCs | 57 | 57 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 176 |
  
  * ↑ Artistic Gymnastics, NOCs with 6 entered athletes may also enter the team competition.
  
  ## Artistic Gymnastics
  
  Qualification for the artistic gymnastics competition will be done in teams, and is summarized below. The qualifying competition was the 2010 Pan American Championship in Guadalajara. Each nation can send a maximum of 12 athletes (6 male and 6 female).
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Criterion | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | Teams places 1-7 | United States Brazil Canada Colombia Puerto Rico Mexico Argentina | 6 |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | Teams places 8-12 | Venezuela Cuba Chile Ecuador Peru | 2 |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | Individual all around 5 countries not already qualified. | Dominican Republic El Salvador Trinidad and Tobago Guatemala Costa Rica | 1 |
  | TOTAL | | | 57 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Criterion | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | Teams places 1-7 | United States Canada Brazil Mexico Venezuela Colombia Cuba** | 6 |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | Teams places 8-11* | Argentina Ecuador Puerto Rico Chile | 2 |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | Individual all around 7 countries not already qualified.* | Guatemala Peru Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago Dominican Republic Uruguay Panama** Bolivia** | 1 |
  | TOTAL | | | 55 |
  
  * There were only 11 teams that competed at the Pan American Championship, so the remaining two spots go into the individual qualification.
     * Cuba decided to send only four out of six athletes qualified. Panama also withdrew its athlete. Bolivia was given a wildcard to enter the competition.
  
  ## Rhythmic Gymnastics
  
  Qualification for the rhythmic gymnastics competition will be done in teams, and is summarized below. The qualifying competition was the 2010 Pan American Championship in Guadalajara. Each nation can send a maximum of 8 athletes.
  
  ### Individual
  
  | Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | 10 (2 each) | Canada Brazil Venezuela Cuba United States Argentina |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | 5 (1 each) | Mexico** Guatemala Colombia Chile |
  | TOTAL | 15 | |
  
  * The top 6 countries in the group competition (see below) will qualify 2 athletes each. The remaining 4 places are given to countries not already qualified with a maximum of one gymnast per country.
     * Mexico qualified two spots, but was stripped when one athlete tested positive for drug usage. Argentina the next best placed country was upgraded to send two athletes.
  
  ### Group
  
  Each country qualifying a group can enter 6 athletes each.
  
  | Event | Criterion | Qualified |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | Top 5 | Canada Brazil Venezuela Cuba United States |
  | TOTAL | 5 | |
  
  ## Trampoline
  
  There is a quota of 16 athletes (8 male and 8 female). The top three overall teams at the 2010 Pan American Championship will qualify 2 athletes each while, places four and five will qualify one athlete each.
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Criterion | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | Teams places 1-3 | Canada Brazil United States | 2 |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | Teams places 4-5 | Mexico Cuba | 1 |
  | TOTAL | | | 8 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Criterion | Qualified | Athletes per NOC |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | Teams places 1-3 | Canada Brazil United States | 2 |
  | 2010 Pan American Championship | Teams places 4-5 | Mexico Puerto Rico | 1 |
  | TOTAL | | | 8 |
  