Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games
| Rugby sevens at the XVII Pan American Games | |
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| Venues | Exhibition Stadium |
| Dates | July 11–12, 2015 |
| Competitors | 168 from 9 nations |
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Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games was held in Toronto, Canada from July 11 to 12.[1] The rugby sevens competition was held at BMO Field, although due to naming rights, the venue was known as Exhibition Stadium for the duration of the games.[2] This was the second time that the men's competition was held, following rugby sevens's debut at the 2011 Games, with women's rugby sevens making its debut.[3] A total of eight men's and six women's teams competed in each respective tournament.[4]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the rugby sevens competitions:[5]
| P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | |||
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| Men | P | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
| Women | P | P | B | F | |
Medal tables
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
Qualification
A total of eight men's teams and six women's team have qualified to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (12 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 24 athletes.[6]
Men
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | Canada |
| Qualified automatically | N/A | N/A | 2 | Argentina United States |
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–9 |  Santiago |
1 |  Uruguay |
| 2014 NACRA Sevens | December 3–4 |  Mexico City |
2 |  Guyana Mexico |
| 2015 Mar del Plata Sevens | January 10–11 | Mar del Plata |
2 | Brazil Chile |
| Total | 8 | |||
Women
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | Canada |
| Qualified automatically | N/A | N/A | 1 | United States |
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–9 | Santiago |
1 | Brazil |
| 2014 NACRA Sevens | December 3–4 | Mexico City |
1 | Mexico |
| 2015 Mar del Plata Sevens | January 10–11 | Mar del Plata |
2 | Argentina Colombia |
| Total | 6 | |||
Participating nations
A total of nine countries have qualified rugby sevens teams.[7] The numbers in parenthesis represents the number of participants qualified.
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References
- ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Exhibition Stadium". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "First Chance at Pan Am Games Tickets Starts Now". toronto2015.org. TO2015. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Rugby Sevens". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sport Technical Manual Rugby sevens". http://www.scribd.com/. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Sevens teams confirmed for Pan American Games 2015". http://www.worldrugby.org/. World Rugby. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015. External link in
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