Qualification system A total of 125 weightlifters (69 male and 56 women) will qualify to compete at the games. Qualification was done at the 2013 and 2014 Pan American Championships, where nations had points assigned per athlete's finishing position. The totals of both Championships were added and quotas were then awarded to the top 20 men's teams and 18 women's teams. A further two wildcards (one for each gender) was awarded.

Qualification timeline Event Date Venue June 22–30, 2013 Isla Margarita, Venezuela 2014 Pan American Weightlifting Championships May 26 – June 2, 2014

Qualification summary NOC Men Women Total athletes 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 8 7 6 13 2 3 5 7 6 13 1 1 2 7 1 8 5 6 11 5 4 9 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 1 5 5 10 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 4 3 7 1 1 7 6 13Total: 24 NOCs 6956125

Men The following is the list of nations winning quotas for men's events: Aruba and Barbados was later awarded a wildcard spot. Aruba declined this quota, and the spot was reallocated to Bolivia. Host nation: 7 Athletes Teams 1st–3rd: 7 Athletes Teams 4th–6th: 5 Athletes Teams 7th–8th: 4 Athletes Teams 9th–12th: 2 Athletes Teams 13th–20th: 1 Athlete

Rank Quota NOC Year Total2013 2014– 7 Host nation1 7 198/8 204/8 4022 7 170/7 200/8 3703 7 173/8 165/8 3384 5 182/8 133/8 3155 5 155/8 152/8 3076 5 142/8 156/8 2987 4 126/8 159/8 2858 4 141/8 133/8 2749 2 132/8 124/8 25610 2 109/8 129/8 23811 2 100/8 110/8 21012 2 61/6 102/7 16313 1 119/8 44/3 14314 1 74/5 65/5 13915 1 51/4 77/7 12816 1 72/6 41/3 11317 1 53/3 41/2 9418 1 46/4 48/6 9419 1 13/1 72/8 8520 1 29/2 39/3 6821 – 10/1 17/1 2722 1 0/1 18/1 18 – 1 0/0 0/0 0

Women The following is the list of nations winning quotas for women's events: Haiti was later awarded a wildcard spot. Host nation: 6 Athletes Teams 1st–3rd: 6 Athletes Teams 4th–6th: 4 Athletes Teams 7th–8th: 3 Athletes Teams 9th–11th: 2 Athletes Teams 12th–18th: 1 Athlete

Rank Quota NOC Year Total2013 2014– 6 Host nation1 6 172/7 174/7 3462 6 170/7 201/7 3153 6 135/7 166/7 3014 4 157/7 144/7 3015 4 173/7 142/6 2906 4 144/7 138/7 2827 3 124/7 150/7 2748 3 113/7 120/7 2339 2 102/7 98/7 20010 2 88/6 106/7 19411 2 69/6 113/7 18212 1 109/7 59/4 16813 1 70/5 97/7 16714 1 68/5 58/3 12615 1 102/7 20/1 12216 1 15/1 84/7 9917 1 13/1 16/1 2918 1 0/1 17/1 1719 1 – 15/1 1520 – 12/1 1220 – 13/1 1321 11/1 0/1 11

References

External links Men's overall standings and quotas Women's overall standings and quotas