Softball_at_the_2019_Pan_American_Games
Softball at the 2019 Pan American Games
Softball competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games
Softball competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru are scheduled to be held from July 25 to August 10. The venue for the competition is the softball stadium located at the Villa María del Triunfo cluster.[1] A total of six men's and six women's teams (each consisting up to 15 athletes) competed in each tournament. This means a total of 180 athletes are scheduled to compete.[2]
The following is the competition schedule for the softball competitions:
| P | Preliminaries | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament details |
 Argentina
|
 United States
|
 Mexico
|
| Women's tournament details |
United States
|
 Canada
|
 Puerto Rico
|
A total of 8 countries qualified softball teams.
Argentina (15 athletes)
Canada (15)
Cuba (15)
Mexico (30)
Peru (30)
Puerto Rico (15)
United States (30)
Venezuela (30)
A total of six men's teams and six women's team will qualify to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Peru) qualified in each tournament, along with the top five teams at the 2017 Pan American Championships in each event.[2]
Men
| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 |  Peru |
| 2017 Pan American Championships[3] | 15–24 September |  Santo Domingo |
5 |  Venezuela Argentina United States Mexico Cuba |
| Total | 6 | |||
- Canada, which has won every gold medal in this event at the Pan American Games, failed to qualify for the tournament.[4]
Women
| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Peru |
| 2017 Pan American Championships[5] | 4–13 August | Santo Domingo |
5 | United States Canada Puerto Rico Mexico Venezuela |
| Total | 6 | |||
- "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Venezuela is Pan American Men's Softball Champions". www.wbsc.org/. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Canadian softballers fail in bid for Pan Am Games spot". The Telegram. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- "USA wins Pan American Women's Softball Championship over Mexico, qualify for Chiba 2018". www.wbsc.org/. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 14 August 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.