| Fencing at the 2019 Pan American Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | ||
| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | men | women |
The following is the qualification system and qualified countries for the Fencing at the 2019 Pan American Games competitions.
A total of 156 fencers will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of 18 athletes (nine per gender). The top seven teams at the 2018 Pan American Championships, along with the top two individuals not qualified through the team event will qualify for each respective discipline per gender. The host nation, Peru, automatically qualifies the maximum number of fencers (18). A maximum of two athletes from one NOC can enter the individual events. [1]
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Pan American Fencing Championships | June 15–20, 2018 |  Havana |
A total of 15 countries qualified fencers. [2]
| NOC | Men | Women | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. épée | Team épée | Ind. foil | Team foil | Ind. sabre | Team sabre | Ind. épée | Team épée | Ind. foil | Team foil | Ind. sabre | Team sabre | ||
 Argentina | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 18 |
 Brazil | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 15 | ||
 Canada | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 18 |
 Chile | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
 Colombia | 1 | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 13 | |||
 Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
 Cuba | 2 | X | 1 | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 1 | 14 | ||
 Dominican Republic | 1 | 2 | X | 4 | |||||||||
 El Salvador | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
 Mexico | 2 | X | 2 | X | 1 | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 16 | |
 Panama | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
 Peru | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 18 |
 Puerto Rico | 2 | X | 3 | ||||||||||
 United States | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 18 |
 Venezuela | 2 | X | 2 | X | 2 | X | 1 | 2 | X | 13 | |||
| Total: 15 NOCs | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 156 |
| Competition | Fencers per NOC | Total | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 3 | 3 | Peru |
| 2018 Pan American Championship team event [3] | 3 | 21 | United States Venezuela Argentina Brazil Cuba Mexico Canada |
| 2018 Pan American Championship individual event [4] | 1 | 2 | Colombia Chile |
| Total | 26 |
| Competition | Fencers per NOC | Total | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 3 | 3 | Peru |
| 2018 Pan American Championship team event [5] | 3 | 21 | United States Brazil Canada Puerto Rico Argentina Mexico Colombia |
| 2018 Pan American Championship individual event [6] | 1 | 2 | Chile Cuba |
| Total | 26 |
| Competition | Fencers per NOC | Total | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 3 | 3 | Peru |
| 2018 Pan American Championship team event [7] | 3 | 21 | United States Canada Argentina Venezuela Colombia Cuba Brazil |
| 2018 Pan American Championship individual event [8] | 1 | 2 | Mexico Chile |
| Total | 26 |
| Competition | Fencers per NOC | Total | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 3 | 3 | Peru |
| 2018 Pan American Championship team event [9] | 3 | 21 | United States Canada Cuba Brazil Argentina Venezuela Mexico |
| 2018 Pan American Championship individual event [10] | 1 | 2 | Dominican Republic Costa Rica |
| Total | 26 |
| Competition | Fencers per NOC | Total | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 3 | 3 | Peru |
| 2018 Pan American Championship team event [11] | 3 | 21 | United States Canada Brazil Argentina Mexico Cuba Colombia |
| 2018 Pan American Championship individual event [12] | 1 | 2 | Venezuela Puerto Rico El Salvador |
| Total | 26 |
| Competition | Fencers per NOC | Total | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 3 | 3 | Peru |
| 2018 Pan American Championship team event [13] | 3 | 21 | United States Mexico Venezuela Canada Argentina Colombia Dominican Republic |
| 2018 Pan American Championship individual event [14] | 1 | 2 | Cuba Panama |
| Total | 26 |
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