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A total of 50 modern pentathletes will qualify to compete at the Games (28 male and 22 female). A nation may enter a maximum of six athletes (three male and three female). The host nation (Canada) is automatically qualified with a team of one athlete per gender, and can qualify additional competitors. All countries competing at the 2014 South American Games and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games along with the United States and hosts Canada will be able to enter one athlete per event. All remaining spots will be allocated to countries' second-place finishing athletes at the Pan American Championships. If there are spots still available, countries will be awarded a third quota until no more spots are available. [1]
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–10, 2014 |  Santiago |
| 2014 Pan American Championship | July 17–20, 2014 |  Mexico City |
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | November 15–18, 2014 | Veracruz |
| Nation | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Brazil | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Canada | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Chile | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | |
 Cuba | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Guatemala | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Mexico | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Panama | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Peru | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Uruguay | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 2 | 2 | |
| Total: 16 NOCs | 28 | 22 | 50 |
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Canada |
| Qualified automatically | 1 | United States |
| 2014 South American Games | 8 | Brazil Chile Argentina Venezuela Ecuador Panama Peru Uruguay |
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | 5 | Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Guatemala Mexico |
| 2014 Pan American Championship [2] | 13 | Mexico Cuba United States Guatemala Argentina Brazil Ecuador Canada Venezuela Chile Peru Dominican Republic Panama |
| Total | 28 |
| Competition | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Canada |
| Qualified automatically | 1 | United States |
| 2014 South American Games | 7 | Brazil Chile Argentina Venezuela Panama Ecuador Peru |
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | 4 | Cuba Dominican Republic Guatemala Mexico |
| 2014 Pan American Championship [3] | 9 | Canada Mexico Brazil United States Argentina Guatemala Chile Cuba Puerto Rico |
| Total | 22 |
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