Qualification timeline
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pan American Championship | June 3 to May 8, 2011 |  Chicago [2] |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | May 23 to May 31, 2011 |  Guatemala City [3] |
The top eighteen teams with the combined scores at the 2009 and 2010 Pan American Championship would qualify athletes, with the teams finishing higher, qualifying more athletes. Mexico as hosts enters a full team for each gender. Each nation may only enter a maximum of two athletes per weight category. [1]
| Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pan American Championship | June 3 to May 8, 2011 | Chicago [2] |
| 2010 Pan American Championship | May 23 to May 31, 2011 | Guatemala City [3] |
| NOC | Men | Women | Total athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Brazil | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Canada | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Chile | 3 | 3 | |
 Colombia | 7 | 6 | 13 |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | |
 Cuba | 7 | 2 | 9 |
 Dominican Republic | 5 | 6 | 11 |
 Ecuador | 6 | 5 | 11 |
 El Salvador | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Guatemala | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Haiti | 1 | 1 | |
 Honduras | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mexico | 7 | 6 | 13 |
 Nicaragua | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Panama | 1 | 1 | |
 Peru | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Puerto Rico | 4 | 6 | 10 |
 United States | 6 | 5 | 11 |
 Uruguay | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Total athletes | 68 | 56 | 124 |
| Total NOCs | 19 | 17 | 21 |
| Event | Athlete(s) per NOC | Total Athletes | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 7 | 7 | Mexico |
| Nations ranked 1-3 | 7 | 21 | Cuba Colombia Venezuela |
| Nations ranked 4-6 | 6 | 18 | Ecuador United States Dominican Republic* |
| Nations ranked 7-8 | 4 | 8 | Guatemala Puerto Rico |
| Nations ranked 9-12 | 2 | 8 | Argentina Brazil El Salvador Canada |
| Nations ranked 13-18 | 1 | 6 | Chile Panama Haiti Nicaragua Honduras Uruguay |
| Wild card/Unused quotas | 1 | 1 | Costa Rica Peru* |
| TOTAL | 69 |
| Event | Athlete(s) per NOC | Total Athletes | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 6 | 6 | Mexico |
| Nations ranked 1-3 | 6 | 18 | Colombia Puerto Rico Dominican Republic |
| Nations ranked 4-6 | 5 | 15 | Ecuador Venezuela United States |
| Nations ranked 7-10 | 2 | 8 | Chile Guatemala Argentina Brazil Honduras*** |
| Nations ranked 11-18 | 1 | 8 | Nicaragua El Salvador Peru Canada Cuba  Aruba  Barbados |
| Wild card/Unused quotas | 1 | 1 | Chile [4] Cuba Peru |
| TOTAL | 56 |
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