Softball at the 2015 Pan American Games
| Softball at the XVII Pan American Games | |
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| Venues | Pan Am Ball Park |
| Dates | July 12–26, 2015 |
| Competitors | 181 from 9 nations |
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Softball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto was held from July 12 to 26 at the Pan Am Ball Park, in Ajax, Ontario.[1][2] Men's softball returned to the Pan American Games sports program after last being competed in 2003.[3] A total of six men and women's teams competed in each tournament respectively.[3]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for the softball competitions:[4]
| P | Preliminaries | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | |
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| Men | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | ||||||||
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | ||||||||
Medal table
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
Canada |
Venezuela |
Argentina |
| Women's tournament |
Canada |
United States |
Puerto Rico |
Qualification
A total of six men's teams and six women's team qualified to compete at the games. The top six teams (including Canada) at the 2013 Pan American Women's championships[5] and 2014 Pan American Men's championships[6] qualified to compete at the games. Each team can contain a maximum of fifteen athletes.[7]
Men
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
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| Host Nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | Canada |
| 2014 Pan American Championship | October 25 – November 1 | Paraná |
5 | Venezuela Argentina United States Dominican Republic Mexico |
| TOTAL | 6 | |||
Women
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | N/A | N/A | 1 | Canada |
| 2013 Pan American Championship | August 10–18 | Guaynabo |
5 | United States Cuba Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Brazil |
| TOTAL | 6 | |||
Participating nations
A total of nine countries have qualified softball teams. The numbers in parenthesis represents the number of participants entered.
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References
- ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "President’s Choice Ajax Pan Am Ballpar". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Men's and Women's Softball Selected to 2015 Pan American Games Program". www.softball.bc.ca/. Softball BC. February 12, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ "USA Wins Gold; Qualifies for ISF World Championships, Pan Am Games". www.calbears.com/. University of California. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "Throwing error costly for Canada at Pan American softball tournament". The Guardian (Charlottetown). Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sport Technical Manual Softball". www.scribd.com/. TO2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
