US shooters lead the way as 20 places at Rio 2016 are won at Pan-American Games
Americans take five Olympic slots in Toronto, while Argentines grab four and Brazil, Canada and Peru win two
Americans take five Olympic slots in Toronto, while Argentines grab four and Brazil, Canada and Peru win two
Sandra Uptagrafft, who competed at London 2012, has won a place for the USA at Rio 2016 (Getty Images/Lars Baron)
Another 20 places in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games shooting competition have been won at the Pan-American Games in Toronto. The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) confirmed the results on Tuesday (21 July), with the USA leading the way by claiming five Olympic slots.
Argentina earned four places at the first edition of the Olympic Games to be staged in South America, while Brazil, Canada and Peru each claimed two berths.
The other five slots were won by Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela and Porto Rico. The places are won by athletes for their National Olympic Committees, who have the final say on whether they will use the quota places and which athletes they will send. Click here to see the ISSF’s list of Rio 2016 qualifiers.
Here is the event-by-event list of shooting qualifiers from the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto:
Men’s 50m rifle 3 positions: George Norton (USA)
Men’s 50m rifle prone: Cassio Cesar Rippel (BRA)
Men’s 10m air rifle: Connor Davis (USA), Julio Iemma (VEN)
Men’s 50m pistol: Marko Carrillo (PER)
Men’s 25m rapid fire pistol: Brad Balsley (USA)
Men’s 10m air pistol: Felipe Almeida Wu (BRA)
Men’s trap: Francisco Boza (PER), Fernando Borello (ARG)
Men’s double trap: Hebert Brol Cardenas (GUA)
Men’s skeet: Thomas Bayer (USA), Juan Miguel Rodriguez Martinez (CUB)
Women’s 50m rifle 3 positions: Amelia Rosa Fournel (ARG), Yarimar Mercado Martinez (PUR)
Women’s 10m air rifle, Goretti Alejandra Zumaya Flores (MEX), Fernanda Russo (ARG)
Women’s 25m pistol: Sandra Uptagrafft (USA)
Women’s 10m air pistol: Lynda Kiejko (CAN)
Women’s trap: Amanda Chudoba (CAN)
Women’s skeet: Melisa Gil (ARG)
Follow the race to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games here.