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.Weightlifting technical manual
Qualification timeline
Event Date Venue 2009 Pan American Championship June 3 to May 8, 2011 Chicago2009 Pan American Weightlifting Championships 2010 Pan American Championship May 23 to May 31, 2011 Guatemala CityUSA Weightlifting to Fully Fund 2010 Pan American Championships Team
Summary NOC Men Women Total athletes 2 2 4 2 2 4 2 1 3 3 3 7 6 13 1 1 7 2 9 5 6 11 6 5 11 2 1 3 4 2 6 1 1 1 1 2 7 6 13 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 10 6 5 11 1 1 7 5 12 Total athletes 68 56 124 Total NOCs 19 17 21
Men EventAthlete(s) per NOCTotal AthletesQualifiedHost Nation77Nations ranked 1-3721Nations ranked 4-6618*Nations ranked 7-848Nations ranked 9-1228Nations ranked 13-1816Wild card/Unused quotas11* TOTAL 69
Dominican Republic declined one quota. Chile withdrawn due to drug failure
Women EventAthlete(s) per NOCTotal AthletesQualifiedHost Nation66Nations ranked 1-3618Nations ranked 4-6515Nations ranked 7-1028***Nations ranked 11-1818Wild card/Unused quotas11Las pesas tendrán cuatro representantes en Panamericanos TOTAL 56 Aruba had originally qualified a team of one female athlete, however that athlete (Jennifer Pifter) tested positive for drugs and was suspended. The athlete was replaced by an athlete from Honduras.Arubaanse atleet vier jaar geschorst
References
External links Standings after 2009 Pan American Championship - Men 2009/10 Pan American Championship results Points system