The top eight teams in each event qualified five gymnasts each. Teams 9-13 each qualified two gymnasts each. A further seven spots were available (per gender) for individual qualification (with a maximum of one quota per gender per nation).[1]
The top six nations in the individual event at the Pan American Championship qualified two gymnasts. The last four spots went to the top four nations in the individual event, that have not earned any quotas (each with one gymnast). The top six nations in the group event also qualified, with each group consisting of 5 gymnasts.[1] If the host nation has not qualified, the organizing committee will need to provide an additional quota for the country to compete.[1]
The top three countries, defined by the top two results of the individual event at the Pan American Championship qualified two gymnasts in each respective event. The last six spots in each event went to the top six nations in the individual event, that have not earned any quotas. The host nation Peru is guaranteed a quota if it does not qualify and would take the place of the 12th place ranked athlete.[1]
Men
Peru did not finish in the top 12 spots, and its best placed athlete was awarded the final slot.[4][5]
^ abRosales, Juka (15 September 2018). "Lima 2018: Quiénes van al Panamericano 2019?" [Lima 2018: Who goes to the Pan American 2019?]. www.gimnasialatina.com/ (in Spanish). Gimnasia Latina. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2018.