After a few places allocated to championships, the bulk of places are awarded on the basis of world rankings as at 31 May 2012. After 8 NOCs have qualified 3 athletes for an event, other NOCs are limited to 2 athletes for that event.

Qualification timeline

Event Date Venue World Qualification Event August 6–7, 2011 London 2011 ASTC Asian Triathlon Championships September 24–25, 2011 Mehua Lake Yilan County 2011 Pan American Games October 23, 2011 Puerto Vallarta 2012 ETU European Triathlon Championships April 17–22, 2012 Eilat 2012 OTU Oceania Triathlon Championships March 10, 2012 Devonport African Continental Qualification Event March 31, 2012 Le Morne Cutoff for World Rankings May 31, 2012

Qualification progress Event Men Women African Qualification Event Asian Championships Pan American Games European Championships Oceania Championships World Qualification Event ITU Olympic Qualification List; ITU World Championship Series Rankings; ITU Points List ITU Points ListBest non-qualified NOC for each continent (Asia) (Europe) (Africa) (Asia) (America) (Africa) Tripartite Commission ----- Rellocation of Quotas Total 55 55

Qualification summary NOC Men Women Total 1 1 336 112 112 112 213 325 112 112 1 1 1 1 224 22 11 336 336 336 11 112 213 235 11 112 1 1 22 336 123 2 2 325 1 1 11 123 1 1 336 11 224 112 235 1 1Total: 39 NOCs 5555110

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