In all, the United States has qualified athletes in 10 sports for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

At Rio, shooters picked up three spots in the final opportunity to earn Olympic quota slots. Sandra Uptagrafft (Beverly Hills, Calif.) secured the women's 25-meter pistol berth with her gold medal. Jason Turner (Rush, N.Y.) also grabbed an individual spot by finishing atop the men's 50-meter pistol competition. Michael McPhail (Darlington, Wis.) got a Beijing spot for his nation in the men's 50-meter prone rifle with a silver medal. Tom Tamas (Pittsview, Ala.) won the event but had already earned his place at the Olympics during a World Cup competition.

In triathlon, Andy Potts (Princeton, N.J.) and Julie Ertle (Placentia, Calif.) won team spots for the sport with gold medal performances in Rio.

Two modern pentathletes grabbed Beijing spots: Eli Bremmer (Monument, Colo.) qualified by winning the men's competition, Mickey Kelly (Chatham, N.Y.) qualified with a bronze medal and finishing as one of the top two North Americans in the women's event.

The world champion women's water polo team clinched a berth for Beijing when it earned gold at the Pan Ams. Then the U.S. men's team also claimed a spot in the Olympic field with a win in Rio.

Synchronized swimming qualified both the duet and the eight-person team for Beijing. The duet will feature Christina Jones (Missoula, Mont.) and Andrea Nott (San Jose, Calif.)

Jun Gao (Gaithersburg, Md.) won the women's singles in table tennis and qualified for a spot at the Olympics in the nation of her birth. The 2008 Olympics will be Gao’s fourth and third for the United States. Gao won a silver medal in women’s doubles for China in the 1992 Barcelona Games. She received her U.S. citizenship in 1997 and represented the United States in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.

"I’m so happy that I won this title and for qualification for the Olympics," Gao said. "I’m so happy for that because Beijing will be the first Olympics for China and I come from China. I’m very happy for myself and China also. Table tennis in China is very popular. Actually it is the most popular sport in China, it’s the country’s sport, and many people will go watch. I am very excited."

Four sports had already qualified for Olympic berths before coming to the Pan Ams.

Equestrian qualified a complete team for 2008 in all three disciplines. Sailing qualified spots for 10 events during the World Sailing Championships in Cascais, Portugal. Women's softball won a spot by capturing the world championship. Diving qualified six of a possible 12 spots for Beijing at its world championships.