Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games
Qualification
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
20 km walk	men	women
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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Qualification system[]

A total of 680 athletes will qualify to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of two athletes per event, granted they meet the qualification standard. Qualification times and standards can be set from January 1, 2014 to June 28, 2015. The winner of each event contested at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival will also qualify. Furthermore, a total of sixteen relay teams per each event will also qualify.^[1]

Qualification times/standards[]

Pan American Sports Festival qualifiers[]

The following athletes qualified by winning the respective event at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival in Mexico City, Mexico:

Men's events		Women's events
Event	Qualified athlete	Event	Qualified athlete
Men's 100 metres	Jason Rogers (SKN)	Women's 100 metres	Ángela Tenorio (ECU)
Men's 200 metres	(JAM)	Women's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres	Luguelín Santos (DOM)	Women's 400 metres	Anastasia Le-Roy (JAM)
Men's 800 metres	Andy González (CUB)	Women's 800 metres	Rose Mary Almanza (CUB)
Men's 1500 metres	Marvin Blanco (VEN)	Women's 1500 metres	(MEX)
Men's 5000 metres	Juan Luis Barrios (MEX)	Women's 5000 metres	Brenda Flores (MEX)
Men's 3000 steeplechase	Marvin Blanco (VEN)	Women's 3000 steeplechase	Zulema Arenas (PER)
Men's 110 metres hurdles	Ryan Brathwaite (BAR)	Women's 100 metres hurdles	Yvette Lewis (PAN)
Men's 400 metres hurdles	Jeffery Gibson (BAH)	Women's 400 metres hurdles	Zudikey Rodríguez (MEX)
Men's high jump	(MEX)	Women's high jump	Levern Spencer (LCA)
Men's pole vault	Germán Chiaraviglio (ARG)	Women's pole vault	Valeria Chiaraviglio (ARG)
Men's long jump	David Registe (DMA)	Women's long jump	Yulimar Rojas (VEN)
Men's triple jump	Yordanis Durañona (DMA)	Women's triple jump	Mabel Gay (CUB)
Men's shot put	Jordan Clarke (USA)	Women's shot put	Yaniuvis López (CUB)
Men's discus throw	Jorge Fernández (CUB)	Women's discus throw	Denia Caballero (CUB)
Men's hammer throw	Roberto Janet (CUB)	Women's hammer throw	Gwen Berry (USA)
Men's javelin throw	Júlio César de Oliveira (BRA)	Women's javelin throw	Jucilene de Lima (BRA)

Relay qualification[]

The host nation Canada, along with the United States qualified in each event automatically. The top four teams at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico along with the top four teams at the 2014 South American Games in Santiago, Chile qualified as well. All other remaining spots were awarded using the ranking lists after the 2015 IAAF World Relays.^[1]

Summary[]

Nation	Men		Women		Total
	4X100	4X400	4X100	4X400	Relay teams
Antigua and Barbuda	X				1
Bahamas	X	X	X	X	4
Barbados	X			X	2
Brazil	X	X	X	X	4
British Virgin Islands			X	X	2
Canada	X	X	X	X	4
Cayman Islands	X				1
Chile	X	X	X	X	4
Colombia	X	X	X	X	4
Costa Rica		X			1
Cuba	X	X	X	X	4
Dominican Republic	X	X	X	X	4
Ecuador			X		1
Guyana	X			X	2
Jamaica	X	X	X		3
Mexico		X	X	X	3
Puerto Rico		X	X		2
Saint Lucia		X			1
Saint Kitts and Nevis	X		X		2
Trinidad and Tobago	X	X	X	X	4
United States	X	X	X	X	4
Venezuela	X	X	X	X	4
Total: 22 NOCs	16	16	16	16	64

4x100 Men[]

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Qualified automatically	1	United States
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games	4	Cuba  Dominican Republic  Venezuela  Saint Kitts and Nevis
2014 South American Games	3*	Brazil  Colombia  Chile
7 Best ranked NOC's as of May 3, 2015	7	Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Barbados  Cayman Islands  Guyana  Jamaica  Trinidad and Tobago
TOTAL	16

• Venezuela placed in the top four at the 2014 South American Games, and thus only 3 nations qualified through the event. This means 7 nations (instead of 6) will qualify through the rankings.

4x400 Men[]

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Qualified automatically	1	United States
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games	4	Cuba  Venezuela  Colombia  Dominican Republic
2014 South American Games	2*	Brazil  Chile
8 Best ranked NOC's as of May 3, 2015	8	Bahamas  Costa Rica  Jamaica  Mexico  Puerto Rico  Saint Lucia  Trinidad and Tobago TBD
TOTAL	16

• Venezuela and Colombia placed in the top four at the 2014 South American Games, and thus only 2 nations qualified through the event. This means 8 nations (instead of 6) will qualify through the rankings.

4x100 Women[]

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Qualified automatically	1	United States
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games	4	Venezuela  Colombia  Cuba  Puerto Rico
2014 South American Games	2*	Chile  Ecuador
8 Best ranked NOC's as of May 3, 2015	8	Bahamas  Brazil  British Virgin Islands  Dominican Republic  Jamaica  Mexico  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Trinidad and Tobago
TOTAL	16

• Venezuela and Colombia placed in the top four at the 2014 South American Games, and thus only 2 nations qualified through the event. This means 8 nations (instead of 6) will qualify through the rankings.

4x400 Women[]

Event	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	1	Canada
Qualified automatically	1	United States
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games	4	Cuba  Mexico  Colombia  Venezuela
2014 South American Games	2*	Brazil  Chile
8 Best ranked NOC's as of May 3, 2015	8	Bahamas  Barbados  British Virgin Islands  Dominican Republic  Guyana  Jamaica  Trinidad and Tobago TBD
TOTAL	16

• Venezuela and Colombia placed in the top four at the 2014 South American Games, and thus only 2 nations qualified through the event. This means 8 nations (instead of 6) will qualify through the rankings.

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