Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

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 qualify as well.^[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	Sheldon Mitchell (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	Cristina Guevara (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	Nick Ross (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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