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:
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.
References
- 1 2 "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.