Pan American Combined Events Cup

The Pan American Combined Events Cup (Spanish: Copa Panamericana de Pruebas Combinadas) is a track and field competition in men's decathlon and women's heptathlon. Organized by the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA), newly constituted in 2011, it is an annual contest for combined events athletes representing countries in the region. It is typically held in late May or June.

The competition was launched in 2005 as part of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge as NACAC Combined Events Championships, and was initially organized by the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC), with the first edition taking place in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1] The event was repeated in San Juan the following year and had its third outing in 2007 in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.[2][3] The size of the competition was expanded in 2008 as it was renamed the Pan American Combined Events Championships with the organization of the event being transferred to the Pan American Athletics Commission, a subdivision of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO). It became open to combined events specialists representing any of the countries in the Americas. A record of 40 athletes from 15 countries took part in that edition.[4]

The championships underwent another name change the following year, being held in Havana, Cuba as the Americas Combined Events Cup. Headed by the Cuban Federation President, former Olympic champion Alberto Juantorena, it was incorporated into that year's Barrientos Memorial, Cuba's national track and field championships.[5] No edition was held in 2010 and the event returned under its inaugural moniker for the 2011 season.[6] In the year 2012, the Championships were renamed to its present name. The inaugural Pan American Combined Events Cup took place in Ottawa, Canada.[7]

Cuba's Yordanis García holds the championship record for the decathlon with his score of 8496 points. The heptathlon best is points by American Sharon Day. Four athletes have won at the event on two occasions: Maurice Smith of Jamaica, Ryan Harlan of the United States, as well as Yordanis García and Yorgelis Rodríguez of Cuba.

Two-time decathlon champion Maurice Smith at the 2007 World Championships

Editions

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Edition Year Venue City Country Date No. of
athletes
No. of
nations
1st 2005 Estadio Sixto Escobar San Juan   Puerto Rico 28–29 May 27 9
2nd 2006 Estadio Sixto Escobar San Juan   Puerto Rico 25–26 August 15 6
3rd 2007 Felix Sanchez Stadium Santo Domingo   Dominican Republic 26–27 May 27 10
4th 2008 Felix Sanchez Stadium Santo Domingo   Dominican Republic 31 May – 1 June 41 15
5th 2009 Estadio Panamericano Havana   Cuba 29–30 May 32 7
6th 2011 Usain Bolt Track Kingston   Jamaica 27–28 May 28 (+ 1 invited) 12 (+ 1 invited)
7th 2012 Terry Fox Stadium Ottawa   Canada 26–27 May 27 (+ 1 invited + 15 local) 10 (+ 1 invited)
8th 2013 Terry Fox Stadium Ottawa   Canada 1–2 June 29 (+ 29 local) 12
9th 2014 Terry Fox Stadium Ottawa   Canada 16–17 July
10th 2015 Terry Fox Stadium Ottawa   Canada 20–21 June 44 (+ 1 invited) 10
11th 2016 Terry Fox Stadium Ottawa   Canada 17–18 June
12th 2017 Terry Fox Stadium Ottawa   Canada 4–5 July 43 11
13th 2018 Terry Fox Stadium Ottawa   Canada 3–4 July 34 (+3 invited) 7 (+3 invited)
14th 2023 Terry Fox Stadium Ottawa   Canada 13–14 May

Records

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Event Athlete Record Date Ref
Men's decathlon   Yordanis García (CUB) 8496 points 29–30 May 2009
100 m   Damian Warner (CAN) 10.43 s (w:+1.9 m/s) 17 July 2014 guest performance
  Luiz Alberto de Araújo (BRA) 10.66 s (w:+1.9 m/s) 31 May 2008
Long jump   Yunior Díaz (CUB) 7.75 m (w:+0.3 m/s) 29 May 2009
Shot put   Maurice Smith (JAM) 16.88 m 27 May 2011
High jump   Leonel Suárez (CUB) 2.12 m 26 May 2007
  Bilal Abdullah (CAN) 17 June 2016 [8]
400 m   Yunior Díaz (CUB) 47.34 s 29 May 2009
110 m hurdles   Damian Warner (CAN) 13.89 s (w:+0.5 m/s) 28 May 2011
Discus throw   Maurice Smith (JAM) 50.62 m 29 May 2005
Pole vault   Paul Terek (USA) 5.30 m 29 May 2005
Javelin throw   Yordanis García (CUB) 68.10 m 30 May 2009
1500 m   Jason Mackenzie (CAN) 4:15.18 min 18 July 2014 guest performance
  Chris Helwick (USA) 4:22.60 min 1 June 2008
Women's heptathlon   Yorgelis Rodríguez (CUB) 6068 points 20–21 June 2015 [9]
100 m hurdles   Uhunoma Osazuwa (NGR) 13.28 s 26 May 2012 guest performance[10]
  Virginia Johnson (USA) 13.16 s (w:+3.4 m/s) 25 August 2006
High jump   Sharon Day (USA) 1.93 m 29 May 2009
Shot put   Quintunya Chapman (USA) 14.88 m 17 June 2016 [11]
200 m   Uhunoma Osazuwa (NGR) 23.85 s (−1.3 m/s) 26 May 2012 guest performance[12]
  Virginia Johnson (USA) 23.91 s (+1.7 m/s) 25 August 2006
Long jump   Yarianny Argüelles (CUB) 6.47 m (w:+1.8 m/s) 30 May 2009
Javelin throw   Coralys Ortiz (PUR) 49.24 m 29 May 2005
800 m   Jen Cotten (CAN) 2:11.02 min 26 May 2012 [13]

Medalists

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Senior

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Key:   Meet record

Decathlon

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
2005   Maurice Smith (JAM) 8232 pts   Ryan Harlan (USA) 7997 pts   Paul Terek (USA) 7923 pts
2006   Ryan Harlan (USA) 7966 pts   Paul Terek (USA) 7884 pts   Chris Boyles (USA) 7703 pts
2007   Ryan Harlan (USA) 7901 pts   Leonel Suárez (CUB) 7843 pts   Yunior Díaz (CUB) 7816 pts
2008   Chris Helwick (USA) 7820 pts   Iván Scolfaro da Silva (BRA) 7783 pts   Chris Randolph (USA) 7747 pts
2009   Yordanis García (CUB) 8496 pts   Yunior Díaz (CUB) 7920 pts   Alexei Chivas (CUB) 7808 pts
2011   Maurice Smith (JAM) 8078 pts   Damian Warner (CAN) 7760 pts   Chris Helwick (USA) 7609 pts
2012   José Mendieta (CUB) 7792 pts   Eric Broadbent (USA) 7498 pts   Roman Garibay (MEX) 7149 pts
2013[14][15]   Yordanis García (CUB) 8141 pts   José Mendieta (CUB) 7766 pts   Gray Horn (USA) 7581 pts
2014   Yordanis García (CUB) 8179 pts   José Mendieta (CUB) 7559 pts   James Turner (CAN) 7408 pts
2015   Yordanis García (CUB) 7977 pts   Juan Carlos de la Cruz (DOM) 7504 pts   Kevin Lazas (CAN) 7483 pts
2016[16]   Scott Filip (USA) 7726 pts   Rostam Turner (CAN) 7565 pts   Michael Morrison (USA) 7422 pts
2017[17]   Pierce LePage (CAN) 7948 pts   Taylor Stewart (CAN) 7882 pts   Robert Robinson (USA) 7650 pts
2018[18]   Scott Filip (USA) 7643 pts   Mitch Modin (USA) 7495 pts   Jack Flood (USA) 7376 pts

Heptathlon

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
2005   Fiona Asigbee (USA) 5868 pts   Tracye Lawyer-Thomas (USA) 5603 pts   Jackie Poulson (USA) 5499 pts
2006   Virginia Johnson (USA) 5991 pts   Hyleas Fountain (USA) 5956 pts   Fiona Asigbee (USA) 5779 pts
2007   Gretchen Quintana (CUB) 6007 pts   Fiona Asigbee (USA) 5770 pts   Lela Nelson  (USA) 5760 pts
2008   Lela Nelson (USA) 5944 pts   Ryanne Dupree (USA) 5704 pts   Yasmiany Pedroso (CUB) 5659 pts
2009   Sharon Day (USA) 6063 pts   Yarianny Argüelles (CUB) 5982 pts   Lela Nelson (USA) 5817 pts
2011   Emily Pearson (USA) 5585 pts   Salcia Slack (JAM) 5534 pts   Naomi Osazuwa (USA) 5506 pts 1
2012   Yorgelis Rodríguez (CUB) 5819 pts 2   Jen Cotten (CAN) 5656 pts   Yasmiani Pedroso (CUB) 5650 pts
2013[14][15]   Yorgelis Rodríguez (CUB) 5947 pts   Ana Camila Pirelli (PAR) 5683 pts   Lindsay Schwartz (USA) 5645 pts
2014   Natasha Jackson (CAN) 5928 pts3   Lindsay Schwartz (USA) 5835 pts   Rachael McIntosh (CAN) 5763 pts
2015   Yorgelis Rodríguez (CUB) 6068 pts   Maddie Buttinger (CAN) 5643 pts 4
2016[16]   Quintunya Chapman (USA) 6035 pts   Allison Reaser (USA) 5988 pts   Jessica Zelinka (CAN) 5855 pts
2017[17]   Niki Oudenaarden (CAN) 6000 pts   Sami Spenner (USA) 5986 pts   Rachael McIntosh (CAN) 5783 pts
2018[18]   Georgia Ellenwood (CAN) 6026 pts   Chari Hawkins (USA) 6004 pts   Nikole Oudenaarden (CAN) 5833 pts
  • ^2 Nigeria's Uhunoma Osazuwa received a special invitation allowing her to compete as a guest athlete and she finished first in the heptathlon with a score of 6049 points.[7]
  • ^3 Jillian Drouin from   Canada was 1st achieving 5972 pts competing only for the Canadian Senior Championships.
  • ^4 Nigeria's Uhunoma Osazuwa received a special invitation allowing her to compete as a guest athlete and she finished second in the heptathlon with a score of 6008 points.[9]

Junior

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Decathlon

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
2014   Steele Wasik (USA) 7004 pts   Hellerson Pereira da Costa (BRA) 6853 pts   Vincent Lanctôt-Reeves (CAN) 6647 pts
2016   Nathaniel Mechler (CAN) 5519 pts   Jose Paulino (DOM) 5005 pts   Ian West (TRI) 4781 pts

Heptathlon

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
2014   Genevieve Gagné (CAN) 5028 pts   Lais da Silva Pereira (BRA) 4886 pts   Allison Frantz (CAN) 4718 pts1
2016   Khemani Roberts (TRI) 4178 pts   Lauren Quann (CAN) 3661 pts   Olivia Leon (CAN) 3140 pts

References

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  2. ^ Johnson and Harlan win NACAC combined event titles. IAAF (2006-08-27). Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
  3. ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2007-05-27). Harlan, Quintana take NACAC Combined Events titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
  4. ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2008-06-01). Helwick and Nelson take Pan American Combined Events Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
  5. ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-05-31). García tallies 8496 in Havana. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
  6. ^ Foster, Anthony (2011-05-29). Smith and Pearson take NACAC Combined Events titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
  7. ^ a b Javier Clavelo Robinson (28 May 2012). "Cubans Mendieta and Rodriguez take Pan-American Combined Events Cup". IAAF. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  8. ^ "High Jump Results". athletics.ca. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  9. ^ a b Javier Clavelo Robinson (21 June 2015). "Garcia successfully defends and Rodriguez regains title at NACAC Capital Cup". IAAF. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  10. ^ "100 Metres Hurdles Results". IAAF. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Shot Put Results". athletics.ca. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  12. ^ "200 Metres Results". IAAF. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  13. ^ "200 Metres Results". IAAF. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  14. ^ a b Clavelo Robinson, Javier (June 3, 2013), Cuba's Rodriguez and Garcia win at the Pan American Combined Events Cup, IAAF, retrieved July 3, 2013
  15. ^ a b 2013 – Panamerican Combined Events Cup, Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club, Suite 404, 136-2446 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1V 1A8, CANADA, June 2, 2013, retrieved July 3, 2013
  16. ^ a b Javier Clavelo Robinson (19 June 2016). "USA's Filip and Chapman win at the Pan American Combined Events Cup". IAAF. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  17. ^ a b Javier Clavelo Robinson (6 July 2017). "Canada's Lepage and Oudenaarden take Pan American Combined Events title in Ottawa". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  18. ^ a b Javier Clavelo Robinson (5 July 2018). "Ellenwood and Filip take Pan American Combined Events Cup in Ottawa". IAAF. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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