# 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 also qualify.

## Qualification times/standards

| Men's events | Men's events | Women's events | Women's events |
| Event | Standard | Event | Standard |
| Men's 100 metres | 10.38 | Women's 100 metres | 11.55 |
| Men's 200 metres | 21.00 | Women's 200 metres | 23.64 |
| Men's 400 metres | 46.07 | Women's 400 metres | 52.94 |
| Men's 800 metres | 1:50.00 | Women's 800 metres | 2:06.00 |
| Men's 1500 metres | 3:49.00 | Women's 1500 metres | 4:26.00 |
| Men's 5000 metres | 14:23.00 | Women's 5000 metres | 16:43.00 |
| Men's 10,000 metres | 30:10.00 | Women's 10,000 metres | 35:51.00 |
| Men's marathon | 2:21:00 | Women's marathon | 2:55:00 |
| Men's 3000 steeplechase | 9:00.00 | Women's 3000 steeplechase | 10:46.00 |
| Men's 110 metres hurdles | 14.08 | Women's 100 metres hurdles | 13.77 |
| Men's 400 metres hurdles | 51.62 | Women's 400 metres hurdles | 59.56 |
| Men's high jump | 2.17 | Women's high jump | 1.78 |
| Men's pole vault | 4.98 | Women's pole vault | 3.68 |
| Men's long jump | 7.61 | Women's long jump | 6.18 |
| Men's triple jump | 16.17 | Women's triple jump | 13.08 |
| Men's shot put | 18.14 | Women's shot put | 15.82 |
| Men's discus throw | 53.05 | Women's discus throw | 50.94 |
| Men's hammer throw | 63.15 | Women's hammer throw | 61.85 |
| Men's javelin throw | 71.03 | Women's javelin throw | 51.07 |
| Men's decathlon | 7063 | Women's heptathlon | 4995 |
| Men's 20 kilometres walk | 1:30:00 | Women's 20 kilometres walk | 1:42:00 |
| Men's 50 kilometres walk | 4:18:00 | — | — |
| Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | 16 teams | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | 16 teams |
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 16 teams | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay | 16 teams |

## 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 | Men's events | Women'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 | Ángela Tenorio (ECU) |
| 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.

### Summary

| Nation | Men | Men | Women | Women | Total |
| Nation | 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.