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 6068 points by Cuban Yorgelis Rodríguez. Five athletes have won at the event on at least two occasions: Maurice Smith of Jamaica, Ryan Harlan and Scott Filip of the United States, as well as Yordanis García and Yorgelis Rodríguez of Cuba.
The 14th event, originally scheduled to be held May 2021 in Ottawa, Canada, was indefinitely suspended.[8]
Editions
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Records
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Medalists
[edit | edit source]Senior
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Decathlon
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Heptathlon
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- ^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 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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.[10]
Junior
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| 2014 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Steele Wasik (USA) | 7004 pts | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Hellerson Pereira da Costa (BRA) | 6853 pts | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vincent Lanctôt-Reeves (CAN) | 6647 pts |
| 2016 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathaniel Mechler (CAN) | 5519 pts | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jose Paulino (DOM) | 5005 pts | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Ian West (TRI) | 4781 pts |
Heptathlon
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| 2014 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Genevieve Gagné (CAN) | 5028 pts | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Lais da Silva Pereira (BRA) | 4886 pts | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Allison Frantz (CAN) | 4718 pts1 |
| 2016 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Khemani Roberts (TRI) | 4178 pts | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lauren Quann (CAN) | 3661 pts | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Leon (CAN) | 3140 pts |
- ^1 Katelyn Lehner was 3rd achieving 4879 pts, and Keely Watts-Watling was 4th achieving 4853 pts, both athletes competing only for the Canadian Junior Championships.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ NACAC Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
- ^ Johnson and Harlan win NACAC combined event titles. IAAF (2006-08-27). Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2007-05-27). Harlan, Quintana take NACAC Combined Events titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2008-06-01). Helwick and Nelson take Pan American Combined Events Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-05-31). García tallies 8496 in Havana. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
- ^ Foster, Anthony (2011-05-29). Smith and Pearson take NACAC Combined Events titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
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