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.NACAC Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-06-25. The event was repeated in San Juan the following year and had its third outing in 2007 in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.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. 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.Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2008-06-01). Helwick and Nelson take Pan American Combined Events Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25.
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.Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-05-31). García tallies 8496 in Havana. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25. No edition was held in 2010 and the event returned under its inaugural moniker for the 2011 season.Foster, Anthony (2011-05-29). Smith and Pearson take NACAC Combined Events titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-25. In the year 2012, the Championships were renamed to its present name. The inaugural Pan American Combined Events Cup took place in Ottawa, Canada.
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.
Editions Edition Year Venue City Country Date No. ofathletes No. ofnations2005Estadio Sixto EscobarSan Juan28–29 May2792006Estadio Sixto EscobarSan Juan25–26 August1562007Felix Sanchez StadiumSanto Domingo26–27 May27102008Felix Sanchez StadiumSanto Domingo31 May – 1 June41152009Estadio PanamericanoHavana29–30 May3272011Usain Bolt TrackKingston27–28 May28 (+ 1 invited)12 (+ 1 invited)2012Terry Fox StadiumOttawa26–27 May27 (+ 1 invited + 15 local)10 (+ 1 invited)2013Terry Fox StadiumOttawa1–2 June29 (+ 29 local)122014Terry Fox StadiumOttawa16–17 July 2015Terry Fox StadiumOttawa20–21 June44 (+ 1 invited)102016Terry Fox StadiumOttawa17–18 June2017Terry Fox StadiumOttawa4–5 July43112018Terry Fox StadiumOttawa3–4 July34 (+3 invited)7 (+3 invited)2021 (canceled)Terry Fox StadiumOttawa15–16 May
Records EventAthleteRecordDateMen's decathlon8496 points29–30 May 2009100 m 10.43 s 17 July 2014 guest performance 10.66 s 31 May 2008Long jump7.75 m 29 May 2009Shot put16.88 m27 May 2011High jump2.12 m26 May 200717 June 2016400 m47.34 s29 May 2009110 m hurdles13.89 s 28 May 2011Discus throw50.62 m29 May 2005Pole vault5.30 m29 May 2005Javelin throw68.10 m30 May 20091500 m 4:15.18 min18 July 2014 guest performance4:22.60 min1 June 2008Women's heptathlon6068 points20–21 June 2015 100 m hurdles13.28 s26 May 2012guest performance13.16 s 25 August 2006High jump1.93 m29 May 2009Shot put14.88 m17 June 2016200 m23.85 s 26 May 2012guest performance23.91 s 25 August 2006Long jump6.47 m 30 May 2009Javelin throw49.24 m29 May 2005800 m2:11.02 min26 May 2012
Medalists Senior Key:
Decathlon 2005 8232 pts 7997 pts 7923 pts2006 7966 pts 7884 pts 7703 pts2007 7901 pts 7843 pts 7816 pts2008 7820 pts 7783 pts 7747 pts2009 8496 pts 7920 pts 7808 pts2011 8078 pts 7760 pts 7609 pts2012 7792 pts 7498 pts 7149 pts2013 8141 pts 7766 pts 7581 pts2014 8179 pts 7559 pts 7408 pts2015 7977 pts 7504 pts 7483 pts2016 7726 pts 7565 pts 7422 pts2017 7948 pts 7882 pts 7650 pts2018 7643 pts 7495 pts 7376 pts
Heptathlon 2005 5868 pts 5603 pts 5499 pts2006 5991 pts 5956 pts 5779 pts2007 6007 pts 5770 pts 5760 pts2008 5944 pts 5704 pts 5659 pts2009 6063 pts 5982 pts 5817 pts2011 5585 pts 5534 pts 5506 pts 2012 5819 pts 5656 pts 5650 pts2013 5947 pts 5683 pts 5645 pts2014 5928 pts 5835 pts 5763 pts2015 6068 pts 5643 pts 2016 6035 pts 5988 pts 5855 pts2017 6000 pts 5986 pts 5783 pts2018 6026 pts 6004 pts 5833 pts
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. Jillian Drouin from was 1st achieving 5972 pts competing only for the Canadian Senior Championships. 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.
Junior Decathlon 2014 7004 pts 6853 pts 6647 pts2016 5519 pts 5005 pts 4781 pts
Heptathlon 2014 5028 pts 4886 pts 4718 pts2016 4178 pts 3661 pts 3140 pts 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
External links Official website for 2009 edition