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.
| Edition | Year | Venue | City | Country | Date | No. of athletes | No. of nations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2005 | Estadio Sixto Escobar | San Juan | 28–29 May | 27 | 9 | |
| 2nd | 2006 | Estadio Sixto Escobar | San Juan | 25–26 August | 15 | 6 | |
| 3rd | 2007 | Felix Sanchez Stadium | Santo Domingo | 26–27 May | 27 | 10 | |
| 4th | 2008 | Felix Sanchez Stadium | Santo Domingo | 31 May – 1 June | 41 | 15 | |
| 5th | 2009 | Estadio Panamericano | Havana | 29–30 May | 32 | 7 | |
| 6th | 2011 | Usain Bolt Track | Kingston | 27–28 May | 28 (+ 1 invited) | 12 (+ 1 invited) | |
| 7th | 2012 | Terry Fox Stadium | Ottawa | 26–27 May | 27 (+ 1 invited + 15 local) | 10 (+ 1 invited) | |
| 8th | 2013 | Terry Fox Stadium | Ottawa | 1–2 June | 29 (+ 29 local) | 12 | |
| 9th | 2014 | Terry Fox Stadium | Ottawa | 16–17 July | |||
| 10th | 2015 | Terry Fox Stadium | Ottawa | 20–21 June | 44 (+ 1 invited) | 10 | |
| 11th | 2016 | Terry Fox Stadium | Ottawa | 17–18 June | |||
| 12th | 2017 | Terry Fox Stadium | Ottawa | 4–5 July | 43 | 11 | |
| 13th | 2018 | Terry Fox Stadium | Ottawa | 3–4 July | 34 (+3 invited) | 7 (+3 invited) | |
| 14th | 2023 | Terry Fox Stadium | Ottawa | 13–14 May | |||
| Event | Athlete | Record | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's decathlon | 8496 points | 29–30 May 2009 | |||
| 100 m | 10.43 s (w:+1.9 m/s) | 17 July 2014 | guest performance | ||
| 10.66 s (w:+1.9 m/s) | 31 May 2008 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.75 m (w:+0.3 m/s) | 29 May 2009 | |||
| Shot put | 16.88 m | 27 May 2011 | |||
| High jump | 2.12 m | 26 May 2007 | |||
| 17 June 2016 | [8] | ||||
| 400 m | 47.34 s | 29 May 2009 | |||
| 110 m hurdles | 13.89 s (w:+0.5 m/s) | 28 May 2011 | |||
| Discus throw | 50.62 m | 29 May 2005 | |||
| Pole vault | 5.30 m | 29 May 2005 | |||
| Javelin throw | 68.10 m | 30 May 2009 | |||
| 1500 m | 4:15.18 min | 18 July 2014 | guest performance | ||
| 4:22.60 min | 1 June 2008 | ||||
| Women's heptathlon | 6068 points | 20–21 June 2015 | [9] | ||
| 100 m hurdles | 13.28 s | 26 May 2012 | guest performance[10] | ||
| 13.16 s (w:+3.4 m/s) | 25 August 2006 | ||||
| High jump | 1.93 m | 29 May 2009 | |||
| Shot put | 14.88 m | 17 June 2016 | [11] | ||
| 200 m | 23.85 s (−1.3 m/s) | 26 May 2012 | guest performance[12] | ||
| 23.91 s (+1.7 m/s) | 25 August 2006 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.47 m (w:+1.8 m/s) | 30 May 2009 | |||
| Javelin throw | 49.24 m | 29 May 2005 | |||
| 800 m | 2:11.02 min | 26 May 2012 | [13] |
Key:
| 2005 | 8232 pts | 7997 pts | 7923 pts | ||||
| 2006 | 7966 pts | 7884 pts | 7703 pts | ||||
| 2007 | 7901 pts | 7843 pts | 7816 pts | ||||
| 2008 | 7820 pts | 7783 pts | 7747 pts | ||||
| 2009 | 8496 pts | 7920 pts | 7808 pts | ||||
| 2011 | 8078 pts | 7760 pts | 7609 pts | ||||
| 2012 | 7792 pts | 7498 pts | 7149 pts | ||||
| 2013 | 8141 pts | 7766 pts | 7581 pts | ||||
| 2014 | 8179 pts | 7559 pts | 7408 pts | ||||
| 2015 | 7977 pts | 7504 pts | 7483 pts | ||||
| 2016[14] | 7726 pts | 7565 pts | 7422 pts | ||||
| 2017[15] | 7948 pts | 7882 pts | 7650 pts | ||||
| 2018[16] | 7643 pts | 7495 pts | 7376 pts |
| 2005 | 5868 pts | 5603 pts | 5499 pts | ||||
| 2006 | 5991 pts | 5956 pts | 5779 pts | ||||
| 2007 | 6007 pts | 5770 pts | 5760 pts | ||||
| 2008 | 5944 pts | 5704 pts | 5659 pts | ||||
| 2009 | 6063 pts | 5982 pts | 5817 pts | ||||
| 2011 | 5585 pts | 5534 pts | 5506 pts | ||||
| 2012 | 5819 pts | 5656 pts | 5650 pts | ||||
| 2013 | 5947 pts | 5683 pts | 5645 pts | ||||
| 2014 | 5928 pts | 5835 pts | 5763 pts | ||||
| 2015 | 6068 pts | 5643 pts | |||||
| 2016 | 6035 pts | 5988 pts | 5855 pts | ||||
| 2017 | 6000 pts | 5986 pts | 5783 pts | ||||
| 2018 | 6026 pts | 6004 pts | 5833 pts |
| 2014 | 7004 pts | 6853 pts | 6647 pts | ||||
| 2016 | 5519 pts | 5005 pts | 4781 pts |
| 2014 | 5028 pts | 4886 pts | 4718 pts | ||||
| 2016 | 4178 pts | 3661 pts | 3140 pts |