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 eventsWomen's events Event Standard Event StandardMen's 100 metres 10.38 Women's 100 metres 11.55Men's 200 metres 21.00 Women's 200 metres 23.64Men's 400 metres 46.07 Women's 400 metres 52.94Men's 800 metres 1:50.00 Women's 800 metres 2:06.00Men's 1500 metres 3:49.00 Women's 1500 metres 4:26.00Men's 5000 metres 14:23.00 Women's 5000 metres 16:43.00Men's 10,000 metres 30:10.00 Women's 10,000 metres 35:51.00Men's marathon 2:21:00 Women's marathon 2:55:00Men's 3000 steeplechase 9:00.00 Women's 3000 steeplechase 10:46.00Men's 110 metres hurdles 14.08 Women's 100 metres hurdles 13.77Men's 400 metres hurdles 51.62 Women's 400 metres hurdles 59.56Men's high jump 2.17 Women's high jump 1.78Men's pole vault 4.98 Women's pole vault 3.68Men's long jump 7.61 Women's long jump 6.18Men's triple jump 16.17 Women's triple jump 13.08Men's shot put 18.14 Women's shot put 15.82Men's discus throw 53.05 Women's discus throw 50.94Men's hammer throw 63.15 Women's hammer throw 61.85Men's javelin throw 71.03 Women's javelin throw 51.07Men's decathlon 7063 Women's heptathlon 4995Men's 20 kilometres walk 1:30:00 Women's 20 kilometres walk 1:42:00Men's 50 kilometres walk 4:18:00colspan=2 Men's 4 × 100 metres relay 16 teams Women's 4 × 100 metres relay 16 teamsMen's 4 × 400 metres relay 16 teams Women's 4 × 400 metres relay16 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 eventsWomen's events Event Qualified athlete Event Qualified athlete Men's 100 metres Women's 100 metres Men's 200 metres Women's 200 metres Men's 400 metres Women's 400 metres Men's 800 metres Women's 800 metres Men's 1500 metres Women's 1500 metres Men's 5000 metres Women's 5000 metres Men's 3000 steeplechase Women's 3000 steeplechase Men's 110 metres hurdles Women's 100 metres hurdles Men's 400 metres hurdles Women's 400 metres hurdles Men's high jump Women's high jump Men's pole vault Women's pole vault Men's long jump Women's long jump Men's triple jump Women's triple jump Men's shot put Women's shot put Men's discus throw Women's discus throw Men's hammer throw Women's hammer throw Men's javelin throw Women's javelin throw

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 Women Total4X100 4X400 4X100 4X400 Relay teams X 1 XXXX 4 X X 2 XXXX 4 XX 2 XXXX 4 X 1 XXXX 4 XXXX 4 X 1 XXXX 4 XXXX 4 X 1 X X 2 XXX 3 XXX 3 XX 2 X 1 X X 2 XXXX 4 XXXX 4 XXXX 4Total: 22 NOCs1616161664

4x100 Men Event Vacancies Qualified Host nation 1 Qualified automatically 1 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games 4 2014 South American Games 3* 7 Best ranked NOC's as of May 3, 2015 7 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 Qualified automatically 1 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games 4 2014 South American Games 2* 8 Best ranked NOC's as of May 3, 2015 8 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 Qualified automatically 1 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games 4 2014 South American Games 2* 8 Best ranked NOC's as of May 3, 2015 8 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 Qualified automatically 1 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games 4 2014 South American Games 2* 8 Best ranked NOC's as of May 3, 2015 8 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.

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