Draft:Athletics at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games – Qualification

The following is the qualification system for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games competition.

Qualification system edit

A total of 500 athletes will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of two athletes in each individual event, and one team per relay event. Each event has a maximum number of competitors and a minimum performance standard. El Salvador as host nation, is granted an automatic athlete slot per event, in the event no one qualifies for that respective event.

The classification in each event will be given by the World Athletics ranking by event between January 1st to May 7, 2023, for Half Marathon, Walk, Combined Trials and 10,000 meters, For the rest of the tests, the established dates are from the May 1st 2022 to May 7, 2023.[1]

Qualification timeline edit

Events Date
Start of the ranking period for Half Marathon, Walk, Combined Trials and 10,000 meters January 1st, 2022
Start of the ranking period for the rest of the tests May 1st, 2022
End of ranking period May 7, 2023

Quota per event edit

Men's events Women's events
Event Quota Event Quota
Men's 100 metres 24 Women's 100 metres 24
Men's 200 metres 24 Women's 200 metres 24
Men's 400 metres 22 Women's 400 metres 22
Men's 800 metres 14 Women's 800 metres 14
Men's 1500 metres 12 Women's 1500 metres 12
Men's 5000 metres 10 Women's 5000 metres 10
Men's 10,000 metres 12 Women's 10,000 metres 12
Men's half marathon 9 Women's half marathon 9
Men's 3000 steeplechase 8 Women's 3000 steeplechase 8
Men's 110 metres hurdles 14 Women's 100 metres hurdles 14
Men's 400 metres hurdles 12 Women's 400 metres hurdles 12
Men's high jump 12 Women's high jump 12
Men's pole vault 12 Women's pole vault 12
Men's long jump 12 Women's long jump 12
Men's triple jump 12 Women's triple jump 12
Men's shot put 10 Women's shot put 10
Men's discus throw 10 Women's discus throw 10
Men's hammer throw 10 Women's hammer throw 10
Men's javelin throw 10 Women's javelin throw 10
Men's decathlon 10 Women's heptathlon 10
Men's 20 kilometres walk 9 Women's 20 kilometres walk 9
Men's 35 kilometres walk 9 Women's 35 kilometres walk 9
Men's 4x100 metres relay 8 teams Women's 4x100 metres relay 8 teams
Men's 4x400 metres relay 8 teams Women's 4x400 metres relay 8 teams
Mixed 4x400 metres relay 8 teams

Track events edit

Ranking as of April 3, 2022

Men's track events edit

Men's 100 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023)[2]
2   Bahamas
2   Cayman Islands
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Dominican Republic
2   Jamaica
2   Panama
2   Trinidad and Tobago
1   Antigua and Barbuda
1   Barbados
1   British Virgin Islands
1   Grenada
1   Guyana
1   Haiti
1   Puerto Rico
Total 24

Men's 200 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023)[3]
2   Bahamas
2   Barbados
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Dominican Republic
2   Jamaica
2   Mexico
2   Saint Lucia
2   Trinidad and Tobago
1   Antigua and Barbuda
1   Grenada
1   Panama
1   Puerto Rico
1   Saint Kitts and Nevis
Total 24

Men's 400 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023)[4]
2   Bahamas
2   Barbados
2   Dominican Republic
2   Grenada
2   Jamaica
2   Mexico
2   Saint Lucia
2   Puerto Rico
2   Trinidad and Tobago
1   Colombia
1   Turks and Caicos Islands
1   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Total 22

Men's 800 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023)[5]
2   Colombia
2   Jamaica
2   Puerto Rico
1   Barbados
1   Dominican Republic
1   Guyana
1   Mexico
1   Panama
1   Venezuela
1   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Total 14

Men's 1,500 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023)[6]
2   Colombia
2   Dominican Republic
2   Mexico
2   Puerto Rico
1   Bermuda
1   Guatemala
1   Venezuela
Total 12

Men's 5,000 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023)[7]
2   Guatemala
2   Mexico
2   Puerto Rico
2   Venezuela
1   Colombia
Total 10

Men's 10,000 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023)[8]
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Guatemala
2   Mexico
1   Puerto Rico
1   Venezuela
Total 12 11

Men's 110 m hurdles edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023)[9]
2   Bahamas
2   Cayman Islands
2   Colombia
2   Jamaica
2   Mexico
1   Barbados
1   Cuba
1   Puerto Rico
Total 14

Men's 400 m hurdles edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023)[10]
2   Barbados
2   Cuba
2   Dominican Republic
2   Jamaica
1   British Virgin Islands
1   Costa Rica
1   Puerto Rico
Total 12

Men's 3000 m steeplechase edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023)[11]
2   Colombia
2   Mexico
2   Puerto Rico
1   Venezuela
Total 8

Women's track events edit

Women's 100 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking

(10/04/2023)
[12]

2   Bahamas
2   British Virgin Islands
2   Cuba
2   Dominican Republic
2   Guyana
2   Jamaica
2   Mexico
2   Trinidad and Tobago
1   Antigua and Barbuda
1   Barbados
1   Colombia
1   Saint Lucia
1   Panama
1   Puerto Rico
1   Saint Kitts and Nevis
Total 24


Women's 200 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking

(10/04/2023)
[13]

2   Bahamas
2   British Virgin Islands
2   Barbados
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Dominican Republic
2   Jamaica
2   Trinidad and Tobago
1   Antigua and Barbuda
1   Bermuda
1   Guyana
1   Saint Lucia
1   Mexico
1   Panama
1   Venezuela
Total 24

Women's 400 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking

(10/04/2023)
[14]

2   Bahamas
2   British Virgin Islands
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Dominican Republic
2   Guyana
2   Jamaica
2   Mexico
2   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1   Barbados
1   Bermuda
1   Cayman Islands
1   Puerto Rico
1   Turks and Caicos Islands
Total 22

Women's 800 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [15]
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
2   Mexico
2   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1   Barbados
1   Guyana
1   Puerto Rico
Total 14

Women's 1,500 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [16]
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
2   Mexico
2   Venezuela
1   Guatemala
Total 12

Women's 5,000 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [17]
2   Colombia
2   Mexico
2   Venezuela
1   Guatemala
1   Jamaica
1   Puerto Rico
Total 10

Women's 10,000 m edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [18]
2   Colombia
2   Guatemala
2   Mexico
2   Puerto Rico
2   Venezuela
1   Cuba
Total 12

Women's 100 m hurdles edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [19]
2   Bahamas
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
1   Barbados
1   British Virgin Islands
1   Colombia
1   Costa Rica
1   Haiti
1   Puerto Rico
1   Venezuela
Total 14

Women's 400 m hurdles edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [20]
2   British Virgin Islands
2   Jamaica
1   Colombia
1   Cuba
1   Dominican Republic
1   Guyana
1   Panama
1   Puerto Rico
1   Turks and Caicos Islands
Total 12

Women's 3000 m steeplechase edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [21]
2   Colombia
2   Mexico
2   Puerto Rico
1   Panama
Total 8


Road events edit

Men's road events edit

Men's half marathon edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [22]
2   Colombia
2   Mexico
1   Costa Rica
1   Guatemala
1   Puerto Rico
1   Venezuela
Total 9

Men's 20 km walk edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [23]
2   Colombia
2   Guatemala
2   Mexico
1   Costa Rica
1   Panama
Total 9

Men's 35 km walk edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [24]
2   Colombia
2   Guatemala
2   Mexico
1   Costa Rica
1   Panama
Total 9

Women's road events edit

Women's half marathon edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [25]
2   Mexico
2   Puerto Rico
2   Venezuela
1   Colombia
1   Costa Rica
Total 9

Women's 20 km walk edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [26]
2   Colombia
2   Guatemala
1   Mexico
1   Costa Rica
1   Puerto Rico
Total 9

Women's 35 km walk edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [27]
2   Colombia
2   Guatemala
2   Mexico
1   Costa Rica
Total 9 8

Field events edit

Men's field events edit

Men's high jump edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [28]
2   Bahamas
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
2   Mexico
1   Colombia
1   Grenada
1   Puerto Rico
Total 12

Men's pole vault edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [29]
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Mexico
2   Puerto Rico
1   Bahamas
1   Guatemala
1   Venezuela
Total 12

Men's long jump edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [30]
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
1   Dominica
1   Guatemala
1   Guyana
1   Turks and Caicos Islands
1   Trinidad and Tobago
Total 12

Men's triple jump edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [31]
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
1   Barbados
1   Bermuda
1   Colombia
1   Dominican Republic
1   Guyana
Total 10

Men's shot put edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [32]
2   British Virgin Islands
2   Colombia
2   Jamaica
1   Cuba
1   Mexico
1   Trinidad and Tobago
Total 10

Men's discus throw edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [33]
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
1   Bahamas
1   British Virgin Islands
1   Colombia
1   Mexico
1   Trinidad and Tobago
Total 10

Men's hammer throw edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [34]
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Mexico
2   Puerto Rico
1   Jamaica
Total 10

Men's javelin throw edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [35]
2   Jamaica
2   Mexico
1   Bahamas
1   Colombia
1   Grenada
1   Guyana
1   Trinidad and Tobago
Total 10

Women's field events edit

Women's high jump edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [36]
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
1   Bermuda
1   Colombia
1   Dominican Republic
1   Guyana
1   Mexico
1   Trinidad and Tobago
1   Venezuela
Total 12

Women's pole vault edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [37]
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Mexico
2   Puerto Rico
2   Venezuela
Total 12 11

Women's long jump edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [38]
2   Jamaica
2   Mexico
2   Puerto Rico
1   Bahamas
1   Colombia
1   Dominica
1   Panama
1   Trinidad and Tobago
Total 12

Women's triple jump edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [39]
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
2   Venezuela
1   Dominica
1   Dominican Republic
1   Guatemala
1   Guyana
1   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Total 12

Women's shot put edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [40]
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
2   Mexico
1   Cayman Islands
1   Colombia
1   Grenada
Total 10

Women's discus throw edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [41]
2   Jamaica
2   Trinidad and Tobago
1   Colombia
1   Cuba
1   Dominica
1   Dominican Republic
1   Grenada
Total 10

Women's hammer throw edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [42]
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
2   Venezuela
1   Colombia
1   Honduras
1   Mexico
Total 10

Women's javelin throw edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [43]
2   Colombia
2   Cuba
2   Puerto Rico
1   Bahamas
1   Grenada
1   Mexico
Total 10

Combined events edit

Men's decathlon edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking 2   Bahamas
2   Puerto Rico
2   Venezuela
1   Grenada
1   Jamaica
1   Cuba
Total 10

Women's heptathlon edit

Qualification standard No. of athletes NOC
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [44]
2   Cuba
2   Jamaica
2   Trinidad and Tobago
1   Colombia
1   Mexico
1   Puerto Rico
Total 10

Relay events edit

Each relay team will be composed of 5 athletes (4 athletes for the mixed teams, 2 men and 2 women). Athletes already qualified for the 100 m and 400 m events are automatically included in their respective relay teams.

Men's 4 × 100 m relay edit

Qualification standard No. of teams Qualified teams
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [45]
1   Bahamas
1   Colombia
1   Dominican Republic
1   Jamaica
1   Mexico
1   Trinidad and Tobago
1   Venezuela
Total 8

Men's 4 × 400 m relay edit

Qualification standard No. of teams Qualified teams
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [46]
1   Bahamas
1   Barbados
1   Colombia
1   Dominican Republic
1   Jamaica
1   Trinidad and Tobago
1   Venezuela
Total 8

Women's 4 × 100 m relay edit

Qualification standard No. of teams Qualified teams
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [47]
1   Bahamas
1   Colombia
1   Cuba
1   Dominican Republic
1   Jamaica
1   Puerto Rico
1   Trinidad and Tobago
Total 8

Women's 4 × 400 m relay edit

Qualification standard No. of teams Qualified teams
Host nation 1
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [48]
1   Bahamas
1   Colombia
1   Cuba
1   Dominican Republic
1   Jamaica
1   Trinidad and Tobago
1   Venezuela
Total 8

Mixed 4 × 400 m relay edit

Qualification standard No. of teams Qualified teams
Host nation 1   El Salvador
World ranking
(10/04/2023) [49]
1   Bahamas
1   Colombia
1   Cuba
1   Dominican Republic
1   Jamaica
1   Mexico
1   Venezuela
Total 8

References edit

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