2008 Pan American Combined Events Championships

The 2008 Pan American Combined Events Championships were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, at the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez on May 31-June 1, 2008. A detailed report on the event and an appraisal of the results was given.[1]

2008 Pan American Combined Events Championships
Organisers	NACAC
Edition	4th
Date	May 31-June 1
Host city	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Venue	Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Participation	41 athletes from 15 nations
← 2007 Santo Domingo 2009 Havanna →

Complete results were published.[2][3][4][5]

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Decathlon	Chris Helwick  United States	7820	Iván Scolfaro da Silva  Brazil	7783	Chris Randolph  United States	7747
Women's Heptathlon	Lela Nelson  United States	5944	Ryanne Dupree  United States	5704	Yasmiany Pedroso  Cuba	5659

Results

Men's Decathlon

Key

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Athlete	Overall points	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110 m H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m
	Chris Helwick  United States	7820	814 11.21 s w:+2.1	862 7.20 m w:+3.0	697 13.49 m	776 1.97 m	799 50.35 s	835 15.12 s w:+0.5	731 43.26 m	849 4.80 m	663 54.98 m	794 4:22.60 min
	Iván Scolfaro da Silva  Brazil	7783	827 11.15 s w:+1.9	864 7.21 m w:+1.8	695 13.45 m	776 1.97 m	795 50.43 s	873 14.81 s w:+1.4	674 40.45 m	819 4.70 m	712 58.25 m	748 4:29.45 min
	Chris Randolph  United States	7747	804 11.26 s w:+1.9	828 7.06 m w:+0.3	728 14.00 m	776 1.97 m	841 49.44 s	792 15.48 s w:+1.4	716 42.54 m	790 4.60 m	720 58.83 m	752 4:28.88 min
4	Luiz Alberto de Araújo  Brazil	7733	938 10.66 s w:+1.9	905 7.38 m w:+2.0	697 13.49 m	696 1.88 m	836 49.54 s	936 14.30 s w:+1.4	701 41.81 m	673 4.20 m	622 52.23 m	729 4:32.38 min
5	Jamie Adjetey-Nelson  Canada	7728	929 10.70 s w:+1.9	972 7.65 m w:+2.0	736 14.12 m	723 1.91 m	810 50.09 s	853 14.97 s w:+0.5	688 41.17 m	731 4.40 m	691 56.87 m	595 4:53.91 min
6	Chris Boyles  United States	7650	804 11.26 s w:+1.9	893 7.33 m w:+1.6	778 14.81 m	749 1.94 m	768 51.02 s	865 14.87 s w:+1.4	739 43.63 m	731 4.40 m	726 59.21 m	597 4:53.67 min
7	Odirlei Carlos Pessoni  Brazil	7568	899 10.83 s w:+1.9	723 6.61 m w:+0.9	757 14.46 m	749 1.94 m	822 49.85 s	842 15.06 s w:+1.4	783 45.76 m	731 4.40 m	696 57.24 m	566 4:58.92 min
8	Andrés Horacio Mantilla  Colombia	7340	858 11.01 s w:+1.9	778 6.85 m w:+0.1	681 13.22 m	803 2.00 m	703 52.50 s	880 14.75 s w:+1.4	710 42.21 m	702 4.30 m	621 52.17 m	604 4:52.44 min
9	Clifford Caines  Canada	7261	769 11.42 s w:+2.1	792 6.91 m w:+1.4	744 14.26 m	776 1.97 m	744 51.56 s	755 15.80 s w:+0.5	639 38.75 m	617 4.00 m	649 54.08 m	776 4:25.30 min
10	Steven Marrero  Puerto Rico	7148	797 11.29 s w:+1.2	835 7.09 m w:+0.4	717 13.82 m	644 1.82 m	787 50.60 s	661 16.65 s w:+1.3	758 44.56 m	702 4.30 m	624 52.41 m	623 4:49.26 min
11	Marcos Sánchez-Valle  Puerto Rico	7083	874 10.94 s w:+2.1	755 6.75 m w:+1.3	708 13.67 m	670 1.85 m	821 49.87 s	772 15.66 s w:+1.3	713 42.40 m	673 4.20 m	587 49.86 m	510 5:08.89 min
12	Craig Slaunwhite  Canada	7060	746 11.53 s w:+1.2	764 6.79 m w:+1.0	769 14.66 m	776 1.97 m	658 53.56 s	734 15.99 s w:+1.3	809 47.02 m	790 4.60 m	615 51.79 m	399 5:30.16 min
13	Kurt Felix  Grenada	6946	771 11.41 s w:+1.2	869 7.23 m w:+1.2	612 12.10 m	749 1.94 m	748 51.48 s	673 16.54 s w:+1.3	560 34.83 m	482 3.50 m	828 65.94 m	654 4:44.23 min
14	Octavius Gillespie  Guatemala	6887	705 11.73 s w:+2.1	850 7.15 m w:+1.4	664 12.94 m	776 1.97 m	592 55.17 s	774 15.64 s w:+0.5	695 41.51 m	645 4.10 m	685 56.46 m	501 5:10.46 min
15	Darwin Colón  Honduras	6590 NR	841 11.09 s w:+2.1	739 6.68 m w:+0.4	636 12.48 m	696 1.88 m	695 52.69 s	853 14.97 s w:+0.5	637 38.63 m	509 3.60 m	455 40.88 m	529 5:05.42 min
16	Leandro López  Dominican Republic	6483	774 11.40 s w:+1.2	707 6.54 m w:+1.6	600 11.90 m	593 1.76 m	714 52.24 s	751 15.84 s w:+0.5	515 32.57 m	535 3.70 m	651 54.22 m	643 4:45.99 min
17	Darío Villafañe  Argentina	5907	823 11.17 s w:+2.1	774 6.83 m w:+1.5	500 10.24 m	569 1.73 m	818 49.92 s	762 15.74 s w:+1.3	525 33.07 m	0 NM	453 40.77 m	683 4:39.52 min
DNF	Julio Gloria  Dominican Republic	4049	750 11.51 s w:+1.2	630 6.20 m w:+0.2	556 11.17 m	569 1.73 m	463 58.56 s	597 17.26 s w:+0.5	484 30.97 m	DNS
DNF	Alexis Chivás  Cuba	3919	812 11.22 s w:+2.1	871 7.24 m w:+1.3	0 NM	776 1.97 m	608 54.77 s	0 DNF w:+1.4	852 49.11 m	0 NM	DNS
DNF	William Alexander Valor  Venezuela	2604	810 11.23 s w:+1.9	576 5.95 m w:+1.9	674 13.11 m	544 1.70 m	0 DNS	DNS
DNF	Julián Zárate  Mexico	2533	742 11.55 s w:+1.2	628 6.19 m w:+1.1	619 12.21 m	544 1.70 m	0 DNS	DNS

Women's Heptathlon

Key

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Athlete	Overall points	100 m H	HJ	SP	200 m	LJ	JT	800 m
	Lela Nelson  United States	5944	1028 13.65 s w:+2.5	928 1.76 m	676 12.22 m	936 24.47 s w:+1.1	991 6.45 m w:+0.5	602 36.58 m	783 2:23.02 min
	Ryanne Dupree  United States	5704	1056 13.46 s w:+2.5	855 1.70 m	676 12.22 m	898 24.88 s w:+1.1	877 6.09 m w:+0.1	616 37.33 m	726 2:27.35 min
	Yasmiany Pedroso  Cuba	5659	980 13.99 s w:+2.5	928 1.76 m	746 13.28 m	816 25.79 s w:+1.3	732 5.61 m w:+0.2	741 43.82 m	716 2:28.20 min
4	Ashley Wilhelm  United States	5598	914 14.46 s w:+2.5	891 1.73 m	656 11.93 m	869 25.19 s w:+1.3	899 6.16 m w:+3.3	628 37.95 m	741 2:26.24 min
5	Thaimara Rivas  Venezuela	5554	925 14.38 s w:+1.4	783 1.64 m	692 12.46 m	817 25.78 s w:+0.8	831 5.94 m w:+2.5	709 42.19 m	797 2:21.97 min
6	Elizete da Silva  Brazil	5493	910 14.49 s w:+1.4	783 1.64 m	719 12.88 m	858 25.32 s w:+1.1	831 5.94 m w:+0.9	628 37.96 m	764 2:24.43 min
7	Toni-Ann D'Oyley  Jamaica	5332	1065 13.40 s w:+2.5	747 1.61 m	735 13.11 m	912 24.73 s w:+1.1	843 5.98 m w:+0.7	399 25.88 m	631 2:35.08 min
8	Francia Manzanillo  Dominican Republic	5241	929 14.35 s w:+1.4	678 1.55 m	654 11.90 m	838 25.54 s w:+1.3	663 5.37 m w:+0.2	656 39.40 m	823 2:20.05 min
9	Ana Lorenzo  Dominican Republic	5146	966 14.09 s w:+1.4	747 1.61 m	578 10.74 m	850 25.40 s w:+1.3	631 5.26 m w:-0.5	658 39.52 m	716 2:28.20 min
10	Jennifer Cotten  Canada	5139	943 14.25 s w:+1.4	783 1.64 m	483 9.29 m	827 25.66 s w:+1.3	723 5.58 m w:+1.8	460 29.13 m	920 2:13.05 min
11	Flor María Robledo  Colombia	5035	903 14.54 s w:+2.5	644 1.52 m	702 12.62 m	780 26.20 s w:+1.1	598 5.14 m w:+0.6	640 38.58 m	768 2:24.17 min
12	Ana Camila Pirelli  Paraguay	4940	810 15.24 s w:+2.0	678 1.55 m	647 11.79 m	797 26.00 s w:+0.8	671 5.40 m w:0.0	578 35.31 m	759 2:24.82 min
13	Mariana Abuela  Mexico	4924	847 14.96 s w:+2.0	747 1.61 m	524 9.92 m	713 26.98 s w:+0.8	609 5.18 m w:+0.7	630 38.03 m	854 2:17.80 min
14	Karine Farias  Brazil	4902	792 15.38 s w:+2.0	712 1.58 m	608 11.20 m	752 26.52 s w:+1.3	688 5.46 m w:+1.1	590 35.96 m	760 2:24.76 min
15	Nahomi Rivera  Puerto Rico	4810	756 15.66 s w:+2.0	747 1.61 m	595 11.00 m	720 26.90 s w:+0.8	686 5.45 m w:+0.9	661 39.69 m	645 2:33.90 min
16	Yone Abuin  Mexico	4733	791 15.39 s w:+2.0	747 1.61 m	462 8.97 m	757 26.46 s w:+0.8	609 5.18 m w:0.0	503 31.40 m	864 2:17.04 min
17	Peaches Roach  Jamaica	4677	995 13.88 s w:+2.5	966 1.79 m	490 9.39 m	971 24.10 s w:+1.1	853 6.01 m w:+0.5	402 26.07 m	0 DQ
18	Nairobi Michel  Dominican Republic	4438	827 15.11 s w:+2.0	610 1.49 m	564 10.52 m	669 27.52 s w:+0.8	686 5.45 m w:+0.1	622 37.65 m	460 2:50.32 min
19	Colleen Felix  Grenada	3859 NR NRj	166 21.87 s w:+1.4	712 1.58 m	654 11.90 m	798 25.99 s w:+1.1	631 5.26 m w:+1.0	595 36.23 m	303 3:06.93 min
DNF	Melry Caldeira  Brazil	3150	990 13.92 s w:+2.5	644 1.52 m	687 12.39 m	829 25.64 s w:+1.1	0 NM	DNS

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 41 athletes from 15 countries.

Argentina (1)  Brazil (6)  Canada (4)  Colombia (2)  Cuba (2)

Dominican Republic (5)  Grenada (2)  Guatemala (1)  Honduras (1)  Jamaica (2)

Mexico (3)  Paraguay (1)  Puerto Rico (3)  United States (6)  Venezuela (2)

See also

• 2008 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2 June 2008), Helwick and Nelson take Pan American Combined Events Champs, IAAF, retrieved September 16, 2013
2. 1er Campeonato Panam de Pruebas Combinadas - 5/31/2008 to 6/1/2008 - Federacion Dominicana de Asoc. de Atletismo - Centro Olimpico Juan Pablo Duarte - Results (PDF), Athletics Canada, 2 June 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-16, retrieved September 16, 2013
3. 1st Panamerican Combined Events Challenge 2008 - PACh-CE Santo Domingo DOM - 31 Jun-1 Jun 2008, CACAC, retrieved September 16, 2013
4. Pan-American Games > Panamerican Combined Events Championships > Decathlon - men, IAAF, retrieved September 16, 2013
5. Pan-American Games > Panamerican Combined Events Championships > Heptathlon - women, IAAF, retrieved September 16, 2013