Athletics at the 1979 Pan American Games

The Athletics Competition at the 1979 Pan American Games
1979 Pan American Games
The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. The capital of Puerto Rico played host to 3,700 athletes from 34 countries competing in 22 sports, making the VIII Pan American Games the largest to date. Security was a concern due to turmoil over the...

was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Sarría also known as Silvio Leonard Tartabull is a former sprinter from Cuba. He was the second athlete to run the 100 metres in less than 10 seconds with electronic timing, running in 9.98 seconds on August 11, 1977 in Guadalajara. The first was 1968 Olympic champion Jim Hines... Cuba	10.13	Harvey Glance Harvey Glance Harvey Edward Glance is a former American track athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics.... United States	10.19	Emmit King Emmit King Emmit King is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States, who twice was a member of the American Relay Team for the Summer Olympics but he didn't compete. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in the men's 100 metres... United States	10.30
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Sarría also known as Silvio Leonard Tartabull is a former sprinter from Cuba. He was the second athlete to run the 100 metres in less than 10 seconds with electronic timing, running in 9.98 seconds on August 11, 1977 in Guadalajara. The first was 1968 Olympic champion Jim Hines... Cuba	20.37w	James Gilkes James Gilkes James Gilkes is a former sprinter from Guyana who specialised in the 200 metres.He was 1975 Pan American 200 metre champion, and in 1979 he took the silver medal in the same event.... Guyana	20.46w	Don Coleman Don Coleman Don Edwin Coleman is a former American football player. Coleman played high school football at Flint Central High School and college football at Michigan State University. He was a unanimous All-American in 1951, the first African-American All-American football player at Michigan State... United States	20.56w
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Tony Darden Tony Darden Tony Darden is a former American track and field athlete, who competed in the sprints events during his career. He is best known for winning the men's 400 metres event at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan. Darden set his personal best in the 400 metres on 21 June 1981 in... United States	45.11	Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Danger is a Cuban former track athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he became the first and so far only athlete to win both the 400 and 800 m Olympic titles.... Cuba	45.24	Willie Smith United States	45.3
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	James Robinson James Robinson (distance runner) James J. Robinson, Jr. is a former American middle distance runner. He was the dominant American 800 meters runner from the mid-1970s through the mid 1980. He ran in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, finishing fifth in his semi-final and not making the final. He was on the ill... United States	1:46.3a	Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Danger is a Cuban former track athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he became the first and so far only athlete to win both the 400 and 800 m Olympic titles.... Cuba	1:46.4a	Agberto Guimarães Agberto Guimarães Agberto Conceição Guimarães is a former Brazilian middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s... Brazil	1:46.8a
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Donald Paige Donald Paige Donald Paige is a retired middle distance runner from the United States, who set the world best year performance in the men's 800 metres in 1980. Paige ran 1:44.53 on 23 June 1980 in Eugene, Oregon, U.S. After the U.S... United States	3:40.4a	Todd Harbour United States	3:41.5a	Agberto Guimarães Agberto Guimarães Agberto Conceição Guimarães is a former Brazilian middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s... Brazil	3:41.5a
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Matt Centrowitz Matt Centrowitz Matthew Centrowitz is a two-time Olympic distance runner, a four-time United States champion, a collegiate All-American, a nationally renowned high school athlete, and a collegiate cross country and track coach.... United States	14:01.0a	Herb Lindsay United States	14:04.1a	Rodolfo Gómez Rodolfo Gómez Rodolfo Gómez Orozco is a retired long-distance runner, who was one of the leading runners represented from Mexico in the 1970s and 1980s... Mexico	14:05.0a
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Rodolfo Gómez Rodolfo Gómez Rodolfo Gómez Orozco is a retired long-distance runner, who was one of the leading runners represented from Mexico in the 1970s and 1980s... Mexico	29:02.4a	Enrique Aquino Mexico	29:03.9a	Frank Shorter Frank Shorter Frank Charles Shorter is a former American long-distance runner who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics. His victory is credited with igniting the running boom in the United States of the 1970s.... United States	29:06.4a
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	Radamés González Radamés González Radamés González Tamayo is a former Cuban marathon runner. He won the gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games and competed for his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:*... Cuba	2:24:09	Luis Barbosa Luis Barbosa Luis Barbosa is a Colombian male long distance athlete. He was the only silver medalist for his country, in the 1979 Pan American Games in the men's marathon, and finished 34th. in the same event in the 1980 Olympic Games .-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia	2:24:44	Rich Hughson Canada	2:25:34
3000 metre steeplechase	Henry Marsh United States	8:43.6a	William McCullough United States	8:44.7a	Demetrio Cabanillos Mexico	8:52.4a
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Renaldo Nehemiah Renaldo Nehemiah Renaldo Nehemiah is an American athlete who dominated the 110 m hurdle event from 1978 until 1981. He was the world record holder and the first man to run the high hurdles in under 13 seconds... United States	13.20	Alejandro Casañas Alejandro Casañas Alejandro Francisco Casañas Ramírez is a former Cuban hurdler.... Cuba	13.46	Charles Foster Charles Foster (athlete) Charles Wayne Foster is a retired male hurdler from the United States.-External links:*... United States	13.56
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	James Walker James Walker (American athlete) James "Sky" Walker is a former American hurdler. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he attended Auburn University from 1976-1980. Walker was one of "The Fabulous Four" along with teammates Harvey Glance, Willie Smith, and Tony Easley; together they set more school and conference records than any other... United States	49.66	Antônio Díaz Ferreira Antônio Díaz Ferreira Antônio Euzébio Díaz Ferreira is a retired Brazilian hurdler.He won the 400 m hurdles bronze medal at the 1981 Summer Universiade... Brazil	50.85	Frank Montiéh Cuba	51.30
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Franklin Jacobs Franklin Jacobs Franklin Jacobs is a former high jumper from the United States. His personal best of was a world indoor record in 1978, and at above Jacobs' own height of , it remains the record for height differential, now held jointly with Stefan Holm, and the record for jump at highest rate of one's... United States	2.26	Benn Fields United States	2.19	Milton Ottey Canada	2.19
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Bruce Simpson Bruce Simpson (athlete) Bruce Simpson is a retired male pole vaulter from Canada. He set his personal best in the men's pole vault on 13 February 1976 at a meet in Toronto.-Achievements:-References:**... Canada	5.15	Greg Woepse United States	5.05	Brian Morrissette United States Virgin Islands	4.85
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	João Carlos de Oliveira João Carlos de Oliveira João Carlos de Oliveira, also known as "João do Pulo" was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump and the long jump.... Brazil	8.18	David Giralt David Giralt David Giralt Agramonte is a Cuban long jumper. His personal best jump was 8.22 metres, achieved in August 1979 in Montreal. He is the father of triple jumper Arnie David Giralt.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba	8.15	Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and... United States	8.13
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	João Carlos de Oliveira João Carlos de Oliveira João Carlos de Oliveira, also known as "João do Pulo" was a Brazilian athlete who competed in the triple jump and the long jump.... Brazil	17.27	Willie Banks Willie Banks William Augustus Banks III is an American athlete. Born at Travis Air Force Base, California, he grew up in San Diego County and went to Oceanside High School. Banks is an Eagle Scout.... United States	16.88	James Butts James Butts James Butts is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump.He competed as part of the United States team in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the triple jump where he won the Silver medal.Butts is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.Butts currently... United States	16.69
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Dave Laut Dave Laut David Lester Laut was an American shot putter. He was born in Findlay, Ohio.He won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles... United States	20.22	Bishop Dolegiewicz Bishop Dolegiewicz Zbigniew "Bishop" Dolegiewicz was a Canadian professional track and field athlete and coach who specialized in the shot put and the discus throw.... Canada	19.67	Bruno Pauletto Canada	19.61
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Mac Wilkins Mac Wilkins Maurice "Mac" Wilkins is an American athlete, who competed mainly in the discus throw. He was born in Eugene, Oregon.... United States	63.30	Bradley Cooper Bradley Cooper (athlete) Bradley "Brad" Cooper is a retired male discus thrower and shot putter from the Bahamas. He competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. Cooper set his personal best, , in the discus event on June 14, 1986 in Nassau.-References:* * *... The Bahamas	62.16	Luis Delís Luis Delís Luis Mariano Delís Fournier is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. Specializing in discus throw on the international scene, he won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980 as well as medals at the two first World Championships.In 1990 he tested positive for banned substances... Cuba	61.70
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Scott Neilson Canada	69.64	Armando Orozco Cuba	68.48	Genovevo Morejón Cuba	67.66
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Duncan Atwood Duncan Atwood Duncan Fuller Atwood is a former American athlete who twice won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the Pan American Games: in 1979 and 1987. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, finishing in 11th place... United States	84.16	Antonio González Cuba	84.12	Raúl Pupo Cuba	81.96
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Bobby Coffman United States	8078	Tito Steiner Tito Steiner Tito Steiner is a retired decathlete of German descent, who represented Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s. He set the national record in 1981, collecting 8,279 points at a meet in Baton Rouge, United States . He improved himself with a score of 8,291 points, set on June 23, 1983, which still is the... Argentina	7638	Zenon Smiechowski Canada	7337
20 kilometre road walk	Daniel Bautista Daniel Bautista Daniel Bautista Rocha is a former Mexican track and field athlete and Olympic champion. He was born in El Salado, San Luis Potosí.... Mexico	1:28:15	Neal Pyke United States	1:30:17	Todd Scully United States	1:32:30
50 kilometre road walk	Raúl González Mexico	4:05:17	Martín Bermúdez Martín Bermúdez Martín Bermúdez Mendoza is a retired male race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-References:*... Mexico	4:11:13	Marco Evoniuk Marco Evoniuk Marco Ray Evoniuk is a retired male race walker from the United States, who represented his native country at three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1984.-Achievements:-External Links:**... United States	4:24:20
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	United States	38.85	Cuba	39.14	Brazil	39.44
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	United States	3:03.8a	Jamaica	3:04.7a	Cuba	3:06.3a

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford is a retired American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. She has run under the 11 second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games.As a 19-year-old, Ashford finished 5th in the 100 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics... United States	11.07	Brenda Morehead United States	11.11	Angella Taylor-Issajenko Canada	11.36
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford Evelyn Ashford is a retired American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100 m. She has run under the 11 second barrier over 30 times and was the first to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games.As a 19-year-old, Ashford finished 5th in the 100 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics... United States	22.24w	Angella Taylor-Issajenko Canada	22.74w	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides... Jamaica	22.79w
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Sharon Dabney United States	51.81	June Griffith Guyana	51.81	Pat Jackson Pat Jackson Patrick Douglas Selmes Jackson was an English film and television director.Born in Eltham, Jackson worked as a production assistant on the 1936 short film Night Mail. He directed a number of documentaries in the mid-1930's. His debut feature film was 1944's Western Approaches. Jackson spent some... United States	52.32
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Essie Kelley United States	2:01.2a	Julie Brown Julie Brown (athlete) Julie Ann Brown is a former American distance runner who won the World Cross Country Championship in 1975 and represented the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon placing 36.... United States	2:01.2a	Aurelia Pentón Aurelia Pentón Aurelia Catalina Pentón Conde is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the 400 and 800 metres during her career. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1968 and 1972.... Cuba	2:02.1a
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Mary Decker Mary Decker Mary Slaney is an American former track athlete. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships, and set 17 official and unofficial world records and 36 US national records.-Biography:Mary Decker was born in Bunnvale, Hunterdon County, New... United States	4:05.7a	Julie Brown Julie Brown (athlete) Julie Ann Brown is a former American distance runner who won the World Cross Country Championship in 1975 and represented the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon placing 36.... United States	4:06.4a	Penny Werthner Penny Werthner Penny Werthner is a retired female track and field athlete, who represented Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the women's 1.500 metres... Canada	4:14.8a
3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...	Jan Merrill Jan Merrill Janice Melbourne Merrill is a retired female middle distance runner from the United States. She was the dominant long distance runner of the middle 1970's, a notable front runner, her uniform with the large "M" on her chest would usually break away to an insurmountable lead in domestic meets... United States	8:53.6a	Julie Brown Julie Brown (athlete) Julie Ann Brown is a former American distance runner who won the World Cross Country Championship in 1975 and represented the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon placing 36.... United States	8:59.9a	Geri Fitch Canada	9:35.7a
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Debbie LaPlante Debbie LaPlante Debbie LaPlante is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the hurdles event. She twice won a medal at the Pan American Games during her career. LaPlante set her personal best in the women's 100m hurdles event on June 16, 1979, clocking 12.86 in Walnut,... United States	12.90w	Sharon Lane Canada	13.56w	Grisel Machado Cuba	13.60w
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Louise Ritter Louise Ritter Louise Dorothy Ritter is a former track and field athlete from the United States, who won the gold medal in the women's high jump at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea. This graduate from Red Oak High School now has a street named after her located in her former home town of Red... United States	1.93	Pamela Spencer Pamela Spencer Pamela Ann Spencer is a retired high jumper from the United States, who set her personal best on 1981-08-28, jumping 1.97 metres at a meet in Brussels, Belgium... United States	1.87	Debbie Brill Debbie Brill Debbie Brill OC is a Canadian high jump athlete who was the first North American woman to clear 6 feet, at age 16. Her unique reverse jumping style was called the "Brill Bend"... Canada	1.85
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Kathy McMillan Kathy McMillan Kathy McMillan is a retired American athlete, who mainly competed in the long jump event.... United States	6.46	Ana Alexander Ana Alexander Ana Bella Alexander Lamothe is a retired female athlete from Cuba, who mainly competed in the women's long jump event during her career.-References:*... Cuba	6.31	Eloína Echevarría Eloína Echevarría Eloína C. Echevarría is a retired Cuban long jumper and triple jumper.Her personal best jumps were 6.59 metres in the long jump, achieved in February 1979 in Havana; and 14.34 in the triple jump, achieved in February 1995 in Havana.... Cuba	6.27
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	María Elena Sarría María Elena Sarría María Elena Sarría Díaz is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in the shot put during her career. Her personal best throw was 20.61 metres, and with 19.34 metres she still holds the Pan American Games record in the event.-Achievements:-External links:*... Cuba	18.81	Maren Seidler United States	18.57	Carmen Ionescu Carmen Ionescu (athlete) Carmen Ionescu is a retired female discus thrower and shot putter, who competed for Romania and Canada at the Summer Olympics.She represented Romania in her first Olympic appearance, at Munich in 1972... Canada	16.50
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Carmen Romero Carmen Romero Carmen Romero Ferrer is a retired Cuban discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 69.08 metres, achieved in April 1976 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba	60.58	María Betancourt María Betancourt María Cristina Betancourt Ramírez is a retired Cuban discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 66.54 metres, achieved in February 1981 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba	60.44	Carmen Ionescu Carmen Ionescu (athlete) Carmen Ionescu is a retired female discus thrower and shot putter, who competed for Romania and Canada at the Summer Olympics.She represented Romania in her first Olympic appearance, at Munich in 1972... Canada	57.14
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	María Caridad Colón Cuba	62.36A	Lynn Cannon United States	56.18	Cathy Sulinski Cathy Sulinski Catherine Ann Sulinski is a retired female javelin thrower from the United States. She competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing in tenth place in the final.... United States	55.82
Pentathlon Pentathlon A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...	Diane Konihowski Canada	4605	Jodi Anderson Jodi Anderson Judith Anderson is a retired heptathlete from the United States, who competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. She set the world's best year performance in the women's long jump in 1981.-References:*... United States	4434	Jill Ross Canada	4112
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	United States	43.30	Jamaica	44.18	Cuba	46.26
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	United States	3:29.4a	Cuba	3:36.3a	Canada	3:37.6a

Medal table

1	United States	25	16	11	52
2	Cuba	6	10	9	25
3	Canada	3	3	12	18
4	Mexico	3	2	2	7
5	Brazil	2	1	3	6
6	Jamaica	0	2	1	3
7	Guyana	0	2	0	2
8	Argentina	0	1	0	1
	The Bahamas	0	1	0	1
	Colombia	0	1	0	1
11	United States Virgin Islands	0	0	1	1

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