Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games
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The Athletics Competition at the 1987 Pan American Games
1987 Pan American Games
The 1987 Pan American Games, officially known as the X Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event which was celebrated in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, from 7 August to 23 August 1987. Over 4,300 athletes from 38 countries in the Americas competed in 30 sports earning...
was held in Indianapolis
Indianapolis
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, United States
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. The events were competed at the IU Indianapolis Track and Soccer Stadium
IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium
IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium is the home of the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Jaguars cross country and soccer teams located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It currently has seats for 12,100 people...
.
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... |
Lee McRae Lee McRae Lee McRae in Pembroke, North Carolina) is a retired track and field athlete from the United States, who won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres at the 1987 Pan American Games...  United States |
10.26 | Ray Stewart Ray Stewart (athlete) Raymond Douglas Stewart is a former Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres event. As a junior athlete Stewart found much success at the CARIFTA Games, winning five gold medals within a four year period. In 1984 he reached the 100 m Olympic final and won an Olympic silver medal...  Jamaica |
10.27 | Juan Núñez Dominican Republic |
10.44 |
| 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... |
Floyd Heard Floyd Heard Floyd Wayne Heard is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States, best known for setting the 1986 world's best year performance in the men's 200 metres. He did so on 1986-07-07 at a meet in Moscow, Soviet Union, clocking 20.12... United States |
20.25 | Robson da Silva Robson da Silva Robson Caetano da Silva is the most successful Brazilian sprinter to date. He participated in four consecutive Olympic Summer Games and won the bronze medal over 200 metres in the 1988 Seoul Olympics as well as in the 4×100 m relay in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.Possibly Da Silva's greatest...  Brazil |
20.49 | Wallace Spearmon Sr. United States |
20.53 |
| 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... |
Raymond Pierre Raymond Pierre Raymond Pierre is a former American track and field athlete, who competed in the sprinting events during his career. He is best known for winning the men's 400-meter dash event at the 1987 Pan American Games.... United States |
44.60 | Bert Cameron Bert Cameron Bertland Cameron is a retired Jamaican sprinter who mainly competed over 400 metres. He represented Jamaica at three consecutive editions of the Summer Olympics. Cameron won the 400 m title at the first World Championships in Athletics... Jamaica |
44.72 | Roberto Hernández Cuba |
45.13 |
| 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... |
Johnny Gray Johnny Gray John Lee Gray, Jr. was an American 800 m runner of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1985 he set the US record of 1:42.60 min at a meet in Koblenz. That time puts Gray as the #11 performer of all time... United States |
1:46.79 | José Luiz Barbosa José Luiz Barbosa José Luíz Barbosa is a former Brazilian 800m runner, who won the silver medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. A few weeks before, Barbosa had won the 800m race at the prestigious Letzigrund meeting in Zurich... Brazil |
1:47.37 | Stanley Redwine United States |
1:47.73 |
| 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... |
Joaquim Cruz Joaquim Cruz Joaquim Carvalho Cruz is a former Brazilian athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He is one of only four men to run the 800 m in less than 1:42.... Brazil |
3:47.34 | Jim Spivey Jim Spivey James Calvin Spivey is a former American middle distance runner and Olympian.Spivey began running competitively in 1975 as a sophomore in cross country and on the track at Fenton High School in Bensenville, Illinois... United States |
3:47.46 | Steve Scott United States |
3:47.76 |
| 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... |
Arturo Barrios Arturo Barrios Arturo Barrios Flores is a Mexican long-distance runner. He was born in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal. Barrios finished in fifth place in the 10000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is a former world record holder at 10000 m...  Mexico |
13:31.40 | Adauto Domingues Adauto Domingues Adauto Domingues is a retired middle-distance runner from Brazil, who twice won the gold medal in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase at the Pan American Games: in 1987 and 1991. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* *... Brazil |
13:46.41 | Omar Aguilar Omar Aguilar Domingo Omar Aguilar Cardenas is a retired male long-distance runner from Chile, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988....  Chile |
13:47.86 |
| 10,000 metres | Bruce Bickford Bruce Bickford (athlete) Bruce Emery Bickford is a retired long-distance runner from the United States. He claimed the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in the Men's 10,000 metres, and represented his native country in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best in the 10,000 metres in 1985 in Stockholm,... United States |
28:20.37 | Rolando Vera Rolando Vera (athlete) Rolando Patricio Vera Rodas is a retired long-distance runner from Ecuador, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He reached the top ten of the 10,000 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics...  Ecuador |
28:22.56 | Paul McCloy Canada |
28:38.07 |
| 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... |
Ivo Rodrigues Ivo Rodrígues Ivo Machado Rodrígues is a former marathon runner from Brazil. He won the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games and competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 56th place.-Achievements:... Brazil |
2:20:13 | Ronald Lanzoni Ronald Lanzoni Ronald Lanzoni Campos is a retired long-distance runner from Costa Rica. He claimed the silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in the Men's Marathon, and twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics . He set his personal best in the classic distance in...  Costa Rica |
2:20:39 | Jorge González Jorge Gonzalez (runner) Jorge Luis González is a famous Puerto Rican marathon runner. He has won many races and competed in many international events, such as the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Olympic Games....  Puerto Rico |
2:21:14 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Adauto Domingues Adauto Domingues Adauto Domingues is a retired middle-distance runner from Brazil, who twice won the gold medal in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase at the Pan American Games: in 1987 and 1991. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* *... Brazil |
8:23.26 | Henry Marsh United States |
8:23.77 | Brian Abshire Brian Abshire Brian Kenneth Abshire is a retired long-distance runner from the United States , who competed for the U.S. at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the men's 3,000 meter Steeplechase. He won the bronze medal in the same event at the 1987 Pan American Games, behind Brazil's Adauto Domingues and countryman... United States |
8:27.30 |
| 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... |
Andrew Parker Andrew Parker (athlete) Andrew Parker is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competed in the 110 metres hurdles. He won the event at the 1987 Pan American Games and represented Jamaica at the 1988 Summer Olympics as well as the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.His first international medal came at the 1983... Jamaica |
13.82w | Modesto Castillo Dominican Republic |
13.96w | Ernesto Torres Puerto Rico |
14.68w |
| 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... |
Winthrop Graham Winthrop Graham Winthrop Graham is a retired athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won two Olympic medals and three World Championship medals.... Jamaica |
48.49 | Kevin Young Kevin Young (athlete) Kevin Curtis Young is a former American athlete. He was the winner of the 400 meter hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics... United States |
48.74 | Dave Patrick United States |
49.47 |
| 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.... |
Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Sanabria is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; he is the only person ever to have cleared 8 feet . He is widely regarded as the... Cuba |
2.32 | Troy Kemp Troy Kemp Troy Kemp is a former high jumper from Bahamas who won the gold medal at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. Having jumped 2.38m in Nice 1995, Kemp is a co-holder of the Commonwealth record.-Achievements:-External...  The Bahamas |
2.28 | Jerome Carter Jerome Carter (athlete) Jerome Carter is a retired American high jumper.He won the bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. He competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final.... United States |
2.28 |
| 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... |
Mike Tully Mike Tully Michael Scott Tully is an American pole vaulter. He represented the United States twice in the Olympics, earning a silver in 1984, and held the American pole vault record from 1984 to 1985.-Early career:... United States |
5.71 | Rubén Camino Cuba |
5.50 | Scott Davis United States |
5.30 |
| 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... |
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 |
8.75 | Larry Myricks Larry Myricks Larry Myricks was an American athlete, who mainly competed in the men's long jump event.A durable jumper, Myricks first broke onto the track scene in 1976. While competing for Mississippi College he was the NCAA Champion, in the long jump. He followed that up with a second place at U. S... United States |
8.58w | Jaime Jefferson Jaime Jefferson Jaime Jefferson is a retired long jumper who represented Cuba. Best known for his World Indoor Championships medals, he has also won the Pan American Games twice as well as other regional games.... Cuba |
8.51 |
| 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... |
Mike Conley United States |
17.31w | 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 |
16.87w | Frank Rutherford Frank Rutherford Frank Garfield Rutherford, Jr. MBE is a retired triple jumper from the Bahamas. He competed in three Olympic Games, and won a bronze medal in 1992, becoming the first Bahamian Track and Field Olympic medalist... The Bahamas |
16.68w |
| 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.... |
Gert Weil Gert Weil Gert Michael Weil is a retired Chilean shot putter of German ancestry, who dominated the sport on the South American scene during the 1980s and early 1990s. His best performance at a global event was a sixth place at the 1988 Olympic Games... Chile |
20.21 | Gregg Tafralis Gregg Tafralis Gregg Tafralis is a former track and field athlete from the United States, who set the best world year performance in the men's shot put event in 1992... United States |
20.17 | Paul Ruiz Paul Ruiz Paul Ruiz is a retired male shot putter from Cuba. His personal best is 20.28 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Rostock.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba |
18.86 |
| 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... |
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 |
67.14 | 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 |
64.56 | Randy Heisler Randy Heisler Randall Lee Heisler is a former discus thrower from the United States, who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He was head coach at Indiana University for several years before stepping down. Soon after, he became the head track coach at Ball State... United States |
62.76 |
| 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... |
Jud Logan Jud Logan Judson Campbell Logan is a former American athlete who won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis. He competed in four Summer Olympics, starting in 1984... United States |
77.24 | Andrés Charadia Andrés Charadia Andrés Charadia Alfieri is a retired male hammer thrower from Argentina, who represented his native country three times in the men's hammer throw event at the Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He set his personal best on October 9, 1994 at a meet in Cordoba, Argentina.-Achievements:-References:* *...  Argentina |
69.36 | Vicente Sánchez Cuba |
66.02 |
| 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 |
78.68 | Ramón González Ramón González (athlete) Ramón González is a retired male javelin thrower from Cuba, who won a total number of three medals at the Pan American Games during his career.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba |
75.58 | Juan de la Garza Juan de la Garza Juan Gerardo de la Garza Tenorio is a retired javelin thrower from Mexico, who won the bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games during his career.-Achievements:-References:*... Mexico |
73.76 |
| 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... |
Mike Gonzales United States |
7649 | Keith Robinson United States |
7573 | Gordon Orlikow Canada |
7441 |
| 20 km road walk | Carlos Mercenario Carlos Mercenario Carlos Mercenario Carbajal is a retired Mexican race walker. He was born in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal.-Achievements:-References:*... Mexico |
1:24:50 | Tim Lewis United States |
1:25:50 | Querubín Moreno Querubín Moreno José Querubín Moreno is a retired Colombian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...  Colombia |
1:27:08 |
| 50 km road walk | Martín Bermúdez Martín Bermúdez Martín Bermúdez Mendoza is a retired male race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-References:*... Mexico |
3:58:54 | Raúl González Mexico |
4:07:27 | Héctor Moreno Héctor Moreno Héctor José Moreno Moreno is a retired Colombian racewalker. He went to four Olympian games and five world athletics . he is one of the best athletes in the past fifty years because only two Colombians also have a Panamerican title and he is one of them... Colombia |
4:18:48 |
| 4×100 metres relay | United States |
38.41 | Cuba |
38.86 | Jamaica |
38.86 |
| 4×400 metres relay | United States |
2:59.54 | Cuba |
2:59.72 | Jamaica |
3:03.57 |
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... |
Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984... United States |
11.14 | Diane Williams Diane Williams (athlete) Diane Williams is a retired World class sprinter who ran 100 m and 4x100 m relays. She was born 14 December 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A... United States |
11.25 | Pauline Davis-Thompson The Bahamas |
11.47 |
| 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... |
Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.... United States |
22.52w | Randy Givens United States |
22.71w | Pauline Davis-Thompson The Bahamas |
22.99w |
| 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... |
Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot is a female athlete from Cuba, who specialised in the 800 m but was also successful over 400 m.... Cuba |
50.27 | Jillian Richardson Jillian Richardson Jillian Richardson is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.... Canada |
50.35 | Denean Howard Denean Howard Denean Elizabeth Howard-Hill is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.At the Olympics she competed as Miss Howard in 1984, as Mrs. Howard-Hill in 1988, and as Mrs... United States |
50.72 |
| 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... |
Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot is a female athlete from Cuba, who specialised in the 800 m but was also successful over 400 m.... Cuba |
1:59.06 | Delisa Walton-Floyd Delisa Walton-Floyd Delisa Walton-Floyd is a former World-Class middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres; she was a two-time National Collegiate champion, and two-time U.S. Open champion in her event. Delisa Walton-Floyd represented the United States at the 1987 Pan American Games; winning a silver... United States |
2:00.54 | Soraya Telles Soraya Telles Soraya Vieira Telles is a former middle distance runner from Brazil, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.... Brazil |
2:00.56 |
| 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... |
Linda Sheskey Linda Sheskey Linda Sheskey is a retired female middle distance runner from the United States, who was born as Linda Detlefsen. She competed in the 1980s for her native country. Sheskey set her personal best in the women's 1,500 metres event on July 16, 1987 at a meet in Paris, France.-Achievements:-References:*... United States |
4:07.84 | Debbie Bowker Canada |
4:08.43 | Brit McRoberts Canada |
4:11.35 |
| 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... |
Mary Knisely Mary Knisely Mary Knisely is a retired female middle distance runner from the United States. She set her personal best in the women's 3000 metres on 13 July 1987 at a meet in Nice. Knisely is a two-time US national champion in the 3000 metres... United States |
9:06.75 | Angela Chalmers Angela Chalmers Angela Chalmers is a retired Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the 1500 m and 3000 m.... Canada |
9:14.48 | Leslie Seymour United States |
9:19.26 |
| 10,000 metres | Marty Cooksey United States |
33:00.00 | Nancy Tinari Canada |
33:02.41 | Patty Murray United States |
33:38.12 |
| 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... |
María del Carmen Díaz María del Carmen Díaz María del Carmen Díaz Mancilla is a retired track and field athlete from Mexico, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she finished in 33rd... Mexico |
2:52:06 | Debbie Warner United States |
2:54:49 | Maribel Durruty Cuba |
2:56:21 |
| 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... |
LaVonna Martin LaVonna Martin LaVonna Ann Martin-Floreal is a former American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metre hurdles.She competed for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 100 metre hurdles and won the silver medal... United States |
12.81 | Stephanie Hightower Stephanie Hightower Stephanie Hightower is the current president of USA Track & Field . She was elected to a four year term as president in December 2008.Hightower was a collegiate track star at The Ohio State University... United States |
12.82 | Aliuska López Aliuska López Aliuska López is a Spanish athlete of Cuban origin. She competes mostly in hurdling. The world junior champion from 1988, she is still the world junior record holder at 100 metres hurdles... Cuba |
12.91 |
| 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... |
Judi Brown-King Judi Brown Judith Lynne Brown-King is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles.She competed for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she won the silver medal in the women's 400 metre hurdles event.Brown was a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American... United States |
54.23 | Sandra Farmer-Patrick Sandra Farmer-Patrick Sandra Farmer-Patrick is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles.... Jamaica |
54.59 | LaTanya Sheffield LaTanya Sheffield LaTanya Sheffield is a retired hurdler from the United States, who finished in eight place in the women's 400 metres hurdles final at the 1988 Summer Olympics . The 1985 NCAA champion, she won the bronze medal in the same event at the 1987 Pan American Games.-References:*... United States |
56.15 |
| 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.... |
Coleen Sommer Coleen Sommer Coleen Sommer is a retired high jumper from the United States, who was born as Coleen Rienstra. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She set her personal best on 1982-06-26 in Durham.As a student at Arizona State University, she captured two... United States |
1.96 | Silvia Costa Silvia Costa Silvia Costa Acosta-Martínez is a former high jumper from Cuba most known for winning medals at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. She also has three medals from the Summer Universiade... Cuba |
1.92 | Mazel Thomas Jamaica |
1.88 |
| 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... |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee is a retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those four different events... United States |
7.45 | Jennifer Inniss United States |
6.85 | 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 |
6.42 |
| 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.... |
Ramona Pagel Ramona Pagel Ramona Pagel is a retired American shot putter. Her personal best put was 20.18 metres, achieved in June 1988 in San Diego. Pagel was affiliated with the San Diego State University.-Achievements:-References:*... United States |
18.56 | 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 |
18.12 | Belsis Laza Cuba |
18.06 |
| 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... |
Maritza Martén Maritza Martén Maritza Martén García is a retired female discus thrower from Cuba who competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. She also won the 1987 Pan American Games. Her personal best throw of 70.68m was achieved in 1992.-Achievements:-External reference:*... Cuba |
65.58 | Hilda Ramos Hilda Ramos Hilda Elisa Ramos Manes is a retired Cuban discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 7.88 metres, achieved in May 1992 in Havana. This is the current North American, Central American and Caribbean record.... Cuba |
61.34 | Connie Price Connie Price-Smith Connie Price-Smith is an American shot putter and discus thrower. She graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1985.-Early career:... United States |
59.52 |
| 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... |
Ivonne Leal Ivonne Leal Ivonne Leal is a retired female javelin thrower from Cuba. She is best known for winning the gold medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 1985 Summer Universiade in Kobe, Japan.-Achievements:... Cuba |
63.70 | María Caridad Colón Cuba |
61.66 | Marieta Riera Marieta Riera Marieta Riera is a retired Venezuelan track and field athlete who competed in the women's javelin throw competition during her career.-Achievements:-External links:...  Venezuela |
57.10 |
| Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:... |
Cindy Greiner Cindy Greiner Cynthia Greiner is a retired female heptathlete and long jumper from the United States, who won the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States. She is a two-time U.S. champion... United States |
6184 | Connie Polman-Tuin Canada |
5862 | Jolanda Jones United States |
5823 |
| 10,000 metre track walk | María Colín María Colín María Colín is a retired female race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-References:... Mexico |
47:17.2 | Ann Peel Ann Peel Ann Peel is a retired Canadian race walker.-Achievements:-External links:... Canada |
47:18.0 | Maryanne Torrellas United States |
47:35.1 |
| 4×100 metres relay | United States |
42.91 | Cuba |
44.16 | Brazil |
45.37 |
| 4×400 metres relay | United States |
3:23.35 | Canada |
3:29.18 | Jamaica |
3:29.50 |
Medal table
| 1 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 55 | |
| 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |