The athletics competition at the 1999 Pan American Games was held at University Stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Two new events were introduced for women: pole vault and hammer throw. In addition the 20 km road walk replaced the 10,000 m track walk.
| Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 24–30 |
| Host city | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Venue | University Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 46 |
| Participation | 446 athletes from 38 nations |
1999 Pan American Games | |
Men's results
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (Wind: +0.4 m/s) | Bernard Williams United States | 10.08 | Freddy Mayola Cuba | 10.10 | Claudinei da Silva Brazil | 10.13 |
| 200 metres (Wind: −1.9 m/s) | Claudinei da Silva Brazil | 20.30 | Curtis Perry USA | 20.58 | Sebastián Keitel Chile | 20.82 |
| 400 metres | Greg Haughton Jamaica | 44.59 | Danny McCray USA | 44.83 | Alejandro Cárdenas Mexico | 44.92 |
| 800 metres | Johnny Gray USA | 1:45.38 | Norberto Téllez Cuba | 1:45.40 | Zach Whitmarsh Canada | 1:45.94 |
| 1500 metres | Graham Hood Canada | 3:41.20 | Michael Stember United States | 3:41.96 | Hudson de Souza Brazil | 3:42.18 |
| 5000 metres | David Galván Mexico | 13:42.04 | Elenilson da Silva Brazil | 13:43.13 | Jeff Schiebler Canada | 13:43.66 |
| 10,000 metres | Elenilson da Silva Brazil | 28:43.50 | David Galván Mexico | 28:44.03 | Pete Julian United States | 28:44.55 |
| Marathon | Vanderlei de Lima Brazil | 2:17:20 | Rubén Maza Venezuela | 2:19:56 | Éder Fialho Brazil | 2:20:09 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Joël Bourgeois Canada | 8:35.03 | Francis O'Neill United States | 8:35.73 | Jean-Nicolas Duval Canada | 8:39.52 |
| 110 metres hurdles (Wind: +1.1 m/s) | Anier García Cuba | 13.17 GR | Yoel Hernández Cuba | 13.24 | Eugene Swift United States | 13.41 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Eronilde de Araújo Brazil | 48.23 GR | Eric Thomas United States | 48.40 | Torrance Zellner United States | 48.45 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Raphael de Oliveira Claudinei da Silva Édson Ribeiro André da Silva | 38.18 GR | Canada Trevino Betty Donovan Bailey Glenroy Gilbert Bradley McCuaig | 38.49 | Jamaica] Dwight Thomas Garth Robinson Patrick Jarrett Christopher Williams | 38.82 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Michael McDonald Greg Haughton Danny McFarlane Davian Clarke Paston Coke* | 2:57.97 GR | Brazil Sanderlei Parrela Claudinei da Silva Anderson Jorge dos Santos Eronilde de Araújo Cleverson da Silva* | 2:58.56 | United States Danny McCray Deon Minor Torrance Zellner Alvin Harrison | 3:00.94 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Bernardo Segura Mexico | 1:20:17 | Daniel García Mexico | 1:20:28 | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador | 1:20:46 |
| 50 kilometres walk | Joel Sánchez Mexico | 4:06:31 | Carlos Mercenario Mexico | 4:09:48 | Philip Dunn USA | 4:13:45 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Kwaku Boateng Canada Mark Boswell Canada | 2.25 | - | - | Charles Clinger United States | 2.25 |
| Pole vault | Pat Manson United States | 5.60 | Scott Hennig United States | 5.55 | Jason Pearce Canada | 5.30 |
| Long jump | Iván Pedroso Cuba | 8.52 | Kareem Streete-Thompson Cayman Islands | 8.12 | Luis Felipe Méliz Cuba | 8.06 |
| Triple jump | Yoelbi Quesada Cuba | 17.19 | LaMark Carter USA | 17.09 | Michael Calvo Cuba | 17.03 |
| Shot put | Brad Mears United States | 19.93 | Jamie Beyer United States | 18.95 | Bradley Snyder Canada | 18.74 |
| Discus throw | Anthony Washington USA | 64.25 | Alexis Elizalde Cuba | 61.99 | Jason Tunks Canada | 61.75 |
| Hammer throw | Lance Deal United States | 79.61 GR | Kevin McMahon United States | 73.41 | Juan Ignacio Cerra Argentina | 70.68 |
| Javelin throw | Emeterio González Cuba | 77.46 | Máximo Rigondeaux Cuba | 76.24 | Tom Petranoff United States | 75.95 |
| Decathlon | Chris Huffins United States | 8170 pts GR | Dan Steele United States | 8070 pts | Raúl Duany Cuba | 7730 pts |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Women's results
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (Wind: +1.7 m/s) | Chandra Sturrup Bahamas | 11.10 | Angela Williams United States | 11.16 | Peta-Gaye Dowdie Jamaica | 11.20 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +0.7 m/s) | Debbie Ferguson Bahamas | 22.83 | Lucimar de Moura Brazil | 23.03 | Felipa Palacios Colombia | 23.05 |
| 400 metres | Ana Guevara Mexico | 50.91 | Michelle Collins USA | 51.21 | Claudine Williams Jamaica | 51.58 |
| 800 metres | Letitia Vriesde Suriname | 1:59.95 | Zulia Calatayud Cuba | 2:00.67 | Meredith Valmon USA | 2:01.51 |
| 1500 metres | Marla Runyan United States | 4:16.86 | Leah Pells Canada | 4:16.86 | Stephanie Best United States | 4:18.44 |
| 5000 metres | Adriana Fernández Mexico | 15:56.57 | Bertha Sánchez Colombia | 15:59.04 | Blake Phillips United States | 15:59.77 |
| 10,000 metres | Nora Rocha Mexico | 32:56.51 | Stella Castro Colombia | 33:05.97 NR | Tina Connelly Canada | 33:27.87 |
| Marathon | Erika Olivera Chile | 2:37:41 GR | Iglandini González Colombia | 2:40:06 | Viviany de Oliveira Brazil | 2:40:55 |
| 100 metres hurdles (Wind: +1.2 m/s) | Aliuska López Cuba | 12.76 GR | Maurren Maggi Brazil | 12.86 | Miesha McKelvy USA | 12.91 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Daimí Pernía Cuba | 53.44 GR | Andrea Blackett Barbados | 53.98 | Michelle Johnson United States | 54.22 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Kerry-Ann Richards Aleen Bailey Beverly Grant Peta-Gaye Dowdie | 42.62 GR | United States Shelia Burrell Passion Richardson Angela Williams Torri Edwards | 43.27 | Cuba Misleidys Lazo Idalia Hechavarría Mercedes Carnesolta Virgen Benavides | 43.52 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Julia Duporty Zulia Calatayud Idalmis Bonne Daimí Pernía | 3:26.70 | United States Shanelle Porter Yulanda Nelson Michelle Collins Andrea Anderson | 3:27.50 | Barbados Joanne Durant Andrea Blackett Melissa Straker Tanya Oxley | 3:30.72 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Graciela Mendoza Mexico | 1:34:19 | Rosario Sánchez Mexico | 1:34:46 | Michelle Rohl United States | 1:35:22 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Solange Witteveen Argentina | 1.88 | Luciane Dambacher Brazil | 1.85 | Nicole Forrester Canada | 1.85 |
| Pole vault | Alejandra García Argentina | 4.30 | Kellie Suttle USA | 4.25 | Déborah Gyurcsek Uruguay | 4.15 |
| Long jump | Maurren Maggi Brazil | 6.59 | Angela Brown USA | 6.51 | Elva Goulbourne Jamaica | 6.41 |
| Triple jump | Yamilé Aldama Cuba | 14.77 GR | Suzette Lee Jamaica | 14.09 | Magdelín Martínez Cuba | 13.98 |
| Shot put | Connie Price-Smith United States | 19.06 | Yumileidi Cumbá Cuba | 18.67 | Teri Tunks United States | 18.03 |
| Discus throw | Elisangela Adriano Brazil | 60.92 | Aretha Hill United States | 59.06 | Kris Kuehl United States | 57.21 |
| Hammer throw | Dawn Ellerbe USA | 65.36 GR | Yipsi Moreno Cuba | 63.03 | Caroline Wittrin Canada | 61.28 |
| Javelin throw | Osleidys Menéndez Cuba | 65.85 | Xiomara Rivero Cuba | 62.46 | Laverne Eve Bahamas | 61.24 |
| Heptathlon | Magalys García Cuba | 6290 pts GR | Shelia Burrell United States | 6244 pts | Nicole Haynes United States | 6000 pts |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 10 | 18 | 16 | 44 |
| 2 | Cuba | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 | Brazil | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Mexico | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Canada* | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Suriname | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Colombia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Barbados | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 47 | 45 | 46 | 138 | |
Participating nations
- Antigua and Barbuda (5)
- Argentina (13)
- Bahamas (16)
- Barbados (7)
- Belize (1)
- Bermuda (3)
- Bolivia (2)
- Brazil (29)
- Canada (54)
- Cayman Islands (2)
- Chile (12)
- Colombia (15)
- Costa Rica (3)
- Cuba (48)
- Dominica (2)
- Dominican Republic (6)
- Ecuador (11)
- Guatemala (7)
- Grenada (2)
- Guyana (3)
- Haiti (7)
- Honduras (1)
- Jamaica (30)
- Mexico (30)
- Netherlands Antilles (4)
- Paraguay (2)
- Peru (2)
- Puerto Rico (2)
- Saint Lucia (8)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4)
- El Salvador (4)
- Suriname (1)
- Trinidad and Tobago (9)
- United States (86)
- United States Virgin Islands (3)
- Uruguay (6)
- Venezuela (5)
See also
- 1999 in athletics (track and field)
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