| Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games | |
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| Dates | July 24–30 |
| Host city | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.svg.png){kind=small} |
| Venue | University Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 46 |
| Participation | 446 athletes from 38 nations |
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.
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 [1] | 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 [2] | 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
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Bernard Williams won the men's 100 m gold for the United States.
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In 1999, Ana Guevara of Mexico won the first of her three 400 m titles.
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Brazil's Maurren Maggi took long jump gold and 100 m hurdles silver.
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 10 | 18 | 16 | 44 |
| 2 |  Cuba (CUB) | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 |  Mexico (MEX) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN)* | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 6 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 |  Argentina (ARG) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Bahamas (BAH) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Suriname (SUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Colombia (COL) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 |  Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Cayman Islands (CAY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
.png){kind=small} Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 nations) | 47 | 45 | 46 | 138 | |
Participating nations
Antigua and Barbuda (5)
Argentina (13)
Bahamas (16)
Barbados (7)
Belize (1)
Bermuda (3)
Bolivia (2)
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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)
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Netherlands Antilles (4)
Paraguay (2)
Peru (2)
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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)
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See also
References
- Full results at athletics.ca (Internet Archive)
- GBR Athletics
- ^ Original winner Javier Sotomayor was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for cocaine. ("Drugs in world athletics". BBC. 2000-07-31. Retrieved 2007-03-11.)
- ^ Original winner Juana Arrendel was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for stanozolol. ("Drugs in world athletics". BBC. 2000-07-31. Retrieved 2007-03-11.)