List of Pan American Games records in athletics
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The Pan American Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1951. The Pan American Sports Organization accepts only athletes who are representing one of the organisation's member states (most of which are within the Americas) and recognises records set at editions of the Pan American Games. The Games records in athletics are the best marks set in competitions at the Games. The athletics events at the Games are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events and combined events (the heptathlon and decathlon).
Cuban athlete Ana Fidelia Quirot and Mexican Graciela Mendoza are the only competitors to hold records in two separate events. Quirot is the record holder over both 400 and 800 metres, while Mendoza holds the 10 and 20 kilometre walk records[citation needed]. The two nations that most represented in the record list are Cuba (with 8 male and 10 female record holders) and the United States (with six record holders of each sex. Furthermore, all but one of the records in the defunct athletic events are held by US athletes. Of the other countries, Brazil, Jamaica, and Mexico each have five records.
A total of 13 Pan American Games records in athletics were equalled or beaten at the last edition in 2007.
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Men's records
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WR World record | AR Area record | NR National record | PB Athlete's personal best |
Women's records
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100 m | 10.92 (+1.6 m/s) | Barbara Pierre | ![]() |
21 July 2015 | 2015 Games | ![]() |
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200 m | 22.45 | Evelyn Ashford | ![]() |
1979 | 1979 San Juan | ![]() |
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400 m | 49.61 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | ![]() |
1991 | 1991 Games | ![]() |
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800 m | 1:58.71 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | ![]() |
1991 | 1991 Games | ![]() |
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1500 m | 4:05.70 | Mary Decker | ![]() |
1979 | 1979 San Juan | ![]() |
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5000 m | 15:30.65 | Adriana Fernández | ![]() |
6 August 2003 | 2003 Santo Domingo | ![]() |
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10000 m | 32:41.33 | Brenda Flores | ![]() |
23 July 2015 | 2015 Games | ![]() |
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Marathon | 2:35:40 | Adriana Aparecida da Silva | ![]() |
18 July 2015 | 2015 Games | ![]() |
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100 m hurdles | 12.52 (+1.4 m/s) | Queen Harrison | ![]() |
21 July 2015 | 2015 Games | ![]() |
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400 m hurdles | 53.44 | Daimí Pernía | ![]() |
28 July 1999 | 1999 Games | ![]() |
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3000 m steeplechase | 9:48.12 | Ashley Higginson | ![]() |
24 July 2015 | 2015 Games | ![]() |
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High jump | 1.96 m | Coleen Sommer | ![]() |
1987 | 1987 Indianapolis | ![]() |
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Pole vault | 4.85 m | Yarisley Silva | ![]() |
23 July 2015 | 2015 Games | ![]() |
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Long jump | 7.45 m | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | ![]() |
1987 | 1987 Indianapolis | ![]() |
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Triple jump | 14.92 m (+0.1 m/s) A | Catherine Ibargüen | ![]() |
28 October 2011 | 2011 Games | ![]() |
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Shot put | 19.34 m | María Elena Sarría | ![]() |
1983 | 1983 Caracas | ![]() |
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Discus throw | 66.40 m A | Yarelys Barrios | ![]() |
28 October 2011 | 2011 Games | ![]() |
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Hammer throw | 75.62 m A | Yipsi Moreno | ![]() |
24 October 2011 | 2011 Games | ![]() |
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Javelin throw | 65.85 m | Osleidys Menéndez | ![]() |
27 July 1999 | 1999 Games | ![]() |
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Heptathlon | 6332 pts PB | Yorgelis Rodríguez | ![]() |
24–25 July 2015 | 2015 Games | ![]() |
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20 km walk (road) | 1:29:24 | María Guadalupe González | ![]() |
19 July 2015 | 2015 Games | ![]() |
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4×100 m relay | 42.58 | Barbara Pierre LaKeisha Lawson Morolake Akinosun Kaylin Whitney |
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25 July 2015 | 2015 Games | ![]() |
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4×400 m relay | 3:23.35 | Diane Dixon Rochelle Stevens Valerie Brisco-Hooks Denean Howard |
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1987 | 1987 Indianapolis | ![]() |
A = affected by altitude
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WR World record | AR Area record | NR National record | PB Athlete's personal best |
Statistics
Totals
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Records in defunct events
Men's events
Event | Record | Name | Nation | Games | Notes |
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10,000 metres track walk | 50:26.8 | Henry Laskau | ![]() |
1951 Buenos Aires |
Women's events
Event | Record | Name | Nation | Games | Notes |
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60 metres | 7.4 | Isabelle Daniels | ![]() |
1959 Chicago | |
3000 metres | 9:06.75 | Mary Knisely | ![]() |
1987 Indianapolis | |
10,000 metres track walk | 46:31.93 | Graciela Mendoza | ![]() |
1995 Mar del Plata | |
80 metres hurdles | 10.83 | Cherrie Sherrard | ![]() |
1967 Winnipeg | |
Pentathlon | 4860 pts | Pat Winslow | ![]() |
1967 Winnipeg |
References
General
- Pan American Games Athletics Results. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2009-07-11.
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-30). Brazilian de Almeida wins Marathon - Pan-Am Games, Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-11.
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