# Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games

Athletics competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara was held from October 23 to October 30 at the newly built Telmex Athletics Stadium. The racewalking and marathon events were held on the temporary Guadalajara Circuit and Route and the Pan American Marathon circuit respectively. The sport of athletics is split into distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.
Mirroring the Olympic athletics programme, both men and women had very similar schedules of events. Men competed in 24 events and women in 23, as their schedule lacks the 50 km race walk. In addition, both the men's 110 m hurdles and decathlon are reflected in the women's schedule by the 100 m hurdles and heptathlon, respectively.
As they had done in the 2007 edition, Cuba topped the athletics medal table, taking 18 gold medals and 33 medals in total. The Brazilian team were a clear second with ten golds and 23 medals overall. The hosts Mexico and the United States both won four events each, while Colombia had the third greatest medal haul with seventeen altogether.
Over the seven-day competition, fourteen Pan American Games records were equalled or bettered. Furthermore, two South American records were set: Brazil's Lucimara da Silva broke the heptathlon record and the Brazilian women's 4 × 100 metres relay quartet also improved a continental mark.

## Medal summary

Key :
| GR | GR | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Lerone Clarke Jamaica | 10.01 SB | Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.04 | Emmanuel Callender Trinidad and Tobago | 10.16 |
| 200 metres details | Roberto Skyers Cuba | 20.37 | Lansford Spence Jamaica | 20.38 | Bruno de Barros Brazil | 20.45 |
| 400 metres details | Nery Brenes Costa Rica | 44.65 NR | Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic | 44.71 NR | Ramon Miller Bahamas | 45.01 SB |
| 800 metres details | Andy González Cuba | 1:45.58 SB | Kléberson Davide Brazil | 1:45.75 | Raidel Acea Cuba | 1:46.23 |
| 1500 metres details | Leandro de Oliveira Brazil | 3:53.44 | Byron Piedra Ecuador | 3:53.45 | Eduar Villanueva Venezuela | 3:54.06 |
| 5,000 metres details | Juan Luis Barrios Mexico | 14:13.77 | Byron Piedra Ecuador | 14:15.74 | Joilson da Silva Brazil | 14:16.11 |
| 10,000 metres details | Marílson dos Santos Brazil | 29:00.64 | Juan Carlos Romero Mexico | 29:41.00 | Giovani dos Santos Brazil | 29:51.71 |
| 110 m hurdles details | Dayron Robles Cuba | 13.10 GR | Paulo Villar Colombia | 13.27 AR | Orlando Ortega Cuba | 13.30 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Omar Cisneros Cuba | 47.99 GR, NR | Isa Phillips Jamaica | 48.82 | Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic | 48.85 |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | José Peña Venezuela | 8:48.19 | Hudson de Souza Brazil | 8:48.75 | José Alberto Sánchez Cuba | 8:49.75 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Brazil Ailson Feitosa Sandro Viana Nilson André Bruno de Barros | 38.18 GR | Saint Kitts and Nevis Jason Rogers Antoine Adams Delwayne Delaney Brijesh Lawrence | 38.81 | United States Calesio Newman Jeremy Dodson Rubin Williams Monzavous Edwards | 39.17 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Cuba Noel Ruíz Raidel Acea Omar Cisneros William Collazo | 2:59.43 SB | Dominican Republic Arismendy Peguero Luguelín Santos Yoel Tapia Gustavo Cuesta | 3:00.44 NR | Venezuela Arturo Ramírez Alberto Aguilar José Acevedo Omar Longart | 3:00.82 NR |
| Marathon details | Solonei da Silva Brazil | 2:16:37 | Diego Colorado Colombia | 2:17:13 PB | Juan Carlos Cardona Colombia | 2:18:20 |
| 20 km walk details | Erick Barrondo Guatemala | 1:21:51 | James Rendón Colombia | 1:22:46 | Luis Fernando López Colombia | 1:22:51 |
| 50 km walk details | Horacio Nava Mexico | 3:48.58 | José Leyver Mexico | 3:49.16 PB | Jaime Quiyuch Guatemala | 3:50.33 PB |
| High jump details | Donald Thomas Bahamas | 2.32 | Diego Ferrin Ecuador | 2.30 NR | Víctor Moya Cuba | 2.26 |
| Pole vault details | Lázaro Borges Cuba | 5.80 GR | Jeremy Scott United States | 5.60 | Giovanni Lanaro Mexico | 5.50 |
| Long jump $^†$ details | Daniel Pineda Chile | 7.97 | David Registe Dominica | 7.89 | Jeremy Hicks United States | 7.83 |
| Triple jump details | Alexis Copello Cuba | 17.21 | Yoandri Betanzos Cuba | 16.54 | Jefferson Sabino Brazil | 16.51 |
| Shot put details | Dylan Armstrong Canada | 21.30 GR | Carlos Véliz Cuba | 20.76 | Germán Lauro Argentina | 20.41 SB |
| Discus throw details | Jorge Fernández Cuba | 65.58 | Jarred Rome United States | 61.71 | Ronald Julião Brazil | 61.70 |
| Hammer throw details | Kibwe Johnson United States | 79.63 GR | Michael Mai United States | 72.71 | Noleysis Vicet Cuba | 72.57 |
| Javelin throw details | Guillermo Martínez Cuba | 87.20 GR, NR | Cyrus Hostetler United States | 82.24 SB | Braian Toledo Argentina | 79.53 PB |
| Decathlon details | Leonel Suárez Cuba | 8373 GR | Maurice Smith Jamaica | 8214 SB | Yordani Garcia Cuba | 8074 |
* $^†$ : The original long jump winner was Víctor Castillo of Venezuela, but a positive drug test for methylhexaneamine meant he was stripped of his title and given a lifetime ban.

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Rosângela Santos Brazil | 11.22 PB | Barbara Pierre United States | 11.25 | Shakera Reece Barbados | 11.26 NR |
| 200 metres details | Ana Cláudia Silva Brazil | 22.76 | Simone Facey Jamaica | 22.86 PB | Mariely Sánchez Dominican Republic | 23.02 NR |
| 400 metres details | Jennifer Padilla Colombia | 51.53 PB | Daisurami Bonne Cuba | 51.69 PB | Geisa Coutinho Brazil | 51.87 |
| 800 metres details | Adriana Muñoz Cuba | 2:04.08 | Gabriela Medina Mexico | 2:04.41 SB | Rosibel García Colombia | 2:04.45 |
| 1500 metres details | Adriana Muñoz Cuba | 4:26.09 | Rosibel García Colombia | 4:26.78 | Malindi Elmore Canada | 4:27.57 |
| 5000 metres details | Marisol Romero Mexico | 16:24.08 | Cruz da Silva Brazil | 16:29.75 | Inés Melchor Peru | 16:41.50 |
| 10,000 metres details | Marisol Romero Mexico | 34:07.24 | Cruz da Silva Brazil | 34:22.44 | Yolanda Caballero Colombia | 34:39.14 PB |
| 100 m hurdles details | Yvette Lewis United States | 12.82 | Angela Whyte Canada | 13.09 | Lina Flórez Colombia | 13.09 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Princesa Oliveros Colombia | 56.26 PB | Lucy Jaramillo Ecuador | 56.95 NR | Yolanda Osana Dominican Republic | 57.08 NR |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Sara Hall United States | 10:03.16 | Ángela Figueroa Colombia | 10:10.14 | Sabine Heitling Brazil | 10:10.98 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Brazil Ana Cláudia Silva Vanda Gomes Franciela Krasucki Rosângela Santos | 42.85 AR | United States Kenyanna Wilson Barbara Pierre Yvette Lewis Chastity Riggien | 43.10 | Colombia Lina Flórez Jennifer Padilla Yomara Hinestroza Norma González | 43.44 SB |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Cuba Aymée Martínez Diosmely Peña Susana Clement Daisurami Bonne | 3:28.09 | Brazil Joelma Sousa Geisa Coutinho Bárbara de Oliveira Jailma de Lima | 3:29.59 | Colombia Princesa Oliveros Norma González Evelis Aguilar Jennifer Padilla | 3:29.94 NR |
| Marathon details | Adriana Aparecida da Silva Brazil | 2:36:37 GR | Madaí Pérez Mexico | 2:38:03 | Gladys Tejeda Peru | 2:42:09 |
| 20 km walk details | Jamy Franco Guatemala | 1:32:38 GR | Mirna Ortiz Guatemala | 1:33:37 PB | Ingrid Hernández Colombia | 1:34:06 |
| High jump details | Lesyani Mayor Cuba | 1.89 SB | Marielys Rojas Venezuela | 1.89 SB | Romary Rifka Mexico | 1.89 |
| Pole vault details | Yarisley Silva Cuba | 4.75 GR | Fabiana Murer Brazil | 4.70 | Becky Holliday United States | 4.30 |
| Long jump details | Maurren Maggi Brazil | 6.94 SB | Shameka Marshall United States | 6.73 | Caterine Ibargüen Colombia | 6.63 NR |
| Triple jump details | Caterine Ibargüen Colombia | 14.92 GR | Yargelis Savigne Cuba | 14.36 | Mabel Gay Cuba | 14.28 |
| Shot put details | Misleydis González Cuba | 18.57 | Cleopatra Borel-Brown Trinidad and Tobago | 18.46 PB | Michelle Carter United States | 18.09 |
| Discus throw details | Yarelys Barrios Cuba | 66.40 GR | Aretha Thurmond United States | 59.53 | Denia Caballero Cuba | 58.63 |
| Hammer throw details | Yipsi Moreno Cuba | 75.62 GR | Sultana Frizell Canada | 70.11 | Amber Campbell United States | 69.93 |
| Javelin throw details | Alicia DeShasier United States | 58.01 PB | Yainelis Ribeaux Cuba | 56.21 | Yanet Cruz Cuba | 56.19 |
| Heptathlon details | Lucimara da Silva Brazil | 6133 AR, PB | Yasmiany Pedroso Cuba | 5844 | Francia Manzanillo Dominican Republic | 5710 PB |

### Medal table

* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 18 | 6 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 | Brazil | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Mexico* | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Colombia | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Jamaica | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ecuador | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Dominica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 |

## Participation

A total of 668 athletes from 39 countries were entered in the athletics competition. A maximum of two participants were allowed per country for each individual event. Nations were able to enter one competitor who had not achieved the minimum standard performance. To register a second competitor, both athletes needed to have achieved the minimum standard performance.
* Antigua and Barbuda (4)
* Argentina (30)
* Bahamas (13)
* Barbados (4)
* Belize (10)
* Bermuda (2)
* Bolivia (9)
* Brazil (61)
* British Virgin Islands (2)
* Canada (17)
* Cayman Islands (5)
* Chile (19)
* Colombia (39)
* Costa Rica (8)
* Cuba (65)
* Dominica (4)
* Dominican Republic (16)
* Ecuador (23)
* El Salvador (7)
* Grenada (4)
* Guatemala (17)
* Guyana (3)
* Haiti (8)
* Honduras (6)
* Jamaica (33)
* Mexico (59)
* Nicaragua (4)
* Paraguay (6)
* Peru (23)
* Puerto Rico (23)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (6)
* Saint Lucia (2)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
* Suriname (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (13)
* United States (82)
* Uruguay (6)
* Venezuela (24)
* Virgin Islands (7)