# Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games

The athletics competition at the 1971 Pan American Games was held in Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia. At almost exactly 1000 metres elevation, all the marks from this meet marginally qualify as "altitude assisted."

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) details | Don Quarrie Jamaica | 10.29 | Lennox Miller Jamaica | 10.32 | Del Meriwether United States | 10.34 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s) details | Don Quarrie Jamaica | 19.86 GR | Marshall Dill United States | 20.39 | Edwin Roberts Trinidad and Tobago | 20.39 |
| 400 metres details | John Smith United States | 44.60 GR | Fred Newhouse United States | 45.09 | Fernando Acevedo Peru | 45.30 NR |
| 800 metres details | Ken Swenson United States | 1:48.08 GR | Art Sandison United States | 1:48.42 | Byron Dyce Jamaica | 1:48.42 |
| 1500 metres details | Marty Liquori United States | 3:42.10 GR | Bill Smart Canada | 3:43.39 | Jim Crawford United States | 3:43.76 |
| 5000 metres details | Steve Prefontaine United States | 13:52.53 | Steve Stageberg United States | 14:00.76 | Mario Pérez Mexico | 14:03.98 |
| 10,000 metres details | Frank Shorter United States | 28:50.83 GR | Juan Martínez Mexico | 29:05.07 | Álvaro Mejía Colombia | 29:06.97 |
| Marathon details | Frank Shorter United States | 2:22:40 | José García Mexico | 2:26:30 | Hernán Barreneche Colombia | 2:27:19 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +4.5 m/s) details | Rod Milburn United States | 13.46w | Arnaldo Bristol Puerto Rico | 13.81w | Juan Morales Cuba | 13.85w |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Ralph Mann United States | 49.11 GR | Jim Seymour United States | 50.36 | Jacinto Hidalgo Venezuela | 51.68 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Mike Manley United States | 8:42.27 | Sidney Sink United States | 8:42.90 | Héctor Villanueva Mexico | 8:46.09 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Jamaica Alfred Daley Carl Lawson Lennox Miller Don Quarrie | 39.28 | Cuba Barbaro Bandomo Pablo Montes Juan Morales Hermes Ramírez | 39.84 | United States Willie Deckard Marshall Dill Ron Draper Rod Milburn | 39.84 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Dale Alexander Fred Newhouse Tommy Turner John Smith | 3:00.63 GR | Jamaica Leighton Priestley Trevor Campbell Alfred Daley Garth Case | 3:03.98 | Trinidad and Tobago Edwin Roberts Ben Cayenne Kent Bernard Trevor James | 3:04.58 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Goetz Klopfer United States | 1:37:30 | Tom Dooley United States | 1:38:16 | José Oliveros Mexico | 1:40:26 |
| 50 kilometres walk details | Larry Young United States | 4:38:31 | Gabriel Hernández Mexico | 4:38:46 | John Knifton United States | 4:42:15 |
| High jump details | Pat Matzdorf United States | 2.10 m | Wilf Wedmann Canada | 2.10 m | Luis Arbulú Peru | 2.05 m |
| Pole vault details | Jan Johnson United States | 5.33 m | David Roberts United States | 5.20 m | Bruce Simpson Canada | 4.90 m |
| Long jump details | Arnie Robinson United States | 8.02 m | James "Bouncy" Moore United States | 7.98 m | Mike Mason Canada | 7.65 m |
| Triple jump details | Pedro Pérez Cuba | 17.40 m WR | Nelson Prudêncio Brazil | 16.82 m | John Craft United States | 16.32 m |
| Shot put details | Al Feuerbach United States | 19.76 m | Karl Salb United States | 19.10 m | Mike Mercer Canada | 18.01 m |
| Discus throw details | Dick Drescher United States | 62.26 m GR | Tim Vollmer United States | 61.06 m | Ain Roost Canada | 58.06 m |
| Hammer throw details | Al Hall United States | 65.84 m GR | George Frenn United States | 65.68 m | Darwin Piñeyrúa Uruguay | 61.54 m |
| Javelin throw details | Cary Feldmann United States | 81.52 m GR | Bill Skinner United States | 80.36 m | Amado Morales Puerto Rico | 76.14 m |
| Decathlon details | Rick Wanamaker United States | 7648 pts | Russ Hodge United States | 7314 pts | Jesús Mirabal Cuba | 7295 pts |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +3.0 m/s) details | Iris Davis United States | 11.25w | Stephanie Berto Canada | 11.40w | Silvia Chivás Cuba | 11.47w |
| 200 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) details | Stephanie Berto Canada | 23.57 =GR | Fulgencia Romay Cuba | 23.70 | Esther Stroy United States | 23.82 |
| 400 metres details | Marilyn Neufville Jamaica | 52.34 GR | Carmen Trustée Cuba | 52.89 | Yvonne Saunders Jamaica | 53.13 |
| 800 metres details | Abby Hoffman Canada | 2:05.54 | Doris Brown United States | 2:05.90 | Penny Werthner Canada | 2:06.32 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +4.4 m/s) details | Patty Johnson United States | 13.19w | Marlene Elejalde Cuba | 13.54w | Penny May Canada | 13.70w |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Orien Brown Pat Hawkins Mattiline Render Iris Davis | 44.59 | Cuba Silvia Chivás Marlene Elejarde Fulgencia Romay Carmen Valdés | 45.01 | Colombia Aida Ortíz Ana Maquilón Elsy Rivas Juana Mosquera | 45.99 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Esther Stroy Mavis Laing Gwen Norman Cheryl Toussaint | 3:32.45 GR | Cuba Beatriz Castillo Marcela Chibás Aurelia Pentón Carmen Trustée | 3:34.04 | Jamaica Beverly Franklin Ruth Williams Yvonne Saunders Marilyn Neufville | 3:34.05 |
| High jump details | Debbie Brill Canada | 1.85 m GR | Audrey Reid Jamaica | 1.75 m | Andrea Bruce Jamaica | 1.70 m |
| Long jump details | Brenda Eisler Canada | 6.34 m GR | Silvina Pereira Brazil | 6.35 m | Marina Samuells Cuba | 6.14 m |
| Shot put details | Lynn Graham United States | 15.76 m GR | Grecia Hamilton Cuba | 14.63 m | Rosa Molina Chile | 14.50 m |
| Discus throw details | Carmen Romero Cuba | 57.20 m GR | María Cristina Betancourt Cuba | 51.76 m | Carol Martin Canada | 50.04 m |
| Javelin throw details | Tomasa Núñez Cuba | 54.02 m GR | Sherry Calvert United States | 51.52 m | Roberta Brown United States | 50.94 m |
| Pentathlon details | Debbie Van Kiekebelt Canada | 4290 pts | Penny May Canada | 4112 pts | Aída dos Santos Brazil | 3887 pts |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 25 | 16 | 7 | 48 |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Brazil | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |

## Participating nations

* Argentina (25)
* Bahamas (5)
* Barbados (2)
* Bermuda (1)
* Brazil (16)
* Canada (41)
* Chile (12)
* Colombia (29)
* Costa Rica (3)
* Cuba (44)
* Dominican Republic (7)
* Ecuador (1)
* Guatemala (4)
* Guyana (2)
* Haiti (3)
* Jamaica (18)
* Mexico (19)
* Nicaragua (5)
* Panama (3)
* Peru (12)
* Puerto Rico (12)
* El Salvador (1)
* Suriname (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (11)
* United States (69)
* Virgin Islands (3)
* Uruguay (3)
* Venezuela (22)