# Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games

The athletics competition at the 1975 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico between 13 and 20 October.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s) details | Silvio Leonard Cuba | 10.15A =GR | Hasely Crawford Trinidad and Tobago | 10.21A | Hermes Ramírez Cuba | 10.34A |
| 200 metres (wind: -2.4 m/s) details | James Gilkes Guyana | 20.43A | Larry Brown United States | 20.69A | Mike Sands Bahamas | 20.98A |
| 400 metres details | Ronnie Ray United States | 44.45A GR | Alberto Juantorena Cuba | 44.80A | Delmo da Silva Brazil | 45.53A |
| 800 metres details | Luis Medina Cuba | 1:47.98A | Leandro Civil Cuba | 1:48.75A | Carlos Martínez Mexico | 1:48.78A |
| 1500 metres details | Tony Waldrop United States | 3:45.09A | Carlos Martínez Mexico | 3:45.98A | Luis Medina Cuba | 3:49.84A |
| 5000 metres details | Domingo Tibaduiza Colombia | 14:02.00A | Theodore Castaneda United States | 14:03.20A | Rodolfo Gómez Mexico | 14:05.25A |
| 10,000 metres details | Luis Hernández Mexico | 29:19.28A | Rodolfo Gómez Mexico | 29:21.22A | Domingo Tibaduiza Colombia | 29:25.45A |
| Marathon details | Rigoberto Mendoza Cuba | 2:25:03A | Charles "Chuck" Smead United States | 2:25:32A | Tom Howard Canada | 2:25:46A |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s) details | Alejandro Casañas Cuba | 13.44A | Danny Smith Bahamas | 13.72A | Arnaldo Bristol Puerto Rico | 13.74A |
| 400 metres hurdles details | James King United States | 49.60A | Ralph Mann United States | 50.04A | Dámaso Alfonso Cuba | 50.19A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Mike Manley United States | 9:04.29A | José Romão da Silva Brazil | 9:05.31A | Octavio Guadarrama Mexico | 9:15.00A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Clancy Edwards Larry Brown Donald Merrick Bill Collins | 38.31A GR | Cuba Hermes Ramírez Alejandro Casañas Pablo Montes José Triana | 38.46A | Canada Hugh Fraser Marvin Nash Albin Dukowski Robert Martin | 38.86A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Herman Frazier Robert Taylor Maurice Peoples Ronnie Ray | 3:00.76A | Cuba Eddy Gutiérrez Carlos Álvarez Dámaso Alfonso Alberto Juantorena | 3:02.82A | Canada Glenn Bogue Randy Jackson Brian Saunders Don Domansky | 3:03.92A |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Daniel Bautista Mexico | 1:33:06A | Domingo Colín Mexico | 1:33:59A | Larry Young United States | 1:37:54A |
| High jump details | Tom Woods United States | 2.25A | John Beers Canada | 2.17A | Rick Cuttell Canada | 2.17A |
| Pole vault details | Earl Bell United States | 5.40A GR | Bruce Simpson Canada | 5.20A | Roberto Moré Cuba | 5.20A |
| Long jump details | João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil | 8.19A | Arnie Robinson United States | 7.94A | Al Lanier United States | 7.91A |
| Triple jump details | João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil | 17.89A WR | Tommy Haynes United States | 17.20A | Milan Tiff United States | 16.98A |
| Shot put details | Bruce Pirnie Canada | 19.28A | Bishop Dolegiewicz Canada | 19.18A | Terry Albritton United States | 19.18A |
| Discus throw details | John Powell United States | 62.36A | Julián Morrinson Cuba | 59.88A | Jay Silvester United States | 59.82A |
| Hammer throw details | Larry Hart United States | 66.56A GR | Ángel Cabrera Cuba | 65.24A | Scott Neilson Canada | 64.56A |
| Javelin throw details | Sam Colson United States | 83.82A | Juan Jarvis Cuba | 82.30A | Raúl Fernández Cuba | 72.90A |
| Decathlon details | Bruce Jenner United States | 8045A GR | Fred Dixon United States | 8019A | Jesús Mirabal Cuba | 7582A |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.6 m/s) details | Pamela Jiles United States | 11.38A | Patty Loverock Canada | 11.41A | Marjorie Bailey Canada | 11.42A |
| 200 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) details | Chandra Cheeseborough United States | 22.77A | Pamela Jiles United States | 22.81A | Silvina Pereira Brazil | 23.17A |
| 400 metres details | Joyce Yakubowich Canada | 51.62A GR | Debra Sapenter United States | 52.22A | Lorna Forde Barbados | 52.36A |
| 800 metres details | Kathy Weston United States | 2:04.93A | Abby Hoffman Canada | 2:06.93A | Kathie Hall United States | 2:06.93A |
| 1500 metres details | Jan Merrill United States | 4:18.32A GR | Thelma Wright Canada | 4:22.32A | Abby Hoffman Canada | 4:26.25A |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.3 m/s) details | Edith Noeding Peru | 13.56A NR | Deby LaPlante United States | 13.68A | Marlene Elejalde Cuba | 13.80A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Martha Watson Brenda Morehead Chandra Cheeseborough Pamela Jiles | 42.90A GR | Cuba Marlene Elejarde Silvia Chivás Carmen Valdés Fulgencia Romay | 43.65A | Canada Marjorie Bailey Patty Loverock Joanne McTaggart Joyce Yakubowich | 43.68A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Canada Margaret McGowen Joanne McTaggart Rachelle Campbell Joyce Yakubowich | 3:30.36A GR | United States Sharon Dabney Pat Helms Debra Sapenter Kathy Weston | 3:30.64A | Cuba Eia Cabreja Rosa López Asunción Acosta Aurelia Pentón | 3:31.65A |
| High jump details | Joni Huntley United States | 1.89A | Louise Walker Canada | 1.86A | Andrea Bruce Jamaica | 1.83A |
| Long jump details | Ana Alexander Cuba | 6.63A GR | Martha Watson United States | 6.57A | Kathy McMillan United States | 6.49A |
| Shot put details | María Elena Sarría Cuba | 18.03A =GR | Hilda Ramírez Cuba | 17.28A | Lucette Moreau Canada | 16.98A |
| Discus throw details | Carmen Romero Cuba | 60.16A | María Cristina Betancourt Cuba | 58.52A | Jane Haist Canada | 53.12A |
| Javelin throw details | Sherry Calvert United States | 54.70A | María Beltrán Cuba | 54.36A | Lynn Cannon United States | 48.64A |
| Pentathlon details | Diane Jones Canada | 4673A | Gale Fitzgerald United States | 4486A | Andrea Bruce Jamaica | 4391A |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 19 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 2 | Cuba (CUB) | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |

## Participating nations

* Argentina (18)
* Bahamas (7)
* Barbados (2)
* Bermuda (11)
* Bolivia (2)
* Brazil (22)
* Canada (51)
* Chile (4)
* Colombia (10)
* Costa Rica (3)
* Cuba (46)
* Dominican Republic (13)
* Ecuador (1)
* Guatemala (7)
* Guyana (6)
* Haiti (5)
* Honduras (4)
* Jamaica (20)
* Mexico (31)
* Netherlands Antilles (7)
* Nicaragua (3)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (2)
* Puerto Rico (13)
* Suriname (3)
* Trinidad and Tobago (11)
* United States (69)
* Virgin Islands (1)
* Uruguay (3)