# 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships

The 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships was the nineteenth edition of the biennial track and field competition for under-20 athletes from the Americas, organised by the Association of Panamerican Athletics. It was held in Trujillo, Peru, at the Mansiche Sports Complex from 21 to 23 July. The United States topped the medal table with 54 medals total including 22 gold.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres -0.4 m/s | Tarrick Brock United States | 10.45 | Paulo André de Oliveira Brazil | 10.46 | Felipe dos Santos Brazil | 10.47 |
| 200 metres +0.5 m/s | Christopher Taylor Jamaica | 20.38 | Tyrese Cooper United States | 20.59 | Derick Silva Brazil | 20.77 |
| 400 metres | Jamal Walton Cayman Islands | 44.99 CR, NR | Josephus Lyles United States | 45.30 | Zachary Shinnick United States | 45.98 |
| 800 metres | Ryan Sánchez Puerto Rico | 1:46.41 CR | Marco Arop Canada | 1:47.08 | Italo de Araujo Brazil | 1:49.87 |
| 1500 metres | Eric Van Der Els United States | 3:43.16 | Kyle Madden Canada | 3:44.19 | Cooper Teare United States | 3:46.46 |
| 5000 metres | Carlos Hernández Colombia | 14:53.93 | Thomas Fafard Canada | 14:55.35 | Yuri Labra Peru | 14:57.11 |
| 10,000 metres | Steven Cross United States | 32:09.66 | Aidan Reed United States | 32:10.15 | Yuri Labra Peru | 32:13.33 |
| 110 metres hurdles (99 cm) -1.6 m/s | Eric Edwards United States | 13.33 | Anastasios Eliopo Canada | 13.36 | Joseph Anderson United States | 13.43 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Quincy Hall United States | 49.02 CR | Fernando Arodi Vega Mexico | 49.96 | Cory Poole United States | 50.14 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Jean-Simon Desgagnes Canada | 8:56.57 | Nathan Mylenek United States | 9:00.70 | Edwar Condori Peru | 9:03.22 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | United States Anthony Schwartz Cravont Charleston Sean Hooper Tarrick Brock | 39.33 | Jamaica Carey McLeod Christopher Taylor Ashanie Smith Anthony Carpenter | 39.74 | Trinidad and Tobago Akanni Hislop Jalen Purcell Tyrell Edwards Jerod Elcock | 39.90 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | United States Zachary Shinnick Josephus Lyles Brian Herron Sean Hooper | 3:00.33 WU20R | Jamaica Shemar Chambers Anthony Carpenter Javauney James Christopher Taylor | 3:03.77 | Trinidad and Tobago Zidan Martin Judah Taylor Terry Frederick Jacob St. Clair | 3:10.36 |
| 10,000 m track walk | David Hurta Ecuador | 40:37.64 | Andrés Olivas Mexico | 40:45.31 | Jhonathan Amores Ecuador | 42:03.53 |
| High jump | Roberto Vílches Mexico | 2.21 | Jermaine Francis Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.19 | Justice Summerset United States | 2.19 |
| Pole vault | Tate Curran United States | 5.20 | Natán Rivera El Salvador | 5.10 | Josué Gutiérrez Peru | 5.00 |
| Long jump | Ja'Mari Ward United States | 7.77w | Gabriel Oliveira Brazil | 7.73 | Holland Martin Bahamas | 7.66 |
| Triple jump | Arturo Rodríguez Cuba | 15.93 | Joe Javier Mendez Ecuador | 15.52 | Isaiah Griffith United States | 15.50 |
| Shot put (6 kg) | Jordan Geist United States | 22.02 CR | Kevin Nedrick Jamaica | 20.34 | Adrian Piperi United States | 20.26 |
| Discus throw (1.75 kg) | Claudio Romero Chile | 62.09 | Turner Washington United States | 61.30 | Kevin Nedrick Jamaica | 58.86 |
| Hammer throw (6 kg) | Joshua Hernandez United States | 72.55 | Miguel Zamora Cuba | 72.03 | Alencar Pereira Brazil | 67.14 |
| Javelin throw | Pedro Henrique Rodrigues Brazil | 74.58 | Ronny Cedeño Cuba | 70.69 | Liam Christensen United States | 67.25 |
| Decathlon (junior) | George Patrick United States | 7514 | Kyle Garland United States | 7212 | Jordan de Souza Brazil | 7036 |
| 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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres -0.3 m/s | Khalifa St. Fort Trinidad and Tobago | 11.32 | Rebekah Smith United States | 11.55 | Symone Mason United States | 11.62 |
| 200 metres +0.9 m/s | Ashlan Best Canada | 23.27 | Symone Mason United States | 23.42 | Gabriele Cunningham United States | 23.60 |
| 400 metres | Roxana Gomez Cuba | 51.46 CR | Jaevin Reed United States | 51.71 | Kyra Constantine Canada | 52.63 |
| 800 metres | Victoria Tachinski Canada | 2:04.22 | Jazz Shukla Canada | 2:04.52 | Caitlin Collier United States | 2:05.26 |
| 1500 metres | Lucia Stafford Canada | 4:21.70 | Laura Parkinson Canada | 4:25.03 | Michelle Magnani United States | 4:25.65 |
| 3000 metres | Taylor Werner United States | 9:16.12 | Taryn O'Neill Canada | 9:22.05 | Sevanne Ghazarian Canada | 9:23.73 |
| 5000 metres | Laura Dickinson Canada | 16:39.50 | María de Jesús Ruiz Mexico | 16:41.01 | Samantha Drop United States | 16:44.01 |
| 100 metres hurdles +0.4 m/s | Tia Jones United States | 13.01 | Tara Davis United States | 13.05 | Maribel Caicedo Ecuador | 13.41 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Brandee Johnson United States | 56.65 | Xahria Santiago Canada | 57.01 | Masai Russell United States | 57.55 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Sarah Edwards United States | 10:10.68 | Alondra Negron Puerto Rico | 10:13.73 | Alexandra Harris United States | 10:14.76 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | United States Gabriele Cunningham Rebekah Smith Sha'Carri Richardson Tara Davis | 44.07 | Jamaica Amoi Brown Aneka Brisset Kasheika Cameron Patrice Moody | 44.92 | Canada Shyvonne Roxborough Ashlan Best Eunice Boateng Keira Galloway | 45.14 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | United States Syaira Richardson Jaevin Reed Arria Minor Takyera Roberson | 3:28.57 CR | Canada Xahria Santiago Victoria Tachinski Ashlan Best Kyra Constantine | 3:33.19 | Ecuador Deyanira Ortiz Josselyn Montiel Coraima Cortez Tania Caicedo | 3:46.57 |
| 10,000 m track walk | Alegna González Mexico | 44:43.89 CR | María Montoya Colombia | 45:52.92 | Evelyn Inga Peru | 47:18.71 |
| High jump | María Fernanda Murillo Colombia | 1.85 | Jelena Rowe United States | 1.82 | Mikella Oatis Canada | 1.82 |
| Long jump | Tara Davis United States | 6.51 | Tissanna Hickling Jamaica | 6.36 | Tyra Gittens Trinidad and Tobago | 6.22 |
| Triple jump | Davisleidis Velazco Cuba | 13.59 | Jaimie Robinson United States | 13.32 | Jasmine Moore United States | 13.25 |
| Shot put | Alyssa Wilson United States | 17.70 | María Fernanda Orozco Mexico | 16.57 | Samantha Noening United States | 15.66 |
| Discus throw | Laulauga Collins United States | 59.29 | Alma Pollorena Mexico | 53.68 | Gabrielle Rains Canada | 53.06 |
| Hammer throw | Camryn Rogers Canada | 63.42 | Ayamey Medina Cuba | 62.18 | Mariana García Chile | 58.90 |
| Javelin throw | Yuleixi Angulo Ecuador | 52.30 | Fabielle Samira Ferreira Brazil | 51.15 | Katelyn Gochenour United States | 50.56 |
| Heptathlon | Adriana Rodríguez Cuba | 5733 CR | Ariel Okorie United States | 5253 | Dallyssa Huggins Canada | 5237 |
| 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

* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 22 | 14 | 18 | 54 |
| 2 | Canada | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Cuba | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Mexico | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Colombia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Jamaica | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Brazil | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Peru* | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 16 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |