# 1984 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships

The 3rd Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held in Nassau, Bahamas, on August 23–25, 1984.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 219 athletes from about 14 countries: Argentina (3), Bahamas (33), Bermuda (2), Brazil (14), Canada (59), Colombia (2), Ecuador (3), Jamaica (14), Martinique (2), Mexico (11), Panama (5), Puerto Rico (2), United States (68), Venezuela (1).

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published. Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Joe DeLoach (USA) | 10.43w | Jason Leach (USA) | 10.44w | William Trott (BER) | 10.52w |
| 200 metres | Joe DeLoach (USA) | 20.94w | Courtney Brown (CAN) | 21.07w | Anthony Mahone (USA) | 21.34w |
| 400 metres | Dennis Mitchell (USA) | 46.83 | Andrew Valmon (USA) | 46.94 | Bernard Whyte (CAN) | 47.20 |
| 800 metres | Joey Bunch (USA) | 1:48.55 | Luis Migueles (ARG) | 1:48.67 | Kevin Wiseman (CAN) | 1:51.77 |
| 1500 metres | Charles Marsala (USA) | 3:49.81 | Luis Migueles (ARG) | 3:50.93 | John Castellano (CAN) | 3:53.52 |
| 5000 metres | John Castellano (CAN) | 14:16.18 | Roberto López (MEX) | 14:16.21 | Bob Rice (CAN) | 14:23.16 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Roberto López (MEX) | 5:52.2 | Karl Van Calcar (USA) | 5:52.6 | Bob Rice (CAN) | 6:02.9 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Arthur Blake (USA) | 14.02w | Mark Boyd (USA) | 14.13w | Lyndon Campos (BRA) | 14.50w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Kevin Henderson (USA) | 51.05 | Belfred Clark (USA) | 51.55 | Neville Douglas (CAN) | 52.17 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Greg Sholars Kevin Robinzine Jason Leach Joe DeLoach | 40.09 | Canada D'Arcy Kay David Wilkinson Courtney Brown Bernard Whyte | 40.77 | Bahamas Joey Wells Byron Ferguson Mark Johnson Oscar Skippings | 41.91 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States Mike Spangler Dennis Mitchell Kevin Robinzine Andrew Valmon | 3:07.59 | Canada Bernard Whyte Neville Douglas John Graham Ron Richards | 3:08.32 | Bahamas Oscar Skippings Byron Ferguson Sean Burrows Steven Smith | 3:17.18 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Carlos Mercenario (MEX) | 48:51.7 | Tony Engelhardt (USA) | 50:48.8 | Dave McGovern (USA) | 51:54.5 |
| High jump | Dothel Edwards (USA) | 2.21 | Mark Reed (USA) | 2.15 | Troy Kemp (BAH) Fernando Pastoriza (ARG) | 2.10 |
| Pole vault | Doug Fraley (USA) | 5.28 | Brandon Richards (USA) | 5.07 | Bob Lindsay (CAN) | 4.87 |
| Long jump | Joey Wells (BAH) | 7.89 | Marcus Barros (BRA) | 7.58 | Joseph Richardson (USA) | 7.38 |
| Triple jump | John Tillman (USA) | 16.61 | Kenny Harrison (USA) | 16.05 | Wendell Lawrence (BAH) | 15.26 |
| Shot put | José de Souza (BRA) | 17.09 | Gary LeJambre (USA) | 16.95 | Rob Venier (CAN) | 16.88 |
| Discus throw | José de Souza (BRA) | 47.64 | Jess Grigg (USA) | 47.22 | Peter Massfeller (CAN) | 45.16 |
| Hammer throw | John Thomas (USA) | 51.22 | Eldon Pfeiffer (CAN) | 50.48 | Alan Lareau (USA) | 50.24 |
| Javelin throw | Robert Amabile (USA) | 73.14 | Mike Olma (CAN) | 68.20 | Bruce Bacchiocchi (USA) | 66.80 |
| Decathlon | Steve Klassen (USA) | 7323 | Pedro da Silva (BRA) | 7048 | Ron McPhee (BAH) | 6710 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Katie Anderson (CAN) | 11.60w | Denise Liles (USA) | 11.62w | Gail Devers (USA) | 11.68w |
| 200 metres | Denise Liles (USA) | 23.90w | Pamela Qualls (USA) | 23.94w | Rosey Edeh (CAN) | 23.98w |
| 400 metres | Andrea Thomas (JAM) | 52.57 | Chewaukii Knighten (USA) | 53.03 | Tanya McIntosh (USA) | 53.13 |
| 800 metres | Elsie Braithwaite (CAN) | 2:07.1 | Kerri Zaleski (USA) | 2:07.5 | Andrea Thomas (JAM) | 2:09.2 |
| 1500 metres | Suzy Favor (USA) | 4:19.46 | Robyn Meagher (CAN) | 4:21.8 | Brenda Shackleton (CAN) | 4:23.63 |
| 3000 metres | Brenda Shackleton (CAN) | 9:26.7 | Kristen Perini (USA) | 9:29.4 | Genoveva Domínguez (MEX) | 9:30.9 |
| 100 metres hurdles | LaVonna Martin (USA) | 13.55 | Yolande Jones (CAN) | 13.98 | Nancy McCuaig (CAN) | 14.21 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Leslie Maxie (USA) | 58.38 | Donalda Duprey (CAN) | 58.99 | Carmelle Hunka (CAN) | 60.00 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Andrea Bush Pam Qualls Gail Devers Denise Liles | 45.13 | Bahamas Tanya Woodside Joan Major Cheryl Munroe Sheena Sturrup | 47.19 | Brazil Aline Figueirêdo Orlane dos Santos Mônica Rocha Jucilene Garcês | 49.50 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States Julie Johnson Tanya McIntosh Chewuakii Knighten Leslie Maxie | 3:36.69 | Canada Gail Harris Lisa Kroll C. Samuels Rosey Edeh | 3:38.68 | Bahamas Sheena Sturrup Joan Major Mariska Stubbs Dornel Butler | 3:55.35 |
| 3000 metres Track Walk | Sybil Perez (USA) | 15:05.4 | María Colín (MEX) | 15:06.1 | Céline Giguère (CAN) | 15:46.1 |
| High jump | Lisa Bernhagen (USA) | 1.89 | Latrese Johnson (USA) | 1.86 | Orlane dos Santos (BRA) | 1.86 |
| Long jump | Wendy Brown (USA) | 6.10 | Claire Connor (USA) | 5.95 | Christina Ignacz (CAN) | 5.90 |
| Shot put | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 14.93 | Carla Garrett (USA) | 14.56 | Jill Palmer (USA) | 14.30 |
| Discus throw | Carla Garrett (USA) | 48.78 | Colleen Rosensteel (USA) | 47.70 | María Isabel Urrutia (COL) | 42.98 |
| Javelin throw | Michelle Olivera (USA) | 54.12 | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 53.50 | Cheryl Coker (CAN) | 48.54 |
| Heptathlon | Orlane dos Santos (BRA) | 5344 | France Nault (CAN) | 5077 | Pamela Doggett (USA) | 4967 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Bahamas)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 26 | 20 | 9 | 55 |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Bahamas* | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Mexico | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 115 |