# Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games

The athletics competition at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Robson da Silva Brazil | 10.32 | Andre Cason United States | 10.35 | Jeff Williams United States | 10.48 |
| 200 metres details | Robson da Silva Brazil | 20.15 | Kevin Little United States | 20.63 | Félix Stevens Cuba | 20.76 |
| 400 metres details | Roberto Hernández Cuba | 44.52 | Ian Morris Trinidad and Tobago | 45.24 | Jeff Reynolds United States | 45.81 |
| 800 metres details | Ocky Clark United States | 1:46.91 | Terril Davis United States | 1:46.99 | Tommy Asinga Suriname | 1:47.24 |
| 1500 metres details | José Valente Brazil | 3:42.90 | Bill Burke United States | 3:43.04 | Dan Bertoia Canada | 3:43.71 |
| 5000 metres details | Arturo Barrios Mexico | 13:34.67 | Ignacio Fragoso Mexico | 13:35.83 | Antonio Silio Argentina | 13:45.15 |
| 10,000 metres details | Martín Pitayo Mexico | 29:45.49 | Ángel Rodríguez Cuba | 29:54.41 | Juan Linares Cuba | 30:09.58 |
| Marathon details | Alberto Cuba Cuba | 2:19:27 | José Santana Brazil | 2:19:29 | Radamés González Cuba | 2:23:05 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Cletus Clark United States | 13.71 | Alexis Sánchez Cuba | 13.76 | Elbert Ellis United States | 13.89 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Eronilde Nunes de Araújo Brazil | 49.96 | McClinton Neal United States | 50.05 | Torrance Zellner United States | 50.21 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Adauto Domingues Brazil | 8:36.01 | Ricardo Vera Uruguay | 8:36.83 | Juan Ramón Conde Cuba | 8:37.53 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Cuba Jorge Aguilera Leandro Peñalver Félix Stevens Joel Lamela | 39.08 | Canada Everton Anderson Mike Dwyer Peter Ogilvie Donovan Bailey | 39.95 | U.S. Virgin Islands Derry Pemberton Neville Hodge Keith Smith Kevin Robinson | 41.02 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Cuba Agustín Pavó Héctor Herrera Jorge Valentín Lázaro Martínez | 3:01.93 | United States Clarence Daniel Quincy Watts Jeff Reynolds Gabriel Luke | 3:02.02 | Jamaica Michael Anderson Howard Burnett Seymour Fagan Patrick O'Connor | 3:02.12 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Héctor José Moreno Colombia | 1:24:56 | Joel Sánchez Guerrero Mexico | 1:25:45 | Marcelo Palma Brazil | 1:26:42 |
| 50 kilometres walk details | Carlos Mercenario Mexico | 4:03:09 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Mexico | 4:04:06 | Edel Oliva Cuba | 4:16:27 |
| High jump details | Javier Sotomayor Cuba | 2.35 | Troy Kemp Bahamas | 2.32 | Hollis Conway United States | 2.32 |
| Pole vault details | Pat Manson United States | 5.50 | Doug Wood Canada | 5.35 | Ángel Luis García Cuba | 5.20 |
| Long jump details | Jaime Jefferson Cuba | 8.26 | Llewellyn Starks United States | 8.01 | Iván Pedroso Cuba | 7.96 |
| Triple jump details | Yoelbi Quesada Cuba | 17.06 | Anísio Silva Brazil | 16.72 | Wendell Lawrence Bahamas | 16.69 |
| Shot put details | Gert Weil Chile | 19.47 | Paul Ruiz Cuba | 19.30 | C.J. Hunter United States | 19.08 |
| Discus throw details | Anthony Washington United States | 65.04 | Roberto Moya Cuba | 63.92 | Juan Martínez Cuba | 63.52 |
| Hammer throw details | Jim Driscoll United States | 72.78 | Jud Logan United States | 70.32 | René Díaz Cuba | 68.36 |
| Javelin throw details | Ramón González Cuba | 79.12 | Mike Barnett United States | 77.40 | Luis Lucumí Colombia | 77.38 |
| Decathlon details | Pedro da Silva Brazil | 7762 | Eugenio Balanqué Cuba | 7726 | Sheldon Blockburger United States | 7363 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Liliana Allen Cuba | 11.39 | Chryste Gaines United States | 11.46 | Beverly McDonald Jamaica | 11.52 |
| 200 metres details | Liliana Allen Cuba | 23.11 | Ximena Restrepo Colombia | 23.16 | Merlene Frazer Jamaica | 23.48 |
| 400 metres details | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | 49.61 | Ximena Restrepo Colombia | 50.14 AR | Jearl Miles United States | 50.82 |
| 800 metres details | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | 1:58.71 | Alisa Hill United States | 1:59.99 | Celeste Halliday United States | 2:01.41 |
| 1500 metres details | Alisa Hill United States | 4:13.12 | Letitia Vriesde Suriname | 4:16.75 | Sarah Howell Canada | 4:17.55 |
| 3000 metres details | Sabrina Dornhoefer United States | 9:16.15 | María del Carmen Díaz Mexico | 9:19.05 | Carmem de Oliveira Brazil | 9:19.18 |
| 10,000 metres details | María del Carmen Díaz Mexico | 34:21.13 | Lisa Harvey Canada | 34:25.52 | María Luisa Servín Mexico | 34:55.94 |
| Marathon details | Olga Appell Mexico | 2:43:36 | Maribel Durruty Cuba | 2:46:04 | Emperatriz Wilson Cuba | 2:48:48 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Aliuska López Cuba | 12.99 | Odalys Adams Cuba | 13.06 | Arnita Myricks United States | 13.23 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Lency Montelier Cuba | 57.34 | Deon Hemmings Jamaica | 57.54 | Tonja Buford United States | 57.81 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Jamaica Cheryl-Ann Phillips Merlene Frazer Beverly McDonald Dahlia Duhaney | 43.79 | Cuba Eusebia Riquelme Idalmis Bonne Julia Duporty Liliana Allen | 44.31 | United States Arnita Myricks Anita Howard LaMonda Miller Chryste Gaines | 44.62 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Natasha Kaiser Tasha Downing Maicel Malone Jearl Miles | 3:24.21 | Cuba Julia Duporty Odalmis Limonta Nancy McLeón Ana Fidelia Quirot | 3:24.91 | Jamaica Vivienne Spence-Gardner Cathy Rattray-Williams Sandie Richards Inez Turner | 3:28.33 |
| 10,000 metres walk details | Graciela Mendoza Mexico | 46:41.56 | Debbi Lawrence United States | 46:51.53 | Maricela Chávez Mexico | 47:44.73 |
| High jump details | Ioamnet Quintero Cuba | 1.88 | María del Carmen García Cuba | 1.85 | Jan Wohlschlag United States | 1.80 |
| Long jump details | Diane Guthrie-Gresham Jamaica | 6.64 | Eloína Echevarría Cuba | 6.60w | Julie Bright United States | 6.53w |
| Shot put details | Belsy Laza Cuba | 18.87 | Connie Price-Smith United States | 18.30 | Ramona Pagel United States | 17.76 |
| Discus throw details | Bárbara Hechevarría Cuba | 63.50 | Hilda Ramos Cuba | 63.38 | Lacy Barnes United States | 60.32 |
| Javelin throw details | Dulce García Cuba | 64.78 | Donna Mayhew United States | 58.44 | Herminia Bouza Cuba | 56.70 |
| Heptathlon details | DeDee Nathan United States | 5778 | Sharon Hanson United States | 5770 | Magalys García Cuba | 5690 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Country | | | | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 18 | 12 | 12 | 42 |
| 2 | United States | 9 | 15 | 16 | 40 |
| 3 | Mexico | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Brazil | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Colombia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Suriname | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| — | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| — | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| — | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda (2)
* Argentina (12)
* Bahamas (8)
* Barbados (6)
* Belize (7)
* Bermuda (8)
* Bolivia (6)
* Brazil (21)
* British Virgin Islands (4)
* Canada (47)
* Chile (9)
* Colombia (12)
* Costa Rica (4)
* Cuba (75)
* Grenada (2)
* Guatemala (5)
* Guyana (3)
* Haiti (3)
* Honduras (2)
* Jamaica (29)
* Mexico (21)
* Nicaragua (4)
* Panama (3)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (3)
* Puerto Rico (10)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (6)
* El Salvador (2)
* Suriname (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (10)
* United States (84)
* Virgin Islands (10)
* Uruguay (7)
* Venezuela (6)