# 1986 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships

The 4th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held at Showalter Stadium in Winter Park, Florida, on July 4–6, 1986.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 251 athletes from about 25 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Argentina (7), Bahamas (7), Barbados (5), Bermuda (5), Brazil (16), British Virgin Islands (1), Canada (55), Cayman Islands (1), Chile (4), Colombia (4), Costa Rica (1), Cuba (34), Ecuador (2), Grenada (1), Guyana (2), Jamaica (9), Mexico (6), Panama (2), Paraguay (2), Peru (3), Puerto Rico (7), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Turks and Caicos Islands (5), United States (69).

## 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 | Stanley Kerr (USA) | 10.20 | Mike Marsh (USA) | 10.23 | Luis Smith (PAN) | 10.53 |
| 200 metres | Roberto Hernández (CUB) | 20.83 | Derrick Florence (USA) | 21.64 | Eulogio Mordoche (CUB) | 21.78 |
| 400 metres | Roberto Hernández (CUB) | 45.64 | Clifton Campbell (USA) | 46.43 | Eulogio Mordoche (CUB) | 46.63 |
| 800 metres | Manuel Balmaceda (CHI) | 1:50.41 | Anthony Christie (JAM) | 1:51.07 | Eduardo Carrera (MEX) | 1:51.39 |
| 1500 metres | Carson Hoeft (USA) | 3:51.10 | John Quade (USA) | 3:51.37 | Richard Charett (CAN) | 3:52.10 |
| 5000 metres | Greg Anderson (CAN) | 14:12.54 | Ignacio Fragoso (MEX) | 14:18.31 | Ángel Rodríguez (CUB) | 14:23.51 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Ángel Rodríguez (CUB) | 5:41.64 | José Pestana (CUB) | 5:44.05 | Steve Conwell (CAN) | 5:45.24 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Emilio Valle (CUB) | 14.16 | Jamie Hence (USA) | 14.30 | Herman Clark (USA) | 14.55 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Emilio Valle (CUB) | 51.33 | Kevin Mason (USA) | 51.60 | Michael Graham (USA) | 51.99 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Mike Marsh Derrick Florence William Reed Stanley Kerr | 39.76 | Cuba ? ? Roberto Hernández Joel Isasi | 40.62 | Bahamas ? Mark Johnson Glendale Miller Michael Newbold | 40.76 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Luis Cadogan Eulogio Mordoche Ramiro González Roberto Hernández | 3:04.30 | United States Clois Carter Chip Rish Percy Waddle Clifton Campbell | 3:05.44 | Jamaica | 3:06.46 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Carlos Mercenario (MEX) | 43:06.80 | Benoît Gauthier (CAN) | 47:16.19 | Mario Álvarez (CUB) | 48:07.28 |
| High jump | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) | 2.27 | Hollis Conway (USA) | 2.24 | Joey Johnson (USA) | 2.12 |
| Pole vault | Tim McMichael (USA) | 4.80 | Pat Manson (USA) | 4.80 | Miguel Saldarriaga (COL) | 4.70 |
| Long jump | Scott Sanders (USA) | 7.74 | Lisandro Milhet (CUB) | 7.51 | Rod Tolbert (USA) | 7.51 |
| Triple jump | Juan Miguel López (CUB) | 16.49 | Brian Wellman (BER) | 16.18 | Dudson Higgins (BAH) | 16.11 |
| Shot put | Tonyo Sylvester (USA) | 16.94 | Darren Crawford (USA) | 16.08 | Delore Lakusta (CAN) | 15.92 |
| Discus throw | Brent Patera (USA) | 51.78 | Alexis Elizalde (CUB) | 50.88 | Steven Yates (USA) | 49.30 |
| Hammer throw | Eldon Pfeiffer (CAN) | 61.24 | René Díaz (CUB) | 60.18 | Adrián Marzo (ARG) | 56.16 |
| Javelin throw | Juan Oxamendi (CUB) | 70.84 | Jorge Hernández (CUB) | 70.10 | Roy Seidmeyer (USA) | 69.26 |
| Decathlon | Miguel Valle (CUB) | 6900 | Shawn Collins (USA) | 6213 | Leonard Richardson (SKN) | 5230 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Caryl Smith (USA) | 11.56w | Maicel Malone (USA) | 11.58w | Katie Anderson (CAN) | 11.69w |
| 200 metres | Carlette Guidry (USA) | 23.73 | Maicel Malone (USA) | 23.97 | Ximena Restrepo (COL) | 24.54 |
| 400 metres | Sandie Richards (JAM) | 52.48 | Janeene Vickers (USA) | 52.66 | Tasha Downing (USA) | 53.61 |
| 800 metres | Andrea Thomas (JAM) | 2:07.33 | Jasmin Jones (USA) | 2:07.80 | Maura Savón (CUB) | 2:07.93 |
| 1500 metres | Suzy Favor (USA) | 4:26.84 | Susannah Beck (USA) | 4:33.46 | Maura Savón (CUB) | 4:33.52 |
| 3000 metres | Maricarmen Díaz (MEX) | 9:42.49 | Heather Ostic (CAN) | 9:42.96 | Kim Widener (USA) | 9:45.81 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Yolanda Johnson (USA) | 13.38 | Aliuska López (CUB) | 13.53 | Tanya Davis (USA) | 14.06 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jill McDermid (CAN) | 59.62 | Shawn Moore (USA) | 60.67 | Kellie Roberts (USA) | 60.76 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Carlette Guidry Caryl Smith Denise Liles Maicel Malone | 44.62 | Canada | 46.00 | Jamaica | 46.37 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States Gisele Harris Kandice Princhett Tasha Downing Janeene Vickers | 3:35.81 | Canada | 3:40.26 | Jamaica | 3:41.56 |
| 3000 metres Track Walk | Laura Rigutto (CAN) | 15:16.83 | Edith Monetit (CAN) | 15:34.45 | Deirdre Collier (USA) | 15:46.82 |
| High jump | Fernanda Mosquera (COL) | 1.80 | Holly Kelly (USA) | 1.76 | Karen DiDonato (USA) | 1.76 |
| Long jump | Carlette Guidry (USA) | 6.42 | Tonya Sedwick (USA) | 6.22 | Niurka Montalvo (CUB) | 5.95w |
| Shot put | Brandi Gail (USA) | 14.10 | Idalmis Leyva (CUB) | 13.77 | Amy Werkowski (USA) | 13.41 |
| Discus throw | Idalmis Leyva (CUB) | 51.98 | Tracy Crawford (USA) | 48.08 | Michelle Brotherton (CAN) | 48.06 |
| Javelin throw | Xiomara Rivero (CUB) | 60.86 | Isel López (CUB) | 53.36 | Jane Woodhead (USA) | 49.26 |
| Heptathlon | Kelly-Anne Kempf (CAN) | 5045 | Peggy Odita (USA) | 5013 | Pam Connell (USA) | 4767 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States* | 15 | 21 | 15 | 51 |
| 2 | Cuba | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 |