# 1980 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships

The 1st Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held in Sudbury, Ontario, on August 29–31, 1980.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 217 athletes from about 17 countries: Argentina (3), Bahamas (7), Barbados (2), Bermuda (4), Brazil (15), Canada (58), Chile (4), Dominican Republic (12), Guatemala (6), Guyana (2), Jamaica (7), Mexico (8), Panama (1), Suriname (2), Trinidad and Tobago (6), United States (67), Venezuela (13).

## 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 | Carl Lewis (USA) | 10.43 | Calvin Smith (USA) | 10.51 | Tony Sharpe (CAN) | 10.56 |
| 200 metres | Carl Lewis (USA) | 20.72w | Calvin Smith (USA) | 20.94w | Héctor Daley (PAN) | 20.98w |
| 400 metres | Héctor Daley (PAN) | 46.12 | Bill Hartson (USA) | 47.12 | Tim Bethune (CAN) | 47.22 |
| 800 metres | Joaquim Cruz (BRA) | 1:47.85 | John Marshall (USA) | 1:48.44 | Doug Wournell (CAN) | 1:49.34 |
| 1500 metres | Joaquim Cruz (BRA) | 3:49.96 | Doug Wournell (CAN) | 3:50.93 | Vince Draddy (USA) | 3:51.39 |
| 5000 metres | Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 14:53.30 | John Zishka (USA) | 14:53.78 | Dennis Stark (CAN) | 15:02.51 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Rich Garcia (USA) | 5:43.2 | Rafael Colmenares (VEN) | 5:44.6 | Arturo Barrios (MEX) | 5:46.0 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Rodney Wilson (USA) | 13.71 | Cletus Clark (USA) | 14.13 | Mark McKoy (CAN) | 14.42 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Elías de Fonseca (BRA) | 50.70 | Don Ward (USA) | 52.14 | Eric Spence (CAN) | 53.37 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Carl Lewis Ken Robinson Calvin Smith Raymond Threatt | 39.61 | Jamaica Al Lawrence Earle Laing Richard Lee Leroy Reid | 40.95 | Canada Michael Dwyer Ben Johnson Tony Sharpe Chris Brandy | 41.11 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States Bill Hartson Jeffrey White Zeke Jefferson Jeff Hill | 3:08.60 | Canada Clement Grant Tim Bethune Tom Hinds Eric Spence | 3:13.17 | Venezuela Douglas Murillo Oswaldo Zea Aaron Phillips Luis Lizardi | 3:16.59 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Marcelino Colín (MEX) | 43:32.20 | Guillaume Leblanc (CAN) | 43:39.45 | François Lapointe (CAN) | 46:55.88 |
| High jump | Lee Balkin (USA) | 2.21 | Noel McIntyre (CAN) | 2.10 | Ron Jones (USA) Delroy Poyser (JAM) | 2.05 |
| Pole vault | Dave Woolley (CAN) | 4.60 | Marcelo Cibié (CHI) | 4.45 | Bob Ferguson (CAN) | 4.30 |
| Long jump | Larry Clemons (USA) | 7.52 | Jake Howard (USA) | 7.12 | Michel Boutet (CAN) | 7.00 |
| Triple jump | Simon Ware (USA) | 15.28 | Dwayne Rudd (USA) | 15.18 | Lyndon Sands (BAH) | 15.05 |
| Shot put | Scott Jennings (USA) | 17.05 | Johnny Neilsen (CAN) | 16.99 | John Brenner (USA) | 16.57 |
| Discus throw | Lance Deal (USA) | 56.18 | Alan Baginski (USA) | 51.14 | Kevin Tait (CAN) | 45.60 |
| Hammer throw | Pedro Rivail Atílio (BRA) | 57.56 | Alan Baginski (USA) | 53.96 | Rogério Karpinski (BRA) | 50.28 |
| Javelin throw | Mike Barnett (USA) | 73.04 | John Udvari (CAN) | 68.00 | Juan de la Garza (MEX) | 66.96 |
| Decathlon | Steve Erickson (USA) | 6639 | Ronaldo Alcaraz (BRA) | 6443 | Keith Stewart (USA) | 6252 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Angela Bailey (CAN) | 11.55 | Michele Glover (USA) | 11.61 | Sharon Ware (USA) | 11.82 |
| 200 metres | Angela Bailey (CAN) | 23.44w | Michele Glover (USA) | 23.56w | Diane Jefferson (USA) | 24.22w |
| 400 metres | Charmaine Crooks (CAN) | 53.61 | Faye Paige (USA) | 53.97 | Cathy Rattray (JAM) | 54.01 |
| 800 metres | Joetta Clark (USA) | 2:05.65 | Kim Gallagher (USA) | 2:06.52 | Nancy Rettie (CAN) | 2:07.88 |
| 1500 metres | Nancy Rettie (CAN) | 4:24.21 | Mónica Regonessi (CHI) | 4:25.79 | Birgit Otto (CAN) | 4:31.32 |
| 3000 metres | Vickie Cook (USA) | 9:24.8 | Silvia Ruegger (CAN) | 9:25.6 | Kate Wiley (CAN) | 9:27.0 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Sherifa Sanders (USA) | 14.44 | Carol Lewis (USA) | 14.62 | Karen Nelson (CAN) | 14.93 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Felicia Candelario (DOM) | 60.13 | Peggy Sweeney (CAN) | 60.85 | Tracy Nelson (USA) | 60.96 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Michele Glover Paula Hines Marcia Martin Maxine Underwood | 44.61 | Dominican Republic María Báez Teresa Almanzar Iris Sanders Felicia Candelario | 48.63 | Only two finishing teams | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States Faye Paige Robin Jackson Marcia Martin Maxine Underwood | 3:38.95 | Canada Tanya Brothers Renée Belanger Peggy Sweeney Christine McKay | 3:44.98 | Dominican Republic Iris Sanders Marcelina Reinoso María Báez Felicia Candelario | 4:12.95 |
| 3000 metres Track Walk | Ann Peel (CAN) | 14:39.47 | Hélène Daviau (CAN) | 15:07.09 | Susan Ruiz (USA) | 15:41.29 |
| High jump | Liliana Arigoni (ARG) | 1.82 | Linda McCurdy (CAN) | 1.76 | Sue Lind (USA) | 1.73 |
| Long jump | Jackie Joyner (USA) | 6.18 | Karen Nelson (CAN) | 6.04 | Yvonne Coelho (CAN) | 5.86 |
| Shot put | Susie Ray (USA) | 13.82 | Cindy Crapper (CAN) | 13.46 | Cindy Johnson (USA) | 13.02 |
| Discus throw | Leslie Deniz (USA) | 49.64 | Carol Cady (USA) | 49.04 | Liz Polyak (CAN) | 44.40 |
| Javelin throw | Lynda Hughes (USA) | 51.68 | Martha Hart (CAN) | 51.62 | Sonya Smith (BER) | 49.50 |
| Heptathlon | Theresa Lenardon (CAN) | 5297 | Sharon Hatfield (USA) | 5143 | Connie Polman-Tuin (CAN) | 4879 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 22 | 18 | 10 | 50 |
| 2 | Canada* | 7 | 14 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Mexico | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Chile | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 |