# Athletics at the 1995 Pan American Games

The Athletics Competition at the 1995 Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina between 17 and 25 March.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +3.4 m/s) details | Glenroy Gilbert Canada | 10.21w | Joel Isasi Cuba | 10.23w | André da Silva Brazil | 10.23w |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.1 m/s) details | Iván García Cuba | 20.29 | Andrew Tynes Bahamas | 20.33 | Sebastián Keitel Chile | 20.55 |
| 400 metres details | Norberto Téllez Cuba | 45.38 | Omar Mena Cuba | 45.64 | Eswort Coombs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 45.68 |
| 800 metres details | José Luíz Barbosa Brazil | 1:46.02 | Alain Miranda Cuba | 1:46.88 | Brad Sumner United States | 1:47.58 |
| 1500 metres details | Joaquim Cruz Brazil | 3:40.26 | Terrance Herrington United States | 3:40.97 | Jason Pyrah United States | 3:42.34 |
| 5000 metres details | Armando Quintanilla Mexico | 13:30.35 | Wander do Prado Moura Brazil | 13:45.53 | Silvio Guerra Ecuador | 13:52.29 |
| 10,000 metres details | Armando Quintanilla Mexico | 28:57.41 | Valdenor dos Santos Brazil | 29:04.79 | Ronaldo da Costa Brazil | 29:07.68 |
| Marathon details | Benjamín Paredes Mexico | 2:14:44 | Mark Coogan United States | 2:15:21 | Luiz Carlos da Silva Brazil | 2:15:46 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.8 m/s) details | Roger Kingdom United States | 13.39 | Emilio Valle Cuba | 13.4 | Courtney Hawkins United States | 13.54 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Eronilde de Araújo Brazil | 49.29 | Everson Teixeira Brazil | 50.24 | Llimy Rivas Colombia | 50.37 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Wander do Prado Moura Brazil | 8:14.41 | Brian Diemer United States | 8:30.58 | Dan Reese United States | 8:31.58 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Cuba Joel Isasi Joel Lamela Iván García Jorge Aguilera | 38.67 | United States Dino Napier Ron Clark Robert Reading Wendell Gaskin | 39.12 | Mexico Jaime Barragán Alejandro Cárdenas Carlos Villaseñor Salvador Miranda | 39.77 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Cuba Iván García Jorge Crusellas Omar Meña Norberto Téllez | 3:01.53 | Jamaica Orville Taylor Michael McDonald Roxbert Martin Dennis Blake | 3:02.11 | Trinidad and Tobago Robert Guy Neil de Silva Hayden Stephen Ian Morris | 3:02.24 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador | 1:22:53 | Daniel García Mexico | 1:22:57 | Julio René Martínez Guatemala | 1:23:50 |
| 50 kilometres walk details | Carlos Mercenario Mexico | 3:47:55 | Miguel Rodríguez Mexico | 3:48:22 | Julio César Urías Guatemala | 3:49:37 (NR) |
| High jump details | Javier Sotomayor Cuba | 2.40 | Steve Smith United States | 2.29 | Gilmar Mayo Colombia | 2.26 |
| Pole vault details | Pat Manson United States | 5.75 | Bill Deering United States | 5.60 | Alberto Manzano Cuba | 5.40 |
| Long jump details | Iván Pedroso Cuba | 8.50 | Jaime Jefferson Cuba | 8.23 | Elmer Williams Puerto Rico | 8.00w |
| Triple jump details | Yoelbi Quesada Cuba | 17.67 | Jérôme Romain Dominica | 17.24 | Yoel García Cuba | 17.21w |
| Shot put details | C.J. Hunter United States | 20.52 | Jorge Montenegro Cuba | 18.94 | Gert Weil Chile | 18.71 |
| Discus throw details | Roberto Moya Cuba | 63.58 | Alexis Elizalde Cuba | 62.00 | Randy Heisler United States | 60.12 |
| Hammer throw details | Lance Deal United States | 75.64 | Alberto Sánchez Cuba | 73.94 | Andrés Charadia Argentina | 71.78 |
| Javelin throw details | Emeterio González Cuba | 79.28 | Edgar Baumann Paraguay | 78.70 | Todd Riech United States | 77.82 |
| Decathlon details | Kip Janvrin United States | 8049 | Eugenio Balanqué Cuba | 7948 | Alejandro Cárdenas Mexico | 7387 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +4.9 m/s) details | Chryste Gaines United States | 11.05w | Liliana Allen Cuba | 11.16w | Heather Samuel Antigua and Barbuda | 11.33w |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.7 m/s) details | Liliana Allen Cuba | 22.73 | Dahlia Duhaney Jamaica | 23.03 | Omegia Keeys United States | 23.24 |
| 400 metres details | Julia Duporty Cuba | 50.77 | Nancy McLeón Cuba | 51.81 | Flirtisha Harris United States | 52.51 |
| 800 metres details | Meredith Rainey United States | 1:59.44 | Luciana Mendes Brazil | 2:01.71 | Letitia Vriesde Suriname | 2:02.25 |
| 1500 metres details | Sarah Thorsett United States | 4:21.84 | Sarah Howell Canada | 4:22.10 | Marta Orellana Argentina | 4:22.44 |
| 5000 metres details | Adriana Fernández Mexico | 15:46.32 | María del Carmen Díaz Mexico | 15:46.43 | Carol Montgomery Canada | 15:46.80 |
| 10,000 metres details | Carmem de Oliveira Brazil | 33:10.19 | Carol Montgomery Canada | 33:13.58 | María del Carmen Díaz Mexico | 33:14.94 |
| Marathon details | Maria Trujillo United States | 2:43:56 | Jennifer Martin United States | 2:44:10 | Emma Cabrera Mexico | 2:46:36 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +2.1 m/s) details | Aliuska López Cuba | 12.68w | Donalda Duprey Canada | 13.16w | Odalys Adams Cuba | 13.17w |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Kim Batten United States | 54.74 | Tonja Buford United States | 55.05 | Lency Montelier Cuba | 55.74 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Shantel Twiggs Richelle Webb Flirtisha Harris Chryste Gaines | 43.55 | Cuba Miriam Ferrer Aliuska López Dainelky Pérez Liliana Allen | 44.08 | Colombia Elia Mera Felipa Palacios Patricia Rodríguez Mirtha Brock | 44.10 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Cuba Surella Morales Nancy McLeón Idalmis Bonne Julia Duporty | 3:27.45 | United States Tonya Williams Terri Dendy Flirtisha Harris Crystal Irving | 3:31.22 | Colombia Patricia Rodríguez Elia Mera Mirtha Brock Felipa Palacios | 3:38.54 |
| 10,000 metres walk details | Graciela Mendoza Mexico | 46:31.9 | Michelle Rohl United States | 46:36.5 | Francisca Martínez Mexico | 47:44.8 |
| High jump details | Ioamnet Quintero Cuba | 1.94 | Silvia Costa Cuba | 1.91 | Angela Bradburn United States | 1.91 |
| Long jump details | Niurka Montalvo Cuba | 6.89 | Andrea Ávila Argentina | 6.52 | Jackie Edwards Bahamas | 6.50 |
| Triple jump details | Laiza Carrillo Cuba | 14.09 | Niurka Montalvo Cuba | 13.90w | Andrea Ávila Argentina | 13.84w |
| Hammer Throw details | Alexandria Given United States | 58.92 | Eugenia Villmizar Colombia | 56.14 | Sonja Fitts United States | 56.06 |
| Shot put details | Connie Price-Smith United States | 19.17 | Ramona Pagel United States | 18.50 | Yumileidi Cumbá Cuba | 18.47 |
| Javelin Throw details | Xiomara Rivero Cuba | 63.92 | Laverne Eve Bahamas | 61.28 | Valerie Tulloch Canada | 60.58 |
| Discus throw details | Maritza Martén Cuba | 61.22 | Bárbara Hechevarría Cuba | 60.20 | Kris Kuehl United States | 56.92 |

## Medal table

| Place | Nation | | | | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 18 | 15 | 5 | 38 |
| 2 | United States | 13 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Mexico | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Bahamas | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Jamaica | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Dominica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Suriname | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda (2)
* Argentina (66)
* Bahamas (7)
* Barbados (3)
* Belize (2)
* Bermuda (2)
* Bolivia (5)
* Brazil (29)
* Canada (27)
* Chile (11)
* Colombia (13)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Cuba (56)
* Dominica (8)
* Ecuador (8)
* Grenada (5)
* Guatemala (6)
* Guyana (1)
* Haiti (1)
* Jamaica (16)
* Mexico (30)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Paraguay (9)
* Peru (4)
* Puerto Rico (9)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (8)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* El Salvador (1)
* Suriname (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (9)
* United States (81)
* Virgin Islands (3)
* Uruguay (2)
* Venezuela (4)