# Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games

Athletics competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 19 to 26 at the newly built CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium, located on the campus of York University. The racewalking and marathon events were held on the temporary circuits around the Ontario Place West Channel. The sport of athletics is split into distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.
Mirroring the Olympic athletics program, both men and women had very similar schedules of events. Men competed in 24 events and women in 23, as their schedule lacks the 50 km race walk. In addition, both the men's 110 m hurdles and decathlon are reflected in the women's schedule by the 100 m hurdles and heptathlon, respectively.

## Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the athletics competitions:
| H | Heats | Q | Qualification | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
Men :
| Event↓/Date → | Sun 19 | Tue 21 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 |
| 100 m | | H | H | ½ | F | | | | | | | |
| 200 m | | | | | | H | ½ | F | F | | | |
| 400 m | | | | ½ | ½ | F | F | | | | | |
| 800 m | | | | ½ | ½ | F | F | | | | | |
| 1500 m | | | | | | ½ | ½ | F | F | | | |
| 5000 m | | | | | | | | | | F | F | |
| 10,000 m | | F | F | | | | | | | | | |
| 110 m hurdles | | | | | | | | ½ | F | | | |
| 400 m hurdles | | | | ½ | ½ | F | F | | | | | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | | F | F | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | | | | | | | | ½ | ½ | F | F | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | | ½ | ½ | F | F | |
| Marathon | | | | | | | | | | F | F | |
| 20 km walk | F | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 km walk | | | | | | | | | | | | F |
| Long jump | | Q | Q | F | F | | | | | | | |
| Triple jump | | | | | | | | F | F | | | |
| High jump | | | | | | | | | | F | F | |
| Pole vault | | F | F | | | | | | | | | |
| Shot put | | F | F | | | | | | | | | |
| Discus throw | | | | | | F | F | | | | | |
| Javelin throw | | | | | | | | F | F | | | |
| Hammer throw | | | | F | F | | | | | | | |
| Decathlon | | | | F | F | F | F | | | | | |
Women :
| Event↓/Date → | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Tue 21 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sat 25 |
| 100 m | | | H | H | ½ | F | | | | | | |
| 200 m | | | | | | | H | ½ | F | F | | |
| 400 m | | | | | ½ | ½ | F | F | | | | |
| 800 m | | | ½ | ½ | F | F | | | | | | |
| 1500 m | | | | | | | | | ½ | ½ | F | F |
| 5000 m | | | F | F | | | | | | | | |
| 10,000 m | | | | | | | F | F | | | | |
| 100 m hurdles | | | ½ | F | | | | | | | | |
| 400 m hurdles | | | ½ | ½ | F | F | | | | | | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | | | | | | | | | F | F | | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | | | | | | | | | ½ | ½ | F | F |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | | | ½ | ½ | F | F |
| Marathon | F | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 km walk | | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| Long jump | | | | | | | Q | Q | F | F | | |
| Triple jump | | | F | F | | | | | | | | |
| High jump | | | | | F | F | | | | | | |
| Pole vault | | | | | | | F | F | | | | |
| Shot put | | | | | F | F | | | | | | |
| Discus throw | | | | | | | | | F | F | | |
| Javelin throw | | | F | F | | | | | | | | |
| Hammer throw | | | F | F | | | | | | | | |
| Heptathlon | | | | | | | F | F | F | F | | |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 13 | 15 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Canada* | 11 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Cuba | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Brazil | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Colombia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Bahamas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Barbados | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Grenada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Panama | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | Totals (25 entries) | 47 | 47 | 48 | 142 |

## Medalists

Key :
| GR | Pan American Games record | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Andre De Grasse Canada | 10.05 | Ramon Gittens Barbados | 10.07 | Antoine Adams Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.09 |
| 200 metres details | Andre De Grasse Canada | 19.88 PB | Rasheed Dwyer Jamaica | 19.90 | Alonso Edward Panama | 19.90 SB |
| 400 metres details | Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic | 44.56 SB | Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago | 44.70 | Kyle Clemons United States | 44.84 PB |
| 800 metres details | Clayton Murphy United States | 1:47.19 | Rafith Rodríguez Colombia | 1:47.23 | Ryan Martin United States | 1:47.73 |
| 1500 metres details | Andrew Wheating United States | 3:41.41 | Nathan Brannen Canada | 3:41.66 | Charles Philibert-Thiboutot Canada | 3:41.79 |
| 5000 metres details | Juan Luis Barrios Mexico | 13:46.47 | David Torrence United States | 13:46.60 | Víctor Aravena Chile | 13:46.94 PB |
| 10,000 metres details | Mohammed Ahmed Canada | 28:49.96 | Aron Rono United States | 28:50.83 | Juan Luis Barrios Mexico | 28:51.57 |
| 110 m hurdles details | David Oliver United States | 13.07 GR | Mikel Thomas Trinidad and Tobago | 13.17 PB | Shane Brathwaite Barbados | 13.21 PB |
| 400 m hurdles details | Jeffery Gibson Bahamas | 48.51 NR | Javier Culson Puerto Rico | 48.67 | Roxroy Cato Jamaica | 48.72 SB |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Matthew Hughes Canada | 8:32.18 | Alex Genest Canada | 8:33.83 | Cory Leslie United States | 8:36.83 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | United States BeeJay Lee Wallace Spearmon Kendal Williams Remontay McClain Sean McLean | 38.27 | Brazil Gustavo dos Santos Vítor Hugo dos Santos Bruno de Barros Aldemir da Silva Junior | 38.68 | Trinidad and Tobago Rondel Sorrillo Keston Bledman Emmanuel Callender Dan-Neil Telesford Mikel Thomas | 38.69 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Trinidad and Tobago Renny Quow Jarrin Solomon Emanuel Mayers Machel Cedenio Jehue Gordon | 2:59.60 SB | Cuba William Collazo Adrian Chacon Osmaidel Pellicier Yoandys Lescay | 2:59.84 SB | United States Kyle Clemons James Harris Marcus Chambers Kerron Clement Jeshua Anderson | 3:00.21 |
| Marathon details | Richer Pérez Cuba | 2:17:04 PB | Raúl Pacheco Peru | 2:17:13 | Mariano Mastromarino Argentina | 2:17:45 |
| 20 km walk details | Evan Dunfee Canada | 1:23:06 | Inaki Gomez Canada | 1:24:25 | Caio Bonfim Brazil | 1:24:43 |
| 50 km walk details | Andrés Chocho Ecuador | 3:50:13 SB | Erick Barrondo Guatemala | 3:55:57 | Horacio Nava Mexico | 3:57:28 |
| High jump details | Derek Drouin Canada | 2.37 m SB | Michael Mason Canada | 2.31 m | Donald Thomas Bahamas | 2.28 m |
| Pole vault details | Shawnacy Barber Canada | 5.80 m =GR | Germán Chiaraviglio Argentina | 5.75 m NR | Mark Hollis United States Jacob Blankenship United States | 5.40 m |
| Long jump $^†$ details | Jeffery Henderson United States | 8.54 m | Marquise Goodwin United States | 8.27 m | Emiliano Lasa Uruguay | 8.17 m |
| Triple jump details | Pedro Pablo Pichardo Cuba | 17.54 m | Leevan Sands Bahamas | 16.99 m SB | Ernesto Revé Cuba | 16.94 m |
| Shot put details | O'Dayne Richards Jamaica | 21.69 m GR, NR | Tim Nedow Canada | 20.53 m | Germán Lauro Argentina | 20.24 m |
| Discus throw details | Fedrick Dacres Jamaica | 64.80 | Ronald Julião Brazil | 64.65 SB | Russell Winger United States | 62.64 |
| Hammer throw details | Kibwé Johnson United States | 75.46 m | Roberto Janet Cuba | 74.78 m | Conor McCullough United States | 73.74 m |
| Javelin throw details | Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago | 83.27 m | Riley Dolezal United States | 81.62 m SB | Júlio César de Oliveira Brazil | 80.94 m |
| Decathlon details | Damian Warner Canada | 8659 points GR NR | Kurt Felix Grenada | 8269 points PB | Luiz Alberto de Araújo Brazil | 8179 points SB |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Sherone Simpson Jamaica | 10.95 SB | Ángela Tenorio Ecuador | 10.99 AR | Barbara Pierre United States | 11.01 |
| 200 metres details | Kaylin Whitney United States | 22.65 | Kyra Jefferson United States | 22.72 | Simone Facey Jamaica | 22.74 |
| 400 metres details | Kendall Baisden United States | 51.27 | Shakima Wimbley United States | 51.36 | Kineke Alexander Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.50 |
| 800 metres details | Melissa Bishop Canada | 1.59.62 | Alysia Montaño United States | 1.59.76 | Flávia de Lima Brazil | 2.00.40 |
| 1500 metres details | Muriel Coneo Colombia | 4.09.05 NR | Nicole Sifuentes Canada | 4:09.13 | Sasha Gollish Canada | 4:10.11 |
| 5000 metres details | Juliana Paula dos Santos Brazil | 15:45.97 PB | Brenda Flores Mexico | 15:47.19 | Kellyn Taylor United States | 15:52.78 |
| 10,000 metres details | Brenda Flores Mexico | 32:41.33 GR | Desiree Davila United States | 32:43.99 SB | Lanni Marchant Canada | 32:46.03 |
| 100 m hurdles details | Queen Harrison United States | 12.52 GR | Tenaya Jones United States | 12.84 | Nikkita Holder Canada | 12.85 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Shamier Little United States | 55.50 | Sarah Wells Canada | 56.17 | Déborah Rodríguez Uruguay | 56.41 |
| 3000 m steeplechase details | Ashley Higginson United States | 9:48.12 GR | Shalaya Kipp United States | 9:49.96 | Geneviève Lalonde Canada | 9:53.03 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | United States Barbara Pierre LaKeisha Lawson Morolake Akinosun Kaylin Whitney | 42.58 GR | Jamaica Samantha Henry-Robinson Kerron Stewart Schillonie Calvert Simone Facey Sherone Simpson | 42.68 | Canada Crystal Emmanuel Kimberly Hyacinthe Jellisa Westney Khamica Bingham | 43.00 |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | United States Shamier Little Kyra Jefferson Shakima Wimbley Kendall Baisden Alysia Montaño | 3:25.68 | Jamaica Anastasia Le-Roy Verone Chambers Chrisann Gordon Bobby-Gaye Wilkins | 3:27.27 | Canada Brianne Theisen-Eaton Taylor Sharpe Sage Watson Sarah Wells Audrey Jean-Baptiste | 3:27.74 SB |
| Marathon details | Adriana Aparecida da Silva Brazil | 2:35:40 GR | Lindsay Flanagan United States | 2:36:30 | Rachel Hannah Canada | 2:41:06 |
| 20 km walk details | María Guadalupe González Mexico | 1:29:24 GR | Érica de Sena Brazil | 1:30:08 | Paola Pérez Ecuador | 1:31:53 PB |
| High jump details | Levern Spencer Saint Lucia | 1.94 m | Priscilla Frederick Antigua and Barbuda | 1.91 m PB | Akela Jones Barbados | 1.91 m PB |
| Pole vault details | Yarisley Silva Cuba | 4.85 m GR | Fabiana Murer Brazil | 4.80 m | Jenn Suhr United States | 4.60 m |
| Long jump details | Christabel Nettey Canada | 6.90 m | Bianca Stuart Bahamas | 6.69 m | Sha'Keela Saunders United States | 6.66 m |
| Triple jump details | Caterine Ibargüen Colombia | 15.08 m | Keila Costa Brazil | 14.50 m | Yosiris Urrutia Colombia | 14.38 m |
| Shot put details | Cleopatra Borel Trinidad and Tobago | 18.67 m | Jillian Camarena-Williams United States | 18.65 m | Natalia Ducó Chile | 18.01 m |
| Discus throw details | Denia Caballero Cuba | 65.39 m | Yaime Pérez Cuba | 64.99 m | Gia Lewis-Smallwood United States | 61.26 m |
| Hammer throw details | Rosa Rodríguez Venezuela | 71.61 m | Amber Campbell United States | 71.22 m | Sultana Frizell Canada | 69.51 m |
| Javelin throw details | Elizabeth Gleadle Canada | 62.83 m | Kara Winger United States | 61.44 m | Jucilene de Lima Brazil | 60.42 m |
| Heptathlon details | Yorgelis Rodríguez Cuba | 6332 points GR | Heather Miller United States | 6178 points | Vanessa Spínola Brazil | 6035 points |

## Participating nations

All 41 participating countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
* Antigua and Barbuda (6)
* Argentina (11)
* Aruba (1)
* Bahamas (29)
* Barbados (14)
* Belize (2)
* Bermuda (5)
* Bolivia (4)
* Brazil (80)
* British Virgin Islands (4)
* Canada (88)
* Cayman Islands (2)
* Chile (37)
* Colombia (22)
* Costa Rica (9)
* Cuba (58)
* Dominica (4)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Ecuador (16)
* El Salvador (2)
* Grenada (4)
* Guatemala (7)
* Guyana (3)
* Haiti (6)
* Honduras (1)
* Jamaica (41)
* Mexico (35)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Panama (6)
* Paraguay (3)
* Peru (13)
* Puerto Rico (15)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (8)
* Saint Lucia (2)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
* Suriname (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (32)
* United States (84)
* Uruguay (5)
* Venezuela (27)
* Virgin Islands (5)

## Qualification

A total of 680 athletes will qualify to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of two athletes per event, granted they meet the qualification standard. Qualification times and standards can be set from January 1, 2014, to June 28, 2015. The winner of each event contested at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival will also qualify. Furthermore, a total of sixteen relay teams per event will qualify as well.