# Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games

The athletics competition at the 1983 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Olímpico in Caracas, Venezuela, between 23 and 28 August.

## Medal summary
### Men's Events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +2.0 m/s) details | Leandro Peñalver Cuba | 10.06 | Sam Graddy United States | 10.18 | Osvaldo Lara Cuba | 10.21 |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.3 m/s) details | Elliott Quow United States | 20.42 | Leandro Peñalver Cuba | 20.53 | Bernie Jackson United States | 20.81 |
| 400 metres details | Cliff Wiley United States | 45.02 | Lázaro Martínez Cuba | 45.37 | Gérson de Souza Brazil | 45.45 |
| 800 metres details | Agberto Guimarães Brazil | 1:46.31 | José Luíz Barbosa Brazil | 1:46.65 | Stanley Redwine United States | 1:47.26 |
| 1500 metres details | Agberto Guimarães Brazil | 3:42.91 | Ross Donoghue United States | 3:43.09 | Chuck Aragon United States | 3:44.57 |
| 5000 metres details | Eduardo Castro Mexico | 13:54.11 | Gerardo Alcalá Mexico | 13:54.37 | Domingo Tibaduiza Colombia | 13:59.68 |
| 10,000 metres details | José Gómez Mexico | 29:14.75 | Domingo Tibaduiza Colombia | 29:17.12 | Mark Nenow United States | 29:22.46 |
| Marathon details | Jorge González Puerto Rico | 2:12:43 (NR) | César Mercado Puerto Rico | 2:20:30 | Miguel Cruz Mexico | 2:21:12 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Emilio Ulloa Chile | 8:57.62 | Carmelo Ríos Puerto Rico | 9:01.47 | Greg Duhaime Canada | 9:06.03 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -3.2 m/s) details | Roger Kingdom United States | 13.44 | Alejandro Casañas Cuba | 13.51 | Tonie Campbell United States | 13.54 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Frank Montiéh Cuba | 50.02 | Antônio Dias Ferreira Brazil | 50.08 | James King United States | 50.31 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Sam Graddy Bernie Jackson Ken Robinson Elliott Quow | 38.49 | Cuba Osvaldo Lara Leandro Peñalver Silvio Leonard José Isalgue | 38.55 | Brazil Gérson de Souza João Batista da Silva Nelson dos Santos Robson da Silva | 39.08 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Alonzo Babers Mike Bradley James Rolle Eddie Carey | 3:00.47 | Brazil Evaldo da Silva José Luíz Barbosa Agberto Guimarães Gérson de Souza | 3:02.79 | Cuba Lázaro Martínez Agustín Pavó Carlos Reyté Héctor Herrera | 3:03.15 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Ernesto Canto Mexico | 1:28:12 | Raúl González Mexico | 1:29:21 | Héctor Moreno Colombia | 1:30:05 |
| 50 kilometres walk details | Raúl González Mexico | 4:00:45 | Martín Bermúdez Mexico | 4:04:20 | Querubín Moreno Colombia | 4:23:20 |
| High jump details | Francisco Centelles Cuba | 2.29 | Leo Williams United States | 2.27 | Jorge Alfaro Cuba | 2.25 |
| Pole vault details | Mike Tully United States | 5.45 | Jeff Buckingham United States | 5.25 | Tomás Valdemar Hintnaus Brazil | 5.20 |
| Long jump details | Jaime Jefferson Cuba | 8.03A | Vesco Bradley United States | 7.99 | Juan Felipe Ortiz Cuba | 7.91 |
| Triple jump details | Jorge Reyna Cuba | 17.05 | Lázaro Betancourt Cuba | 16.75 | José Salazar Venezuela | 16.26 |
| Shot put details | Luis Delís Cuba | 18.24 | Gert Weil Chile | 17.30 | Hubert Maingot Trinidad and Tobago | 16.48 |
| Discus throw details | Luis Delís Cuba | 67.32 | Bradley Cooper Bahamas | 62.38 | Juan Martínez Cuba | 62.04 |
| Hammer throw details | Genovevo Morejón Cuba | 65.34 | Harold Willers Canada | 64.22 | Alfredo Luis Cuba | 63.16 |
| Javelin throw details | Laslo Babits Canada | 81.40 | Ramón González Cuba | 78.34 | Amado Morales Puerto Rico | 77.40 |
| Decathlon details | Dave Steen Canada | 7958 | Douglas Fernández Venezuela | 7726 (NR) | Freddy Aberdeen Venezuela | 7262 |

### Women's Events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -2.7 m/s) details | Esmeralda de Jesus Garcia Brazil | 11.31 | Jackie Washington United States | 11.33 | Luisa Ferrer Cuba | 11.38 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.8 m/s) details | Randy Givens United States | 23.14 | LaShon Nedd United States | 23.39 | Luisa Ferrer Cuba | 23.39 |
| 400 metres details | Charmaine Crooks Canada | 51.49 | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | 51.83 | Easter Gabriel United States | 52.45 |
| 800 metres details | Nery McKeen Cuba | 2:02.20 | Ranza Clark Canada | 2:02.44 | Alejandra Ramos Chile | 2:03.65 |
| 1500 metres details | Ranza Clark Canada | 4:16.18 | Cindy Bremser United States | 4:17.67 | Missy Kane United States | 4:21.39 |
| 3000 metres details | Joan Benoit United States | 9:14.19 | Brenda Webb United States | 9:28.69 | Monica Regonesi Chile | 9:41.87 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.9 m/s) details | Benita Fitzgerald United States | 13.16 | Kim Turner United States | 13.39 | Elida Aveillé Cuba | 13.41 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Judi Brown United States | 56.03 | Sharrieffa Barksdale United States | 56.09 | Gwen Wall Canada | 56.93 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Alice Jackson Jackie Washington Brenda Cliette Randy Givens | 43.21 | Trinidad and Tobago Gillian Forde Janice Bernard Esther Hope Angela Williams | 44.63 | Canada Karen Nelson Tanya Brothers Charmaine Crooks Jillian Richardson | 44.77 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Alice Jackson Judi Brown Easter Gabriel Kelia Bolton | 3:29.97 | Canada Andrea Page Gwen Wall Christine Slythe Jillian Richardson | 3:30.24 | Cuba Mayra Guerra Nery McKeen Mercedes Álvarez Ana Fidelia Quirot | 3:30.76 |
| High jump details | Coleen Sommer United States | 1.91 | Silvia Costa Cuba | 1.88 | Joni Huntley United States | 1.82 |
| Long jump details | Kathy McMillan United States | 6.70 | Eloína Echevarría Cuba | 6.61 | Pat Johnson United States | 6.33 |
| Shot put details | María Elena Sarría Cuba | 19.34 | Lorna Griffin United States | 16.61 | Rosemarie Hauch Canada | 16.38 |
| Discus throw details | Maritza Martén Cuba | 59.62 | Lorna Griffin United States | 56.52 | Penny Neer United States | 53.32 |
| Javelin throw details | María Caridad Colón Cuba | 63.76 | Mayra Vila Cuba | 63.32 | Marieta Riera Venezuela | 53.60 |
| Heptathlon details | Conceição Geremias Brazil | 6084 | Cindy Greiner United States | 6068 | Elida Aveillé Cuba | 5755 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 2 | Cuba (CUB) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Brazil (BRA) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Mexico (MEX) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |

## Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda (15)
* Argentina (8)
* Bahamas (4)
* Barbados (2)
* Brazil (20)
* Canada (34)
* Chile (7)
* Colombia (9)
* Cuba (47)
* Dominican Republic (8)
* Ecuador (1)
* Guatemala (2)
* Guyana (2)
* Honduras (2)
* Jamaica (9)
* Mexico (10)
* Nicaragua (4)
* Panama (4)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (1)
* Puerto Rico (12)
* El Salvador (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (17)
* United States (63)
* Virgin Islands (4)
* Uruguay (4)
* Venezuela (49)