# 2001 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships

The 11th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held at the Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo Pedro Candioti in Santa Fe, Argentina, from October 18–20, 2001.

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 296 athletes from about 25 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Argentina (40), Barbados (1), Bolivia (3), Brazil (44), Canada (48), Cayman Islands (1), Chile (14), Colombia (19), Costa Rica (1), Cuba (8), Dominican Republic (8), Ecuador (7), El Salvador (2), Guyana (2), Jamaica (19), Mexico (22), Panama (2), Paraguay (2), Peru (5), Suriname (2), Trinidad and Tobago (10), United States (15), Uruguay (5), Venezuela (15).

## 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 | Marc Burns (TRI) | 10.28 | Darrel Brown (TRI) | 10.49 | Steve Mullings (JAM) | 10.59 |
| 200 metres | Alianny Echevarría (CUB) | 21.16 | Bruno Pacheco (BRA) | 21.38 | Dion Rodriguez (TRI) | 21.43 |
| 400 metres | Damion Barry (TRI) | 46.40 | Luís Ambrósio (BRA) | 47.09 | John Valoyes (COL) | 47.48 |
| 800 metres | Simoncito Silvera (VEN) | 1:50.95 | Juan Luis Barrios (MEX) | 1:51.97 | Shaun Smith (JAM) | 1:52.88 |
| 1500 metres | Fabiano Peçanha (BRA) | 3:50.38 | Juan Luis Barrios (MEX) | 3:51.16 | José Manuel González (VEN) | 3:54.63 |
| 5000 metres | Fernando Fernandes (BRA) | 14:34.15 | Franck de Almeida (BRA) | 14:35.34 | Antonio Cortez (MEX) | 14:35.75 |
| 10,000 metres | Franck de Almeida (BRA) | 30:28.73 | Antonio Cortez (MEX) | 31:04.38 | Miguel Bárzola (ARG) | 31:07.09 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Mariano Mastromarino (ARG) | 9:04.54 | Fernando Fernandes (BRA) | 9:06.89 | José Rojas (VEN) | 9:23.64 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Thiago Dias (BRA) | 14.24 | Diego Morán (ARG) | 15.04 | Luis López Leyva (MEX) | 15.16 |
| 400 metres hurdles | José Ferrín (ECU) | 53.05 | Miguel Oyarce (CHI) | 53.16 | Josh Guggenheimer (CAN) | 53.50 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil André Oliveira Bruno Campos Basilio de Morais Bruno Pacheco | 40.33 | Jamaica Asafa Powell Steve Mullings Winston Smith Orlando Reid | 40.36 | Trinidad and Tobago Dion Rodriguez Marc Burns Dwight Neptune Darrel Brown | 40.37 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Luiz da Silveira Luís Ambrósio Bruno Pacheco Luíz de Oliveira | 3:10.98 | Venezuela José Acevedo Olwin Granados Luis Luna Simoncito Silvera | 3:14.06 | Jamaica Carlington Marsh Lansford Spence Shaun Smith Greg Little | 3:17.66 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Horacio Nava (MEX) | 43:33.92 | Andrés Chocho (ECU) | 43:58.89 | Rafael dos Anjos Duarte (BRA) | 44:08.41 |
| High jump | Lisvany Pérez (CUB) | 2.18 | Keith Moffatt (USA) | 2.18 | Jason Hill (USA) | 2.15 |
| Pole vault | Jorge Naranjo (CHI) | 5.30 | José Francisco Nava (CHI) | 5.20 | Fábio da Silva (BRA) | 5.15 |
| Long jump | Cleavon Dillon (TRI) | 7.77 | Thiago Dias (BRA) | 7.59 | Allen Simms (USA) | 7.56 |
| Triple jump | Yoandri Betanzos (CUB) | 16.47 | Jefferson Sabino (BRA) | 15.89 | Ibrahim Camejo (CUB) | 15.75 |
| Shot put | Jeff Chakouian (USA) | 19.92 | Edmundo Martínez (VEN) | 16.94 | Gustavo de Mendonça (BRA) | 16.68 |
| Discus throw | Héctor Hurtado (VEN) | 52.90 | Germán Lauro (ARG) | 50.14 | Gustavo de Mendonça (BRA) | 49.53 |
| Hammer throw | Fabián Di Paolo (ARG) | 65.04 | Lucas Andino (ARG) | 62.70 | Luis García (MEX) | 60.37 |
| Javelin throw | Trevor Snyder (CAN) | 74.06 | Alexon Maximiano (BRA) | 70.68 | Pablo Alfano (ARG) | 67.74 |
| Decathlon | Ivan da Silva (BRA) | 7107 | André Salvino (BRA) | 6282 | Patrick Russell (TRI) | 6275 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Thatiana Ignácio (BRA) | 11.54 | Ashley Purnell (CAN) | 11.93 | Evelyn dos Santos (BRA) | 11.94 |
| 200 metres | Norma González (COL) | 23.88w | Ashley Purnell (CAN) | 23.97w | Melisa Murillo (COL) | 24.28w |
| 400 metres | Norma González (COL) | 53.38 | Patricia Mayers (CAN) | 54.41 | Sheryl Morgan (JAM) | 54.74 |
| 800 metres | Janill Williams (ATG) | 2:13.36 | Jennifer Kemp (CAN) | 2:15.20 | Jorgelina Litterini (ARG) | 2:16.54 |
| 1500 metres | Adriana Muñoz (CUB) | 4:36.73 | Evelyn Guerra (PAN) | 4:41.34 | Yolanda Caballero (COL) | 4:42.64 |
| 3000 metres | Inés Melchor (PER) | 10:11.50 | Karina Pérez (MEX) | 10:13.45 | Evelyn Guerra (PAN) | 10:14.40 |
| 5000 metres | Janill Williams (ATG) | 17:22.13 | Inés Melchor (PER) | 17:28.18 | María Elena Valencia (MEX) | 17:32.51 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Ashley Purnell (CAN) | 14.29 | Brigith Merlano (COL) | 14.65 | Lucila Contreras (MEX) | 15.14 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Perla dos Santos (BRA) | 56.52 | Yusmelis García (CUB) | 59.59 | Lucy Jaramillo (ECU) | 59.82 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Brazil Renata Sampaio Alessandra Joaquim Thatiana Ignâcio Evelyn dos Santos | 45.36 | Jamaica Shaunette Davidson Pete-Gaye Beckford Tracy-Ann Rowe Diane Dietrich | 46.78 | Colombia Sonia Petty Norma González Caterine Ibargüen Melisa Murillo | 46.89 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Brazil Perla dos Santos Francinete Araujo Evelyn dos Santos Joyce Prieto | 3:45.84 | Jamaica Shauna-Kay Campbell Pete-Gaye Beckford Tracy-Ann Rowe Sheryl Morgan | 3:53.16 | Canada Tara Halls Julia Howard Brianna Fitzpatrick Patricia Mayers | 3:55.00 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Cristina López (ESA) | 51:41.9 | Alessandra Picagevicz (BRA) | 52:03.9 | Ariana Quino (BOL) | 52:06.6 |
| High jump | Kristen Matthews (CAN) | 1.77 | Shaunette Davidson (JAM) Catherine Ibargüen (COL) | 1.77 | | |
| Pole vault | Lacy Janson (USA) | 3.85 | Kelsie Hendry (CAN) | 3.85 | María Paz Ausín (CHI) | 3.85 |
| Long jump | Fernanda Gonçalves (BRA) | 6.10 | Jennifer Arveláez (VEN) | 5.98 | Keila Costa (BRA) | 5.97 |
| Triple jump | Mabel Gay (CUB) | 13.63 | Keila Costa (BRA) | 13.55 | Jennifer Arveláez (VEN) | 13.24 |
| Shot put | Jillian Camarena (USA) | 15.90 | Yanira Hurtado (VEN) | 14.17 | Kate Forbes (CAN) | 14.05 |
| Discus throw | Melissa Bickett (USA) | 49.36 | Arelis Quiñones (COL) | 46.09 | Karina Díaz (ECU) | 44.50 |
| Hammer throw | Yunaika Crawford (CUB) | 63.20 | Jennifer Dahlgren (ARG) | 57.18 | Alessandra Peixoto (BRA) | 54.39 |
| Javelin throw | Ana Gutiérrez (MEX) | 49.23 | Leryn Franco (PAR) | 47.28 | Lirice González (CUB) | 45.90 |
| Heptathlon | Valeria Steffens (CHI) | 4956 | Katiusca Venâncio (BRA) | 4915 | Thaimara Rivas (VEN) | 4832 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Argentina)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 12 | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| 2 | Cuba | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Mexico | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Venezuela | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Argentina* | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Colombia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Chile | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | El Salvador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Jamaica | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | Panama | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Bolivia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 43 | 44 | 42 | 129 |