1980 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
| I Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 29–31 |
| Host city | Sudbury, Canada  |
| Level | Junior |
| Events | 38 |
| Participation | about 217 athletes from 17 nations |
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.[1] 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.[2] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1]
Men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | 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 |  (PAN) |
20.98w |
| 400 metres | (PAN) |
46.12 | (USA) |
47.12 | Tim Bethune (CAN) |
47.22 |
| 800 metres |  Joaquim Cruz (BRA) |
1:47.85 | John Marshall (USA) |
1:48.44 | (CAN) |
1:49.34 |
| 1500 metres | Joaquim Cruz (BRA) |
3:49.96 | (CAN) |
3:50.93 | (USA) |
3:51.39 |
| 5000 metres |  Arturo Barrios (MEX) |
14:53.30 | (USA) |
14:53.78 | (CAN) |
15:02.51 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | (USA) |
5:43.2 |  (VEN) |
5:44.6 | Arturo Barrios (MEX) |
5:46.0 |
| 110 metres hurdles | (USA) |
13.71 | Cletus Clark (USA) |
14.13 | Mark McKoy (CAN) |
14.42 |
| 400 metres hurdles | (BRA) |
50.70 | (USA) |
52.14 | Eric Spence (CAN) |
53.37 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Carl Lewis Ken Robinson Calvin Smith |
39.61 |  JamaicaAl Lawrence Leroy Reid |
40.95 | Canada Michael Dwyer Ben Johnson Tony Sharpe |
41.11 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States Jeff Hill |
3:08.60 | Canada Tim Bethune Eric Spence |
3:13.17 | Venezuela Oswaldo Zea |
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 | (CAN) |
2.10 | (USA) Delroy Poyser (JAM) |
2.05 |
| Pole vault | (CAN) |
4.60 |  (CHI) |
4.45 | (CAN) |
4.30 |
| Long jump | (USA) |
7.52 | (USA) |
7.12 | (CAN) |
7.00 |
| Triple jump | (USA) |
15.28 | (USA) |
15.18 |  Lyndon Sands (BAH) |
15.05 |
| Shot put | (USA) |
17.05 | (CAN) |
16.99 | John Brenner (USA) |
16.57 |
| Discus throw | Lance Deal (USA) |
56.18 | (USA) |
51.14 | (CAN) |
45.60 |
| Hammer throw | (BRA) |
57.56 | (USA) |
53.96 | (BRA) |
50.28 |
| Javelin throw | Mike Barnett (USA) |
73.04 | (CAN) |
68.00 | Juan de la Garza (MEX) |
66.96 |
| Decathlon | (USA) |
6639 | (BRA) |
6443 | (USA) |
6252 |
Women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Angela Bailey (CAN) |
11.55 | (USA) |
11.61 | (USA) |
11.82 |
| 200 metres | Angela Bailey (CAN) |
23.44w | (USA) |
23.56w | (USA) |
24.22w |
| 400 metres | Charmaine Crooks (CAN) |
53.61 | (USA) |
53.97 | Cathy Rattray (JAM) |
54.01 |
| 800 metres | Joetta Clark (USA) |
2:05.65 | Kim Gallagher (USA) |
2:06.52 | (CAN) |
2:07.88 |
| 1500 metres | (CAN) |
4:24.21 | Mónica Regonessi (CHI) |
4:25.79 | (CAN) |
4:31.32 |
| 3000 metres | (USA) |
9:24.8 | Silvia Ruegger (CAN) |
9:25.6 | (CAN) |
9:27.0 |
| 100 metres hurdles | (USA) |
14.44 | Carol Lewis (USA) |
14.62 | Karen Nelson (CAN) |
14.93 |
| 400 metres hurdles |  Felicia Candelario (DOM) |
60.13 | (CAN) |
60.85 | (USA) |
60.96 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States |
44.61 | Dominican Republic Felicia Candelario |
48.63 | Only two finishing teams | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States |
3:38.95 | Canada Renée Belanger |
3:44.98 | Dominican Republic Felicia Candelario |
4:12.95 |
| 3000 metres Track Walk | Ann Peel (CAN) |
14:39.47 | (CAN) |
15:07.09 | Susan Ruiz (USA) |
15:41.29 |
| High jump |  Liliana Arigoni (ARG) |
1.82 | (CAN) |
1.76 | (USA) |
1.73 |
| Long jump | Jackie Joyner (USA) |
6.18 | Karen Nelson (CAN) |
6.04 | (CAN) |
5.86 |
| Shot put | (USA) |
13.82 | (CAN) |
13.46 | (USA) |
13.02 |
| Discus throw | Leslie Deniz (USA) |
49.64 | Carol Cady (USA) |
49.04 | (CAN) |
44.40 |
| Javelin throw | Lynda Hughes (USA) |
51.68 | (CAN) |
51.62 |  (BER) |
49.50 |
| Heptathlon | (CAN) |
5297 | (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 |
| Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 nations) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
References[]
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on October 31, 2013, retrieved October 24, 2011
- ^ "PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 24, 2011
External links[]
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Categories:
- Pan American U20 Athletics Championships
- 1980 in Canadian sports
- 1980 in athletics (track and field)
- Sports competitions in Greater Sudbury
- International track and field competitions hosted by Canada
- 1980 in youth sport