1986 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships

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IV Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
DatesJuly 4–6
Host cityWinter Park, United States United States
LevelJunior
Events38
Participationabout 251 athletes from
25 nations

The 4th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held at Showalter Stadium in Winter Park, Florida, on July 4–6, 1986.

Participation (unofficial)[]

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 251 athletes from about 25 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1), Argentina (7), Bahamas (7), Barbados (5), Bermuda (5), Brazil (16), British Virgin Islands (1), Canada (55), Cayman Islands (1), Chile (4), Colombia (4), Costa Rica (1), Cuba (34), Ecuador (2), Grenada (1), Guyana (2), Jamaica (9), Mexico (6), Panama (2), Paraguay (2), Peru (3), Puerto Rico (7), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2), Turks and Caicos Islands (5), United States (69).

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   (USA) 10.20  Mike Marsh (USA) 10.23   (PAN) 10.53
200 metres  Roberto Hernández (CUB) 20.83  Derrick Florence (USA) 21.64   (CUB) 21.78
400 metres  Roberto Hernández (CUB) 45.64   (USA) 46.43   (CUB) 46.63
800 metres   (CHI) 1:50.41   (JAM) 1:51.07   (MEX) 1:51.39
1500 metres   (USA) 3:51.10   (USA) 3:51.37   (CAN) 3:52.10
5000 metres   (CAN) 14:12.54  Ignacio Fragoso (MEX) 14:18.31   (CUB) 14:23.51
2000 metres steeplechase   (CUB) 5:41.64   (CUB) 5:44.05   (CAN) 5:45.24
110 metres hurdles  Emilio Valle (CUB) 14.16   (USA) 14.30   (USA) 14.55
400 metres hurdles  Emilio Valle (CUB) 51.33  Kevin Mason (USA) 51.60   (USA) 51.99
4 × 100 metres relay  United States
Mike Marsh
Derrick Florence
William Reed
39.76  Cuba 40.62  Bahamas 40.76
4 × 400 metres relay  Cuba


Ramiro González
Roberto Hernández
3:04.30  United States



3:05.44  Jamaica 3:06.46
10,000 metres track walk  Carlos Mercenario (MEX) 43:06.80  Benoît Gauthier (CAN) 47:16.19   (CUB) 48:07.28
High jump  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.27  Hollis Conway (USA) 2.24   (USA) 2.12
Pole vault   (USA) 4.80  Pat Manson (USA) 4.80   (COL) 4.70
Long jump   (USA) 7.74   (CUB) 7.51  Rod Tolbert (USA) 7.51
Triple jump  Juan Miguel López (CUB) 16.49  Brian Wellman (BER) 16.18   (BAH) 16.11
Shot put   (USA) 16.94   (USA) 16.08   (CAN) 15.92
Discus throw   (USA) 51.78  Alexis Elizalde (CUB) 50.88   (USA) 49.30
Hammer throw   (CAN) 61.24  René Díaz (CUB) 60.18  Adrián Marzo (ARG) 56.16
Javelin throw   (CUB) 70.84   (CUB) 70.10   (USA) 69.26
Decathlon  Miguel Valle (CUB) 6900   (USA) 6213   (SKN) 5230

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (USA) 11.56w  Maicel Malone (USA) 11.58w  Katie Anderson (CAN) 11.69w
200 metres  Carlette Guidry (USA) 23.73  Maicel Malone (USA) 23.97  Ximena Restrepo (COL) 24.54
400 metres  Sandie Richards (JAM) 52.48  Janeene Vickers (USA) 52.66   (USA) 53.61
800 metres  Andrea Thomas (JAM) 2:07.33   (USA) 2:07.80   (CUB) 2:07.93
1500 metres  Suzy Favor (USA) 4:26.84   (USA) 4:33.46   (CUB) 4:33.52
3000 metres  Maricarmen Díaz (MEX) 9:42.49   (CAN) 9:42.96   (USA) 9:45.81
100 metres hurdles   (USA) 13.38  Aliuska López (CUB) 13.53   (USA) 14.06
400 metres hurdles   (CAN) 59.62   (USA) 60.67   (USA) 60.76
4 × 100 metres relay  United States
Carlette Guidry


Maicel Malone
44.62  Canada 46.00  Jamaica 46.37
4 × 400 metres relay  United States



Janeene Vickers
3:35.81  Canada 3:40.26  Jamaica 3:41.56
3000 metres Track Walk   (CAN) 15:16.83   (CAN) 15:34.45   (USA) 15:46.82
High jump   (COL) 1.80   (USA) 1.76   (USA) 1.76
Long jump  Carlette Guidry (USA) 6.42   (USA) 6.22  Niurka Montalvo (CUB) 5.95w
Shot put   (USA) 14.10   (CUB) 13.77   (USA) 13.41
Discus throw   (CUB) 51.98   (USA) 48.08   (CAN) 48.06
Javelin throw  Xiomara Rivero (CUB) 60.86  Isel López (CUB) 53.36   (USA) 49.26
Heptathlon   (CAN) 5045   (USA) 5013   (USA) 4767

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States*15211551
2 Cuba129728
3 Canada55515
4 Jamaica2136
5 Mexico2114
6 Colombia1023
7 Chile1001
8 Bermuda0101
9 Bahamas0022
10 Argentina0011
 Panama0011
 Saint Kitts and Nevis0011
Totals (12 nations)383838114

References[]

  1. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved October 24, 2011
  2. ^ "PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 24, 2011

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