Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games
Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games | |
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Dates | 22 – 29 July |
Host city | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Venue | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Flamengo Park |
Level | Senior |
Events | 47 |
Participation | 627 athletes from 41 nations |
Records set | 13 Games records |
Guadalajara 2011 → 2007 Pan American Games |
The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007. In the 47 events that took place, thirteen Games records in athletics were equalled or beaten at the 2007 edition.
Cuba fielded its best athletes and easily topped the medal table, winning twelve gold medals and also having the greatest medal haul overall with a total of 30. The hosts, Brazil, took second place on the table having won nine golds and 23 medals overall. The United States – continuing its tradition of fielding a far from full strength squad – had its worst performance ever in the Pan American athletics competition. With six golds for third place, it finished outside the top two for the first time in Games history (although its medal total of 24 was one greater than second-placed Brazil). Canada and Mexico were the next most successful nations, placing fourth and fifth in the medal tally, respectively.
Medal summary[]
Key: | ||||
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WR World record | AR Area record | GR Games record | NR National record | PB Athlete's personal best |
Men's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres |
Churandy Martina Netherlands Antilles |
10.15 | Darvis Patton United States |
10.17 | Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda |
10.26 |
200 metres |
Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda |
20.37 | Marvin Anderson Jamaica |
20.38 | United States |
20.57 |
400 metres |
Chris Brown Bahamas |
44.85 | Tyler Christopher Canada |
45.05 | Chris Lloyd Dominica |
45.40 |
800 metres |
Yeimer López Cuba |
1:44.58 GR PB | Kléberson Davide Brazil |
1:45.47 | Fabiano Peçanha Brazil |
1:45.54 |
1500 metres |
Hudson de Souza Brazil |
3:36.32 GR PB | Juan Barrios Mexico |
3:37.71 | Byron Piedra Ecuador |
3:37.88 NR |
5000 metres |
Ed Moran United States |
13:25.60 GR PB | Juan Barrios Mexico |
13:29.87 | Marílson Gomes dos Santos Brazil |
13:30.87 |
10,000 metres |
José David Galván Mexico |
28:08.74 GR PB | Marílson Gomes dos Santos Brazil |
28:09.30 | Alejandro Suárez Mexico |
28:09.95 |
Marathon |
Franck de Almeida Brazil |
2:14:03 | José Amado García Guatemala |
2:14:27 | Procopio Franco Mexico |
2:15:18 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Joshua McAdams United States |
8:30.49 | United States |
8:32.11 | José Alberto Sánchez Cuba |
8:36.07 |
110 metres hurdles |
Dayron Robles Cuba |
13.25 | David Payne United States |
13.43 | Yoel Hernández Cuba |
13.50 |
400 metres hurdles |
Adam Kunkel Canada |
48.24 | Bayano Kamani Panama |
48.70 | United States |
49.07 |
4 x 100 m relay |
Brazil Vicente Lenilson, Rafael Ribeiro, Basílio de Moraes, Sandro Viana |
38.81 | Canada Richard Adu-Bobie, Anson Henry, Jared Connaughton, Bryan Barnett |
38.87 | United States J-Mee Samuels, Rae Edwards, , Darvis Patton |
38.88 |
4 x 400 m relay |
Bahamas Andrae Williams, Avard Moncur, Michael Mathieu, Chris Brown |
3:01.94 | United States Greg Nixon, Jamaal Torrance, , David Neville |
3:02.44 | Dominican Republic Carlos Santa Arismendy Peguero Yoel Tapia Félix Sánchez |
3:02.48 |
20 km race walk |
Jefferson Pérez Ecuador |
1:22:08 | Rolando Saquipay Ecuador |
1:23:28 | Gustavo Restrepo Colombia |
1:24:51 |
50 km race walk |
Xavier Moreno Ecuador |
3:52:07 | Horacio Nava Mexico |
3:52:35 | Omar Zepeda Mexico |
3:56:04 |
High jump |
Víctor Moya Cuba |
2.32 m | Donald Thomas Bahamas |
2.30 m | James Grayman Antigua and Barbuda |
2.24 m |
Pole vault |
Fábio Gomes da Silva Brazil |
5.40 m | Giovanni Lanaro Mexico |
5.30 m | Germán Chiaraviglio Argentina |
5.20 m |
Long jump |
Irving Saladino Panama |
8.28 m | Wilfredo Martínez Cuba |
7.92 m | Bashir Ramzy United States |
7.90 m |
Triple jump |
Jadel Gregório Brazil |
17.27 m | Osniel Tosca Cuba |
16.92 m | Yoandri Betanzos Cuba |
16.90 m |
Shot put |
Dylan Armstrong Canada |
20.10 m | Dorian Scott Jamaica |
20.06 m | Carlos Véliz Cuba |
19.75 m |
Discus throw |
Michael Robertson United States |
59.24 m | United States |
57.50 m | Dariusz Slowik Canada |
57.37 m |
Hammer throw |
James Steacy Canada |
73.77 m | Kibwe Johnson United States |
73.23 m | Juan Ignacio Cerra Argentina |
72.12 m |
Javelin throw |
Guillermo Martínez Cuba |
77.66 m | Mike Hazle United States |
75.33 m | Brazil |
75.04 m |
Decathlon |
Maurice Smith Jamaica |
8278 GR PB | Yordanis García Cuba |
8113 | Carlos Chinin Brazil |
7977 |
Women's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres |
Mikele Barber United States |
11.02 GR PB | Mechelle Lewis United States |
11.24 | Chandra Sturrup Bahamas |
11.29 |
200 metres |
Roxana Díaz Cuba |
22.90 | Sheri-Ann Brooks Jamaica |
22.92 | Sherry Fletcher Grenada |
22.96 |
400 metres |
Ana Guevara Mexico |
50.34 | Christine Amertil Bahamas |
50.99 | Indira Terrero Cuba |
51.09 |
800 metres |
Diane Cummins Canada |
1:59.75 | Rosibel García Colombia |
2:00.02 | Zulia Calatayud Cuba |
2:00.34 |
1500 metres |
Juliana Paula dos Santos Brazil |
4:13.36 | Mary Jayne Harrelson United States |
4:15.24 | Rosibel García Colombia |
4:15.78 (NR) |
5000 metres |
Megan Metcalfe Canada |
15:35.78 | United States |
15:42.01 | Mexico |
15:43.80 |
10,000 metres |
Sara Slattery United States |
32:54.11 GR PB | Maria Rodriguez de la Cruz Mexico |
32:56.75 | Brazil |
33:19.48 |
Marathon |
Mariela González Cuba |
2:43:11 | Márcia Narloch Brazil |
2:45:10 | Brazil |
2:47:36 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Sabine Heitling Brazil |
9:51.13 GR PB | Mexico |
9:55.43 (NR) |
Zenaide Vieira Brazil |
9:55.71 |
100 metres hurdles |
Delloreen Ennis-London Jamaica |
12.65 GR PB | Perdita Felicien Canada |
12.65 GR | Angela Whyte Canada |
12.72 |
400 metres hurdles |
Sheena Johnson United States |
54.64 | Nickiesha Wilson Jamaica |
54.91 | Nicole Leach United States |
54.97 |
4 x 100 m relay |
Jamaica Sheri-Ann Brooks Tracy-Ann Rowe Aleen Bailey Peta-Gaye Dowdie |
43.58 | United States Shareese Woods Mechelle Lewis Mikele Barber |
43.62 | Cuba Virgen Benavides Roxana Díaz Anay Tejeda |
43.80 |
4 x 400 m relay |
Cuba Aymée Martínez Daimy Pernia Zulia Calatayud Indira Terrero |
3:27.51 | Mexico Gabriela E. Medina Zudykey Rodriguez Ana Guevara |
3:27.75 | United States Debbie Dunn Nicole Leach |
3:27.84 |
20 km race walk |
Cristina Lopez El Salvador |
1:38:59 | Miriam Ramón Ecuador |
1:40:03 | Mexico |
1:41:47 |
High jump |
Romary Rifka Mexico |
1.95 m PB | Nicole Forrester Canada |
1.95 m | Levern Spencer Saint Lucia |
1.87 m |
Pole vault |
Fabiana Murer Brazil |
4.60 m GR PB | April Steiner United States |
4.40 m | Yarisley Garcia Cuba |
4.30 m |
Long jump |
Maurren Higa Maggi Brazil |
6.84 m | Keila Costa Brazil |
6.73 m | Yargelis Savigne Cuba |
6.66 m |
Triple jump |
Yargelis Savigne Cuba |
14.80 m GR PB | Keila Costa Brazil |
14.38 m | Mabel Gay Cuba |
14.26 m |
Shot put |
Misleydis González Cuba |
18.83 m | Yumileidi Cumbá Cuba |
18.28 m | Cleopatra Borel-Brown Trinidad and Tobago |
18.22 m |
Discus throw |
Yarelis Barrios Cuba |
61.72 m | Yania Ferrales Cuba |
61.71 m | Elisângela Adriano Brazil |
60.27 m |
Hammer throw |
Yipsi Moreno Cuba |
75.20 m GR PB | Arasay Thondike Cuba |
68.70 m | Jennifer Dahlgren Argentina |
68.37 m |
Javelin throw |
Osleidys Menéndez Cuba |
62.34 m | Sonia Bisset Cuba |
60.68 m | Laverne Eve Bahamas |
58.10 m |
Heptathlon |
Jessica Zelinka Canada |
6136 | Gretchen Quintana Cuba |
6000 | Lucimara da Silva Brazil |
5873 |
Medal table[]
* Host nation (Brazil)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba (CUB) | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
2 | Brazil (BRA)* | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
3 | United States (USA) | 6 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
4 | Canada (CAN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
5 | Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
6 | Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
7 | Bahamas (BAH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
8 | Ecuador (ECU) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
9 | Panama (PAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
11 | El Salvador (ESA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
14 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
15 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
16 | Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Saint Lucia (LCA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 nations) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 |
Participating nations[]
- Antigua and Barbuda (5)
- Argentina (22)
- Bahamas (23)
- Barbados (11)
- Belize (6)
- Bermuda (3)
- Bolivia (5)
- Brazil (81)
- British Virgin Islands (5)
- Canada (26)
- Cayman Islands (3)
- Chile (23)
- Colombia (24)
- Costa Rica (3)
- Cuba (51)
- Dominica (3)
- Dominican Republic (13)
- Ecuador (15)
- Grenada (4)
- Guatemala (12)
- Guyana (4)
- Haiti (11)
- Honduras (6)
- Jamaica (39)
- Mexico (26)
- Netherlands Antilles (4)
- Nicaragua (3)
- Panama (4)
- Paraguay (3)
- Peru (12)
- Puerto Rico (19)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (17)
- Saint Lucia (4)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5)
- El Salvador (5)
- Suriname (2)
- Trinidad and Tobago (29)
- United States (81)
- United States Virgin Islands (3)
- Uruguay (4)
- Venezuela (8)
See also[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2007 Pan American Games athletics. |
- 2007 in athletics (track and field)
- Athletics at the 2007 Parapan American Games
References[]
- General
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-23). Rio opens-up to Athletics at XV Pan-American Games
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-24). Pérez retains 20km Walk title - Pan-American Games, Day One
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-25). Moreno takes Hammer with 75.20 Games record – Pan-American Games, Day Two
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-26). Barber takes 100m title with 11.02 – Pan American Games, Day 3
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-27). Ennis-London beats Felicien in a thriller – Pan American Games, Day 4
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-28). Cuba's five gold medal party – Pan-Am Games, Day 5
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-29). Robles shines with rainy 13.25 – Pan-Am Games Day 6
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-30). Brazilian de Almeida wins Marathon - Pan-Am Games, Final Day
External links[]
- Official site
- Results Book (Internet Archive)
- Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games
- 2007 in athletics (track and field)
- Athletics at the Pan American Games
- Events at the 2007 Pan American Games
- International athletics competitions hosted by Brazil
- Athletics in Rio de Janeiro (city)