The Athletics Competition at the 1951 Pan American Games was held in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. A total of 15 nations participated, with 243 athletes representing them in 33 athletics events.
Kara Estelle Winger is an American track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She is the American record holder in the javelin throw with a distance of 68.11 m.
The 2011 South American Championships in Athletics were the 47th edition of the South American Championships, organised under the supervision of the CONSUDATLE. They were held at the National Center of High Performance Athletics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 2 to 5 June 2011. Forty-four track and field events were contested, with the number of contests split evenly between the sexes. A total of 345 athletes participated at the championships.
Trinidad and Tobago competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, although it previously competed in four other editions as a British colony, and as part of the West Indies Federation.
Klavdiya Yakovlevna Mayuchaya was a Soviet track and field athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw. She was the gold medallist in the event at the European Athletics Championships in 1946 and was the first woman to throw the javelin beyond fifty metres. She was a nine-time Soviet champion across the javelin, discus throw and grenade throw disciplines.
Ewa Gryziecka-Kwiecińska is a Polish former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She is a former world record holder in the event and represented Poland at the Summer Olympics and the European Athletics Championships. In her career, she was twice national champion and twice broke the Polish record.
Tomasa Ana Núñez Abreu was a Cuban track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She was Cuba's first gold medallist in the javelin at the Pan American Games, gaining that title in 1971. Her personal best of 54.64 m is a former Panamerican record. She won four titles at regional level at the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970 and 1974, as well as being the 1971 and 1973 champion at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.
Emilio Ortíz was an Argentine track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw. His greatest achievement was a gold medal at the inaugural 1951 Pan American Games, held on home turf in Buenos Aires. He won with a mark of 48.04 m, beating fellow Argentine Manuel Etchepare by nearly two metres. He was a surprise winner of that event, over more favoured opposition. Ortíz remained the only South American to win that hammer title until he was matched by his fellow countryman Juan Ignacio Cerra in 2003.
Amelia Wood was an American track and field athlete who competed in throwing events, specializing in the javelin throw. She was a Pan American Games champion and a 1956 Olympian.
Hortensia "Stretch" López García was a Mexican-American javelin thrower, softball player, and basketball player. Representing Mexico, she won a gold medal in the javelin at the inaugural 1951 Pan American Games. In 1978, she became the first female player to be elected to the El Paso Softball Hall of Fame, and later served as the organization's president.
The women's 100 metres event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 28 February and 1 March.
The women's 200 metres event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 4 and 5 March.
The women's 80 metres hurdles event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 2 and 3 March.
The women's high jump event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 3 March.
The women's long jump event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 6 March.
The women's shot put event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 6 March.
The men's discus throw event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 1 March.
The women's discus throw event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 27 February.
The men's hammer throw event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 28 February.
The men's javelin throw event at the 1951 Pan American Games was held at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires on 3 March. 15 nations took part in the event with 243 athletes participating in 33 events.
