| Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 13–20 October |
| Host city | Mexico City, Mexico  |
| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 37 |
| Participation | 377 athletes from 29 nations |
The athletics competition at the 1975 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico between 13 and 20 October.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Silvio Leonard  Cuba | 10.15A =GR | Hasely Crawford  Trinidad and Tobago | 10.21A | Hermes Ramírez Cuba | 10.34A |
| 200 metres (wind: -2.4 m/s) | James Gilkes  Guyana | 20.43A | Larry Brown  United States | 20.69A | Mike Sands  Bahamas | 20.98A |
| 400 metres | Ronnie Ray United States | 44.45A GR | Alberto Juantorena Cuba | 44.80A | Delmo da Silva  Brazil | 45.53A |
| 800 metres | Luis Medina Cuba | 1:47.98A | Leandro Civil Cuba | 1:48.75A | Carlos Martínez Mexico | 1:48.78A |
| 1500 metres | Tony Waldrop United States | 3:45.09A | Carlos Martínez Mexico | 3:45.98A | Luis Medina Cuba | 3:49.84A |
| 5000 metres | Domingo Tibaduiza  Colombia | 14:02.00A | Theodore Castaneda United States | 14:03.20A | Rodolfo Gómez Mexico | 14:05.25A |
| 10,000 metres | Luis Hernández Mexico | 29:19.28A | Rodolfo Gómez Mexico | 29:21.22A | Domingo Tibaduiza Colombia | 29:25.45A |
| Marathon | Rigoberto Mendoza Cuba | 2:25:03A | Charles "Chuck" Smead United States | 2:25:32A | Tom Howard  Canada | 2:25:46A |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Alejandro Casañas Cuba | 13.44A | Danny Smith Bahamas | 13.72A | Arnaldo Bristol  Puerto Rico | 13.74A |
| 400 metres hurdles | James King United States | 49.60A | Ralph Mann United States | 50.04A | Dámaso Alfonso Cuba | 50.19A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Mike Manley United States | 9:04.29A | José Romão da Silva Brazil | 9:05.31A | Octavio Guadarrama Mexico | 9:15.00A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States Clancy Edwards Larry Brown Donald Merrick Bill Collins | 38.31A GR | Cuba Hermes Ramírez Alejandro Casañas Pablo Montes José Triana | 38.46A | Canada Hugh Fraser Marvin Nash Albin Dukowski Robert Martin | 38.86A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States Herman Frazier Robert Taylor Maurice Peoples Ronnie Ray | 3:00.76A | Cuba Eddy Gutiérrez Carlos Álvarez Dámaso Alfonso Alberto Juantorena | 3:02.82A | Canada Glenn Bogue Randy Jackson Brian Saunders Don Domansky | 3:03.92A |
| 20 kilometres walk | Daniel Bautista Mexico | 1:33:06A | Domingo Colín Mexico | 1:33:59A | Larry Young United States | 1:37:54A |
| High jump | Tom Woods United States | 2.25A | John Beers Canada | 2.17A | Rick Cuttell Canada | 2.17A |
| Pole vault | Earl Bell United States | 5.40A GR | Bruce Simpson Canada | 5.20A | Roberto Moré Cuba | 5.20A |
| Long jump | João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil | 8.19A | Arnie Robinson United States | 7.94A | Al Lanier United States | 7.91A |
| Triple jump | João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil | 17.89A WR | Tommy Haynes United States | 17.20A | Milan Tiff United States | 16.98A |
| Shot put | Bruce Pirnie Canada | 19.28A | Bishop Dolegiewicz Canada | 19.18A | Terry Albritton United States | 19.18A |
| Discus throw | John Powell United States | 62.36A | Julián Morrinson Cuba | 59.88A | Jay Silvester United States | 59.82A |
| Hammer throw | Larry Hart United States | 66.56A GR | Ángel Cabrera Cuba | 65.24A | Scott Neilson Canada | 64.56A |
| Javelin throw | Sam Colson United States | 83.82A | Juan Jarvis Cuba | 82.30A | Raúl Fernández Cuba | 72.90A |
| Decathlon | Bruce Jenner [lower-alpha 1] United States | 8045A GR | Fred Dixon United States | 8019A | Jesús Mirabal Cuba | 7582A |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 19 | 13 | 8 | 40 |
| 2 | Cuba (CUB) | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Peru (PER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 |  Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 nations) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
Argentina (ARG) (18)
Bahamas (BAH) (7)
Barbados (BAR) (2)
Bermuda (BER) (11)
Bolivia (BOL) (2)
Brazil (BRA) (22)
Canada (CAN) (51)
Chile (CHI) (4)
Colombia (COL) (10)
Costa Rica (CRC) (3)
Cuba (CUB) (46)
Dominican Republic (DOM) (13)
Ecuador (ECU) (1)
Guatemala (GUA) (7)
Guyana (GUY) (6)
Haiti (HAI) (5)
Honduras (HON) (4)
Jamaica (JAM) (20)
Mexico (MEX) (31)
Netherlands Antilles (AHO) (7)
Nicaragua (NCA) (3)
Paraguay (PAR) (2)
Peru (PER) (2)
Puerto Rico (PUR) (13)
Suriname (SUR) (3)
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) (11)
United States (USA) (69)
Virgin Islands (ISV) (1)
Uruguay (URU) (3)
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