Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
10,000 m walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The women's marathon event at the 1987 Pan American Games was held in Indianapolis, United States on 9 August. [1] [2] [3] It was the first time that this event was contested at the Games.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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María del Carmen Cárdenas | Mexico | 2:52:06 | GR | |
Debbie Warner | United States | 2:54:49 | ||
Maribel Durruty | Cuba | 2:56:21 | ||
4 | Kathy Molitor | United States | 2:56:21 | |
5 | Ena Guevara | Peru | 3:01:04 | |
6 | Nelly Chávez | Bolivia | 3:02:48 | |
7 | Margarita Galicia | Mexico | 3:03:01 | |
8 | Zoila Muñoz | Ecuador | 3:06:06 | NR [4] |
9 | Gina Coello | Honduras | 3:07:29 | |
10 | Esperanza Melville | Guatemala | 3:12:52 | |
11 | Trinidad Rodríguez | Puerto Rico | 3:16:37 | |
Cornelia Melis | Aruba | DNS |
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