The Pan American U20 Athletics Championships are a biennial sports event for track and field organized by the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) open for junior (U20) athletes from member and associate member associations. They were first held in 1980. [1] [2] Before the 2017 edition, the event was known as Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.
Source: [3]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 404 | 333 | 206 | 943 |
2 | ![]() | 111 | 76 | 57 | 244 |
3 | ![]() | 81 | 123 | 143 | 347 |
4 | ![]() | 54 | 62 | 86 | 202 |
5 | ![]() | 42 | 76 | 67 | 185 |
6 | ![]() | 40 | 36 | 36 | 112 |
7 | ![]() | 16 | 16 | 35 | 67 |
8 | ![]() | 11 | 15 | 25 | 51 |
9 | ![]() | 11 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
10 | ![]() | 10 | 20 | 16 | 46 |
11 | ![]() | 9 | 14 | 31 | 54 |
12 | ![]() | 9 | 12 | 14 | 35 |
13 | ![]() | 9 | 12 | 11 | 32 |
14 | ![]() | 6 | 15 | 33 | 54 |
15 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
16 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
17 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
19 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
21 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
22 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
23 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
24 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
25 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
26 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
27 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
28 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | ![]() | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
31 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
32 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
33 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (36 entries) | 837 | 847 | 835 | 2519 |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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100 m | 10.03 (+0.7 m/s) | Marcus Rowland | ![]() | 2009 | 2009 Championships | ![]() | |
200 m | 20.13 (+0.0 m/s) | Usain Bolt | ![]() | July 2003 | 2003 Championships | ![]() | |
400 m | 44.99 | Jamal Walton | ![]() | 21 July 2017 | 2017 Championships | ![]() | [4] |
800 m | 1:46.41 | Ryan Sánchez | ![]() | 22 July 2017 | 2017 Championships | ![]() | [5] |
1500 m | 3:43.16 | Eric van der Els | ![]() | 23 July 2017 | 2017 Championships | ![]() | [6] |
5000 m | 14:12.11 | Mohammed Ahmed | ![]() | 2009 | 2009 Championships | ![]() | |
10000 m | 29:28.6 | Alejandro Villanueva | ![]() | June 1989 | 1989 Championships | ![]() | |
110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 13.08 (+2.0 m/s) WJR | Wayne Davis | ![]() | 2009 | 2009 Championships | ![]() | |
400 m hurdles | 48.49 A | Alison Santos | ![]() | 21 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | ![]() | [7] |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:43.96 | José Alberto Sánchez | ![]() | July 2005 | 2005 Championships | ![]() | |
High jump | 2.27 m | Javier Sotomayor | ![]() | July 1986 | 1986 Championships | ![]() | |
Pole vault | 5.50 m | Lawrence Johnson | ![]() | July 1993 | 1993 Championships | ![]() | |
Long jump | 8.16 m | Dion Bentley | ![]() | June 1989 | 1989 Championships | ![]() | |
Triple jump | 16.93 m (−0.5 m/s) | David Giralt | ![]() | July 2003 | 2003 Championships | ![]() | |
Shot put (6 kg) | 22.02 m | Jordan Geist | ![]() | 23 July 2017 | 2017 Championships | ![]() | [8] |
Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 66.58 m | Travis Smikle | ![]() | July 2011 | 2011 Championships | ![]() | [9] |
Hammer throw (6 kg) | 80.21 m | Humberto Mansilla | ![]() | 2 August 2015 | 2015 Championships | ![]() | [10] |
Javelin throw | 76.95 m A | Tzuriel Pedigo | ![]() | 20 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | ![]() | [11] |
Decathlon | 8037 pts | Harrison Williams | ![]() | 31 July – 1 August 2015 | 2015 Championships | ![]() | [12] |
10.67 (+2.9 m/s) (100 m), 6.98 m (+3.7 m/s) (long jump), 13.71 m (shot put), 2.03 m (high jump), 48.28 (400 m) / 14.41 (-1.0 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 39.68 m (discus), 5.00 m (pole vault), 51.77 m (javelin), 4:29.20 (1500 m) | |||||||
10000 m walk (track) | 39:50.73 | Jefferson Pérez | ![]() | July 1993 | 1993 Championships | ![]() | |
4×100 m relay | 38.62 A WU20R | Arian Smith Justin Ofotan Marcellus Moore Matthew Boling | ![]() | 20 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | ![]() | [13] |
4×400 m relay | 2:59.30 A WU20R | Frederick Lewis Matthew Boling Matthew Moorer Justin Robinson | ![]() | 21 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | ![]() | [14] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |||||||||||||
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100 m | 11.22 (0.8 m/s) | Chalonda Goodman | ![]() | 2009 | 2009 Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||||||||||
200 m | 22.35 (+1.6 m/s) | Shawnti Jackson | ![]() | 6 August 2023 | 2023 Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [15] | |||||||||||||
400 m | 51.46 | Roxana Gomez | ![]() | 21 July 2017 | 2017 Championships | Trujillo, Peru | [16] | |||||||||||||
800 m | 2:03.70 | Mairelín Fuentes | ![]() | July 1997 | 1997 Championships | Havana, Cuba | ||||||||||||||
1500 m | 4:16.07 | Fabiana Da Silva | ![]() | July 1997 | 1997 Championships | Havana, Cuba | ||||||||||||||
3000 m | 9:05.78 | Ellie Shea | ![]() | 6 August 2023 | 2023 Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [17] | |||||||||||||
5000 m | 16:23.35 | Rachael Reddy | ![]() | 1 August 2015 | 2015 Championships | Edmonton, Canada | [18] | |||||||||||||
100 m hurdles | 13.01 (+0.4 m/s) | Tia Jones | ![]() | 21 July 2017 | 2017 Championships | Trujillo, Peru | [19] | |||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | 55.94 A | Jessica de Oliveira | ![]() | 21 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [20] | |||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | 10:04.71 | Sabine Heitling | ![]() | July 2005 | 2005 Championships | Windsor, Canada | ||||||||||||||
High jump | 1.96 m = WYB | Vashti Cunningham | ![]() | 1 August 2015 | 2015 Championships | Edmonton, Canada | [21] | |||||||||||||
Pole vault | 4.41 m | Rachel Baxter | ![]() | 21 July 2017 | 2017 Championships | Trujillo, Peru | [22] | |||||||||||||
Long jump | 6.46 m (-0.4 m/s) | Yudelkis Fernández | ![]() | July 2003 | 2003 Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | ||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 14.08 m (0.0 m/s) | Liadagmis Povea | ![]() | 2 August 2015 | 2015 Championships | Edmonton, Canada | [23] | |||||||||||||
Shot put | 18.27 m | Raven Saunders | ![]() | 31 July 2015 | 2015 Championships | Edmonton, Canada | [24] | |||||||||||||
Discus throw | 59.53 m A | Melany del Pilar Matheus | ![]() | 20 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [25] | |||||||||||||
Hammer throw | 64.80 m | Arasay Tondike | ![]() | July 2005 | 2005 Championships | Windsor, Canada | ||||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 63.86 m WJR | Yuleimis Aguilar | ![]() | 2 August 2015 | 2015 Championships | Edmonton, Canada | [26] | |||||||||||||
Heptathlon | 5847 pts A [lower-alpha 1] | Anna Hall | ![]() | 20–21 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [27] | |||||||||||||
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10000 m walk (track) | 44:43.89 | Alegna Gonzalez | ![]() | 23 July 2017 | 2017 Championships | Trujillo, Peru | [28] | |||||||||||||
4×100 m relay | 42.88 | Kaila Jackson Camryn Dickson Avery Lewis Shawnti Jackson | ![]() | 5 August 2023 | 2023 Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [29] | |||||||||||||
4×400 m relay | 3:24.04 A | Alexis Holmes Kimberly Harris Ziyah Holman Kayla Davis | ![]() | 21 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [30] |
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