The athletics competition at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from Tuesday, August 5, to Saturday, August 9, 2003. The competition comprised track and field events plus marathon races and three racewalking events, with a total of 46 contests taking place.
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.
The Men's 1500m Freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 17, 2003.
The Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 17, 2003.
The Men's 100m Freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 14, 2003.
The Women's 100m Backstroke event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 14, 2003.
The Women's 400m Freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 14, 2003.
The Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 14, 2003.
The Men's 200m Breaststroke event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 15, 2003. USA's Kyle Salyards won the race in 2:13.37, another Games record, with four swimmers contesting the remaining podium spots. Sean Quinn (USA) took the silver in 2:15.77 and Marcelo Tomazini (BRA) the bronze in 2:15.87. Only 1/100 behind Thiago Pereira (BRA) in fourth and Scott Dickens (CAN) in fifth in 2:15.94.
The Men's 400 meter freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 15, 2003.
The Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 15, 2003. Brazil won the men's 4 × 100 free relay in 3:18.66, shy of their Games record from four years ago. Venezuela was second and Canada third. The USA was disqualified when second swimmer Jayme Cramer left early.
The Women's 100m Butterfly event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 15, 2003.
The Men's 50m Freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 16, 2003. Fernando Scherer BRA) won his third consecutive Pan Am 50 freestyle title with 22.40, with José Meolans (ARG) second in 22.42 and Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) third with 22.43.
The Men's 100m Backstroke event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 16, 2003.
The Men's 200m Butterfly event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 16, 2003.
The Women's 200m Individual Medley event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 16, 2003.
The Women's 800m Freestyle event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 16, 2003.
The Women's 4x100m Medley Relay event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 16, 2003.
Table tennis competitions at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo were held in August 7 to 13, 2003 at the Table tennis center. The winners of the tournament secured a place at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
