Kim Collins is a former track and field sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 metres. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on five occasions, from 1996 to 2016, and was the country's first athlete to reach an Olympic final. He competed at ten editions of the World Championships in Athletics, from 1995 to 2015, winning five medals. He was a twice runner-up in the 60 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships. At regional level, he was a gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games and a silver medallist at the Pan American Games. Till date he is the only Individual World Championships Gold medallist from Saint Kitts and Nevis
Kaio Márcio de Almeida is a Brazilian swimmer who specializes in the butterfly. He is also known by the reduced versions of his name: Kaio Márcio, Kaio Márcio de Almeida, Kaio Almeida, or Kaio de Almeida.
Churandy Martina is a Dutch sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. Previously, he represented the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution in 2010. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.91 seconds, a Dutch record, achieved in a 2012 London Olympic Games semi-final. In addition, he holds the 200 metres national record with a time of 19.81 seconds, achieved at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. He originally finished second in the 200 m at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing but was disqualified due to a lane violation.
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 100 Butterfly event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 13, 2003. Benjamin Michaelson (USA) won the 100 butterfly in 53.04, bettering the Games record of 53.33.
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 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 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 Women's 100m Breaststroke event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on August 15, 2003.
The Men's 100m Backstroke 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.
The final of the Men's 100 metres event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Wednesday August 6, 2003, with the heats and the semifinals staged a day earlier. Original winner Mickey Grimes was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for ephedrine.
The final of the Women's 100 metres Hurdles event at the 2003 Pan American Games took place on Saturday August 9, 2003, with the heats staged a day earlier. Jamaica's Brigitte Foster-Hylton set a new Pan Am Games record in the qualifying heats: 12.66.
Athletics competitions at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara was held from October 23 to October 30 at the newly built Telmex Athletics Stadium. The racewalking and marathon events were held on the temporary Guadalajara Circuit and Route and the Pan American Marathon circuit respectively. The sport of athletics is split into distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.
María Princesa Oliveros Bohórquez is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles events. Her personal bests are 13.41 seconds and 56.26 seconds, respectively. She was the gold medallist in the 400 m hurdles at the 2011 Pan American Games, at which she also won a 4×400 metres relay bronze medal in a Colombian record time.
