Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games

Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games
Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games
	Athletics pictogram for the games
Venues	CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium ; Ontario Place West Channel
Dates	July 19–26
No. of events	47 (24 men, 23 women)
Competitors	709 from 41 nations
	«2011 2019»

Last updated September 15, 2023

Athletics competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto were held from July 19 to 26 at the newly built CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium, located on the campus of York University.^[1]^[2] The racewalking and marathon events were held on the temporary circuits around the Ontario Place West Channel. The sport of athletics is split into distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.^[3]

Mirroring the Olympic athletics program, both men and women had very similar schedules of events. Men competed in 24 events and women in 23, as their schedule lacks the 50 km race walk. In addition, both the men's 110 m hurdles and decathlon are reflected in the women's schedule by the 100 m hurdles and heptathlon, respectively.^[3]

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the athletics competitions:^[4]

H	Heats	Q	Qualification	½	Semifinals	F	Final

**Men**
Event↓/Date →	Sun 19	Tue 21	Wed 22		Thu 23		Fri 24		Sat 25	Sun 26
100 m		H	½	F
200 m					H	½	F
400 m			½		F
800 m			½		F
1500 m					½		F
5000 m									F
10,000 m		F
110 m hurdles							½	F
400 m hurdles			½		F
3000 m steeplechase		F
4 × 100 m relay							½		F
4 × 400 m relay							½		F
Marathon									F
20 km walk	F
50 km walk										F
Long jump		Q	F
Triple jump							F
High jump									F
Pole vault		F
Shot put		F
Discus throw					F
Javelin throw							F
Hammer throw			F
Decathlon			F

**Women**
Event↓/Date →	Sat 18	Sun 19	Tue 21		Wed 22		Thu 23		Fri 24	Sat 25
100 m			H		½	F
200 m							H	½	F
400 m					½		F
800 m			½		F
1500 m									½	F
5000 m			F
10,000 m							F
100 m hurdles			½	F
400 m hurdles			½		F
3000 m steeplechase									F
4 × 100 m relay									½	F
4 × 400 m relay									½	F
Marathon	F
20 km walk		F
Long jump							Q		F
Triple jump			F
High jump					F
Pole vault							F
Shot put					F
Discus throw									F
Javelin throw			F
Hammer throw			F
Heptathlon							F

Medal table

The CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium hosted the track and field competitions Athleticsto2015.jpg — The CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium hosted the track and field competitions

* Host nation (Canada)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	13	15	13	41
2	Canada*	11	7	9	27
3	Cuba	5	3	1	9
4	Jamaica	3	3	2	8
5	Trinidad and Tobago	3	2	1	6
6	Mexico	3	1	2	6
7	Brazil	2	5	6	13
8	Colombia	2	1	1	4
9	Bahamas	1	2	1	4
10	Ecuador	1	1	1	3
11	Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1
	Saint Lucia	1	0	0	1
	Venezuela	1	0	0	1
14	Argentina	0	1	2	3
14	Barbados	0	1	2	3
16	Antigua and Barbuda	0	1	0	1
	Grenada	0	1	0	1
	Guatemala	0	1	0	1
	Peru	0	1	0	1
	Puerto Rico	0	1	0	1
21	Chile	0	0	2	2
21	Uruguay	0	0	2	2
23	Panama	0	0	1	1
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	0	1	1
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0	1	1
Totals (25 entries)		47	47	48	142

Medalists

Key
GR	Pan American Games record	AR	Area record	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Andre De Grasse Canada	10.05	Ramon Gittens Barbados	10.07	Antoine Adams Saint Kitts and Nevis	10.09
200 metres details	Andre De Grasse Canada	19.88 PB	Rasheed Dwyer Jamaica	19.90	Alonso Edward Panama	19.90 SB
400 metres details	Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic	44.56 SB	Machel Cedenio Trinidad and Tobago	44.70	Kyle Clemons United States	44.84 PB
800 metres details	Clayton Murphy United States	1:47.19	Rafith Rodríguez Colombia	1:47.23	Ryan Martin United States	1:47.73
1500 metres details	Andrew Wheating United States	3:41.41	Nathan Brannen Canada	3:41.66	Charles Philibert-Thiboutot Canada	3:41.79
5000 metres details	Juan Luis Barrios Mexico	13:46.47	David Torrence United States	13:46.60	Víctor Aravena Chile	13:46.94 PB
10,000 metres details	Mohammed Ahmed Canada	28:49.96	Aron Rono United States	28:50.83	Juan Luis Barrios Mexico	28:51.57
110 m hurdles details	David Oliver United States	13.07 GR	Mikel Thomas Trinidad and Tobago	13.17 PB	Shane Brathwaite Barbados	13.21 PB
400 m hurdles details	Jeffery Gibson Bahamas	48.51 NR	Javier Culson Puerto Rico	48.67	Roxroy Cato Jamaica	48.72 SB
3000 m steeplechase details	Matthew Hughes Canada	8:32.18	Alex Genest Canada	8:33.83	Cory Leslie United States	8:36.83
4 × 100 m relay details	United States BeeJay Lee Wallace Spearmon Kendal Williams Remontay McClain Sean McLean	38.27	Brazil Gustavo dos Santos Vítor Hugo dos Santos Bruno de Barros Aldemir da Silva Junior	38.68	Trinidad and Tobago Rondel Sorrillo Keston Bledman Emmanuel Callender Dan-Neil Telesford Mikel Thomas	38.69
4 × 400 m relay details	Trinidad and Tobago Renny Quow Jarrin Solomon Emanuel Mayers Machel Cedenio Jehue Gordon	2:59.60 SB	Cuba William Collazo Adrian Chacon Osmaidel Pellicier Yoandys Lescay	2:59.84 SB	United States Kyle Clemons James Harris Marcus Chambers Kerron Clement Jeshua Anderson	3:00.21
Marathon details	Richer Pérez Cuba	2:17:04 PB	Raúl Pacheco Peru	2:17:13	Mariano Mastromarino Argentina	2:17:45
20 km walk details	Evan Dunfee Canada	1:23:06	Inaki Gomez Canada	1:24:25	Caio Bonfim Brazil	1:24:43
50 km walk details	Andrés Chocho Ecuador	3:50:13 SB	Erick Barrondo Guatemala	3:55:57	Horacio Nava Mexico	3:57:28
High jump details	Derek Drouin Canada	2.37 m SB	Michael Mason Canada	2.31 m	Donald Thomas Bahamas	2.28 m
Pole vault details	Shawnacy Barber Canada	5.80 m = GR	Germán Chiaraviglio Argentina	5.75 m NR	Mark Hollis United States Jacob Blankenship United States	5.40 m
Long jump ^† details	Jeffery Henderson United States	8.54 m	Marquise Goodwin United States	8.27 m	Emiliano Lasa Uruguay	8.17 m
Triple jump details	Pedro Pablo Pichardo Cuba	17.54 m	Leevan Sands Bahamas	16.99 m SB	Ernesto Revé Cuba	16.94 m
Shot put details	O'Dayne Richards Jamaica	21.69 m GR , NR	Tim Nedow Canada	20.53 m	Germán Lauro Argentina	20.24 m
Discus throw details	Fedrick Dacres Jamaica	64.80	Ronald Julião Brazil	64.65 SB	Russell Winger United States	62.64
Hammer throw details	Kibwé Johnson United States	75.46 m	Roberto Janet Cuba	74.78 m	Conor McCullough United States	73.74 m
Javelin throw details	Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago	83.27 m	Riley Dolezal United States	81.62 m SB	Júlio César de Oliveira Brazil	80.94 m
Decathlon details	Damian Warner Canada	8659 points GR NR	Kurt Felix Grenada	8269 points PB	Luiz Alberto de Araújo Brazil	8179 points SB

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Sherone Simpson Jamaica	10.95 SB	Ángela Tenorio Ecuador	10.99 AR	Barbara Pierre United States	11.01
200 metres details	Kaylin Whitney United States	22.65	Kyra Jefferson United States	22.72	Simone Facey Jamaica	22.74
400 metres details	Kendall Baisden United States	51.27	Shakima Wimbley United States	51.36	Kineke Alexander Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	51.50
800 metres details	Melissa Bishop Canada	1.59.62	Alysia Montaño United States	1.59.76	Flávia de Lima Brazil	2.00.40
1500 metres details	Muriel Coneo Colombia	4.09.05 NR	Nicole Sifuentes Canada	4:09.13	Sasha Gollish Canada	4:10.11
5000 metres details	Juliana Paula dos Santos Brazil	15:45.97 PB	Brenda Flores Mexico	15:47.19	Kellyn Taylor United States	15:52.78
10,000 metres details	Brenda Flores Mexico	32:41.33 GR	Desiree Davila United States	32:43.99 SB	Lanni Marchant Canada	32:46.03
100 m hurdles details	Queen Harrison United States	12.52 GR	Tenaya Jones United States	12.84	Nikkita Holder Canada	12.85
400 m hurdles details	Shamier Little United States	55.50	Sarah Wells Canada	56.17	Déborah Rodríguez Uruguay	56.41
3000 m steeplechase details	Ashley Higginson United States	9:48.12 GR	Shalaya Kipp United States	9:49.96	Geneviève Lalonde Canada	9:53.03
4 × 100 m relay details	United States Barbara Pierre LaKeisha Lawson Morolake Akinosun Kaylin Whitney	42.58 GR	Jamaica Samantha Henry-Robinson Kerron Stewart Schillonie Calvert Simone Facey Sherone Simpson	42.68	Canada Crystal Emmanuel Kimberly Hyacinthe Jellisa Westney Khamica Bingham	43.00
4 × 400 m relay details	United States Shamier Little Kyra Jefferson Shakima Wimbley Kendall Baisden Alysia Montaño	3:25.68	Jamaica Anastasia Le-Roy Verone Chambers Chrisann Gordon Bobby-Gaye Wilkins	3:27.27	Canada Brianne Theisen-Eaton Taylor Sharpe Sage Watson Sarah Wells Audrey Jean-Baptiste	3:27.74 SB
Marathon details	Adriana Aparecida da Silva Brazil	2:35:40 GR	Lindsay Flanagan United States	2:36:30	Rachel Hannah Canada	2:41:06
20 km walk details	María Guadalupe González Mexico	1:29:24 GR	Érica de Sena Brazil	1:30:08	Paola Pérez Ecuador	1:31:53 PB
High jump details	Levern Spencer Saint Lucia	1.94 m	Priscilla Frederick Antigua and Barbuda	1.91 m PB	Akela Jones Barbados	1.91 m PB
Pole vault details	Yarisley Silva Cuba	4.85 m GR	Fabiana Murer Brazil	4.80 m	Jenn Suhr United States	4.60 m
Long jump details	Christabel Nettey Canada	6.90 m	Bianca Stuart Bahamas	6.69 m	Sha'Keela Saunders United States	6.66 m
Triple jump details	Caterine Ibargüen Colombia	15.08 m	Keila Costa Brazil	14.50 m	Yosiri Urrutia Colombia	14.38 m
Shot put details	Cleopatra Borel Trinidad and Tobago	18.67 m	Jillian Camarena-Williams United States	18.65 m	Natalia Ducó Chile	18.01 m
Discus throw details	Denia Caballero Cuba	65.39 m	Yaime Pérez Cuba	64.99 m	Gia Lewis-Smallwood United States	61.26 m
Hammer throw details	Rosa Rodríguez Venezuela	71.61 m	Amber Campbell United States	71.22 m	Sultana Frizell Canada	69.51 m
Javelin throw details	Elizabeth Gleadle Canada	62.83 m	Kara Winger United States	61.44 m	Jucilene de Lima Brazil	60.42 m
Heptathlon details	Yorgelis Rodríguez Cuba	6332 points GR	Heather Miller United States	6178 points	Vanessa Spínola Brazil	6035 points

Participating nations

All 41 participating countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

A total of 680 athletes will qualify to compete at the games. A nation may enter a maximum of two athletes per event, granted they meet the qualification standard. Qualification times and standards can be set from January 1, 2014, to June 28, 2015. The winner of each event contested at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival will also qualify. Furthermore, a total of sixteen relay teams per event will qualify as well.^[5]

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References

↑ "Pan Am Games track goes to York U". CBC News . Toronto, Canada. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
1 2 "Athletics". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
↑ "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

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[1] "Pan Am Games track goes to York U". CBC News . Toronto, Canada. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[2] "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

[a-3] 1 2 "Athletics". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[4] "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

[5] "Athletics Technical Manual" (PDF). americasathletics.org. TO2015. 11 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

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