Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games
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The athletics competition at the 1999 Pan American Games
1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...
was held in Winnipeg, Canada. Two new events were introduced for women: pole vault and hammer throw. In addition the 20 km road walk replaced the 10,000 m track walk.
Track
100 m (Wind: +0.4 m/s) |
Bernard Williams Bernard Williams (athlete) Bernard Rollen Williams, III is an American track and field athlete and winner of a gold medal in 4×100-meters relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- Biography :Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Bernard Williams won the 100 m at the 1999 Pan-American Games.... United States |
10.08 | Freddy Mayola Freddy Mayola Freddy Santiago Mayola Fernández is a Cuban sprinter who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000... Cuba |
10.10 | Claudinei da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.... Brazil |
10.13 |
200 m (Wind: −1.9 m/s) |
Claudinei da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.... Brazil |
20.30 | Curtis Perry Curtis Perry Curtis R. Perry is a retired American basketball player. He attended Southwest Missouri State University and played at forward.... United States |
20.58 | Sebastián Keitel Sebastián Keitel Sebastián Keitel Bianchi is a Chilean sprinter who competed mostly in the 200 metres. He was coached by renowned Chilean coach Pedro Soto Acuna, who has since been living in Singapore.... Chile |
20.82 |
400 m | Greg Haughton Greg Haughton Greg Haughton is a Jamaican 400 metres runner. He won three bronze medals, one at the 1996 Summer Olympics and two at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His personal best for the 400 m was 44.56 seconds.... Jamaica |
44.59 | Danny McCray Danny McCray Danny DeWayne McCray is an American football defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at LSU.... United States |
44.83 | Alejandro Cárdenas Alejandro Cárdenas Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka.... Mexico |
44.92 |
800 m | Johnny Gray Johnny Gray John Lee Gray, Jr. was an American 800 m runner of the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1985 he set the US record of 1:42.60 min at a meet in Koblenz. That time puts Gray as the #11 performer of all time... United States |
1:45.38 | Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez is a retired Cuban runner.Originally a 400 metres runner who also enjoyed success in 4 x 400 metres relay, winning the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics, Téllez later converted to the 800 metres distance. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he ran in 1:42.85 and thereby improved the... Cuba |
1:45.40 | Zach Whitmarsh Zach Whitmarsh Zachary Whitmarsh is a track and field athlete from Canada, who competes in the middle distance events. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing in 39th place in the men's 800 metres. He won the bronze medal in the men's 800 metres at the 1999 Pan American Games in... Canada |
1:45.94 |
1500 m | Graham Hood Graham Hood Graham Hood is a retired track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the middle distance events.Hood represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992... Canada |
3:41.20 | Michael Stember Michael Stember Michael Stember is a male track and field athlete from the United States, who is known for competing in the middle distance events. His first international competition was winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships... United States |
3:41.96 | Hudson de Souza Hudson de Souza Hudson Santos de Souza is a Brazilian middle distance runner who competes mostly over 1500 metres. He has broken a number of South American records in middle-distance events.... Brazil |
3:42.18 |
5000 m | David Galván David Galván José David Galván Martínez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres... Mexico |
13:42.04 | Elenilson da Silva Elenilson da Silva Elenilson da Silva is a retired long-distance runner from Brazil. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 10.000 metres at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-Personal Bests:... Brazil |
13:43.13 | Jeff Schiebler Jeff Schiebler Jeff Schiebler is a track and field athlete from Canada, who competes in the middle distance and long-distance running events... Canada |
13:43.66 |
10,000 m | Elenilson da Silva Elenilson da Silva Elenilson da Silva is a retired long-distance runner from Brazil. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 10.000 metres at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-Personal Bests:... Brazil |
28:43.50 | David Galván David Galván José David Galván Martínez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres... Mexico |
28:44.03 | Pete Julian United States |
28:44.55 |
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race... |
Vanderlei de Lima Vanderlei de Lima Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima is a former long-distance runner who specialised in marathons. He received international renown after a spectator, a laicized Irish priest, attacked him at the 2004 Summer Olympics marathon while he was leading the race at 35 km... Brazil |
2:17:20 | Rubén Maza Rubén Maza Rubén Dario Maza Larez is a long-distance runner from Venezuela, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He won the silver medal in the same event, three years later at the 1999 Pan American Games.-Achievements:-References:*... Venezuela |
2:19:56 | Éder Fialho Éder Fialho Éder Moreno Fialho is a long-distance runner from Brazil, who represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia). He won the bronze medal in the same event, a year earlier at the 1999 Pan American Games... Brazil |
2:20:09 |
3000 m st. | Joël Bourgeois Joël Bourgeois Joël Denis Bourgeois is a middle- and long-distance runner competing for Canada. He won the gold medal for Canada in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada... Canada |
8:35.03 | Francis O'Neill United States |
8:35.73 | Jean-Nicolas Duval Canada |
8:39.52 |
110 m hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight... (Wind: +1.1 m/s) |
Anier García Anier García Anier Octavio García Ortiz is a Cuban athlete, winner of the 110 m hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Born in Santiago de Cuba, Anier García established his credentials early, by winning the 1995 Pan American Junior Championships... Cuba |
13.17 GR | Yoel Hernández Cuba |
13.24 | Eugene Swift United States |
13.41 |
400 m hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly... |
Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:... Brazil |
48.23 GR | Eric Thomas Eric Thomas (athlete) Eric Ashley Thomas is a male hurdler from the United States, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia... United States |
48.40 | Torrance Zellner Torrance Zellner Torrance A. Zellner is an American track and field athlete who won bronze medals in the 400 meter hurdles at the 1991 and 1999 Pan American Games. At the 1999 Pan American Games he also won a bronze medal in 4x400 m relay... United States |
48.45 |
20 km race walk | Bernardo Segura Bernardo Segura Bernardo Segura Rivera is a Mexican race walker.He is a former holder of the 20,000m World Record for Race Walking with a time of 1:17:25.6.... Mexico |
1:20:17 | Daniel García Mexico |
1:20:28 | Jefferson Pérez Jefferson Pérez Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada is a retired Ecuadorian race walker. He specializes in the 20 km event, in which he has won the only two medals his country has ever achieved in the Olympic Games.... Ecuador |
1:20:46 |
50 km race walk | Joel Sánchez Joel Sánchez (athlete) Joel Sánchez Guerrero is a Mexican race walker, who made his debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was disqualified in the men's 20 km race.-Achievements:... Mexico |
4:06:31 | Carlos Mercenario Carlos Mercenario Carlos Mercenario Carbajal is a retired Mexican race walker. He was born in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal.-Achievements:-References:*... Mexico |
4:09:48 | Philip Dunn Philip Dunn (athlete) Philip Martin Dunn is a male race walker from the United States. He competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 . He is a three-time national US champion in the men's 50 km event .-Achievements:-References:*... United States |
4:13:45 |
4 x 100 m relay | Brazil | 38.18 GR | Canada | 38.49 | Jamaica | 38.82 |
4 x 400 m relay | Jamaica | 2:57.97 GR | Brazil | 2:58.56 | United States | 3:00.94 |
Field
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
Kwaku Boateng Canada Mark Boswell Mark Boswell Mark Boswell and grew up in Brampton, Ontario is a Canadian high jumper, who won a total number of six national titles in the men's high jump event.... Canada |
2.25 | - | - | Charles Clinger Charles Clinger Charles Clinger is a retired American high jumper.He won the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games.His personal best jump is 2.35 metres, achieved in May 2001 in Pocatello.-References:... United States |
2.25 |
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
Pat Manson Pat Manson Pat Manson is a retired American pole vaulter, best known for winning three gold medals at the Pan American Games in 1991, 1995 and 1999. He also finished sixth at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens. His personal best was 5.85 meters, achieved in September 1994 in... United States |
5.60 | Scott Hennig United States |
5.55 | Jason Pearce Canada |
5.30 |
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
Iván Pedroso Iván Pedroso Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler is a retired Cuban athlete, specializing in long jump.In July 1990, still at the age of 17, Pedroso jumped more than 8 meters for the first time. Facing tough competition from Carl Lewis, Mike Powell and others, he still won numerous gold medals in international... Cuba |
8.52 | Kareem Streete-Thompson Kareem Streete-Thompson Kareem Streete-Thompson is an athlete specializing in the long jump and the 100 metres. He was born in Ithaca, New York.Although born in the USA, he lived his first 18 years in the Cayman Islands... Cayman Islands |
8.12 | Luis Meliz Luis Méliz Luis Felipe Méliz Linares is a male long jumper. He represents Spain. He originally represented Cuba, but obtained Spanish citizenship on 28 December 2007.... Cuba |
8.06 |
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... |
Yoelbi Quesada Yoelbi Quesada Yoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández is a Cuban athlete competing mostly in triple jump. He has an Olympic bronze medal, and became world champion in 1997 with a personal best jump of 17.85m.- Major achievements :... Cuba |
17.19 | LaMark Carter LaMark Carter LaMark Carter is a retired American triple jumper.His personal best was 17.44 metres, achieved in June 1998 in New Orleans. He made the USA Olympic Team in 2000 but did not medal in the Sydney Games.... United States |
17.09 | Michael Calvo Michael Calvo Michael Calvo Villamil is a Cuban triple jumper.His personal best jump is 17.30 metres, achieved in February 1997 in Havana. The result places him tenth on the all-time Cuban performers list, behind Yoelbi Quesada, Lázaro Betancourt, Aliecer Urrutia, Yoandri Betanzos, Alexander Martínez, Jorge... Cuba |
17.03 |
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
Brad Mears Brad Mears Brad Mears is an American shot putter, who won the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games. His personal best throw is 20.05 metres, achieved in May 1999 in Greeley.-References:... United States |
19.93 | Jamie Beyer United States |
18.95 | Brad Snyder Canada |
18.74 |
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
Anthony Washington Anthony Washington Anthony Washington is a former American discus thrower, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country. At the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Washington won the gold medal in discus throw.His personal bests are 71.14 m in discus and 59.58 m in hammer throw... United States |
64.25 | Alexis Elizalde Alexis Elizalde Alexis Elizalde Estévez is a retired Cuban discus thrower. His personal best throw is 65.00 metres, which he achieved in August 1998 at the Central American and Caribbean Games.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba |
61.99 | Jason Tunks Jason Tunks Jason Tunks is a retired international level discus thrower representing Canada.World Ranking: 35thQuick Notes:* Jason is married to Netherlands shot putter Lieja Tunks... Canada |
61.75 |
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... |
Lance Deal Lance Deal Lance Earl Deal is a former American athlete who won a silver medal in the hammer throw in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also competed in the 1988, 1992, and 2000 Summer Olympics.... United States |
79.61 CR | Kevin McMahon Kevin McMahon (athlete) Kevin McMahon is a retired track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the hammer throw. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. A two-time USA Champion he claimed the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg,... United States |
73.41 | Juan Ignacio Cerra Juan Ignacio Cerra Juan Ignacio Cerra is a male hammer thrower from Argentina. His personal best throw is 76.42 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Trieste. This is also the South American record.... Argentina |
70.68 |
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
Emeterio González Emeterio González Emeterio González Silva is a Cuban javelin thrower, whose current personal best throw is 87.12 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Jena.-Achievements:... Cuba |
77.46 | Máximo Rigondeaux Máximo Rigondeaux Máximo Rigondeaux is a retired Cuban javelin thrower.He claimed the silver medal behind compatriot Emeterio González at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. His personal best throw was 81.43 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Dessau.-References:... Cuba |
76.24 | Tom Petranoff Tom Petranoff Thomas Alan Petranoff is a former world record holder in the javelin throw; his May 1983 effort was greater than the length of an entire American football field at 99.72 meters . Tom Petranoff's world record added precisely three meters to the previous global standard of 96.72, set in 1980 by... United States |
75.95 |
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not... |
Chris Huffins Chris Huffins Chris Huffins is an athlete from the United States who competed in the field of Decathlon. He was the Director and Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country programs at the University of California from 2002 to 2007. He married Monique Parker in 1997. He earned a... United States |
8170 pts CR | Dan Steele Dan Steele Dan Steele is an American bobsledder and track and field athlete who competed from the early 1990s to 2002. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the four-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002... United States |
8070 pts | Raúl Duany Raúl Duany Raúl Bueno Duany is a Cuban decathlete, who holds the current Cuban record. After retiring he joined the coaching staff of the Cuban national athletics team.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba |
7730 pts |
Track
100 m (Wind: +1.7 m/s) |
Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete. She is a 100 m specialist and the Bahamian national record holder for the women's 100 meter dash with a personal best of 10.84 seconds set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005... The Bahamas |
11.10 | Angela Williams Angela Williams Angela Williams is an American athlete. Williams attended the University of Southern California, graduating in 2002.... United States |
11.16 | Peta-Gaye Gayle Peta-Gaye Gayle Peta-Gaye Gayle is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica, who competed in the 400 metres hurdles during her career. Her personal best time in the women's 400 m hurdles is 55.92, set on July 22, 2001 in Guatemala City... Jamaica |
11.20 |
200 m (Wind: +0.7 m/s) |
Debbie Ferguson Debbie Ferguson Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is a Bahamian sprint athlete who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. She had her first major successes with the Bahamian 4×100 metres relay team, winning gold at the Pan American Games and World Championships in Athletics in 1999, and taking another gold at the Olympic... The Bahamas |
22.83 | Lucimar de Moura Lucimar de Moura Lucimar Aparecida de Moura is a female track and field athlete from Brazil, who competes in the sprint events... Brazil |
23.03 | Felipa Palacios Felipa Palacios Felipa Alicia Palacios Hinestroza is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events.She represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996... Colombia |
23.05 |
400 m | Ana Guevara Ana Guevara Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza is a now-retired Mexican track and field athlete, specialized in the 400 meters. Her career began in 1996 carrying out diverse tours, participating in her first international competences... Mexico |
50.91 | Michelle Collins United States |
51.21 | Claudine Williams Jamaica |
51.58 |
800 m | Letitia Vriesde Letitia Vriesde Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games.... Suriname |
1:59.95 | Zulia Calatayud Zulia Calatayud Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the... Cuba |
2:00.67 | Meredith Valmon United States |
2:01.51 |
1500 m | Marla Runyan Marla Runyan Marla Runyan , is an American track and field athlete, road runner and marathon runner who is legally blind. She is a three-time national champion in the women's 5000 metres.Runyan was born in Santa Maria, California... United States |
4:16.86 | Leah Pells Leah Pells Leah Marlee Pells is a retired female track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the middle distance events and was once ranked first in the world in the 1500 metres. She represented Canada at three consecutive Summer Olympics, from in 1992 to 2000. Pells finished fourth in the 1500... Canada |
4:16.86 | Stephanie Best Stephanie Best Stephanie Best is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the middle distance events. She won the bronze medal in the women's 1,500 metres at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-References:*... United States |
4:18.44 |
5000 m | Adriana Fernández Adriana Fernández Adriana Fernández Miranda is a long-distance runner from México.Fernández was 2nd in 1998, and in 1999, she became the first Mexican woman to win the New York City Marathon in a time of 2:25:06 in a dominant performance by taking charge on a windy day and kept building her lead.In 2003, Fernández... Mexico |
15:56.57 | Bertha Sánchez Bertha Sánchez Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera is a female long-distance runner from Colombia, who won several medals on continental level from the mid-1990s on. She has won twice at the South American Cross Country Championships; first winning the long race in 2000, then winning the short race competition in... Colombia |
15:59.04 | Blake Phillips United States |
15:59.77 |
10,000 m | Nora Rocha Nora Rocha Nora Leticia Rocha de la Cruz is a retired female track and field athlete from Mexico, who competed in the long-distance track events. She claimed the gold medal in the women's 10.000 metres at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-References:* *... Mexico |
32:56.51 | Stella Castro Colombia |
33:05.97 NR | Tina Connelly Tina Connelly Tina Connelly is a retired female track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the long-distance events. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing in 37th place in the women's 10.000 metres... Canada |
33:27.87 |
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race... |
Erika Olivera Érika Olivera Érika Alejandra Olivera de la Fuente is a female marathon runner from Chile. She took the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games, setting a Pan American Games record at 2:37.41 hours. She won a bronze at the following edition in 2003... Chile |
2:37:41 CR | Iglandini González Iglandini González Iglandini de Jesús González Pardo long-distance runner from Colombia, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race . She set her personal best – and the Colombian national record – in the classic distance on March 3, 1996 in Los Angeles,... Colombia |
2:40:06 | Viviany de Oliveira Brazil |
2:40:55 |
100 m hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner... (Wind: +1.2 m/s) |
Aliuska López Aliuska López Aliuska López is a Spanish athlete of Cuban origin. She competes mostly in hurdling. The world junior champion from 1988, she is still the world junior record holder at 100 metres hurdles... Cuba |
12.76 CR | Maurren Maggi Maurren Maggi Maurren Higa Maggi is a Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medallist. She is the South American record holder at 100 metres hurdles and at long jump, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has 14.53 metres in the triple jump... Brazil |
12.86 | Miesha McKelvy United States |
12.91 |
400 m hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly... |
Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200... Cuba |
53.44 CR | Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett Andrea Blackett is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.-Education:... Barbados |
53.98 | Michelle Johnson United States |
54.22 |
20 km race walk | Graciela Mendoza Graciela Mendoza María Graciela Mendoza Barrios is a retired female race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-External links:*... Mexico |
1:34:19 | Rosario Sánchez Rosario Sánchez María del Rosario Sánchez Guerrero is a female track and field athlete from Mexico, who competed in race walking. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.... Mexico |
1:34:46 | Michelle Rohl Michelle Rohl Michelle Rohl is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in race walking. She represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. A five-time USA Indoor Champion and a four-time U.S... United States |
1:35:22 |
4 x 100 m relay | Jamaica | 42.62 | United States | 43.27 | Cuba | 43.52 |
4 x 400 m relay | Cuba | 3:26.70 | United States | 3:27.50 | Barbados | 3:30.72 |
Field
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
Solange Witteveen Solange Witteveen Solange Marilú Witteveen is an Argentine high jumper. Born in Buenos Aires, she competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2000.... Argentina |
1.88 | Luciane Dambacher Brazil |
1.85 | Nicole Forrester Nicole Forrester Nicole Forrester is a Canadian high jumper. She was discovered working at McDonald's by Dave Hunt, who suggested she learn how to high jump. She was born in Toronto, Ontario. Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Thessaloniki... Canada |
1.85 |
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
Alejandra García Alejandra García Alejandra García Flood is an Argentine pole vaulter. Her personal best jump is 4.43 metres, which she achieved in April 2004 in Santa Fe. This is the current Argentine record, and was a South American record until 2005. She is a former high jumper, winning silver at the 1993 South American... Argentina |
4.30 | Kellie Suttle Kellie Suttle Kellie Suttle is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the pole vault event.... United States |
4.25 | Déborah Gyurcsek Déborah Gyurcsek Deborah Olivera Gyurcsek is a retired female track and field athlete from Uruguay, who competed in the pole vault event. A one-time Olympian she won the bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Her personal best is 4.23 metres achieved in 2000.-Achievements:-References:*... Uruguay |
4.15 |
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
Maurren Maggi Maurren Maggi Maurren Higa Maggi is a Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medallist. She is the South American record holder at 100 metres hurdles and at long jump, with 12.71 seconds and 7.26 metres respectively. She also has 14.53 metres in the triple jump... Brazil |
6.59 | Angie Brown United States |
6.51 | Elva Goulbourne Elva Goulbourne Elva Elizabeth Goulbourne is a Jamaican athlete competing in the long jump. Her personal best result is 7.16 metres, achieved in 2004.- Achievements :*1st IAAF World Athletics Final - sixth place... Jamaica |
6.41 |
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... |
Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Pozo is a Cuban-born triple jumper currently competing for Great Britain after formerly representing Cuba and Sudan.Aldama was born in Havana, Cuba, and initially represented her country of birth... Cuba |
14.77 CR | Suzette Lee Suzette Lee Suzette Lee is a Jamaican triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.16 metres, achieved in April 2005 in Baton Rouge. She has a better indoor mark with 14.25 metres, achieved in March 1997 in Indianapolis.... Jamaica |
14.09 | Magdelín Martínez Magdelin Martinez Magdelín Martínez Castillo is a female triple jumper, competing internationally for Italy.... Cuba |
13.98 |
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
Connie Price-Smith Connie Price-Smith Connie Price-Smith is an American shot putter and discus thrower. She graduated from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in 1985.-Early career:... United States |
19.06 | Yumileidi Cumbá Yumileidi Cumbá Yumileidi Cumbá Jay is a Cuban shot putter.Her greatest season was 2004, when she won an Olympic gold medal and achieved a new personal best throw.... Cuba |
18.67 | Teri Tunks United States |
18.03 |
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
Aretha Hill United States |
59.06 | Kris Kuehl Kris Kuehl Kristin Kuehl is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the discus throw event. Kuehl was the 2002 USA champion, and won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada, after gaining the bronze four years earlier in Mar del Plata... United States |
57.21 | Anaelys Fernández Anaelys Fernández Anaelys Fernández is a retired female discus thrower from Cuba. Her personal best throw is 62.09 metres, achieved on June 13, 2003 in Havana.... Cuba |
56.32 |
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... |
Dawn Ellerbe Dawn Ellerbe Dawn Ellerbe was a female track and field athlete, and is currently the assistant athletic director at California State University, East Bay... United States |
65.36 CR | Yipsi Moreno Yipsi Moreno Yipsi Moreno González is a Cuban hammer thrower. She is a double world champion and Olympic silver medalist, a former world junior record holder and current area record holder... Cuba |
63.03 | Caroline Wittrin Caroline Wittrin Caroline Wittrin is a retired female hammer thrower from Canada. She set her personal best throw on July 19, 1999 at a meet in Flagstaff, Arizona.-Achievements:-References:... Canada |
61.28 |
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
Osleidys Menéndez Osleidys Menéndez Osleidys Menéndez Sáez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She has been described as the female "Jan Železný" of her times.... Cuba |
65.85 | Xiomara Rivero Xiomara Rivero Xiomara Rivero Azcuy is a retired female athlete from Cuba who competed in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 65.29 metres from March 2001.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba |
62.46 | Laverne Eve Laverne Eve Laverne Eve is a female track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Nashville. In her early career she also competed in shot put and discus throw... The Bahamas |
61.24 |
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:... |
Magalys García Magalys García Magalys García Leliebre is a retired Cuban heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*... Cuba |
6290 pts CR | Shelia Burrell Shelia Burrell Shelia Burrell is a retired American heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:... United States |
6244 pts | Nicole Haynes Nicole Haynes Nicole Haynes is a retired female track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the heptathlon. In 1999, employed as a teacher for the LAUSD, Haynes had her best year when she set a personal record, won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games and was third at the U.S. Outdoor... United States |
6000 pts |
Medal table
Key:1 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 44 | |
2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 | |
3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | |
6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
7= | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
7= | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
13= | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13= | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
15= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 47 | 45 | 46 | 138 |
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