| IX Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Havana, Cuba  |
| Dates: | July 18–20 |
| Nations Participating: | 25 |
| Athletes Participating: | about 437 |
| Events: | 43 |
| Level: | Junior |
| Previous: | 1995 Santiago |
| Next: | 1999 Tampa |
The 9th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held in Havana, Cuba, on July 18–20, 1997.
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 437 athletes from about 25 countries: Argentina (11), Bahamas (14), Barbados (16), Brazil (31), Canada (40), Cayman Islands (4), Chile (10), Colombia (7), Costa Rica (2), Cuba (71), Dominican Republic (13), Ecuador (6), El Salvador (3), Guatemala (8), Guyana (2), Jamaica (41), Mexico (47), Panama (3), Paraguay (3), Peru (2), Puerto Rico (9), Trinidad and Tobago (7), United States (73), Uruguay (4), Venezuela (10).
Medal winners are published.Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.
| 100 metres | 10.39 | 10.48 | 10.60 | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.05 | 21.10 | 21.31 | ||||
| 400 metres | 45.83 | 46.56 | 46.59 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:51.38 | 1:51.43 | 1:52.46 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:49.81 | 3:50.07 | 3:51.17 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:23.65 | 14:26.09 | 14:27.01 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 30:45.73 | 30:49.03 | 30:54.70 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:59.50 | 9:05.80 | 9:09.38 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.18 | 14.34 | 14.49 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 50.03 | 51.62 | 51.66 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 39.87 | 40.21 | 40.77 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:05.34 | 3:09.11 | 3:09.48 | ||||
| 10,000 metres track walk | 43:55.90 | 44:39.75 | 44:39.80 | ||||
| High jump | 2.24 | 2.18 | 2.12 | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.00 | 4.80 | 4.70 | ||||
| Long jump | 8.06 | 7.87 | 7.80 | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.00 | 15.74 | 15.48 | ||||
| Shot put | 16.76 | 16.56 | 16.30 | ||||
| Discus throw | 56.28 | 54.12 | 52.12 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 60.68 | 59.54 | 56.00 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 70.88 | 70.08 | 67.14 | ||||
| Decathlon | 6762 | 6738 | 6586 |
| 100 metres | 11.34 | 11.39 | 11.68 | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.90 | 24.10 | 24.13 | ||||
| 400 metres | 53.50 | 53.88 | 53.98 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:03.70 | 2:06.21 | 2:07.67 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:16.07 | 4:18.22 | 4:22.48 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:42.05 | 9:45.97 | 9:46.04 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 16:34.59 | 16:35.68 | 16:35.75 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.61 | 13.83 | 14.32 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 57.50 | 58.26 | 58.27 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 44.02 | 44.63 | 45.49 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:36.75 | 3:36.96 | 3:38.97 | ||||
| 5000 metres track walk | 24:36.53 | 24:36.69 | 25:01.15 | ||||
| High jump | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.76 | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.70 | 3.50 | 3.35 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.10 | 6.02 | 5.98 | ||||
| Triple jump | 13.22 | 13.01 | 12.85 | ||||
| Shot put | 16.25 | 15.28 | 14.87 | ||||
| Discus throw | 57.88 | 50.00 | 49.88 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 55.74 | 55.28 | 47.48 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 61.76 | 53.10 | 49.80 | ||||
| Heptathlon | 5094 | 4950 | 4892 |