Pan American U20 Athletics Championships Explained

The Pan American U20 Athletics Championships are a biennial sports event for track and field organized by the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) open for junior (U20) athletes from member and associate member associations. They were first held in 1980.[1] [2] Before the 2017 edition, the event was known as Pan American Junior Athletics Championships.

Editions

YearCityCountryEventsDateVenue
1 1980Sudbury38 29–31 August
2 1982Barquisimeto38 30 July – 1 August
3 1984Nassau38 23–25 August
4 1986Winter Park38 4–6 July
5 1989Santa Fe40 23–25 June Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo Pedro Candioti
6 1991Kingston41 18–20 July
7 1993Winnipeg41 15–17 July
8 1995Santiago42 1–3 September
9 1997Havana43 18–20 July
10 1999Tampa43 9–11 July
11 2001Santa Fe43 18–20 October Centro de Alto Rendimiento Deportivo Pedro Candioti
12 2003Bridgetown43 18–20 July Barbados National Stadium
13 2005Windsor44 29–31 July
14 2007São Paulo44 6–8 July Estádio Ícaro de Castro Melo
15 2009Port of Spain44 31 July – 2 August Hasely Crawford Stadium
16 2011Miramar44 22–24 July Ansin Sports Complex
17 2013Medellin44 23–25 August Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex
18 44 31 July–2 August Foote Field
19 4421–23 July Mansiche Sports Complex
20 44 19–21 July Estadio Nacional
21 44 4–6 August

Medals (1980-2019)

Source:[3]

Championships records

Men

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRef
100 m10.03 (+0.7 m/s)Marcus Rowland20092009 ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
200 m20.13 (+0.0 m/s)Usain BoltJuly 20032003 ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados
400 m44.99Jamal Walton21 July 20172017 ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru[4]
800 m1:46.41Ryan Sánchez22 July 20172017 ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru[5]
1500 m3:43.16Eric van der Els23 July 20172017 ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru[6]
5000 m14:12.11Mohammed Ahmed20092009 ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
10000 m29:28.6Alejandro VillanuevaJune 19891989 ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina
110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)13.08 (+2.0 m/s) WJRWayne Davis20092009 ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
400 m hurdles48.49 Alison Santos21 July 20192019 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica[7]
3000 m steeplechase8:43.96José Alberto SánchezJuly 20052005 ChampionshipsWindsor, Canada
High jump2.27 mJavier SotomayorJuly 19861986 ChampionshipsWinter Park, United States
Pole vault5.50 mLawrence JohnsonJuly 19931993 ChampionshipsWinnipeg, Canada
Long jump8.16 mDion BentleyJune 19891989 ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina
Triple jump16.93 m (−0.5 m/s)David GiraltJuly 20032003 ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados
Shot put (6 kg)22.02 mJordan Geist23 July 20172017 ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru[8]
Discus throw (1.75 kg)66.58 mTravis SmikleJuly 20112011 ChampionshipsMiramar, United States[9]
Hammer throw (6 kg)80.21 mHumberto Mansilla2 August 20152015 ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada[10]
Javelin throw76.95 m Tzuriel Pedigo20 July 20192019 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica[11]
Decathlon8037 ptsHarrison Williams31 July – 1 August 20152015 ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada[12]
10.67 (+2.9 m/s) (100 m), 6.98 m (+3.7 m/s) (long jump), 13.71 m (shot put), 2.03 m (high jump), 48.28 (400 m) /
14.41 (-1.0 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 39.68 m (discus), 5.00 m (pole vault), 51.77 m (javelin), 4:29.20 (1500 m)
10000 m walk (track)39:50.73Jefferson PérezJuly 19931993 ChampionshipsWinnipeg, Canada
4 × 100 m relay38.62 WU20RArian Smith
Justin Ofotan
Marcellus Moore
Matthew Boling		20 July 20192019 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica[13]
4 × 400 m relay2:59.30 WU20RFrederick Lewis
Matthew Boling
Matthew Moorer
Justin Robinson		21 July 20192019 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica[14]

Women

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceRef
100 m11.22 (0.8 m/s)Chalonda Goodman20092009 ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
200 m22.35 (+1.6 m/s)Shawnti Jackson6 August 20232023 ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico[15]
400 m51.46Roxana Gomez21 July 20172017 ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru[16]
800 m2:03.70Mairelín FuentesJuly 19971997 ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba
1500 m4:16.07 Fabiana Da SilvaJuly 19971997 ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba
3000 m9:05.78Ellie Shea6 August 20232023 ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico[17]
5000 m16:23.35Rachael Reddy1 August 20152015 ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada[18]
100 m hurdles13.01 (+0.4 m/s)Tia Jones21 July 20172017 ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru[19]
400 m hurdles55.94 Jessica de Oliveira21 July 20192019 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica[20]
3000 m steeplechase10:04.71Sabine HeitlingJuly 20052005 ChampionshipsWindsor, Canada
High jump1.96 m =WYBVashti Cunningham1 August 20152015 ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada[21]
Pole vault4.41 mRachel Baxter21 July 20172017 ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru[22]
Long jump6.46 m (-0.4 m/s)Yudelkis FernándezJuly 20032003 ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados
Triple jump14.08 m (0.0 m/s)Liadagmis Povea2 August 20152015 ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada[23]
Shot put18.27 mRaven Saunders31 July 20152015 ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada[24]
Discus throw59.53 m Melany del Pilar Matheus20 July 20192019 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica[25]
Hammer throw64.80 mArasay TondikeJuly 20052005 ChampionshipsWindsor, Canada
Javelin throw63.86 m WJRYuleimis Aguilar2 August 20152015 ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada[26]
Heptathlon5847 pts Anna Hall20–21 July 20192019 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica[27]
10000 m walk (track)44:43.89Alegna Gonzalez23 July 20172017 ChampionshipsTrujillo, Peru[28]
4 × 100 m relay42.88Kaila Jackson
Camryn Dickson
Avery Lewis
Shawnti Jackson		5 August 20232023 ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico[29]
4 × 400 m relay3:24.04 Alexis Holmes
Kimberly Harris
Ziyah Holman
Kayla Davis		21 July 20192019 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica[30]

Mixed

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pan American Junior Championships. USATF. 21 August 2011.
  2. Web site: PAN AMERICAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. www.gbrathletics.com. 21 August 2011.
  3. Web site: InterSportStats .
  4. News: Four records fall on Pan Am U20 Champs opening day. trackalerts.com. 22 July 2017. 22 July 2017.
  5. News: 800m Results. timerhub.com. 22 July 2017. 22 July 2017.
  6. News: 1500m Results. timerhub.com. 23 July 2017. 23 July 2017.
  7. News: Boling leads weekend of three world U20 records at Pan American U20 Championships. 22 July 2019. 2 August 2019.
  8. Web site: Shot Put Results. tiempodellegada.com. 23 July 2017. 23 July 2017.
  9. Web site: 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships Complete Results. USATF. 24 July 2011. 21 August 2011.
  10. Web site: Hammer Throw Results. deltatiming.com. 2 August 2015. 2 August 2015.
  11. Web site: Javelin Throw. panam2019.org. 20 July 2019. 2 August 2019.
  12. Web site: Decathlon Results. deltatiming.com. 1 August 2015. 2 August 2015.
  13. News: Boling leads weekend of three world U20 records at Pan American U20 Championships. IAAF. Javier Clavelo Robinson. 22 July 2019. 2 August 2019.
  14. News: Boling leads weekend of three world U20 records at Pan American U20 Championships. IAAF. Javier Clavelo Robinson. 22 July 2019. 2 August 2019.
  15. Web site: 200m Results. trackscoreboard.com. 6 August 2023. 7 August 2023.
  16. News: Four records fall on Pan Am U20 Champs opening day. trackalerts.com. 22 July 2017. 22 July 2017.
  17. Web site: 3000m Results. trackscoreboard.com. 6 August 2023. 7 August 2023.
  18. Web site: 5000m Results. deltatiming.com. 1 August 2015. 2 August 2015.
  19. News: Four records fall on Pan Am U20 Champs opening day. trackalerts.com. 22 July 2017. 22 July 2017.
  20. News: Boling leads weekend of three world U20 records at Pan American U20 Championships. 22 July 2019. 2 August 2019.
  21. Web site: High Jump Results. deltatiming.com. 1 August 2015. 2 August 2015.
  22. News: Four records fall on Pan Am U20 Champs opening day. trackalerts.com. 22 July 2017. 22 July 2017.
  23. Web site: Triple Jump Results. deltatiming.com. 2 August 2015. 3 August 2015.
  24. Web site: Shot Put Results. deltatiming.com. 31 July 2015. 1 August 2015.
  25. News: Boling leads weekend of three world U20 records at Pan American U20 Championships. 22 July 2019. 2 August 2019.
  26. Web site: Javelin Throw Results. deltatiming.com. 2 August 2015. 3 August 2015.
  27. News: Boling leads weekend of three world U20 records at Pan American U20 Championships. 22 July 2019. 2 August 2019.
  28. Web site: 10000m Race Walk Results. tiempodellegada.com. 23 July 2017. 23 July 2017.
  29. Web site: 4×100m Relay Results. trackscoreboard.com. 5 August 2023. 6 August 2023.
  30. News: Boling leads weekend of three world U20 records at Pan American U20 Championships. IAAF. Javier Clavelo Robinson. 22 July 2019. 2 August 2019.
  31. Web site: Mixed 4×400m Relay Results. trackscoreboard.com. 4 August 2023. 7 April 2024.

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