Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games
International athletics championship event
Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games | |
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Dates | 30 July – 5 August |
Host city | Cali, Colombia ![]() |
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
Level | Senior |
Events | 37 |
Participation | 375 athletes from 28 nations |
Records set | 1 WR, 19 GR |
1971 Pan American Games |
The athletics competition at the 1971 Pan American Games was held in Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia. At almost exactly 1000 metres elevation, all the marks from this meet marginally qualify as "altitude assisted."
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) details | Don Quarrie![]() | 10.29 | Lennox Miller![]() | 10.32 | Del Meriwether![]() | 10.34 |
200 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s) details | Don Quarrie![]() | 19.86 GR | Marshall Dill![]() | 20.39 | Edwin Roberts![]() | 20.39 |
400 metres details | John Smith![]() | 44.60 GR | Fred Newhouse![]() | 45.09 | Fernando Acevedo![]() | 45.30 NR |
800 metres details | Ken Swenson![]() | 1:48.08 GR | Art Sandison![]() | 1:48.42 | Byron Dyce![]() | 1:48.42 |
1500 metres details | Marty Liquori![]() | 3:42.10 GR | Bill Smart![]() | 3:43.39 | Jim Crawford![]() | 3:43.76 |
5000 metres details | Steve Prefontaine![]() | 13:52.53 | Steve Stageberg![]() | 14:00.76 | Mario Pérez![]() | 14:03.98 |
10,000 metres details | Frank Shorter![]() | 28:50.83 GR | Juan Martínez![]() | 29:05.07 | Álvaro Mejía![]() | 29:06.97 |
Marathon details | Frank Shorter![]() | 2:22:40 | José García![]() | 2:26:30 | Hernán Barreneche![]() | 2:27:19 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: +4.5 m/s) details | Rod Milburn![]() | 13.46w | Arnaldo Bristol![]() | 13.81w | Juan Morales![]() | 13.85w |
400 metres hurdles details | Ralph Mann![]() | 49.11 GR | Jim Seymour![]() | 50.36 | Jacinto Hidalgo![]() | 51.68 |
3000 metres steeplechase details | Mike Manley![]() | 8:42.27 | Sidney Sink![]() | 8:42.90 | Héctor Villanueva![]() | 8:46.09 |
4 × 100 metres relay details | ![]() Alfred Daley Carl Lawson Lennox Miller Don Quarrie | 39.28 | ![]() Barbaro Bandomo Pablo Montes Juan Morales Hermes Ramírez | 39.84 | ![]() Willie Deckard Marshall Dill Ron Draper Rod Milburn | 39.84 |
4 × 400 metres relay details | ![]() Dale Alexander Fred Newhouse Tommy Turner John Smith | 3:00.63 GR | ![]() Leighton Priestley Trevor Campbell Alfred Daley Garth Case | 3:03.98 | ![]() Edwin Roberts Ben Cayenne Kent Bernard Trevor James | 3:04.58 |
20 kilometres walk details | Goetz Klopfer![]() | 1:37:30 | Tom Dooley![]() | 1:38:16 | José Oliveros![]() | 1:40:26 |
50 kilometres walk details | Larry Young![]() | 4:38:31 | Gabriel Hernández![]() | 4:38:46 | John Knifton![]() | 4:42:15 |
High jump details | Pat Matzdorf![]() | 2.10 m | Wilf Wedmann![]() | 2.10 m | Luis Arbulú![]() | 2.05 m |
Pole vault details | Jan Johnson![]() | 5.33 m | David Roberts![]() | 5.20 m | Bruce Simpson![]() | 4.90 m |
Long jump details | Arnie Robinson![]() | 8.02 m | James "Bouncy" Moore![]() | 7.98 m | Mike Mason![]() | 7.65 m |
Triple jump details | Pedro Pérez![]() | 17.40 m WR | Nelson Prudêncio![]() | 16.82 m | John Craft![]() | 16.32 m |
Shot put details | Al Feuerbach![]() | 19.76 m | Karl Salb![]() | 19.10 m | Mike Mercer![]() | 18.01 m |
Discus throw details | Dick Drescher![]() | 62.26 m GR | Tim Vollmer![]() | 61.06 m | Ain Roost![]() | 58.06 m |
Hammer throw details | Al Hall![]() | 65.84 m GR | George Frenn![]() | 65.68 m | Darwin Piñeyrúa![]() | 61.54 m |
Javelin throw details | Cary Feldmann![]() | 81.52 m GR | Bill Skinner![]() | 80.36 m | Amado Morales![]() | 76.14 m |
Decathlon details | Rick Wanamaker![]() | 7648 pts | Russ Hodge![]() | 7314 pts | Jesús Mirabal![]() | 7295 pts |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +3.0 m/s) details | Iris Davis![]() | 11.25w | Stephanie Berto![]() | 11.40w | Silvia Chivás![]() | 11.47w |
200 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) details | Stephanie Berto![]() | 23.57 =GR | Fulgencia Romay![]() | 23.70 | Esther Stroy![]() | 23.82 |
400 metres details | Marilyn Neufville![]() | 52.34 GR | Carmen Trustée![]() | 52.89 | Yvonne Saunders![]() | 53.13 |
800 metres details | Abby Hoffman![]() | 2:05.54 | Doris Brown![]() | 2:05.90 | Penny Werthner![]() | 2:06.32 |
100 metres hurdles (wind: +4.4 m/s) details | Patty Johnson![]() | 13.19w | Marlene Elejalde![]() | 13.54w | Penny May![]() | 13.70w |
4 × 100 metres relay details | ![]() Orien Brown Pat Hawkins Mattiline Render Iris Davis | 44.59 | ![]() Silvia Chivás Marlene Elejarde Fulgencia Romay Carmen Valdés | 45.01 | ![]() Aida Ortíz Ana Maquilón Elsy Rivas Juana Mosquera | 45.99 |
4 × 400 metres relay details | ![]() Esther Stroy Mavis Laing Gwen Norman Cheryl Toussaint | 3:32.45 GR | ![]() Beatriz Castillo Marcela Chibás Aurelia Pentón Carmen Trustée | 3:34.04 | ![]() Beverly Franklin Ruth Williams Yvonne Saunders Marilyn Neufville | 3:34.05 |
High jump details | Debbie Brill![]() | 1.85 m GR | Audrey Reid![]() | 1.75 m | Andrea Bruce![]() | 1.70 m |
Long jump details | Brenda Eisler![]() | 6.34 m GR | Silvina Pereira![]() | 6.35 m | Marina Samuells![]() | 6.14 m |
Shot put details | Lynn Graham![]() | 15.76 m GR | Grecia Hamilton![]() | 14.63 m | Rosa Molina![]() | 14.50 m |
Discus throw details | Carmen Romero![]() | 57.20 m GR | María Cristina Betancourt![]() | 51.76 m | Carol Martin![]() | 50.04 m |
Javelin throw details | Tomasa Núñez![]() | 54.02 m GR | Sherry Calvert![]() | 51.52 m | Roberta Brown![]() | 50.94 m |
Pentathlon details | Debbie Van Kiekebelt![]() | 4290 pts | Penny May![]() | 4112 pts | Aída dos Santos![]() | 3887 pts |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 25 | 16 | 7 | 48 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |
Participating nations
Argentina (25)
Bahamas (5)
Barbados (2)
Bermuda (1)
Brazil (16)
Canada (41)
Chile (12)
Colombia (29)
Costa Rica (3)
Cuba (44)
Dominican Republic (7)
Ecuador (1)
Guatemala (4)
Guyana (2)
Haiti (3)
Jamaica (18)
Mexico (19)
Nicaragua (5)
Panama (3)
Peru (12)
Puerto Rico (12)
El Salvador (1)
Suriname (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (11)
United States (69)
Virgin Islands (3)
Uruguay (3)
Venezuela (22)
References
- GBR Athletics
- Track and Field Brinkster