Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games
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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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | Don Quarrie![]() | 10.29 | Lennox Miller![]() | 10.32 | Del Meriwether![]() | 10.34 |
200 metres | Don Quarrie![]() | 19.86 | Marshall Dill![]() | 20.39 | Edwin Roberts![]() | 20.39 |
400 metres | John Smith![]() | 44.60 | Fred Newhouse![]() | 45.09 | Fernando Acevedo![]() | 45.30 NR |
800 metres | Ken Swenson![]() | 1:48.08 | Art Sandison![]() | 1:48.42 | Byron Dyce![]() | 1:48.42 |
1500 metres | Marty Liquori![]() | 3:42.10 | Bill Smart![]() | 3:43.39 | Jim Crawford![]() | 3:43.76 |
5000 metres | Steve Prefontaine![]() | 13:52.53 | Steve Stageberg![]() | 14:00.76 | Mario Pérez![]() | 14:03.98 |
10,000 metres | Frank Shorter![]() | 28:50.83 | Juan Martínez![]() | 29:05.07 | Álvaro Mejía![]() | 29:06.97 |
110 metres hurdles | Rod Milburn![]() | 13.46w | Arnaldo Bristol![]() | 13.81w | Juan Morales![]() | 13.85w |
400 metres hurdles | Ralph Mann![]() | 49.11 | Jim Seymour![]() | 50.36 | Jacinto Hidalgo![]() | 51.68 |
3000 metre steeplechase | Mike Manley![]() | 8:42.27 | Sidney Sink![]() | 8:42.90 | Héctor Villanueva![]() | 8:46.09 |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() Alfred Daley Don Quarrie Carl Lawson Lennox Miller | 39.28 | ![]() Pablo Montes Hermes Ramírez Juan Morales Barbaro Bandomo | 39.84 | ![]() Rod Milburn Willie Deckard Marshall Dill Ron Draper | 39.84 |
4 × 400 metres relay | ![]() John Smith Dale Alexander Fred Newhouse Tommy Turner | 3:00.63 | ![]() Leighton Priestley Alfred Daley Trevor Campbell Garth Case | 3:03.98 | ![]() Kent Bernard Trevor James Ben Cayenne Edwin Roberts | 3:04.58 |
Marathon | Frank Shorter![]() | 2:22:40 | José García![]() | 2:26:30 | Hernán Barreneche![]() | 2:27:19 |
20 kilometre road walk | Goetz Klopfer![]() | 1:37:30 | Tom Dooley![]() | 1:38:16 | José Oliveros![]() | 1:40:26 |
50 kilometre road walk | Larry Young![]() | 4:38:31 | Gabriel Hernández![]() | 4:38:46 | John Knifton![]() | 4:42:15 |
High jump | Pat Matzdorf![]() | 2.10 m | Wilf Wedmann![]() | 2.10 m | Luis Arbulú![]() | 2.05 m |
Pole vault | Jan Johnson![]() | 5.33 m | David Roberts![]() | 5.20 m | Bruce Simpson![]() | 4.90 m |
Long jump | Arnie Robinson![]() | 8.02 m | James "Bouncy" Moore![]() | 7.98 m | Mike Mason![]() | 7.65 m |
Triple jump | Pedro Pérez![]() | 17.40 m WR | Nelson Prudêncio![]() | 16.82 m | John Craft![]() | 16.32 m |
Shot put | Al Feuerbach![]() | 19.76 m | Karl Salb![]() | 19.10 m | Mike Mercer![]() | 18.01 m |
Discus throw | Dick Drescher![]() | 62.26 m | Tim Vollmer![]() | 61.06 m | Ain Roost![]() | 58.06 m |
Hammer throw | Al Hall![]() | 65.84 m | George Frenn![]() | 65.68 m | Darwin Piñeyrúa![]() | 61.54 m |
Javelin throw | Cary Feldmann![]() | 81.52 m | Bill Skinner![]() | 80.36 m | Amado Morales![]() | 76.14 m |
Decathlon | Rick Wanamaker![]() | 7648 pts | Russ Hodge![]() | 7314 pts | Jesús Mirabal![]() | 7295 pts |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres | Iris Davis![]() | 11.25w | Stephanie Berto![]() | 11.40w | Silvia Chivás![]() | 11.47w |
200 metres | Stephanie Berto![]() | 23.57 | Fulgencia Romay![]() | 23.70 | Esther Stroy![]() | 23.82 |
400 metres | Marilyn Neufville![]() | 52.34 | Carmen Trustée![]() | 52.89 | Yvonne Saunders![]() | 53.13 |
800 metres | Abby Hoffman![]() | 2:05.54 | Doris Brown![]() | 2:05.90 | Penny Werthner![]() | 2:06.32 |
100 metres hurdles | Patty Johnson![]() | 13.19w | Marlene Elejalde![]() | 13.54w | Penny May![]() | 13.70w |
4 × 100 metres relay | ![]() Iris Davis Mattiline Render Orien Brown Pat Hawkins | 44.59 | ![]() Marlene Elejarde Carmen Valdés Silvia Chivás Fulgencia Romay | 45.01 | ![]() Juana Mosquera Elsy Rivas Aida Ortíz Ana Maquilón | 45.99 |
4 × 400 metres relay | ![]() Cheryl Toussaint Esther Stroy Gwen Norman Mavis Laing | 3:32.45 | ![]() Carmen Trustée Beatriz Castillo Aurelia Pentón Marcela Chibás | 3:34.04 | ![]() Yvonne Saunders Ruth Williams Marilyn Neufville Beverly Franklin | 3:34.05 |
High jump | Debbie Brill![]() | 1.85 m | Audrey Reid![]() | 1.75 m | Andrea Bruce![]() | 1.70 m |
Long jump | Brenda Eisler![]() | 6.34 m | Silvina Pereira![]() | 6.35 m | Marina Samuells![]() | 6.14 m |
Shot put | Lynn Graham![]() | 15.76 m | Grecia Hamilton![]() | 14.63 m | Rosa Molina![]() | 14.50 m |
Discus throw | Carmen Romero![]() | 57.20 m | María Cristina Betancourt![]() | 51.76 m | Carol Martin![]() | 50.04 m |
Javelin throw | Tomasa Núñez![]() | 54.02 m | Sherry Calvert![]() | 51.52 m | Roberta Brown![]() | 50.94 m |
Pentathlon | Debbie Van Kiekebelt![]() | 4290 pts | Penny May![]() | 4112 pts | Aída dos Santos![]() | 3887 pts |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
References
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