The 12th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships

Pan American Junior Athletics Championships

The Pan American Junior Athletics Championships are a biennial sports event for track and field athletes from the Americas. They were first held in 1980. The IAAF defines Junior as athletes who are 19 years of age or under.-Summary of Championships:...

were held in Bridgetown

Bridgetown

The city of Bridgetown , metropolitan pop 96,578 , is the capital and largest city of the nation of Barbados. Formerly, the Town of Saint Michael, the Greater Bridgetown area is located within the parish of Saint Michael...

, Barbados

Barbados

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 at the National Stadium

Barbados National Stadium

Barbados National Stadium was officially opened on October 23, 1970. It is a multi-use outdoor stadium in Waterford, St. Michael, Barbados. Situated approximately 4.3km northeast of Bridgetown it is located off Highway 3. The stadium is currently used mostly for football matches...

 on July 18-20, 2003. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...

 had the outstanding performance
equalling the 200m World Junior record, while the team of the USA dominated
the championships gaining 48 medals.

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the CACAC

Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation

The Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association is a confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Central America and the Caribbean...

, the CFPI, the
USA Track & Field, and the "World Junior Athletics History"
website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 352
athletes from about 31 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (7), Argentina (12),
Bahamas (6), Barbados (17), Bolivia (1), Brazil (22), British Virgin Islands
(2), Canada (46), Cayman Islands (1), Chile (14), Colombia (11), Costa Rica
(2), Cuba (6), Dominica (2), Dominican Republic (3), Ecuador (6), El Salvador
(3), Grenada (4), Guyana (3), Jamaica (34), Mexico (21), Netherlands Antilles
(1), Nicaragua (1), Peru (5), Puerto Rico (11), Saint Lucia (5), Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines (2), Trinidad and Tobago (14), United States (72),
U.S. Virgin Islands (1), Venezuela (17).

Medal summary

Medal winners are published.
Complete results can be found on the CACAC

Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation

The Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association is a confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Central America and the Caribbean...

, the CFPI on the USA Track & Field and on the "World Junior Athletics History"
website.

Men

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...		10.33		10.42		10.47
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...		20.13 WYB, =WJR, CR		20.63		20.70
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...		45.59		45.63		46.47
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...		1:48.76		1:49.54		1:50.16
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...		3:47.13		3:49.08		3:50.93
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...		14:20.29		14:30.68		14:38.04
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...		30:39.51		30:40.04		30:40.66
3000 metres steeplechase		9:05.70		9:06.20		9:06.25
110 metres 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: +0.0 m/s)		13.60		13.82		14.46
400 metres 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...		50.07		50.95		51.10
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....		2.20		2.15		2.10
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...		5.15		5.00		4.90
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...		7.70 (+0.2 m/s)		7.63 (+0.0 m/s)		7.58 (+0.0 m/s)
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...		16.93 PB (−0.5 m/s)		16.29 (+0.1 m/s)		15.66 (+0.1 m/s)
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....		19.95		19.40		19.24
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...		58.76		55.41		55.26
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...		70.70		65.13		64.76
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...		68.42		68.30		63.57
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...		7486 CR		6635		6616
10000 metres Track Walk		46:27.34		46:27.41		46:28.70
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Carlos Moore Aaron Collins Ashton Collins Willie Hordge Willie Hordge Willie Hordge is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.At the 2001 World Youth Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Hordge won a silver medal in 100 metres, finishing behind only Darrel Brown...	39.29 PB	Winston Hutton Tesfa Latty Adrian Cephas Usain Bolt Usain Bolt The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...	39.40 PB	Jamie Adjetey-Nelson Jamie Adjetey-Nelson Jamie Adjetey-Nelson from Scarborough, Ontario is a Canadian athlete who competes in the decathlon. He now resides in Windsor, Ontario and was a part of their track and field team, the Windsor Legions Track and Field club, and the University of Windsor track and field team... Jonathan Suddaby Julien Dugal	41.74
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Elzie Coleman Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals... Kenneth Fergusson Kenneth Fergusson Kenneth Fergusson is an American sprinter and hurdler who specializes in the 400 metres, 110 and 400 metre hurdles.He won three gold medals at the 2003 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, in the 110 metre and 400 metre hurdles, and 4×400 metres relay.-External links:**... Ashton Collins	3:02.88 PB	Nathan Vadeboncoeur Hank Palmer Hank Palmer Hank Palmer is a Canadian sprinter. He was born in Montreal. Palmer's best place to date was a fourth place at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He is uncommonly known by his self-appointed nicknames Black Phoenix, and Legend.... David Pedneault Cameron Sahaduth	3:11.56	Melhard Brown Kiel Browne Rohan Phipps Isa Phillips Isa Phillips Isa Phillips is a Jamaican hurdling athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.The Kingston native made his international debut at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics, finishing sixth in the 400 m hurdles semi-finals. He won the national under-18s championship in the event...	3:12.41

Women

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...		11.35		11.44		11.58
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... (Wind: +0.0 m/s)		22.93 CR		23.34		23.39
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...		52.52		52.76		53.56
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...		2:04.77		2:05.54		2:06.51
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...		4:24.56		4:26.66		4:26.87
3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...		9:57.96		10:04.18		10:06.95
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...		16:53.37		17:09.20		17:46.34
2000 metres steeplechase Steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to:* Steeplechase, an event in horse racing* SteepleChase, a Danish jazz label* Steeplechase , a 1975 arcade game released by Atari...  (exhibition)	| 6:37.84	| 6:40.87	| 6:51.31
100 metres 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...		13.42		13.80		13.86
400 metres 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...		58.09		58.43		58.61
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....		1.85		1.83		1.81
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...		4.05 CR		4.00
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...		6.46 CR (−0.4 m/s)		6.20 (+0.0 m/s)		6.19 (−0.4 m/s)
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...		13.89 CR (+0.0 m/s)		12.87 (+0.5 m/s)		12.86 (+0.1 m/s)
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....		16.23		14.46		14.26
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...		52.05		50.91		40.64
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...		58.61		57.75		56.81
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...		49.67		48.90		48.61
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:...		5381		5135		5101
10000 metres Track Walk		52:27.57		53:04.51		53:39.42
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Ashley Owens Juanita Broaddus Alandra Sherman Shalonda Solomon Shalonda Solomon Shalonda Solomon is an American Track and Field sprinter. Her greatest International accomplishment currently is a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup while representing the Americas team. She qualified for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics by winning the 200...	44.00	Jodi-Ann Powell Simone Facey Simone Facey Simone Facey is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Simone attended Vere Technical High School in Clarendon, Jamaica. At the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, she won a silver medal in the 100m by running 11.43. She then came back and anchored Jamaica to a gold medal... Anneisha McLaughlin Anneisha McLaughlin Anneisha McLaughlin is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Sherone Simpson Sherone Simpson Sherone Simpson is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay from the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist in 2005 World Championships and now is the silver medalist in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	44.24	Kerry Barrow Wanda Hutson Wanda Hutson Wanda Hutson is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.Wanda attended Port of Spain's Bishop Anstey High School in Trinidad. She went on to Southern Union State Community College in Auburn, Alabama, and eventually graduated from Abilene Christian... Monique Cabral Monique Cabral Monique Cabral is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago.-Top Performances:-External links:**... Kelly-Ann Baptiste Kelly-Ann Baptiste Kelly-Ann Kaylene Baptiste is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.-Junior:...	45.15
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Jasmine Lee Angel Perkins Natasha Hastings Natasha Hastings Natasha Monique Hastings is an American sprint athlete of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.Hastings began her track career at a very early age and made a first place win at the USATF Junior Olympics in the 400 metres in the Youth Girls division. She attended A... Stephanie Smith	3:34.08	Camille Robinson Sonita Sutherland Sonita Sutherland Sonita Sutherland is a Jamaican 400 metres runner.Her personal best is 51.13 seconds, achieved in April 2006.-Achievements:-External links:... Maxine Foster Carlene Robinson	3:41.26	Alecia Brown Bailey Lewis Holly Ratzlaff Patricia Mayers	3:43.54

Medal table (unofficial)

The medal count has been published. It is in agreement with the following unofficial medal count.

1	United States	20	18	10	48
2	Cuba	7	1	1	9
3	Brazil	5	2	3	10
4	Argentina	2	1	2	5
5	Peru	2	0	0	2
6	Jamaica	1	9	5	15
7	Canada	1	4	6	11
8	Mexico	1	4	0	5
9	Saint Lucia	1	1	0	2
10	Ecuador	1	0	1	2
11	Dominican Republic	1	0	0	1
	Netherlands Antilles	1	0	0	1
13		0	2	2	4
14	Chile	0	1	1	2
15	Antigua and Barbuda	0	1	0	1
16	Venezuela	0	0	4	4
17	Barbados	0	0	3	3
18	The Bahamas	0	0	1	1
	Colombia	0	0	1	1
	Nicaragua	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1

External links

• World Junior Athletics History