1980 Pan American Athletics U20 Championships

Host City Sudbury
Country CAN
Held 29 – 31 August 1980
Competitors 121
Countries 12

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men Medal 3 2
200 m Men Medal 3 2
400 m Men Medal 3 3
800 m Men Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
2,000 m Steeplechase Men Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men Medal 12 3
10 km Walk Men Medal 3 2
High Jump Men Medal 4 3
Pole Vault Men Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men Medal 3 2
100 m Women Medal 3 2
200 m Women Medal 3 2
400 m Women Medal 3 3
800 m Women Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women Medal 3 2
3,000 m Women Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women Medal 8 2
4 x 400 m Relay Women Medal 12 3
3,000 m Walk Women Medal 3 2
High Jump Women Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Women Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 23 18 9 50
2 Canada CAN 7 14 18 39
3 Brazil BRA 4 1 1 6
4 Mexico MEX 2 0 2 4
5 Dominican Republic DOM 1 1 1 3
6 Panama PAN 1 0 1 2
7 Argentina ARG 1 0 0 1
8 Chile CHI 0 2 0 2
9 Jamaica JAM 0 1 2 3
10 Venezuela VEN 0 1 1 2
11 Bahamas BAH 0 0 1 1
= Bermuda BER 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Carl Lewis USA Calvin Smith USA Tony Sharpe CAN
200 m, Men Carl Lewis USA Calvin Smith USA Héctor Daley PAN
400 m, Men Héctor Daley PAN Bill Hartson USA Tim Bethune CAN
800 m, Men Joaquim Cruz BRA John Marshall USA Douglas Wournell CAN
1,500 m, Men Joaquim Cruz BRA Douglas Wournell CAN Vince Draddy USA
5,000 m, Men Arturo Barrios MEX John Zishka USA Dennis Stark CAN
110 m Hurdles, Men Rodney Wilson USA Cletus Clark USA Mark McKoy CAN
400 m Hurdles, Men Elías da Fonseca BRA Don Ward USA Eric Spence CAN
2,000 m Steeplechase, Men Richard Garcia USA Rafael Colmenares VEN Arturo Barrios MEX
4 x 100 m Relay, Men United States USA Jamaica JAM Canada CAN
4 x 400 m Relay, Men United States USA Canada CAN Venezuela VEN
10 km Walk, Men Marcelino Colín MEX Guillaume LeBlanc CAN François Lapointe CAN
High Jump, Men Lee Balkin USA Noel McIntyre CAN Delroy Poyser
Ronald Jones
JAM
USA
Pole Vault, Men Dave Woolley CAN Marcelo Cibie CHI Bob Ferguson CAN
Long Jump, Men Larry Clemons USA Jake Howard USA Michael Boutet CAN
Triple Jump, Men Simon Ware USA Dwayne Rudd USA Lyndon Sands BAH
Shot Put, Men Scott Jennings USA Johnny Neilsen CAN John Brenner USA
Discus Throw, Men Lance Deal USA Alan Baginski USA Kevin Tait CAN
Hammer Throw, Men Pedro Attílio BRA Alan Baginski USA Rogerio Karpinski BRA
Javelin Throw, Men Mike Barnett USA John Udvari CAN Juan de la Garza MEX
Decathlon, Men Steve Erickson USA Ronaldo Alcáraz BRA Keith Stewart USA
100 m, Women Angela Bailey CAN Michele Glover USA Sharon Ware USA
200 m, Women Angela Bailey CAN Michele Glover USA Darlene Jefferson USA
400 m, Women Charmaine Crooks CAN Faye Paige USA Cathy Rattray-Williams JAM
800 m, Women Joetta Clark-Diggs USA Kim Gallagher USA Nancy Rettie CAN
1,500 m, Women Nancy Rettie CAN Mónica Regonesi CHI Birgit Otto CAN
3,000 m, Women Vickie Cook USA Silvia Ruegger CAN Kate Wiley CAN
100 m Hurdles, Women Sherifa Sanders USA Carol Lewis USA Karen Nelson CAN
400 m Hurdles, Women Felicia Candelario DOM Peggy Sweeney CAN Tracey Nelson USA
4 x 100 m Relay, Women United States USA Dominican Republic DOM
4 x 400 m Relay, Women United States USA Canada CAN Dominican Republic DOM
3,000 m Walk, Women Ann Peel CAN Helen Deviau CAN Susan Ruiz USA
High Jump, Women Liliana Arigoni
Susan Lind
ARG
USA
Linda Cameron CAN
Long Jump, Women Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA Karen Nelson CAN Yvonne Coelho CAN
Shot Put, Women Susie Ray USA Cindy Crapper CAN Cindy Johnson USA
Discus Throw, Women Leslie Deniz USA Carol Cady USA Elizabeth Polyak CAN
Javelin Throw, Women Lynda Hughes Sutfin USA Martha Hart CAN Sonia Smith BER
Heptathlon, Women Theresa Lenardon CAN Sharon Hatfield USA Connie Polman-Tuin CAN