1997 Pan American Athletics U20 Championships

Host City	Habana
Country	CUB
Held	18 – 20 July 1997
Competitors	138
Countries	16

Events

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	United States	USA	20	16	10	46
2	Cuba	CUB	11	13	11	35
3	Canada	CAN	3	3	1	7
4	Brazil	BRA	3	2	3	8
=	Jamaica	JAM	3	2	3	8
6	Mexico	MEX	3	0	4	7
7	Bahamas	BAH	0	3	2	5
8	Argentina	ARG	0	1	1	2
=	Colombia	COL	0	1	1	2
10	Barbados	BAR	0	1	0	1
11	Cayman Islands	CAY	0	0	2	2
=	Dominican Republic	DOM	0	0	2	2
13	Chile	CHI	0	0	1	1
=	Ecuador	ECU	0	0	1	1
=	Uruguay	URU	0	0	1	1
=	Venezuela	VEN	0	0	1	1

Medal winners

Event	🥇 Gold		🥈 Silver		🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men	Ja'Warren Hooker	USA	Josephus Howard	USA	Misael Ortiz	CUB
200 m, Men	Geno White	USA	Bryan Harrison	USA	Juan Pedro Toledo	MEX
400 m, Men	Shane Niemi	CAN	Avard Moncur	BAH	Carlos Santa	DOM
800 m, Men	Moses Washington	USA	Trinity Gray	USA	John Chávez	COL
1,500 m, Men	Michael Stember	USA	Gabe Jennings	USA	Claudinei Vitor	BRA
5,000 m, Men	Steve Lawrence	CAN			Cristian Rosales Gonzalo Gutiérrez	URU MEX
10,000 m, Men	Edegar Lobo	BRA	Adelmir Maier	BRA	Gonzalo Gutiérrez	MEX
110 m Hurdles, Men	John McAfee	USA	Stephen Jones	BAR	Carlos Patterson	CUB
400 m Hurdles, Men	Angelo Taylor	USA	John Ellis	CAN	John McAfee	USA
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men	Yacel Noa	CUB	Yunier González	CUB	Raúl Mora	CHI
4 x 100 m Relay, Men	United States	USA	Cuba	CUB	Bahamas	BAH
4 x 400 m Relay, Men	United States	USA	Bahamas	BAH	Jamaica	JAM
10 km Walk, Men	Saúl Méndez	MEX	Loisel Gutiérrez	CUB	Yandri Álvarez	CUB
High Jump, Men	Michael Ponikvar	CAN	Fabrício Romero	BRA	Vagner Príncipe	BRA
Pole Vault, Men	Robin Pratt	MEX	Ian Bashnik	CAN	Gustavo Rehder	BRA
Long Jump, Men	Joan Lino Martínez	CUB	DeWayne Barrett	JAM	Cameron Howard	USA
Triple Jump, Men	Lenton Herring	USA	Etién Hernández	CUB	Yowalbis Rodríguez	CUB
Shot Put, Men	Scott Denbo	USA	Jhonny Rodríguez	COL	Shawn Cormier	CAN
Discus Throw, Men	Frank Casañas	CUB	Sheddrick Gurley	USA	Steve McCown	USA
Hammer Throw, Men	Matthew Kavanagh	USA	Abdel Munguía	CUB	Christian Fernández	ARG
Javelin Throw, Men	Elier Duharte	CUB	Pablo Gallardo	CUB	Patrick Ramsey	USA
Decathlon, Men	Rashad Stafford	USA	Santiago Lorenzo	ARG	Michel Hernández	CUB
100 m, Women	Angela Williams	USA	Aleisha Latimer	USA	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY
200 m, Women	Kinshasa Davis	USA	Dewana Wright	BAH	Cydonie Mothersill	CAY
400 m, Women	Mairelín Fuentes	CUB	Yudalis Díaz	CUB	Naleya Downer	JAM
800 m, Women	Mairelín Fuentes	CUB	Yanelis Lara	CUB	Chantee Earl	USA
1,500 m, Women	Fabiana da Silva	BRA	Niuvis Pie	CUB	Yahima Millares	CUB
3,000 m, Women	Fabiana da Silva	BRA	Julia Stamps	USA	Yoenny Mayacén	CUB
5,000 m, Women	Yaremis Torres	CUB	Erin Jones	USA	Yailén García	CUB
100 m Hurdles, Women	Charmaine Walker	USA	Nicole Hoxie	USA	Katia Brito	CUB
400 m Hurdles, Women	Peta-Gaye Gayle	JAM	Yaznay Lezcay	CUB	NaTasha Neal	USA
4 x 100 m Relay, Women	United States	USA	Jamaica	JAM	Bahamas	BAH
4 x 400 m Relay, Women	Jamaica	JAM	Cuba	CUB	United States	USA
5,000 m Walk, Women	Aura Morales	MEX	Lisa Kutzing	USA	Gladys Criollo	ECU
High Jump, Women	Niurka Lussón	CUB	Whitney Evans	CAN	Jessica Thompson	USA
Pole Vault, Women	Karina Elstrom	USA	Mari Lou Badillo	USA	Alejandra Meza	MEX
Long Jump, Women	Elva Goulbourne	JAM	Keyon Soley	USA	Chanelle Marshall	JAM
Triple Jump, Women	Deanna Simmons	USA	Yuliana Perez	CUB	Yaquelín Iglesias	CUB
Shot Put, Women	Seilala Sua	USA	Antuanett Depestre	CUB	Cheree Hicks	USA
Discus Throw, Women	Seilala Sua	USA	Krista Keir	USA	Yuneidis Bonne	CUB
Hammer Throw, Women	Yipsi Moreno	CUB	Maureen Griffin	USA	Dubraska Rodríguez	VEN
Javelin Throw, Women	Osleidys Menéndez	CUB	Emily Carlsten	USA	Marisela Robles	DOM
Heptathlon, Women	Miroslava Ibarra	CUB	Jodi Anderson	USA	Ashley Bethel	USA