Athletics competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru were held between July 27 and August 11, 2019 at the Athletics Stadium in the Villa Deportiva Nacional Videna cluster, with the marathon and walks being held at Kennedy Park.[1]
| Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Athletics pictogram | |
| Venue | Athletics Stadium Parque Kennedy |
| Dates | July 27 – August 11, 2019 |
| Competitors | 678 from 40 nations |
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A total of 48 events were contested, equally divided among men and women. The women's 50 km walk was added for this edition of the Games, marking the first time that men and women competed in an equal number of events.[2]
Qualification
editUp to a total of 740 athletes were qualified to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of two athletes in each individual event, and one team per relay event. Each event has a maximum number of competitors and a minimum performance standard. Peru as host nation, is granted an automatic athlete slot per event, in the event no one qualifies for that respective event.[2]
Competition schedule
editThe competition schedule for athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games is announced.[3]
Participating nations
editA total of 40 nations entered athletes, with Suriname being the only country that did not register any in the sport, as their only athlete was injured.[4][5] The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Antigua and Barbuda (2)
Argentina (22)
Aruba (1)
Bahamas (24)
Barbados (10)
Belize (1)
Bermuda (2)
Bolivia (5)
Brazil (47)
British Virgin Islands (4)
Canada (47)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chile (28)
Colombia (44)
Costa Rica (8)
Cuba (44)
Dominica (2)
Dominican Republic (12)
Ecuador (31)
El Salvador (2)
Grenada (8)
Guatemala (10)
Guyana (5)
Haiti (3)
Honduras (1)
Jamaica (55)
Mexico (31)
Nicaragua (1)
Panama (8)
Paraguay (3)
Peru (39)
Puerto Rico (17)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (4)
Saint Lucia (4)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (26)
United States (92)
Uruguay (7)
Venezuela (27)
Virgin Islands (2)
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 7 | 14 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 |  Jamaica | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 |  Canada | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 |  Cuba | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 |  Ecuador | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 |  Mexico | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 |  Colombia | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Peru* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Chile | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Grenada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Saint Lucia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Barbados | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 British Virgin Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 144 | |
Results
editMen
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Women
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- discus throw Silver medalist Andressa de Morais of Brazil was disqualified for doping violations.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Schedule". Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ Finisie, Frank (19 July 2019). "Geblesseerde Van Assen mist Pan-Am Games" [Van Assen injured misses Pan-Am Games]. De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Paramaribo, Suriname. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Lima 2019 Entry by NOC