| Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 The main stadium during the 2007 Games | |
| Dates | 22 – 29 July |
| Host city |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 |
| Venue |
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Flamengo Park |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 47 |
| Participation | 627 athletes from 41 nations |
| Records set | 13 Games records |
The athletics competition at the 2007 Pan American Games was held at the Flamengo Park and Estádio Olímpico João Havelange in Rio de Janeiro between 22 July and 29 July 2007. In the 47 events that took place, thirteen Games records in athletics were equalled or beaten at the 2007 edition.
Cuba fielded its best athletes and easily topped the medal table, winning twelve gold medals and also having the greatest medal haul overall with a total of 30. The hosts, Brazil, took second place on the table having won nine golds and 23 medals overall. The United States – continuing its tradition of fielding a far from full strength squad – had its worst performance ever in the Pan American athletics competition. With six golds for third place, it finished outside the top two for the first time in Games history (although its medal total of 24 was one greater than second-placed Brazil). Canada and Mexico were the next most successful nations, placing fourth and fifth in the medal tally, respectively.
Medal summary
| Key: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR World record | AR Area record | GR Games record | NR National record | PB Athlete's personal best |
Men's events
Women's events
Medal table
* Host nation ( Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Cuba | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 |
Brazil* | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | 
United States | 6 | 12 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | 
Canada | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 
Mexico | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | 
Jamaica | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | 
Bahamas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 
Ecuador | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 
Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 
Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 
El Salvador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands Antilles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | 
Colombia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | 
Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 
Argentina | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | 
Dominica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Grenada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 141 | |
Participating nations
Antigua and Barbuda (5)
Argentina (22)
Bahamas (23)
Barbados (11)
Belize (6)
Bermuda (3)
Bolivia (5)-
Brazil (81)
British Virgin Islands (5)
Canada (26)
Cayman Islands (3)
Chile (23)
Colombia (24)
Costa Rica (3)
Cuba (51)
Dominica (3)
Dominican Republic (13)
Ecuador (15)
Grenada (4)
Guatemala (12)
Guyana (4)
Haiti (11)
Honduras (6)
Jamaica (39)
Mexico (26)
Netherlands Antilles (4)
Nicaragua (3)
Panama (4)
Paraguay (3)
Peru (12)
Puerto Rico (19)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (17)
Saint Lucia (4)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5)
El Salvador (5)
Suriname (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (29)
United States (81)
United States Virgin Islands (3)
Uruguay (4)
Venezuela (8)
See also
References
- General
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-23). Rio opens-up to Athletics at XV Pan-American Games
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-24). Pérez retains 20km Walk title - Pan-American Games, Day One
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-25). Moreno takes Hammer with 75.20 Games record – Pan-American Games, Day Two
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-26). Barber takes 100m title with 11.02 – Pan American Games, Day 3
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-27). Ennis-London beats Felicien in a thriller – Pan American Games, Day 4
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-28). Cuba's five gold medal party – Pan-Am Games, Day 5
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-29). Robles shines with rainy 13.25 – Pan-Am Games Day 6
- Biscayart, Eduardo (2007-07-30). Brazilian de Almeida wins Marathon - Pan-Am Games, Final Day
