The 12th
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
The Pan American U20 Athletics Championships are a biennial sports event for track and field organized by the Association of Panamerican Athletics
The Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA; Spanish: ''Asociación Panamericana de Atletismo'') ...
were held in
Bridgetown
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, Barbados at the
National Stadium
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on 18–20 July 2003. Jamaican sprinter
Usain Bolt
Usain St. Leo Bolt, , (; born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.
An eight-ti ...
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,
[ the CFPI,][ the
]USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US). The USATF was known between 1979 and ...
,[ 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,[
] the CFPI[
] on the USA Track & Field
USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US). The USATF was known between 1979 and ...
[
] and on the "World Junior Athletics History"
website.
Men
Women
Medal table (unofficial)
The medal count has been published.[
] It is in agreement with the following unofficial medal count.
References
External links
World Junior Athletics History
{{Pan American athletics championships
Pan American U20 Athletics Championships
2003 in Barbadian sport
Pan American U20 Championships
International athletics competitions hosted by Barbados
2003 in youth sport