100-Meter Dash

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1951	Julia Sánchez, PER	Jean Patton, USA	Lilian Heinz, ARG
1955	Barbara Jones, USA	Mae Faggs, USA	María Luisa Catelli, ARG
1959	Lucinda Williams, USA	Wilma Rudolph, USA	Carlota Gooden, PAN
1963	Edith McGuire, USA	Miguelina Cobián, CUB	Marilyn White, USA
1967	Barbara Ferrell, USA	Miguelina Cobián, CUB	Irene Piotrowski, CAN
1971	Iris Davis, USA	Stephanie Berto, CAN	Silvia Chivás, CUB
1975	Pam Jiles, USA	Patty Loverock, CAN	Marjorie Bailey, CAN
1979	Evelyn Ashford, USA	Brenda Morehead, USA	Angella Taylor, CAN
1983	Esmeralda García, BRA	Jackie Washington, USA	Luisa Ferrer, CUB
1987	Gail Devers, USA	Diane Williams, USA	Pauline Davis, BAH
1991	Liliana Allen, CUB	Chryste Gaines, USA	Beverly McDonald, JAM
1995	Chryste Gaines, USA	Liliana Allen, CUB	Heather Samuel, ANT
1999	Chandra Sturrup, BAH	Angela Williams, USA	Peta-Gaye Dowdie, JAM
2003	Lauryn Williams, USA	Angela Williams, USA	Liliana Allen, MEX
2007	Mikele Barber, USA	Mechelle Lewis, USA	Chandra Sturrup, BAH

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200-Meter Dash

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1951	Jean Patton, USA	Nell Jackson, USA	Adriana Millard, CHI
1959	Lucinda Williams, USA	Isabelle Daniels, USA	Sally McCallum, CAN
1963	Vivian Brown, USA	Miguelina Cobián, CUB	Lorraine Dunn, PAN
1967	Wyomia Tyus, USA	Barbara Ferrell, USA	Miguelina Cobián, CUB
1971	Stephanie Berto, CAN	Fulgencia Romay, CUB	Esther Stroy, USA
1975	Chandra Cheeseborough, USA	Pam Jiles, USA	Silvina Pereira, BRA
1979	Evelyn Ashford, USA	Angella Taylor, CAN	Merlene Ottey, JAM
1983	Randy Givens, USA	LaShon Nedd, USA	Luisa Ferrer, CUB
1987	Gwen Torrence, USA	Randy Givens, USA	Pauline Davis, BAH
1991	Liliana Allen, CUB	Ximena Restrepo, COL	Merlene Frazer, JAM
1995	Liliana Allen, CUB	Dahlia Duhaney, JAM	Omegia Keeys, USA
1999	Debbie Ferguson, BAH	Lucimar de Moura, BRA	Felipa Palacios, COL
2003	Roxana Díaz, CUB	Cydonie Mothersill, CAY	Allison Felix, USA
2007	Roxana Díaz, CUB	Sheri-Ann Brooks, JAM	Sherry Fletcher, GRN

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400-Meter Dash

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1971	Marilyn Neufville, JAM	Carmen Trustée, CUB	Yvonne Saunders, JAM
1975	Joyce Yakubowich, CAN	Debra Sapenter, USA	Lorna Forde, BAR
1979	Sharon Dabney, USA	June Griffith, GUY	Pat Jackson, USA
1983	Charmaine Crooks, CAN	Ana Fidelia Quirot, CUB	Esther Gabriel, USA
1987	Ana Fidelia Quirot, CUB	Jillian Richardson, CAN	Denean Howard, USA
1991	Ana Fidelia Quirot, CUB	Ximena Restrepo, COL	Jearl Miles, USA
1995	Julia Duporty, CUB	Nancy McLeón, CUB	Flirtisha Harris, USA
1999	Ana Guevara, MEX	Michelle Collins, USA	Claudine Williams, JAM
2003	Ana Guevara, MEX	Hazel-Ann Regis, GRN	Aliann Pompey, GUY
2007	Ana Guevara, MEX	Christine Amertil, BAH	Indira Terrero, CUB

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800-Meter Run

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1963	Abby Hoffman, CAN	Leah Ferris, USA	Maureen Deulind, CAN
1967	Madeline Manning, USA	Doris Brown, USA	Abby Hoffman, CAN
1971	Abby Hoffman, CAN	Doris Brown, USA	Penny Werthner, CAN
1975	Kathy Weston, USA	Abby Hoffman, CAN	Joan Wenzel, CAN
1979	Essie Kelley, USA	Julie Brown, USA	Aurelia Pentón, CUB
1983	Nery McKeen, CUB	Ranza Clark, CAN	Alejandra Ramos, CUB
1987	Ana Fidelia Quirot, CUB	Delisa Floyd, USA	Soraya Telles, BRA
1991	Ana Fidelia Quirot, CUB	Alisa Hill, USA	Celeste Halliday, USA
1995	Meredith Rainey, USA	Luciana Mendes, BRA	Letitia Vriesde, SUR
1999	Letitia Vriesde, SUR	Zulia Calatayud, CUB	Meredith Valmon-Rainey, USA
2003	Adriana Muñoz, CUB	Marian Burnett, GUY	Christiane dos Santos, BRA
2007	Diane Cummins, CAN	Rosibel García, COL	Zulia Calatayud, CUB

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1500-Meter Run

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1975	Jan Merrill, USA	Thelma Wright, CAN	Abby Hoffman, CAN
1979	Mary Decker, USA	Julie Brown, USA	Penny Bales-Werthner, CAN
1983	Ranza Clark, CAN	Cindy Bremser, USA	Missy Kane, USA
1987	Linda Sheskey, USA	Debbie Bowker, CAN	Brit McRoberts, CAN
1991	Alisa Hill, USA	Letitia Vriesde, SUR	Sarah Howell, CAN
1995	Sarah Thorsett, USA	Sarah Howell, CAN	Marta Orellana, ARG
1999	Marla Runyan, USA	Leah Pells, CAN	Stephanie Best, USA
2003	Adriana Muñoz, CUB	Mary-Jayne Harrelson, USA	Mardrea Hyman, JAM
2007	Juliana Santos, BRA	Mary-Jayne Harrelson, USA	Rosebel García, COL

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5000-Meter Run

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1995	Adriana Fernández, MEX	Maricarmen Díaz, MEX	Carol Montgomery, CAN
1999	Adriana Fernández, MEX	Bertha Sánchez, COL	Blake Phillips, USA
2003	Adriana Fernández, MEX	Nora Rocha, MEX	Nicole Jefferson, USA
2007	Megan Metcalfe, CAN	Catherine Ferrell, USA	Leticia Rocha, MEX

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10,000-Meter Run

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1987	Marty Cooksey, USA	Nancy Tinari, CAN	Patty Murray, USA
1991	Maricarmen Díaz, MEX	Lisa Harvey, CAN	María Luisa Servín, MEX
1995	Carmen de Oliveira, BRA	Carol Montgomery, CAN	Maricarmen Díaz, MEX
1999	Nora Rocha, MEX	Stella Castro, COL	Tina Connelly, CAN
2003	Adriana Fernández, MEX	Yudelkis Martínez, CUB	Bertha Sánchez, COL
2007	Sara Slattery, USA	Dulce Rodríguez, MEX	Lucelia Peres, BRA

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Marathon

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1987	Maricarmen Díaz, MEX	Debbie Warner, USA	Maribel Durruty, CUB
1991	Olga Appell, MEX	Maribel Durruty, CUB	Emperatriz Wilson, CUB
1995	Maria Trujillo, USA	Jennifer Martin, USA	Emma Cabrera, MEX
1999	Erika Olivera, CHI	Iglandini González, COL	Viviany de Oliveira, BRA
2003	Márcia Narloch, BRA	Mariela González, CUB	Erika Olivera, CHI
2007	Mariela González, CUB	Márcia Narloch, BRA	Sirlene Pinho, BRA

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100-Meter Hurdles

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1971	Patty Johnson, USA	Marlene Elejalde, CUB	Penny May, CAN
1975	Edith Noeding, PER	Deby LaPlante, USA	Marlene Elejalde, CUB
1979	Deby LaPlante, USA	Sharon Lane, CAN	Grisel Machado, CUB
1983	Benita Fitzgerald, USA	Kim Turner, USA	Elida Aveillé, CUB
1987	LaVonna Martin, USA	Stephanie Hightower, USA	Aliuska López, CUB
1991	Aliuska López, CUB	Odalys Adams, CUB	Arnita Myricks, USA
1995	Aliuska López, CUB	Donalda Duprey, CAN	Odalys Adams, CUB
1999	Aliuska López, CUB	Maurren Maggi, BRA	Miesha McKelvy, USA
2003	Brigitte Foster, JAM	Perdita Felicien, CAN	Lacena Golding-Clarke, JAM
2007	Deloreen Ennis-London, JAM	Perdita Felicien, CAN	Angela Whyte, CAN

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400-Meter Hurdles

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983	Judi Brown, USA	Sharieffa Barksdale, USA	Gwen Wall, CAN
1987	Judi Brown-King, USA	Snadra Farmer, JAM	LaTanya Sheffield, USA
1991	Lency Montelier, CUB	Deon Hemmings, JAM	Tonja Buford, USA
1995	Kim Batten, USA	Tonja Buford, USA	Lency Montelier, CUB
1999	Daimí Pernía, CUB	Andrea Blackett, BAR	Michelle Johnson, USA
2003	Joanna Hayes, USA	Daimí Pernía, CUB	Andrea Blackett, BAR
2007	Sheena Johnson, USA	Nickiesha Wilson, JAM	Nicole Leach, USA

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4x100-Meter Relay

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1951	United States	Chile	Argentina
1955	United States	Argentina	Chile
1959	United States	Panama	Canada
1963	United States	Cuba	Brazil
1967	Cuba	Canada	Jamaica
1971	United States	Cuba	Colombia
1975	United States	Cuba	Canada
1979	United States	Jamaica	Cuba
1983	United States	Trinidad & Tobago	Canada
1987	United States	Cuba	Brazil
1991	Jamaica	Cuba	United States
1995	United States	Cuba	Colombia
1999	Jamaica	United States	Cuba
2003	United States	Cuba	Jamaica
2007	Jamaica	United States	Cuba

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4x400-Meter Relay

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1971	United States	Cuba	Jamaica
1975	Canada	United States	Cuba
1979	United States	Cuba	Canada
1983	United States	Canada	Cuba
1987	United States	Canada	Jamaica
1991	United States	Cuba	Jamaica
1995	Cuba	United States	Colombia
1999	Cuba	United States	Barbados
2003	United States	Jamaica	Brazil
2007	Cuba	Mexico	United States

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20-Kilometer Walk

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	Graciela Mendoza, MEX	Rosario Sánchez, MEX	Michelle Rohl, USA
2003	Victoria Palacios, MEX	María del Rosario Sánchez, MEX	Joanne Dow, USA
2007	Cristina López, ELS	Mirian Ramón, ECU	María Sánchez Coyote, MEX

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High Jump

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1951	Jacinta Sandiford, ECU	Lucy López, CHI	Elizabeth Müller, BRA
1955	Mildred McDaniel, USA	Deyse de Castro, BRA	Verneeda Thomas, USA
1959	Ann Marie Flynn, USA	Renata Friedrchs, CHI &Alice Whitty, CAN	--
1963	Eleanor Montgomery, USA	Diane Gerace, CAN	Patsy Callender, BAR
1967	Eleanor Montgomery, USA	Susan Nigh, CAN	Fransetta Parham, USA
1971	Debbie Brill, CAN	Audrey Reid, JAM	Andrea Bruce, JAM
1975	Joni Huntley, USA	Louise Walker, CAN	Andrea Bruce, JAM
1979	Louise Ritter, USA	Pam Spencer, USA	Debbie Brill, CAN
1983	Coleen Sommer, USA	Silvia Costa, CUB	Joni Huntley, USA
1987	Coleen Sommer, USA	Silvia Costa, CUB	Mazel Thomas, JAM
1991	Ioamnet Quintero, CUB	María del Carmen García, CUB	Jan Wohlschlag, USA
1995	Ioamnet Quintero, CUB	Silvia Costa, CUB	Angie Bradburn, USA
1999	Solange Witteveen, ARG	Luciane Dambacher, BRA	Nicole Forrester, CAN
2003	Juana Rosario Arrendel, DOM	María Romary Rifka, MEX	Yarianni Argüelles, CUB
2007	María Romary Rifka, MEX	Nicole Forrester, Canada	Leveren Spencer, SLU

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Pole Vault

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	Alejandra García, ARG	Kellie Suttle, USA	Déborah Gyurcsek, URU
2003	Melissa Mueller, USA	Carolina Torres, CHI	Stephanie McCann, CAN
2007	Fabiana Murer, BRA	April Steiner, USA	Yarisley Silva, CUB

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Long Jump

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1951	Beatriz Kretschmer, CHI	Lisa Peter, CHI	Wanda dos Santos, BRA
1959	Annie Smith, USA	Margaret Matthews, USA	Willye White, USA
1963	Willye White, USA	Iris dos Santos, BRA	Edith McGuire, USA
1967	Irene Martínez, CUB	Gisela Vidal, VEN	Willye White, USA
1971	Brenda Eisler, CAN	Silvina Pereira, BRA	Marina Samuells, CUB
1975	Ana Alexander, CUB	Martha Watson, USA	Kathy McMillan, USA
1979	Kathy McMillan, USA	Ana Alexander, CUB	Eloína Echevarría, CUB
1983	Kathy McMillan, USA	Eloína Echevarría, CUB	Pat Johnson, USA
1987	Jackie Joyner, USA	Jennifer Inniss, USA	Eloína Echevarría, CUB
1991	Diane Guthrie, JAM	Eloína Echevarría, CUB	Julie Bright, USA
1995	Niurka Montalvo, CUB	Andrea Ávila, ARG	Jackie Edwards, BAH
1999	Maurren Maggi, BRA	Angie Brown, USA	Elva Goulbourne, JAM
2003	Alice Falaiye, CAN	Jackie Edwards, BAH	Yangelis Savigne, CUB
2007	Maurren Maggi, BRA	Keila Costa, BRA	Yangelis Savigne, CUB

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Triple Jump

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1995	Laiza Carrillo, CUB	Niurka Montalvo, CUB	Andrea Ávila, ARG
1999	Yamilé Aldama, CUB	Suzette Lee, JAM	Madelín Martínez, CUB
2003	Mabel Gay, CUB	Yuliana Perez, USA	Yusmay Bicet, CUB
2007	Yangelis Savigne, CUB	Keila Costa, BRA	Mabel Gay, CUB

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Shot Put

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1951	Ingeborg Mello, ARG	Vera Trezoitko, BRA	Ingeborg Pfuller, ARG
1959	Earlene Brown, USA	Sharon Sheppard, USA	Wanda Wejzgrowicz, USA
1963	Nancy McCredie, CAN	Cynthia Watt, USA	Sharon Sheppard, USA
1967	Nancy McCredie, CAN	Lynn Graham, USA	Maureen Dowds, CAN
1971	Lynn Graham, USA	Grecia Hamilton, CUB	Rosa Molina, CHI
1975	María Elena Sarría, CUB	Hilda Ramírez, CUB	Lucete Moreau, CAN
1979	María Elena Sarría, CUB	Maren Seidler, USA	Carmen Ionesco, CAN
1983	María Elena Sarría, CUB	Rosa Fernández, CUB	Lorna Griffin, USA
1987	Ramona Pagel, USA	María Elena Sarría, CUB	Belsis Laza, CUB
1991	Belsis Laza, CUB	Connie Price-Smith, USA	Ramona Pagel, USA
1995	Connie Price-Smith, USA	Ramona Pagel, USA	Yumileidi Cumbá, CUB
1999	Connie Price-Smith, USA	Yumileidi Cumbá, CUB	Teri Tunks, USA
2003	Yumileidi Cumbá, CUB	Elisângela Adriano, BRA	Flor Vásquez, DOM
2007	Misleydis González, CUB	Yumileidi Cumbá, CUB	Cleopatra Borel-Brown, TRI

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Discus Throw

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1951	Ingeborg Mello, ARG	Ingeborg Pfuller, ARG	Frances Kaszubski, USA
1955	Ingeborg Pfuller, ARG	Isabel Avellán, ARG	Alejandrina Herrera, CUB
1959	Earlene Brown, USA	Pamela Kurrell, USA	Marjorie Larney, USA
1963	Nancy McCredie, CAN	Ingeborg Pfuller, ARG	Sharon Sheppard, USA
1967	Carol Moseke, USA	Carol Martin, CAN	Caridad Aguero, CUB
1971	Carmen Romero, CUB	María Betancourt, CUB	Carol Martin, CAN
1975	Carmen Romero, CUB	María Betancourt, CUB	Jane Haist, CAN
1979	Carmen Romero, CUB	María Betancourt, CUB	Carmen Ionesco, CAN
1983	María Betancourt, CUB	Maritza Martén, CUB	Lorna Griffin, USA
1987	Maritza Martén, CUB	Hilda Ramos, CUB	Connie Price, USA
1991	Bárbara Hechevarría, CUB	Hilda Ramos, CUB	Lacy Barnes, USA
1995	Maritza Martén, CUB	Bárbara Hechevarría, CUB	Kris Kuehl, USA
1999	Aretha Hill, USA	Kris Kuehl, USA	Ana Elys Fernández, CUB
2003	Aretha Hill, USA	Ana Elys Fernández, CUB	Yania Ferrales, CUB
2007	Yarelis Barrios, CUB	Yania Ferrales, CUB	Elisangela Adriano, BRA

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Hammer Throw

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1999	Dawn Ellerbe, USA	Yipsi Moreno, CUB	Caroline Wittrin, CAN
2003	Yipsi Moreno, CUB	Yunaika Crawford, CUB	Candice Scott, TRI
2007	Yipsi Moreno, CUB	Arasay Thondike, CUB	Jennifer Dahlgren, ARG

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Javelin Throw

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1951	Hortensia García, MEX	Amelia Bert, USA	Berta Chiú, MEX
1955	Karen Anderson, USA	Estrella Puente, URU	Amelia Wershoven, USA
1959	Marlene Ahrens, CHI	Marjorie Larney, USA	Amelia Wood, USA
1963	Marlene Ahrens, CHI	Frances Davenport, USA	Iris dos Santos, BRA
1967	Barbara Friedrich, USA	RaNae Bair, USA	Jay Dahlgren, CAN
1971	Tomasa Núñez, CUB	Sherry Calvert, USA	Roberta Brown, USA
1975	Sherry Calvert, USA	María Beltrán, CUB	Beth Cannon, USA
1979	María Caridad Colón, CUB	Lynn Cannon, USA	Cathy Sulinski, USA
1983	María Caridad Colón, CUB	Mayra Vila, CUB	Marieta Riera, VEN
1987	Ivonne Léal, CUB	María Caridad Colón, CUB	Marieta Riera, VEN
1991	Dulce García, CUB	Donna Mayhew, USA	Herminia Bouza, CUB
1995	Xiomara Rivero, CUB	Laverne Eve, BAH	Valerie Tulloch, CAN
1999	Osleidys Menéndez, CUB	Xiomara Rivero, CUB	Laverne Eve, BAH
2003	Kim Kreiner, USA	Laverne Eve, BAH	Osleidys Menéndez, CUB
2007	Osleidys Menéndez, CUB	Sonia Bisset, CUB	Laverne Eve, BAH

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Heptathlon

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983	Conceição Geremias, BRA	Cindy Greiner, USA	Elida Aveillé, CUB
1987	Cindy Greiner, USA	Connie Polman-Tuin, CAN	Jolanda Jones, USA
1991	DeDee Nathan, USA	Sharon Hainer, USA	Magalys García, CUB
1995	Jamie McNeair, USA	Magalys García, CUB	DeDee Nathan, USA
1999	Magalys García, CUB	Shelia Burrell, USA	Nicole Haynes, USA
2003	Tiffany Lott-Hogan, USA	Nicole Haynes, CAN	Magalys García, CUB
2007	Jessica Zelinka, CAN	Gretchen Quintana, CUB	Lucimara Silva, BRA

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Discontinued Events

60-Meter Dash

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1955	Bertha Díaz, CUB	Isabelle Daniels, USA	Mabel Landry, USA
1959	Isabelle Daniels, USA	Barbara Jones, USA	Carlota Gooden, PAN

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3000-Meter Run

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1979	Jan Merrill, USA	Julie Brown, USA	Geri Fitch, CAN
1983	Joan Benoit, USA	Brenda Webb, USA	Mónica Regonessi, CHI
1987	Mary Knisely, USA	Angela Chalmers, CAN	Leslie Seymour, USA
1991	Sabrina Dornhoefer, USA	Maricarmen Díaz, MEX	Carmen de Oliveira, BRA

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80-Meter Hurdles

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1951	Eliana Gaete, CHI	Marion Huber, CHI	Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips, USA
1955	Eliana Gaete, CHI	Bertha Díaz, CUB	Wanda dos Santos, BRA
1959	Bertha Díaz, CUB	Wanda dos Santos, BRA	Marion Monroe, CAN
1963	Jo Ann Terry, USA	Jenny Wingerson, CAN	Wanda dos Santos, BRA
1967	Cherrie Sherrard, USA	Mamie Rallins, USA	Thora Best, TRI

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Pentathlon

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1967	Pat Winslow, USA	Jenny Meldrum-Wingerson, CAN	Aída dos Santos, BRA
1971	Debbie van Kiekebelt, CAN	Penny May, CAN	Aída dos Santos, BRA
1975	Diane Jones, CAN	Gale Fitzgerald, USA	Andrea Bruce, JAM
1979	Diane Konihowski-Jones, CAN	Jodi Anderson, USA	Jill Ross, CAN

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10-Kilometer Walk

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1987	María Colín, MEX	Ann Peel, CAN	Maryanne Torrellas, USA
1991	Graciela Mendoza, MEX	Debbi Lawrence, USA	Maricela Chávez, MEX
1995	Graciela Mendoza, MEX	Michelle Rohl, USA	Francisca Martínez, MEX

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