| I Pan American Junior Athletics Championships | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Sudbury, Canada  |
| Dates: | August 29–31 |
| Nations Participating: | 17 |
| Athletes Participating: | about 217 |
| Events: | 38 |
| Level: | Junior |
| Next: | 1982 Barquisimeto |
The 1st Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held in Sudbury, Ontario, on August 29–31, 1980.
Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History"website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 217athletes from about 17 countries: Argentina (3), Bahamas (7), Barbados (2),Bermuda (4), Brazil (15), Canada (58), Chile (4), Dominican Republic (12),Guatemala (6), Guyana (2), Jamaica (7), Mexico (8), Panama (1), Suriname (2),Trinidad and Tobago (6), United States (67), Venezuela (13).
Medal winners are published.Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History"website.
| 100 metres | 10.43 | 10.51 | 10.56 | ||||
| 200 metres | 20.72w | 20.94w | 20.98w | ||||
| 400 metres | 46.12 | 47.12 | 47.22 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:47.85 | 1:48.44 | 1:49.34 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:49.96 | 3:50.93 | 3:51.39 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:53.30 | 14:53.78 | 15:02.51 | ||||
| 2000 metres steeplechase | 5:43.2 | 5:44.6 | 5:46.0 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.71 | 14.13 | 14.42 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 50.70 | 52.14 | 53.37 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 39.61 | 40.95 | 41.11 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:08.60 | 3:13.17 | 3:16.59 | ||||
| 10,000 metres track walk | 43:32.20 | 43:39.45 | 46:55.88 | ||||
| High jump | 2.21 | 2.10 | | 2.05 | |||
| Pole vault | 4.60 | 4.45 | 4.30 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.52 | 7.12 | 7.00 | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.28 | 15.18 | 15.05 | ||||
| Shot put | 17.05 | 16.99 | 16.57 | ||||
| Discus throw | 56.18 | 51.14 | 45.60 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 57.56 | 53.96 | 50.28 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 73.04 | 68.00 | 66.96 | ||||
| Decathlon | 6639 | 6443 | 6252 |
| 100 metres | 11.55 | 11.61 | 11.82 | ||||
| 200 metres | 23.44w | 23.56w | 24.22w | ||||
| 400 metres | 53.61 | 53.97 | 54.01 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:05.65 | 2:06.52 | 2:07.88 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:24.21 | 4:25.79 | 4:31.32 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:24.8 | 9:25.6 | 9:27.0 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.44 | 14.62 | 14.93 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 60.13 | 60.85 | 60.96 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 44.61 | 48.63 | Only two finishing teams | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:38.95 | 3:44.98 | 4:12.95 | ||||
| 3000 metres Track Walk | 14:39.47 | 15:07.09 | 15:41.29 | ||||
| High jump | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.73 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.18 | 6.04 | 5.86 | ||||
| Shot put | 13.82 | 13.46 | 13.02 | ||||
| Discus throw | 49.64 | 49.04 | 44.40 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 51.68 | 51.62 | 49.50 | ||||
| Heptathlon | 5297 | 5143 | 4879 |