Panamerican records in athletics are the best marks set in an athletics event by an athlete who competes for a member federation of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association and CONSUDATLE.
For these Athletes IAAF maintain also official Area Records, in this case North America, Central America and Caribbean Records and South American Records.
Outdoor
Key to tables: Awaiting ratification
+ = en route to longer distance
ht = hand timing
at = automatic timing
≠ = annulled by IAAF due to doping violation, but nevertheless ratified by USATF
X = annulled due to doping violation
A = affected by altitude
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
# = not officially ratified by CONSUDATLE, NACAC and IAAF
OT = oversized track (> 200 m in circumference)