Pan American Games Guadalajara 2011 ↗ (0)

Oct 28, 2026

Leonel Suarez became Cuba’s first Pan American Games decathlon champion in Guadalajara in 2011, setting a Games record of 8373 points. Defending champion Maurice Smith of Jamaica took silver with 8214, while Yordani Garcia earned bronze with 8074 to give Cuba two podium places. Chile’s Gonzalo Barroilhet finished fourth with a national record of 7986 points.

P	Athlete	Nation	Points	Results
1	Leonel Suarez	CUB	8373 GR	11,01 - 7.39 - 14.64 - 2.08 - 49,76 - 14,26 - 45.54 - 4.80 - 72.19 - 4.45,78
2	Maurice Smith	JAM	8214	10,86 - 7.36 - 17.35 - 1.99 - 49,26 - 14,20 - 48.79 - 4.40 - 59.57 - 4.55,18
3	Yordani Garcia	CUB	8074	10,68 - 6.78 - 14.81 - 2.05 - 48,84 - 14,22 - 40.20 - 4.80 - 63.81 - 4.49,29
4	Gonzalo Barroilhet	CHI	7986 NR	11,06 - 7.05 - 14.21 - 2.05 - 51,08 - 14,23 - 43.40 - 5.30 - 56.24 - 4.54,34
5	Roman Gastaldi	ARG	7826	10,65 - 7.37 - 14.01 - 1.99 - 49,54 - 14,71 - 43.08 - 4.20 - 55.97 - 4.42,95
6	Georni Jaramillo	VEN	7679	10,85 - 7.41 - 14.96 - 1.84 - 48,30 - 14,22 - 41.99 - 3.90 - 56.35 - 4.52,26
7	Rodrigo Saraon	MEX	7288	10,69 - 6.55 - 12.40 - 1.69 - 47,61 - 15,23 - 40.80 - 4.40 - 53.33 - 4.39,84
8	Claston Bernard	JAM	7246	11,16 - 7.09 - 13.55 - 1.96 - 52,00 - 14,92 - 43.79 - 4.20 - 55.49 - 5.20,11
9	Alberto Zarate	MEX	7007	11,58 - 6.74 - 12.71 - 1.84 - 51,02 - 16,71 - 37.87 - 4.50 - 57.72 - 4.37,03
10	Matthew Johnson	USA	6929	10,68 - 7.28 - 13.23 - 0 - 48,80 - 14,77 - 41.48 - 4.30 - 59.20 - 4.59,60
11	Mark Jellison	USA	6550	11,42 - 7.30 - 13.80 - 1.96 - 53,17 - 14,49 - 38.69 - 0 - 51.31 - 4.56,52

GR – Games record
NR – national record
↗ High altitude event (1566m)

Didn’t finish:
Steven Marrero (PUR), Marcos Sánchez (PUR), Luiz Alberto de Araujo (BRA)

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