1967 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1967 Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Hermes Ramírez Hermes Ramírez Hermes Ramírez is a former sprinter from Cuba. Together with Juan Morales, Pablo Montes, and Enrique Figuerola he won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Mexico City 1968... Cuba	10.5A	Juan Franceschi Puerto Rico	10.6A	Félix Eugellés Cuba	10.8A
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Hermes Ramírez Hermes Ramírez Hermes Ramírez is a former sprinter from Cuba. Together with Juan Morales, Pablo Montes, and Enrique Figuerola he won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Mexico City 1968... Cuba	21.6A	Juan Franceschi Puerto Rico	21.6A	Miguel González Miguel Gonzalez Miguel Gonzalez is an American soccer player. He currently plays for Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League.-Youth and Amateur:... Mexico	21.7A
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Juan Franceschi Puerto Rico	47.1A	Rodobaldo Díaz Cuba	47.6A	Manuel Montalvo Cuba	48.1A
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Frederico Vera Mexico	1:51.3A	Julio Morales Julio Morales Julio César Araújo Morales is a former Uruguayan football striker. He was born on February 16, 1945, in the city of Montevideo in Uruguay. He was part of the Uruguay squad for the 1970 World Cup, where they finished fourth, as well as in a Mundialito winning team in January 1981, at the age of... Puerto Rico	1:51.8A	Roberto Silva Roberto Silva Roberto Silva is a Peruvian footballer. As of February 2009, he plays for Universidad San Martín. He played in the Bundesliga for SV Werder Bremen.-Career:... Mexico	1:52.0A
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Ricardo Palomares Mexico	3:59.2A	José Neri Mexico	3:59.3A	José Antonetti Puerto Rico	4:04.7A
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Concepción Salinas Mexico	15:02.6A	Flavio Buendía Mexico	15:27.2A	Julio Quevedo Julio Quevedo Julio Faustino Quevedo Elias is a former Guatemalan athlete who competed in multiple Summer Olympics. At the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games, he participated in a total of six events. In 1968, he ran in the 1,500 m, 3,000 m steeplechase, and 5,000 m events... Guatemala	16:02.0A
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Juan Martínez Juan Máximo Martínez Juan Máximo Martínez is a long-distance runner from Mexico. He won the gold medal in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, and twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1968 and 1972. In 1968, at the Mexico City Olympics, he finished in... Mexico	30:33.6A	Efraín Carmona Mexico	31:11.0A	José Gonzales Cuba	34:17.4A
Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...	Juan Martínez Juan Máximo Martínez Juan Máximo Martínez is a long-distance runner from Mexico. He won the gold medal in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, and twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1968 and 1972. In 1968, at the Mexico City Olympics, he finished in... Mexico	1:11:02A	Félix Carmona Mexico	1:12:08A	José Gonzales Cuba	1:16:25A
3000 metres steeplechase	Carlos Vargas Mexico	9:19.2A	Flavio Buendía Mexico	9:19.4A	Manuel Pérez Puerto Rico	10:33.6A
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Juan Morales Juan Morales Juan Morales is a former Cuban athlete who competed mainly in 110 metres hurdles. Together with Hermes Ramírez, Pablo Montes, and Enrique Figuerola he won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Mexico City 1968... Cuba	14.6A	Lázaro Betancourt Cuba	14.7A	David Cruz Puerto Rico	16.4A
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Salvador Medina Salvador Medina Salvador Medina Cárcamo is a Mexican professional football defender who currently plays for Pumas Morelos in the Liga de Ascenso. He made only one appearance for Pumas first team before joining Jaguares in 2009.... Mexico	52.3A	Miguel Olivera Cuba	52.4A	Césare Sánchez Mexico	52.6A
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Teodoro Palacios Guatemala	2.05A	David Cruz Puerto Rico	1.80A
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Rolando Cruz Rolando Cruz For the Rolando Cruz related to the Illinois criminal case, see Rolando Cruz caseRolando Cruz is a former pole vaulter from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956... Puerto Rico	4.50A	Roberto Fernández Roberto Fernández Roberto Eladio Fernández Roa is a retired football goalkeeper from Paraguay. He was capped 78 times for the Paraguay national football team in an international career that lasted from 1976 to 1989. He was also a member of the Paraguayan team that won the 1979 Copa América... Cuba	4.40A	José Seth Guatemala	3.80A
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Abelardo Pacheco Cuba	7.49A	David Cruz Puerto Rico	7.46A	José Hernández Cuba	7.44A
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	José Hernández Cuba	15.54A	Guillermo Hoffner Mexico	15.12A	David Douglas David Douglas David Douglas was a Scottish botanist. He worked as a gardener, and explored the Scottish Highlands, North America, and Hawaii, where he died.-Early life:... Guatemala	13.47A
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Fidel Estrada Cuba	16.42A	Benigno Hodelín Cuba	15.75A	Carlos Yapur Mexico	15.14A
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Bárbaro Cañizares Barbaro Canizares Bárbaro Rafael Cañizares [cah-nyee-that'-ress] is a Cuban first baseman that plays for the Guerreros de Oaxaca in the Triple-A Mexican League. He is 6'3" and weights 230 lbs... Cuba	52.96A	Javier Moreno Cuba	49.95A	Ignacio Reinosa Puerto Rico	49.91A
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Enrique Samuells Cuba	66.06A	Julián Núñez Arana Mexico	49.67A	Pedro Granell Puerto Rico	48.39A
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Francisco Mena Cuba	69.60A	Edmundo Medina Mexico	68.11A	Jorge García Puerto Rico	68.10A
Pentathlon Pentathlon A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...	Francisco Mena Cuba	3440A	Donald Vélez Nicaragua	2847A	Sergio Hernández Sergio Hernandez Sergio Hernández von Reckowski is a Spanish racing driver, currently competing in the World Touring Car Championship.-Career:... Mexico	2779A
20 km road walk 20 kilometres race walk The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a road race...	José Pedraza Mexico	1:46:31A	Pablo Colín Mexico	1:50:41A	Euclides Calzado Cuba	1:50:55A
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Cuba	40.3A
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Mexico	3:16.0A	Puerto Rico	3:18.3A	Cuba	3:21.2A

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Cristina Echevarría Cuba	11.5A	Miguelina Cobián Miguelina Cobián Miguelina Cobián is a retired sprinter from Cuba who helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women.-References:... Cuba	11.6A	Mercedes Román Mexico	12.4A
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Miguelina Cobián Miguelina Cobián Miguelina Cobián is a retired sprinter from Cuba who helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women.-References:... Cuba	23.9A	Violeta Quesada Cuba	24.4A	Gladys Azcuaga Mexico	26.0A
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Aurelia Pentón Aurelia Pentón Aurelia Catalina Pentón Conde is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the 400 and 800 metres during her career. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1968 and 1972.... Cuba	57.4A	Gladys Azcuaga Mexico	59.5A	Lourdes García Mexico	61.4A
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Aurelia Pentón Aurelia Pentón Aurelia Catalina Pentón Conde is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the 400 and 800 metres during her career. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1968 and 1972.... Cuba	2:24.1A	María Díaz Mexico	2:24.3A	Ines Mondragón Mexico	2:26.8A
80 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Marlene Elejalde Cuba	11.6A	Daisy Hechevarría Cuba	11.7A	Enriqueta Basilio Mexico	12.1A
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Marcia Garbey Cuba	1.53A	Silvia Tapia Mexico	1.45A
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Irene Martínez Cuba	5.65A	Marcia Garbey Cuba	5.62A	Mercedes Román Mexico	5.39A
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Hilda Ramírez Cuba	13.59A	Grecia Hamilton Cuba	13.02A	Guadalupe Lartigue Mexico	12.28A
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Caridad Aguero Cuba	45.86A	Hilda Ramírez Cuba	42.65A	Lili Schluter Mexico	38.25A
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	María Moreno Cuba	49.94A	Hilda Ramírez Cuba	41.66A	Martha Bravo Mexico	38.26A
Pentathlon Women's pentathlon The pentathlon is a sports contest made up of five events . The women's pentathlon was contested in the Olympics from 1964 until 1980, and it was replaced in the 1984 Games with the heptathlon. It had a different set of events than the ancient Olympic pentathlon...	Marlene Elejalde Cuba	4186A	Mercedes Román Mexico	4031A	Daisy Hechevarría Cuba	4009A
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Cuba	45.1A	Mexico	49.6A	Guatemala	52.5A

A = affected by altitude

Medal table

1	Cuba	23	13	8	44
2	Mexico	9	14	14	37
3	Puerto Rico	2	6	6	14
4	Guatemala	1	0	4	5
5	Nicaragua	0	1	0	1

External links

Men Results - GBR Athletics
Women Results - GBR Athletics

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