1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1971 Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...

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Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

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...	Don Quarrie Don Quarrie Donald O'Riley Quarrie C.D is a former Jamaican athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s.... Jamaica	10.2 CR	Lennox Miller Lennox Miller Lennox V. Miller was a champion runner and father of Inger Miller.... Jamaica	10.2	Pablo Montes Pablo Montes (athlete) Pablo Montes Casanova was a Cuban sprinter. His career highlight came in 1968 as he, together with Hermes Ramírez, Juan Morales, and Enrique Figuerola, won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay. He was also fourth in the 100 m final, just outside the medals... Cuba	10.8
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...	Don Quarrie Don Quarrie Donald O'Riley Quarrie C.D is a former Jamaican athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s.... Jamaica	20.6 CR	Guillermo González Puerto Rico	21.3	Pablo Montes Pablo Montes (athlete) Pablo Montes Casanova was a Cuban sprinter. His career highlight came in 1968 as he, together with Hermes Ramírez, Juan Morales, and Enrique Figuerola, won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay. He was also fourth in the 100 m final, just outside the medals... Cuba	21.3
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...	Alfred Daley Jamaica	46.6 CR	Melesio Piña Mexico	47.4	Raúl Dome Venezuela	47.6
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...	Byron Dyce Jamaica	1:49.7 CR	Leandro Civil Cuba	1:49.7	Lennox Stewart Trinidad and Tobago	1:50.0
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...	Byron Dyce Jamaica	3:46.8 CR	Antonio Colón Puerto Rico	3:47.5	Carlos Martínez Mexico	3:48.2
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...	Héctor Ortiz Puerto Rico	14:25.6 CR	Rodolfo Gómez Rodolfo Gómez Rodolfo Gómez Orozco is a retired long-distance runner, who was one of the leading runners represented from Mexico in the 1970s and 1980s... Mexico	14:25.8	Lucirio Garrido Venezuela	14:30.0
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...	Valentín Robles Mexico	31:32.0	Victoriano López Guatemala	31:41.8	Héctor Ortiz Puerto Rico	31:53.0
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...	Andrés Romero Mexico	1:10:24	John Mowatt Jamaica	1:12:46	Lucas Lara Cuba	1:12:50
3000 metres steeplechase	Lucirio Garrido Venezuela	8:58.6 CR	Rigoberto Mendoza Rigoberto Mendoza Rigoberto Mendoza Pérez is a retired male marathon runner from Cuba. He won the gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games and competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics, finishing in 33rd place. He set his personal best in the classic distance in 1975.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	8:58.8	José Cobo Cuba	9:11.6
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	13.8 CR	Arnaldo Bristol Puerto Rico	13.9	Godfrey Murray Jamaica	13.9
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...	Juan García Cuba	52.1 CR	Francisco Dumeng Francisco Dumeng Francisco Dumeng is a retired male track and field athlete from Puerto Rico. He won the silver medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, and the bronze medal at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.-References:... Puerto Rico	52.3	Fernando Montelongo Mexico	52.7
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....	Pedro Yequez Venezuela	1.98	Lloyd Scott Lloyd Scott Lloyd Scott, MBE is an English former professional football goalkeeper and now charity fundraiser, best known in the UK for his charity marathons. He is notable for competing in the 2002 London Marathon in a deep-sea diving costume during which he broke the world record for slowest marathon time... Jamaica	1.95	Miguel Durañona Cuba	1.95
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...	Roberto Moré Cuba	4.80 CR	Juan Laza Cuba	4.40	Guillermo González Puerto Rico	4.30
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...	George Swanston Trinidad and Tobago	7.43	Wilfredo Maisonave Puerto Rico	7.38	Abelardo Pacheco Cuba	7.19
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...	Pedro Pérez Pedro Pérez Pedro Pérez Dueñas is a retired triple jumper from Cuba. He set the world record in the men's triple jump event on August 5, 1971, jumping 17.40 metres in the final of the Pan American Games.-Achievements:-References:* *... Cuba	15.94 CR	Juan Velázquez Cuba	15.42	Tim Barrett The Bahamas	15.32
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....	Benigno Hodelín Cuba	15.76	Alfredo Leyva Cuba	15.33	Jorge Marrero Puerto Rico	14.96
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	55.50 CR	Javier Moreno Cuba	54.44	Leopold Blake Jamaica	46.04
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...	Víctor Suárez Cuba	56.54	Jesús Fuentes Cuba	53.98	Pedro Granell Puerto Rico	53.54
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...	Juan Jarvis Juan Jarvis Juan Nicolas Jarvis is a former Cuban athlete. He is the fourth son of Esther Ocana Nolasco and Teodoro Jarvis.... Cuba	77.20 CR	Amado Morales Amado Morales Amado Rigoberto Morales is a retired male javelin thrower from Puerto Rico, who competed for his native country during the 1970s and the 1980s.-Achievements:-References:* *... Puerto Rico	74.38	Justo Perelló Cuba	71.40
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Orlando Pedroso Cuba	6779 CR	Jesús Mirabal Jesús Mirabal Jesús Mirabal is a former Cuban decathlete.He won the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970 and 1974 and took bronze medals at the Pan American Games in 1971 and 1975. He was the first Cuban decathlete to break the 7000 point barrier, and eventually established his national record at 7506... Cuba	6692	Dunstan Campbell Grenada	6105
10000 m track walk	Lucas Lara Cuba	47:20.2 CR	Ismael Ávila Mexico	47:43.8	Raúl González Mexico	49:35.2
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...	Jamaica	39.2 CR	Puerto Rico	40.7	Venezuela	40.7
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...	Jamaica	3:09.0 CR	Cuba	3:10.1	Trinidad and Tobago	3:13.3

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...	Fulgencia Romay Fulgencia Romay Fulgencia Romay is a retired sprinter from Cuba. At the 1968 Summer Olympics she helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay, the first Olympic medal ever won by Cuban women. At the 1972 Summer Olympics she won another relay medal, this time a bronze. She also won a silver medal in 200... Cuba	11.6	Silvia Chivás Cuba	11.6	Rosie Allwood Jamaica	11.9
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...	Fulgencia Romay Fulgencia Romay Fulgencia Romay is a retired sprinter from Cuba. At the 1968 Summer Olympics she helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay, the first Olympic medal ever won by Cuban women. At the 1972 Summer Olympics she won another relay medal, this time a bronze. She also won a silver medal in 200... Cuba	23.6 CR	Silvia Chivás Cuba	23.9	Diva Bishop Panama	24.1
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...	Marilyn Neufville Marilyn Neufville Marilyn Fay Neufville is a former Jamaican athlete who had success in the sprints between 1967 to 1971. Neufville broke the world record in the 400 m and won four gold medals and one bronze in various regional championships... Jamaica	53.5 CR	Carmen Trustée Carmen Trustée Carmen Trustée Lee is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the 400 and 800 metres during her career. She represented her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*... Cuba	54.0	Yvonne Saunders Jamaica	54.3
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...	Carmen Trustée Carmen Trustée Carmen Trustée Lee is a retired track and field athlete from Cuba, who competed in the 400 and 800 metres during her career. She represented her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.-References:*... Cuba	2:14.6	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	2:15.1	Beverly Panton Jamaica	2:15.8
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...	Lucía Quiroz Mexico	4:34.2 CR	Enriqueta Nava Mexico	4:37.5	Melquises Fonseca Cuba	4:38.5
100 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	13.7 CR	Lourdes Jones Cuba	14.0	Carmen Smith-Brown Jamaica	14.1
200 metres hurdles Hurdling Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...	Lourdes Jones Cuba	28.0 CR	Raquel Martínez Cuba	28.2	Enriqueta Basilio Mexico	29.0
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....	Audrey Reid Audrey Reid Audrey Reid is a Jamaican film actress, best known for appearing in Dancehall Queen as Marcia.-External links:*... Jamaica	1.73 CR	Andrea Bruce Jamaica	1.70	Marima Rodríguez Cuba	1.67
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...	Marina Samuells Cuba	5.93	Marcia Garbey Cuba	5.68	Yvonne Saunders Jamaica	5.65
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....	Carmen Romero Carmen Romero Carmen Romero Ferrer is a retired Cuban discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 69.08 metres, achieved in April 1976 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba	14.25 CR	Grecia Hamilton Cuba	14.04	Orlanda Lynch Suriname	10.20
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...	Carmen Romero Carmen Romero Carmen Romero Ferrer is a retired Cuban discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 69.08 metres, achieved in April 1976 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba	55.24 CR	María Betancourt María Betancourt María Cristina Betancourt Ramírez is a retired Cuban discus thrower. Her personal best throw was 66.54 metres, achieved in February 1981 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba	49.38	Orlanda Lynch Suriname	34.02
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...	Tomasa Núñez Cuba	51.64 CR	Milagros Bayard Cuba	41.54	Celina Surga Venezuela	37.56
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	4341 CR	Lucía Vaamonde Venezuela	4333	Marcia Garbey Cuba	4122
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	45.4	Jamaica	46.0	Venezuela	47.2
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...	Cuba	3:38.6 CR	Jamaica	3:41.0	Trinidad and Tobago	4:03.2

Medal table

1	Cuba	22	19	10	51
2	Jamaica	9	6	7	22
3	Mexico	3	4	4	11
4	Venezuela	2	1	5	8
5	Puerto Rico	1	7	4	12
6	Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	3	4
7	Guatemala	0	1	0	1
8	Suriname	0	0	2	2
9	Panama	0	0	1	1
	Grenada	0	0	1	1
	The Bahamas	0	0	1	1

External links

Men Results - GBR Athletics
Women Results - GBR Athletics

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