1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1973 Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Maracaibo

Maracaibo

Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...

, Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

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	José Triana Cuba	10.2	Carl Lawson Jamaica	10.2
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	20.1w	Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Sarría also known as Silvio Leonard Tartabull is a former sprinter from Cuba. He was the second athlete to run the 100 metres in less than 10 seconds with electronic timing, running in 9.98 seconds on August 11, 1977 in Guadalajara. The first was 1968 Olympic champion Jim Hines... Cuba	20.3w	Pablo Bandomo Cuba	20.4w
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...	Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Danger is a Cuban former track athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he became the first and so far only athlete to win both the 400 and 800 m Olympic titles.... Cuba	46.4 CR	Pedro Ferrer Pedro Ferrer Pedro Ferrer , was a Cuban footballer.He represented Cuba at the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France. In his only match against Sweden, Ferrer did not score a goal.-References:... Puerto Rico	46.6	Víctor Patínez Venezuela	47.2
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...	Leandro Civil Cuba	1:49.8	Luis Medina Luis Medina (athlete) Luis Medina Montoya is a retired middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres event at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.-References:*... Cuba	1:49.8	Leotulfo Jiménez Venezuela	1:50.7
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...	Antonio Colón Puerto Rico	3:45.9 CR	Jesús Barrero Jesús Barrero Jesús Barrero is a Mexican voice actor.-Filmography:El Hombrecito de Jenjibre in Shrek Forever After El Hombrecito de Jenjibre in Una Navidad con Shrek* Rex in Toy Story 3... Colombia	3:47.2	Carlos Báez Puerto Rico	3:47.6
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...	Víctor Mora Víctor Mora (athlete) Víctor Manuel Mora García is a retired long-distance runner from Colombia. He won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres event at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 .-References:*... Colombia	14:04.2 CR	Mario Pérez Mexico	14:06.8	Rafael Palomares Mexico	14:19.6
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...	Víctor Mora Víctor Mora (athlete) Víctor Manuel Mora García is a retired long-distance runner from Colombia. He won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres event at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 .-References:*... Colombia	29:56.4 CR	Pedro Miranda Mexico	29:56.6	Luis Haro Mexico	29:58.2
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...	Mario Cuevas Mario Cuevas Mario Cuevas is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Professional career:... Mexico	1:05:07 CR	Martín Pabón Colombia	1:05:56	Santiago Barón Colombia	1:06:10
3000 metres steeplechase	Antonio Villanueva Mexico	8:49.4 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	8:52.6	Víctor Mora Víctor Mora (athlete) Víctor Manuel Mora García is a retired long-distance runner from Colombia. He won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres event at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972 .-References:*... Colombia	8:58.2
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	13.7w	Guillermo Núñez Cuba	13.8w	Enrique Rendón Venezuela	14.4w
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...	Julio Ferrer Puerto Rico	51.9 CR	Fabio Zúñiga Colombia	52.0	Juan García Cuba	53.1
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....	Richard Spencer Cuba	2.06 CR	Amado Olaguiber Cuba	2.03	Pedro Yequez Venezuela	2.03
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...	Jorge Palacios Cuba	4.85 CR	Roberto Moré Cuba	4.85	Ciro Valdés Colombia	4.60
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...	Milán Matos Cuba	7.68 CR	Efraín Malberty Cuba	7.34	Wilfredo Maisonave Puerto Rico	7.28
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...	Juvenal Pérez Cuba	15.79	Gerry Swan Bermuda	15.57	Edgar Moreno Venezuela	15.56
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....	José Carreño Jose Carreño José Carreño is an Ecuadorian painter who studied in Paris. His first important group exhibition was held in 1965 when he attended the Latin American Painting Hall in Braniff, Texas, USA. During this time, his work revolved around the suburban based expressionism. Perhaps this exhibit paved the... Venezuela	15.94	Benigno Hodelín Cuba	15.78	Silván Hemming Cuba	15.72
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...	Julián Morrison Julián Morrison Julián Morrison Gales is a former discus thrower from Cuba. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada, where he did not reach the final in the men's discus throw event. He won the gold medal at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games.-References:*... Cuba	57.58 CR	Javier Moreno Cuba	53.86	Ignacio Reinosa Puerto Rico	49.12
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	62.50	William Silén Puerto Rico	59.08	Pedro Garbey Cuba	59.08
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...	Raúl Fernández Cuba	74.90	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	70.94	Héctor Vinent Héctor Vinent Héctor Vinent Cháron was a Cuban boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:**... Cuba	70.24
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...	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	7315 CR	Rigoberto Salazar Cuba	7035	Celso Aragón Colombia	6841
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	39.9	Cuba	40.2	Trinidad and Tobago	41.1
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	3:09.4	Cuba	3:10.1	Venezuela	3:10.4

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...	Silvia Chivás Cuba	11.4 CR	Carmen Valdés Carmen Valdés Carmen Valdés is a retired sprinter from Cuba, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Munich 1972.-References:... Cuba	11.6	Laura Pierre Trinidad and Tobago	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...	Silvia Chivás Cuba	23.5w	Asunción Acosta Cuba	23.9w	Ruth Williams Jamaica	23.9w
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	53.5 =CR	Asunción Acosta Cuba	53.7	Lorna Forde Barbados	54.9
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...	Charlotte Bradley Mexico	2:05.8 CR	Zeneida de la Cruz Dominican Republic	2:06.9	Enriqueta Nava Mexico	2:07.7
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...	Enriqueta Nava Mexico	4:26.3 CR	Charlotte Bradley Mexico	4:35.1	Melquises Fonseca Cuba	4:37.3
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	13.9	Andrea Bruce Jamaica	14.4	Mercedes Román Mexico	14.4
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...	Marlene Elejalde Cuba	28.0w	Raquel Martínez Cuba	29.1w	Alix Castillo Venezuela	30.7w
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....	Andrea Bruce Jamaica	1.71	Marima Rodríguez Cuba	1.69	Angela Carbonell 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...	Marcia Garbey Cuba	6.04	Ana Alexander Ana Alexander Ana Bella Alexander Lamothe is a retired female athlete from Cuba, who mainly competed in the women's long jump event during her career.-References:*... Cuba	6.02	Ana Maquilón Colombia	5.46
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	14.28 CR	Celeste Kindelán Cuba	14.02	Patricia Andrus Venezuela	12.88
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	52.46	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	47.92	Patricia Andrus Venezuela	39.88
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	51.62	Milagros Bayard Cuba	47.04	Gladys González Venezuela	45.52
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...	Lucía Duquet Cuba	3807	Mercedes Román Mexico	3729	Angela Carbonell Cuba	3629
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	45.9	Jamaica	48.4	Netherlands Antilles	48.6
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	3:42.1	Barbados	3:51.0	Mexico	3:56.9

Medal table

1	Cuba	23	22	8	53
2	Jamaica	5	2	2	9
3	Mexico	4	4	5	13
4	Colombia	2	3	5	10
5	Puerto Rico	2	3	3	8
6	Venezuela	1	0	10	11
7	Barbados	0	1	1	2
8	Dominican Republic	0	1	0	1
8	Bermuda	0	1	0	1
10	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	2	2
11	Netherlands Antilles	0	0	1	1

External links

Men Results - GBR Athletics
Women Results - GBR Athletics

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