1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

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...	Hasely Crawford Hasely Crawford Hasely Joachim Crawford is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became the first Olympic champion of his country. A stadium was renamed in his honour in 2001.-Early Years:... Trinidad and Tobago	10.38A	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	10.43A	Osvaldo Lara Osvaldo Lara Osvaldo Lara Cañizares is a retired male track and field sprinter from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished 5th in the 100... Cuba	10.63A
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...	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	20.70A	Osvaldo Lara Osvaldo Lara Osvaldo Lara Cañizares is a retired male track and field sprinter from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished 5th in the 100... Cuba	21.13A	Rudy Levarity The Bahamas	21.43A
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...	Seymour Newman Jamaica	45.66A CR	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	45.67A	Charles Joseph Charles Joseph (athlete) Charles Joseph is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.He attended the Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA.-Achievements:-External links:*... Trinidad and Tobago	46.27A
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...	Seymour Newman Jamaica	1:46.13A CR	Jorge Ortíz Puerto Rico	1:48.67A	Eduardo Castro Eduardo Castro Eduardo Castro Almanza is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who won several medals during the early 1980s.-Achievements:-References:* *... Mexico	1:49.53A
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...	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	3:46.71A	Eduardo Castro Eduardo Castro Eduardo Castro Almanza is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who won several medals during the early 1980s.-Achievements:-References:* *... Mexico	3:48.47A	Osmán Escobar Venezuela	3:53.10A
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...	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	14:04.9A	Domingo Tibaduiza Domingo Tibaduiza Domingo Tibaduiza Reyes is a former long-distance runner from Gameza, Colombia, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics: in the 10,000 metres , the 5,000 metres and in the men's marathon... Colombia	14:05.0A	Victoriano López Guatemala	14:09.8A
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...	Domingo Tibaduiza Domingo Tibaduiza Domingo Tibaduiza Reyes is a former long-distance runner from Gameza, Colombia, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics: in the 10,000 metres , the 5,000 metres and in the men's marathon... Colombia	30:17.4A	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	30:17.5A	Juan Pérez Costa Rica	30:23.0A
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...	Rafael Ángel Pérez Costa Rica	1:06:32A	Mario Cuevas Mario Cuevas Mario Cuevas is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Professional career:... Mexico	1:07:07A	Aldo Allen Cuba	1:07:43A
3000 metres steeplechase	Carlos Martínez Mexico	8:51.0A	José Cobo Cuba	9:01.1A	Lucirio Garrido Venezuela	9:03.1A
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...	Alejandro Casañas Alejandro Casañas Alejandro Francisco Casañas Ramírez is a former Cuban hurdler.... Cuba	13.55A CR	Dionisio Vera Cuba	14.32A	José Cartas Mexico	14.48A
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...	Alfonso Damaso Cuba	51.77A	Frank Montiéh Cuba	51.81A	Enrique Aguirre Mexico	52.30A
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	2.15A CR	Clark Godwin Bermuda	2.07A	Cristóbal de León Dominican Republic	2.03A
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	4.93A CR	Elberto Pratt Mexico	4.75A	Luis Mascorro Mexico	4.60A
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...	David Giralt David Giralt David Giralt Agramonte is a Cuban long jumper. His personal best jump was 8.22 metres, achieved in August 1979 in Montreal. He is the father of triple jumper Arnie David Giralt.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba	7.96A CR	Salomón Rowe Guatemala	7.79A NR	Steve Hanna The Bahamas	7.68A
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...	Carmelo Martínez Cuba	16.22A CR	Alejandro Herrera Cuba	15.66A	Peter Pratt The Bahamas	15.42A
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....	Julián Mejías Cuba	17.50A CR	Pablo Lamothe Cuba	16.46A	Hubert Maingot Trinidad and Tobago	15.72A
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	60.82A CR	Luis Delís Luis Delís Luis Mariano Delís Fournier is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. Specializing in discus throw on the international scene, he won an Olympic bronze medal in 1980 as well as medals at the two first World Championships.In 1990 he tested positive for banned substances... Cuba	59.02A	Bradley Cooper Bradley Cooper (athlete) Bradley "Brad" Cooper is a retired male discus thrower and shot putter from the Bahamas. He competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. Cooper set his personal best, , in the discus event on June 14, 1986 in Nassau.-References:* * *... The Bahamas	54.08A
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...	Ángel Cabrera Cuba	66.74A CR	Guillermo Orozco Cuba	63.56A	Alfonso Rodríguez Mexico	53.60A
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	77.54A CR	Reinaldo Patterson Reinaldo Patterson Reinaldo Patterson is a retired javelin thrower from Cuba, who competed for his native country during the 1970s and the 1980s.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	74.82A	Robert Moulder Bermuda	71.83A
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...	Rigoberto Salazar Cuba	7207A	José Montezuma Venezuela	6791A	Doel Bonilla Puerto Rico	6508A
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...	Daniel Bautista Daniel Bautista Daniel Bautista Rocha is a former Mexican track and field athlete and Olympic champion. He was born in El Salado, San Luis Potosí.... Mexico	1:29:34A CR	Enrique Vera Mexico	1:34:48A	Rigoberto Medina Cuba	1:40:04A
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	39.86A	Trinidad and Tobago	40.16A	Venezuela	40.71A
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	3:09.24A	Venezuela	3:10.39A	Puerto Rico	3:11.78A

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	11.53A	Lelieth Hodges Jamaica	11.71A	Isabel Taylor Cuba	11.82A
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	23.82A	Jackie Pusey Jamaica	23.82A	Freida Davy Barbados	24.05A
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...	Beatriz Castillo Cuba	52.76A CR	Helen Blake Jamaica	52.88A	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	53.05A
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	2:07.46A	Helen Blake Jamaica	2:08.87A	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	2:09.13A
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...	Charlotte Bradley Mexico	4:29.65A	Melquises Fonseca Cuba	4:42.06A	Thelma Zúñiga Costa Rica	4:45.78A
3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...	Charlotte Bradley Mexico	10:00.61A CR	Melquises Fonseca Cuba	10:13.73A	Susana Herrera Mexico	10:27.74A
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...	Grisel Machado Cuba	14.30A	Carmen Zamora Cuba	14.58A	Vilma París Puerto Rico	14.81A
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....	Angela Carbonell Cuba	1.75A	Reina Mateu Cuba	1.65A	Monica Johnson Monica Johnson Monica McGowan Johnson was an American novelist and screenwriter whose film credits included Mother, Lost in America, Modern Romance, Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again and The Muse. Her television credits included The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Laverne & Shirley... Bermuda	1.60A
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...	Dora Thompson Cuba	6.14A CR	Shonel Ferguson Shonel Ferguson Shonel Ferguson is a former track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competed in the women's sprint and long jump events during her career. She is a three-time Olympian . Ferguson was inducted into the Bahamas Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1993.-External links:*... The Bahamas	5.95A	Nancy Núñez Cuba	5.91A
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....	Caridad Romero Cuba	13.94A	Marcelina Rodríguez Cuba	13.88A	Patricia Andrus Venezuela	12.60A
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 Romero Cuba	49.58A	Salvadora Vargas Cuba	48.92A	María Gómez Mexico	40.22A
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 Beltrán Cuba	53.86A CR	Guadalupe López Mexico	48.56A	Sonya Smith Sonya Smith Sonya Eleonora Smith Jacquet is an Venezuelan actress best known for her roles in telenovelas.-Biography:A blond and blue-eyed Hispanic born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of Venezuelan actress Ileana Jacquet and Federico Albertini Smith, who is part-Colombian and part-American... Bermuda	46.72A
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...	Elida Aveillé Cuba	3313A	Marisela Peralta Dominican Republic	3303A	Evelyn Abreu Venezuela	3289A
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	45.51A	Puerto Rico	46.93A	Trinidad and Tobago	47.20A
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	3:37.50A CR	Jamaica	3:42.38A	Puerto Rico	3:48.57A

A = affected by altitude

Medal table

1	Cuba	27	17	7	50
2	Mexico	6	6	7	19
3	Jamaica	2	5	0	8
4	Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	3	5
5	Colombia	1	1	0	2
6	Costa Rica	1	0	2	3
7	Venezuela	0	2	5	7
8	Puerto Rico	0	2	4	6
9	The Bahamas	0	1	4	5
10	Bermuda	0	1	3	4
11	Guatemala	0	1	1	2
11	Dominican Republic	0	1	1	2
13	Barbados	0	0	1	1

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