Athletics at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games

The athletics competition at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
1978 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 13th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Medellín, Colombia from July 7 to July 28, 1978 and included 2.605 athletes from eighteen nations.-References:...

was held in Medellín

Medellín

Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...

, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

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...	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	10.10	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	10.11	Guy Abrahams Panama	10.20
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	20.49	Anthony Husbands Anthony Husbands Anthony Husbands is a retired sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 metres.He attended the Essex Community College, Maryland, USA.-Achievements:-External links:*... Trinidad and Tobago	21.00	Guy Abrahams Panama	21.15
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	44.27	Joseph Coombs Joseph Coombs Joseph Coombs is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.He attended Alabama University, Alabama, USA.... Trinidad and Tobago	45.41	Seymour Newman Jamaica	46.11
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...	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	1:47.23	Gerold Pawirodikromo Suriname	1:47.46	Leandro Civil Cuba	1:47.66
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	3:44.47	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	3:45.14	Osmán Escobar Venezuela	3:45.89
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	13:55.08	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	13:56.88	José Gómez José Gómez (athlete) José Gómez Cervantes is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980.-Achievements:-References:* * *... Mexico	14:27.33
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...	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	29:34.64	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	29:38.66	Luis Hernández Luis Hernández (athlete) Luis Hernández is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico. He claimed the gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games in the Men's 10,000 metres, and represented his native country the following year at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada.-References:* He also is one of the best... Mexico	30:23.84
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	Radamés Vega Puerto Rico	2:22:34	Mario Cuevas Mario Cuevas Mario Cuevas is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Professional career:... Mexico	2:23:07	José Granajo Guatemala	2:26:04
3000 metre steeplechase	José Cobo Cuba	8:46.39	Carlos Martínez Mexico	8:52.13	Jaime Villate Colombia	8:56.29
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	13.67	Mariano Reyes Dominican Republic	14.68	Karl Smith Karl Smith Karl Brian Smith is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.... Jamaica	14.71
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...	Clive Bariffe Jamaica	50.16	Julio Ferrer Puerto Rico	50.86	Luis Alex Misiniak Colombia	50.97
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	2.12	Rodolfo Madrigal Costa Rica	2.12	Jamil Justiniano Puerto Rico	2.09
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...	Augusto Perdomo Cuba	5.00	Elberto Pratt Mexico	4.80	Rubén Camino Cuba	4.80
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	7.82	Milán Matos Cuba	7.77	Ron Chambers Jamaica	7.77
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...	Steve Hanna The Bahamas	16.60	Juan Velázquez Cuba	16.43	Alejandro Herrera Cuba	16.10
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....	Humberto Calvario Cuba	17.51	Nicolás Hernández Cuba	17.36	Jesús Ramos Venezuela	16.83
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...	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	58.62	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	58.56	Brad Cooper The Bahamas	54.24
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...	Armando Orozco Cuba	69.86	Genovevo Morejón Cuba	69.14	Luis Martínez Puerto Rico	56.22
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...	Antonio González Cuba	78.74	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	70.54	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	63.64
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	7483	Miguel Subarnaba Cuba	6954	José Montezuma Venezuela	6842
20 kilometre road walk	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	1:29:10	Raúl González Raúl González (walker) Raúl González Rodríguez is a retired Mexican race walker. He was born at Rancho Las Lajas, Municipality of China, State of Nuevo Leon. As of October 2011, he has held since 1978 the North American record for the fastest time in the 50-kilometer racewalk .-Achievements:-References:*... Mexico	1:31:58	Jorge Quiñones Colombia	1:39:31
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...	Trinidad and Tobago	39.13	Cuba	39.44	Dominican Republic	39.62
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	3:03.76	Trinidad and Tobago	3:05.01	Cuba	3:05.57

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	11.47	Lelieth Hodges Jamaica	11.63	Isabel Taylor Cuba	11.74
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	23.01	Janice Bernard Trinidad and Tobago	24.01	Maureen Gottshalk Jamaica	24.42
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	50.56	Beatriz Castillo Cuba	51.27	Helen Blake Jamaica	53.40
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	2:01.38	Charlotte Bradley Mexico	2:03.58	Nery McKeen Nery McKeen Nery McKeen is a retired Cuban middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games.Her personal best time was 2.00.23 minutes, achieved in June 1985 in Prague.-Achievements:... Cuba	2:04.48
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	4:30.78	Ileana Hocking Puerto Rico	4:35.88	Susana Herrera Mexico	4:39.62
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	13.31	Marisela Peralta Dominican Republic	14.23	Carmen Zamora Cuba	14.29
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	1.75	Grace Jackson Grace Jackson Grace Jackson is a retired Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and 200 metres.... Jamaica	1.70	Elisa Ávila Mexico	1.65
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...	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	6.41	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	6.25	Eloína Echevarría Eloína Echevarría Eloína C. Echevarría is a retired Cuban long jumper and triple jumper.Her personal best jumps were 6.59 metres in the long jump, achieved in February 1979 in Havana; and 14.34 in the triple jump, achieved in February 1995 in Havana.... Cuba	6.12
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	17.00	Marcelina Rodríguez Cuba	14.97	Vicky López Puerto Rico	13.42
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	60.54	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	57.58	Selene Saldarriaga Colombia	41.28
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 Caridad Colón Cuba	63.40	María Beltrán Cuba	54.86	Guadalupe López Mexico	49.80
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...	Elida Aveillé Cuba	3636	Alix Castillo Venezuela	3625	Laura Vázquez Mexico	3511
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	44.37	Jamaica	44.41	Trinidad and Tobago	45.13
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	3:31.34	Jamaica	3:41.69	Puerto Rico	3:46.58

Medal table

1	Cuba	27	13	9	49
2	Mexico	4	6	6	16
3	Jamaica	2	4	5	11
4	The Bahamas	2	0	1	3
5	Trinidad and Tobago	1	4	1	6
6	Puerto Rico	1	3	4	8
7	Colombia	0	2	4	6
8	Dominican Republic	0	2	1	3
9	Venezuela	0	1	3	4
10	Suriname	0	1	0	1
10	Costa Rica	0	1	0	1
12	Panama	0	0	2	2
13	Guatemala	0	0	1	1

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