Athletics at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games

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competition at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 16th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City the capital of Mexico from November 20 to December 3, 1990 and included a total of 4.206 competitors from 29 nations, the largest the games had ever seen.-Sports:* Racquetball...

was held in Mexico City

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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...	Joel Isasi Joel Isasi Joel Isasi González is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992 and a silver medal at the 4 x 100 relay at the 1990 Goodwill Games. His personal best of 10.22 and 21.64 was both set during 1995.-External links:... Cuba	10.17Aw	Jorge Aguilera Jorge Aguilera Jorge Luis Aguilera Ruiz is a retired male track and field sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. He specialized in the 100 metres event, and his personal best of 10.57 was set in Zürich, 1993.-Achievements:- External :*... Cuba	10.29Aw	Wayne Watson Jamaica	10.45Aw
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...	Roberto Hernández Roberto Hernández (track athlete) Roberto Hernández Prendes is a retired Cuban sprints athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.Hernández' personal best for the 400 metres is 44.14 seconds, set in Seville, Spain in May 1990. For many years, this was the fastest time by anyone not from the USA... Cuba	20.72A	Edgardo Guilbe Edgardo Guilbe Edgardo Guilbe is a retired Puerto Rican sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. His personal best time was 20.53 seconds, achieved in July 1989 in San Juan.... Puerto Rico	20.79A	Junior Cornette Junior Cornette Junior Cornette is a retired Guyanese sprinter.He won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also competed at the 1991 and 1993 World Championships without reaching the final.... Guyana	21.22A
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...	Roberto Hernández Roberto Hernández (track athlete) Roberto Hernández Prendes is a retired Cuban sprints athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.Hernández' personal best for the 400 metres is 44.14 seconds, set in Seville, Spain in May 1990. For many years, this was the fastest time by anyone not from the USA... Cuba	44.84A	Alvin Daniel Alvin Daniel Alvin Daniel is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.He holds one national record, in 4 x 400 metres relay together with Patrick Delice, Neil de Silva and Ian Morris, with 3:01.05 minutes achieved in the heats of the 1992 Summer... Trinidad and Tobago	45.58A	Howard Burnett Howard Burnett (athlete) Howard McNeal Burnett is a retired male sprinter from Jamaica, who mainly competed in the men's 400 metres during his career. He is a one-time Olympian, making his only appearance in 1988 , when he won the silver medal with the men's 4x400 m relay team. Burnett only ran in the qualifying... Jamaica	45.86A
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...	Luis Toledo Mexico	1:49.61A	Dale Jones Dale Jones Dale Jones is a retired Antiguan and Barbudan middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.He won the silver medal at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games and the bronze medal at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games. At the 1984 Olympic Games he competed on the 4 x... Antigua and Barbuda	1:51.18A	Armando Rodríguez Armando Rodríguez Armando Alberto de Jesus Rodriguez is a minor league baseball starting pitcher currently on the New York Mets active roster.... Mexico	1:51.35A
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...	Arturo Barrios Arturo Barrios Arturo Barrios Flores is a Mexican long-distance runner. He was born in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal. Barrios finished in fifth place in the 10000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is a former world record holder at 10000 m... Mexico	3:45.73A	Mauricio Hernández Mexico	3:45.84A	José López Venezuela	3:50.08A
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...	Arturo Barrios Arturo Barrios Arturo Barrios Flores is a Mexican long-distance runner. He was born in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal. Barrios finished in fifth place in the 10000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He is a former world record holder at 10000 m... Mexico	13:49.89A	Marcos Barreto Mexico	14:04.21A	Herder Vásquez Colombia	14:18.48A
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...	Dionicio Cerón Dionicio Cerón Dionicio Cerón Pizarro is a former marathon runner from Mexico, whose personal best in the classic distance was 2:08:30. He represented his native country three times at the Summer Olympics: in 1992, 1996 and 2000.... Mexico	29:46.09A	Isaac García Isaac García Isaac García is a retired male long-distance runner from Mexico, who specialized in the marathon. He set his personal best in the classic distance on March 4, 2001 in Torreón.... Mexico	30:05.63A	Herder Vásquez Colombia	30:28.89A
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...	Jorge González Jorge Gonzalez (runner) Jorge Luis González is a famous Puerto Rican marathon runner. He has won many races and competed in many international events, such as the Central American and Caribbean Games and the Olympic Games.... Puerto Rico	2:18:55A	César Mercado César Mercado César Mercado is a retired Puerto Rican marathon runner. He competed for his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing in 31st place. He set is personal best in the classis distance in 1982.... Puerto Rico	2:18:59A	Oscar Mejías Venezuela	2:19:41A
3000 metre steeplechase	Germán Silva Germán Silva Germán Silva Martínez is a retired Mexican long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon. His foremost achievements were back-to-back victories at the New York City Marathon in 1994 and 1995. He represented Mexico twice at the Summer Olympics, competing in 1992 and 1996... Mexico	9:01.26A	Adalberto Vélez Mexico	9:01.60A	Ángel Rodríguez Cuba	9:14.60A
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...	Emilio Valle Emilio Valle Emilio Valle is a retired Cuban hurdler.His personal best time was 13.18 seconds, achieved in the semi final at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The result places him third among Cuban 110 m hurdlers, behind Anier García and Dayron Robles.-Achievements:-References:* at Sporting Heroes... Cuba	13.64A	Alexis Sánchez Cuba	13.94A	Elvis Cedeño Venezuela	14.18A
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...	Domingo Cordero Domingo Cordero Domingo Cordero Clase is a retired Puerto Rican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.... Puerto Rico	49.61A	Emmanuel Smith Venezuela	51.32A	Llimy Rivas Llimy Rivas Llimy Rivas is a retired male track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the hurdling events during her career. He claimed the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina.-References:... Colombia	52.87A
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....	Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Sanabria is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; he is the only person ever to have cleared 8 feet . He is widely regarded as the... Cuba	2.34A	Marino Drake Marino Drake Marino Drake is a retired Cuban athlete competing in the high jump. He currently works for a university in highjumping.-Achievements:*1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships - gold medal... Cuba	2.32A	Carlos Arzuaga Puerto Rico	2.17A
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...	Ángel García Ángel García Ángel Luis García García is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. García began playing basketball in his native municipality, before moving to Illinois, where he joined East Chicago in high school... Cuba	5.40A	Miguel Berrío Cuba	5.20A	Konstantín Zagustín Venezuela	5.10A
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...	Juan Felipe Ortíz Juan Felipe Ortíz Juan Felipe Ortiz is a retired male long jumper who represented Cuba during his career. His main rival during the 1980s and early 1990s was Jaime Jefferson.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	8.17A	Jaime Jefferson Jaime Jefferson Jaime Jefferson is a retired long jumper who represented Cuba. Best known for his World Indoor Championships medals, he has also won the Pan American Games twice as well as other regional games.... Cuba	8.06A	Darío Ruíz Mexico	7.95A
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...	Lázaro Betancourt Lázaro Betancourt Lázaro Betancourt is a retired male triple jumper from Cuba. Best known for his silver medal at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he also won the Central American and Caribbean Games twice. In June 1986 he achieved a personal best jump of 17.78 metres, which puts him 14th place in the... Cuba	16.66A	Juan Miguel López Cuba	16.50A	Sergio Saavedra Venezuela	16.18A
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....	Paul Ruiz Paul Ruiz Paul Ruiz is a retired male shot putter from Cuba. His personal best is 20.28 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Rostock.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba	18.93A	Marciso Boué Cuba	18.26A	Samuel Crespo Puerto Rico	16.60A
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...	Roberto Moya Roberto Moya Roberto Saturnino Moya Sandoval is a Cuban athlete who mainly competed in discus throw.He was born in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in this event, and his personal best is 65.68.... Cuba	64.64A	Gabriel Pedroso Cuba	59.44A	James Dedier Trinidad and Tobago	53.40A
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...	Eladio Hernández Cuba	70.75A	Guillermo Guzmán Mexico	68.18A	René Díaz René Diaz René Diaz, was a journalist-illustrator who had worked at Le Progrès de Lyon for 30 years. He was born in Saint-Étienne. He did all the drawings of the trial of Klaus Barbie, "the butcher of Lyon", a nazi criminal.-Exhibitions:... Cuba	66.62A
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...	Ramón González Ramón González (athlete) Ramón González is a retired male javelin thrower from Cuba, who won a total number of three medals at the Pan American Games during his career.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	78.86A	Juan de la Garza Juan de la Garza Juan Gerardo de la Garza Tenorio is a retired javelin thrower from Mexico, who won the bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games during his career.-Achievements:-References:*... Mexico	76.60A	Kirt Thompson Kirt Thompson Kirt Thompson is a retired male javelin thrower from Trinidad and Tobago, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He set his personal best on May 25, 1996 in Riverside. Thompson was affiliated with the Ashland University.-Achievements:-References:*... Trinidad and Tobago	75.38A
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...	Miguel Valle Cuba	7448A	Ernesto Betancourt Cuba	7278A	Antonio Greene The Bahamas	7118A
20 kilometre road walk	Ernesto Canto Ernesto Canto Ernesto Canto Gudiño is a former Mexican race walker who mainly competed in the 20 kilometre walk.He competed for Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States where he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometre walk event.-Achievements:-External links:*... Mexico	1:23:52A	Carlos Mercenario Carlos Mercenario Carlos Mercenario Carbajal is a retired Mexican race walker. He was born in Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal.-Achievements:-References:*... Mexico	1:24:03A	Héctor Moreno Héctor Moreno Héctor José Moreno Moreno is a retired Colombian racewalker. He went to four Olympian games and five world athletics . he is one of the best athletes in the past fifty years because only two Colombians also have a Panamerican title and he is one of them... Colombia	1:24:54A
50 kilometre road walk	Héctor Moreno Héctor Moreno Héctor José Moreno Moreno is a retired Colombian racewalker. He went to four Olympian games and five world athletics . he is one of the best athletes in the past fifty years because only two Colombians also have a Panamerican title and he is one of them... Colombia	4:06:04A	Edel Oliva Edel Oliva Edel Oliva is a retired male race walker from Cuba. He set his personal best in the men's 50 km event on March 24, 1995 during the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina.-Achievements:-External links:... Cuba	4:10:19A	Orlando Díaz Colombia	4:15:45A
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	39.09A	Puerto Rico	39.81A	Venezuela	40.65A
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	3:05.22A	Barbados	3:05.48A	Cuba	3:06.17A

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...	Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba.... Cuba	11.33Aw	Heather Samuel Heather Samuel Heather Barbara Samuel is a retired sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. In 1990 she won two medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games with a silver medal in the 100 metres and a bronze medal in the 200 metres.Samuel was a sprinter/jumper at Murray... Antigua and Barbuda	11.73Aw	María Quiñones Colombia	11.86Aw
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...	Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba.... Cuba	23.27A	Norfalia Carabalí Colombia	23.75A	Heather Samuel Heather Samuel Heather Barbara Samuel is a retired sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. In 1990 she won two medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games with a silver medal in the 100 metres and a bronze medal in the 200 metres.Samuel was a sprinter/jumper at Murray... Antigua and Barbuda	24.33A
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...	Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot is a female athlete from Cuba, who specialised in the 800 m but was also successful over 400 m.... Cuba	51.70A	Norfalia Carabalí Colombia	52.57A	Nancy McLeón Nancy McLeón Nancy McLeón is a retired female track and field athlete from Cuba who competed in the sprint events during his career. She won the gold medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1995 Pan American Games, alongside teammates Idalmis Bonne, Surella Morales and Julia Duporty.-References:... Cuba	55.29A
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...	Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot Ana Fidelia Quirot is a female athlete from Cuba, who specialised in the 800 m but was also successful over 400 m.... Cuba	2:04.85A	Letitia Vriesde Letitia Vriesde Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games.... Suriname	2:04.97A	Jennifer Fisher Bermuda	2:09.52A
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...	Letitia Vriesde Letitia Vriesde Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games.... Suriname	4:26.28A	María Luisa Servín María Luisa Servín María Luisa Servín Ortíz is a retired female long-distance runner from Mexico. She set her personal best in the women's 10,000 metres event on 1991-08-27 at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.-Achievements:-References:... Mexico	4:29.03A	Jennifer Fisher Bermuda	4:57.25A
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...	María del Carmen Díaz María del Carmen Díaz María del Carmen Díaz Mancilla is a retired track and field athlete from Mexico, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she finished in 33rd... Mexico	9:30.09A	María Luisa Servín María Luisa Servín María Luisa Servín Ortíz is a retired female long-distance runner from Mexico. She set her personal best in the women's 10,000 metres event on 1991-08-27 at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.-Achievements:-References:... Mexico	9:38.08A	Vilma Peña Costa Rica	10:37.00A
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...	María del Carmen Díaz María del Carmen Díaz María del Carmen Díaz Mancilla is a retired track and field athlete from Mexico, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she finished in 33rd... Mexico	35:27.68A	Santa Velázquez Mexico	35:53.36A	Vilma Peña Costa Rica	37:32.53A
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...	Floría Moreno Mexico	2:47:38A	Marisol Vargas Mexico	2:50:25A	Maribel Durruty Cuba	2:50:41A
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...	Aliuska López Aliuska López Aliuska López is a Spanish athlete of Cuban origin. She competes mostly in hurdling. The world junior champion from 1988, she is still the world junior record holder at 100 metres hurdles... Cuba	12.94A	Odalys Adams Odalys Adams Odalys Adams is a Cuban hurdler.-Achievements:-External links:... Cuba	13.26A	Sandra Taváres Mexico	13.68A
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...	Elsa Jiménez Cuba	57.59A	Maribelsy Peña Colombia	59.06A	Tania Fernández Cuba	59.55A
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....	María del Carmen García María del Carmen García María del Carmen García is a retired high jumper from Cuba, who set her personal best on 17 March 1990, jumping 1.92 metres at a meet in Manaus.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	1.87A	Silvia Costa Silvia Costa Silvia Costa Acosta-Martínez is a former high jumper from Cuba most known for winning medals at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. She also has three medals from the Summer Universiade... Cuba	1.82A	Cristina Fink Cristina Fink Cristina Fink Smith is a retired high jumper from Mexico, who set her personal best on May 17, 1992, jumping 1.94 meters at a meet in Mexico City. She competed for her country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where she finished in 20th place .-Achievements:-References:* * *... Mexico	1.79A
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...	Niurka Montalvo Niurka Montalvo Niurka Montalvo Amaro is a former Cuban and Spanish athlete who specialised in the long jump and triple jump events. Her greatest achievement came in 1999, when she became world champion with a personal best jump of 7.06 metres... Cuba	6.58A	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	6.40Aw	Euphemia Huggins Trinidad and Tobago	6.39A
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....	Belsis Laza Cuba	17.73A	Herminia Fernández Cuba	16.36A	María Isabel Urrutia María Isabel Urrutia María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró is a weightlifter and politician from Colombia.-Athletic career:Initially she competed in shot put and discus throw, and participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in these events. She switched to weightlifting in 1989, and won silver at the 1989 World Championships... Colombia	16.09A
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...	Bárbara Hechevarría Cuba	58.62A	Olga Gómez Cuba	56.06A	María Isabel Urrutia María Isabel Urrutia María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró is a weightlifter and politician from Colombia.-Athletic career:Initially she competed in shot put and discus throw, and participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in these events. She switched to weightlifting in 1989, and won silver at the 1989 World Championships... Colombia	53.84A
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...	Herminia Bouza Herminia Bouza Herminia Bouza is a retired female javelin thrower from Cuba. She set her personal best on July 1, 1988 in Maturín, Venezuela.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	57.74A	María Caridad Colón Cuba	55.86A	Marieta Riera Marieta Riera Marieta Riera is a retired Venezuelan track and field athlete who competed in the women's javelin throw competition during her career.-Achievements:-External links:... Venezuela	51.86A
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Zorobabelia Córdoba Colombia	5647A	Magalys García Magalys García Magalys García Leliebre is a retired Cuban heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*... Cuba	5528A	Laiza Carrillo Laiza Carrillo Laiza Carrillo Mesa is a retired female long and triple jumper, who also competed in the heptathlon during her career. She set her personal best in the women's triple jump event on 1995-02-23 in Havana.-Achievements:... Cuba	5519A
10000 metre track walk	Graciela Mendoza Graciela Mendoza María Graciela Mendoza Barrios is a retired female race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-External links:*... Mexico	49:09.45A	Maricela Chávez Maricela Chávez Maricela Aurora Chávez Reyes is a retired female racewalker from Mexico. She set her personal best in the women's 10 km race walk event on August 24, 1991 at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.-Achievements:... Mexico	50:49.55A	Liliana Bermeo Colombia	51:33.27A
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	44.54A	Colombia	45.29A	Mexico	45.75A
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	3:26.27A	Mexico	3:44.59A	Puerto Rico	3:50.08A

Medal table

1	Cuba	27	17	7	51
2	Mexico	10	13	5	28
3	Colombia	2	4	9	15
4	Puerto Rico	2	3	3	8
5	Suriname	1	1	0	2
6	Jamaica	1	0	2	3
7	Antigua and Barbuda	0	2	1	3
8	Venezuela	0	1	7	8
9	Trinidad and Tobago	0	1	3	4
10	Barbados	0	1	0	1
11	Costa Rica	0	0	2	2
11	Bermuda	0	0	2	2
13	The Bahamas	0	0	1	1
13	Guyana	0	0	1	1

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