Athletics at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games

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Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

competition at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 17th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Ponce, a city in southern Puerto Rico. The Games were held from November 19 to November 30, 1993 and included 3,570 athletes from 32 nations.-Organization and Planning:...

was held in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, 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...	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	10.38	Andrés Simón Andrés Simón Andrés Simón Gómez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. He also participated in the relay at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He specialized in the 60 meters and 100 metres events. His personal best for the 100m is 10.06, set in... Cuba	10.49	Patrick Delice Patrick Delice Patrick Delice is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.His personal best time over 400 m was 44.58 seconds, achieved in May 1993 in Abilene, TX... Trinidad and Tobago	10.62
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...	Andrew Tynes Andrew Tynes Andrew Tynes is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won gold medals at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships, and a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.His personal best time was 20.22 seconds,... The Bahamas	20.64	Iván García Iván García Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor... Cuba	20.71	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	20.91
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...	Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez is a retired Cuban runner.Originally a 400 metres runner who also enjoyed success in 4 x 400 metres relay, winning the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics, Téllez later converted to the 800 metres distance. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he ran in 1:42.85 and thereby improved the... Cuba	45.80	Neil de Silva Neil de Silva Neil de Silva is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.His personal best time over 400 m was 45.02 seconds, achieved during the 1996 Olympics... Trinidad and Tobago	46.07	Omar Meña Omar Meña Omar Meña Abreu is a retired male sprinter from Cuba. He claimed a total number of two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Meña set his personal best in the men's 400 metres on June 10, 1999 in Havana, Cuba.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	46.32
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...	Javier Soto Puerto Rico	1:49.40	Héctor Herrera Héctor Herrera Héctor Herrera Ortiz is a retired 800 metres runner from Cuba who won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992, together with teammates Lázaro Martínez, Norberto Téllez and Roberto Hernández.... Cuba	1:49.99	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	1:50.05
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...	José López Venezuela	3:43.89	Desmond Hector Guyana	3:46.08	Arturo Espejel Mexico	3:46.74
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...	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	13:57.84	Gabino Apolonio Gabino Apolonio Gabino Apolonio is a retired male long-distance runner from Mexico. He set his personal best in the men's marathon on March 3, 2002 in Torreón.... Mexico	14:06.43	Orlando Ceballos Puerto Rico	14:31.08
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	28:58.11	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	29:33.74	Orlando Ceballos Puerto Rico	30:11.60
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...	Benjamín Paredes Benjamín Paredes Benjamín Vencar Paredes Martínez is a retired Mexican long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*10,000 metres - 29:40.4 minutes... Mexico	02:14:23	Julio Hernández Colombia	02:17:21	Samuel López Mexico	02:17:38
3000 metre steeplechase	Rubén García Mexico	8:38.43	Héctor Arias Mexico	8:40.19	Juan Ramón Conde Cuba	8:45.62
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	13.87	Wagner Marseille Haiti	14.10	Alexis Sánchez Cuba	14.14
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	49.60	Pedro Piñera Cuba	50.12	Juan Gutiérrez Mexico	50.47
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	2.35	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	2.20	Antonio Burgos Antonio Burgos Antonio Burgos Belinchón is a Spanish journalist, novelist, and multi-media writer.He graduated in Philosophy and Literature from the Universidad de Sevilla and in Classical Philology from the Universidad de Madrid.-Books:... Puerto Rico	2.14
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...	Edgar Díaz Edgar Díaz Edgardo Díaz Díaz is a former pole vaulter from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. He is also a two-time gold medalist at the Central American and Caribbean Games of 1993 and 1998.-Achievements:-References:*... Puerto Rico	5.30	Alberto Manzano Alberto Manzano Alberto Manzano is a retired Cuban pole vaulter. His personal best jump was 5.45 metres, achieved in July 1990 in Havana.... Cuba	5.30
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Wendell Williams Wendell Williams Wendell Williams is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the long jump.-Achievements:-External links:**... Trinidad and Tobago	7.95	Michael Francis Michael Francis Michael Francis Aponte is a retired Puerto Rican long jumper. His personal best jump was 8.18 metres, achieved in May 1995 in Raleigh.... Puerto Rico	7.92	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	7.85
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...	Yoelbi Quesada Yoelbi Quesada Yoelbi Luis Quesada Fernández is a Cuban athlete competing mostly in triple jump. He has an Olympic bronze medal, and became world champion in 1997 with a personal best jump of 17.85m.- Major achievements :... Cuba	17.06	Daniel Osorio Cuba	16.52	Sergio Saavedra Venezuela	16.30
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....	Jorge Montenegro Cuba	18.88	Carlos Fandiño Cuba	18.68	Yojer Medina Yojer Medina Yojer Enrique Medina is a Venezuelan shot putter and discus thrower.-Regional competitions:Medina has been highly successful on the regional level. He won gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003... Venezuela	17.96
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Alexis Elizalde Alexis Elizalde Alexis Elizalde Estévez is a retired Cuban discus thrower. His personal best throw is 65.00 metres, which he achieved in August 1998 at the Central American and Caribbean Games.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba	61.24	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	59.32	Yojer Medina Yojer Medina Yojer Enrique Medina is a Venezuelan shot putter and discus thrower.-Regional competitions:Medina has been highly successful on the regional level. He won gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003... Venezuela	54.94
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...	Alberto Sánchez Cuba	72.20	Eladio Hernández Cuba	69.58	Guillermo Guzmán Mexico	65.52
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...	Luis Lucumí Colombia	74.58	Ovidio Trimiño Cuba	73.08	Emetreio González Cuba	71.24
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...	Eugenio Balanqué Eugenio Balanqué Eugenio Balanqué Llópiz is a retired Cuban decathlete. He won the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and took silver medals at the 1991 Pan American Games, the 1995 Pan American Games and the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also participated at the 1996 and 2000 Summer... Cuba	7889	Raúl Duany Raúl Duany Raúl Bueno Duany is a Cuban decathlete, who holds the current Cuban record. After retiring he joined the coaching staff of the Cuban national athletics team.-Achievements:-References:... Cuba	7715	José Román Puerto Rico	7262
20 kilometre road walk	Daniel García Mexico	1:26:22	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	1:26:32	Julio Martínez Julio René Martínez Julio René Martínez Pérez is a Guatemalan race walker.-Achievements:In addition he has 5 medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships.-References:*... Guatemala	1:29:43
50 kilometre road walk	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	3:55:21	Germán Sánchez Mexico	3:56:18	Julio César Urías Julio César Urías Julio César Urias Meda is a retired male race walker from Guatemala. He won the bronze medal in the men's 50 km race walk event at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina, where he set his personal best - 3:49.37 on 24 March, 1995.-Achievements:-References:*... Guatemala	4:03:24
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	39.24	Puerto Rico	40.01	Colombia	40.09
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	3:05.62	Trinidad and Tobago	3:06.96	Jamaica	3:07.23

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	11.52	Miriam Ferrer Cuba	11.81	Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete. She is a 100 m specialist and the Bahamian national record holder for the women's 100 meter dash with a personal best of 10.84 seconds set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005... The Bahamas	11.89
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	23.14	Idalmis Bonne Idalmis Bonne Idalmis Bonne Rousseaux is a retired female sprinter from Cuba. She claimed a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Bonne competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Bonne gave birth to a daughter, Daisurami Bonne, at the... Cuba	23.53	Ximena Restrepo Ximena Restrepo Ximena Restrepo Gaviria is a former Colombian sprinter. With the time of 49.64 seconds she won a bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1992 Olympic Games, Colombia's first athletics medal. This result is still a South American record, as is the case with her 200 metres time of 22.92 seconds, which she... Colombia	23.88
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...	Julia Duporty Julia Duporty Esther Julia Duporty Torres is a retired female sprinter from Cuba, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992... Cuba	51.81	Zoila Stewart Costa Rica	52.57 (NR)	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	52.59
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...	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	2:04.28	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	2:05.22	Daisy Ocasio Daisy Ocasio Daisy Ocasio is a well known Puerto Rican athlete. A participant of Marathon and Track and Field races, she is also a former female boxer.Ocasio was born in Vega Baja, to the north coast of Puerto Rico... Puerto Rico	2:06.52
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	4:18.45	Isabel Juárez Mexico	4:20.20	Susana A. Díaz Mexico	4:21.45
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...	Isabel Juárez Mexico	9:16.27	Adriana Fernández Adriana Fernández Adriana Fernández Miranda is a long-distance runner from México.Fernández was 2nd in 1998, and in 1999, she became the first Mexican woman to win the New York City Marathon in a time of 2:25:06 in a dominant performance by taking charge on a windy day and kept building her lead.In 2003, Fernández... Mexico	9:18.93	Milagro Rodríguez Cuba	9:22.36
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	34:49.67	Lucía Rendón Mexico	35:13.30	Carmen Serrano Puerto Rico	36:19.66
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...	Emma Cabrera Mexico	2:42:29	María Elena Reyna Mexico	2:43:39	Emperatriz Wilson Emperatriz Wilson Emperatriz Wilson Traba is a retired female long-distance runner from Cuba. She represented her native country at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba, where she claimed the bronze medal in the women's marathon event behind Mexico's Olga Appell and compatriot Maribel Durruty... Cuba	2:54:41
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	13.46	Oraidis Ramírez Cuba	13.49	Joyce Meléndez Puerto Rico	14.22
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...	Lency Montelier Lency Montelier Lency Montelier Ellacia is a retired female track and field athlete from Cuba, best known for winning the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba.-References:*... Cuba	57.61	Maribelsy Peña Colombia	58.68	Wynsome Cole Jamaica	60.23
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	6.37	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	5.91w	Suzette Lee Suzette Lee Suzette Lee is a Jamaican triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.16 metres, achieved in April 2005 in Baton Rouge. She has a better indoor mark with 14.25 metres, achieved in March 1997 in Indianapolis.... Jamaica	5.53
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...	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	13.57	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	13.02	Suzette Lee Suzette Lee Suzette Lee is a Jamaican triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.16 metres, achieved in April 2005 in Baton Rouge. She has a better indoor mark with 14.25 metres, achieved in March 1997 in Indianapolis.... Jamaica	12.40
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....	Herminia Fernández Cuba	18.00	Yumileidi Cumbá Yumileidi Cumbá Yumileidi Cumbá Jay is a Cuban shot putter.Her greatest season was 2004, when she won an Olympic gold medal and achieved a new personal best throw.... Cuba	17.67	Laverne Eve Laverne Eve Laverne Eve is a female track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Nashville. In her early career she also competed in shot put and discus throw... The Bahamas	15.35
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	61.02	Maritza Martén Maritza Martén Maritza Martén García is a retired female discus thrower from Cuba who competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. She also won the 1987 Pan American Games. Her personal best throw of 70.68m was achieved in 1992.-Achievements:-External reference:*... Cuba	59.44	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	53.12
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...	Isel López Isel López Isel López Rodríguez is a retired female javelin thrower from Cuba. Her personal best throw is 61.66 metres, which he achieved in May 1999 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	61.48	Xiomara Rivero Xiomara Rivero Xiomara Rivero Azcuy is a retired female athlete from Cuba who competed in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 65.29 metres from March 2001.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	57.02	Patricia Alonso Venezuela	50.38
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:...	Magalys García Magalys García Magalys García Leliebre is a retired Cuban heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*... Cuba	5903	Regla Cárdenas Regla Cárdenas Regla María Cárdeñas Telo is a retired Cuban heptathlete.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	5838	Zorobabelia Córdoba Colombia	5326
10000 metre track walk	María Colín María Colín María Colín is a retired female race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-References:... Mexico	47:57.20	Liliana Bermeo Colombia	49:21.18	Magdalena Guzmán El Salvador	53:16.81
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	44.59	Colombia	44.62	Jamaica	45.75
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	3:31.27	Jamaica	3:37.72	Puerto Rico	3:39.51

Medal table

1	Cuba	31	29	12	72
2	Mexico	9	8	5	22
3	Puerto Rico	4	3	9	16
4	Colombia	2	5	6	13
5	Venezuela	2	0	5	7
6	Suriname	2	0	0	2
7	Trinidad and Tobago	1	2	1	4
8	The Bahamas	1	0	2	3
9	Jamaica	0	1	7	8
10	Bermuda	0	1	0	1
	Guyana	0	1	0	1
	Haiti	0	1	0	1
	Costa Rica	0	1	0	1
14	Guatemala	0	0	2	2
15	Antigua and Barbuda	0	0	1	1
15	El Salvador	0	0	1	1

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