1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
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The 1979 Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Guadalajara, Jalisco
, Mexico
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A = affected by altitude
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...
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Mexico
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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... |
Guy Abrahams Panama |
10.37A | Gerardo Suero Dominican Republic |
10.53A | Esteban Briceño Venezuela |
10.54A |
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... |
Floyd Brown Jamaica |
21.30A | Rafael López Dominican Republic |
21.33A | Jesús Cabrera Puerto Rico Tomás González Cuba |
21.45A |
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... |
Colin Bradford Colin Bradford Colin Bradford is a former Jamaican track and field athlete who specialised in sprinting events. He represented Jamaica at the Olympic Games in 1976 and 1980.... Jamaica |
46.41A | Michael Barnes Jamaica |
46.84A | Dean Greenaway British Virgin Islands |
47.12A |
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... |
Owen Hamilton Jamaica |
1:48.2A | 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 |
1:48.3A | Víctor Ramos Puerto Rico |
1:49.7A |
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... |
Ignacio Melecio Mexico |
3:48.1A | Osmán Escobar Venezuela |
3:50.5A | Modesto Comprés Dominican Republic |
3:54.7A |
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... |
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 |
14:27.4A | Jaime Vélez Jaime Velez Jaime Velez, played by Christopher Rivera, is a Latino inmate on the HBO drama Oz.-Character overview:He wants to follow Miguel Alvarez and tries to kill Carmen Guerra to get in his good graces. The attempt backfires however as Guerra kills Jaime.... Puerto Rico |
14:43.0A | Lucirio Garrido Venezuela |
14:50.4A |
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... |
Virgilio Herrera Guatemala |
31:42.8A | Luis Haro Mexico |
32:04.6A | Celso Garro Costa Rica |
32:48.8A |
30 km road race Road running Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners... |
Mario Cuevas Mario Cuevas Mario Cuevas is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.-Professional career:... Mexico |
1:26:24A CR | Radamés González Radamés González Radamés González Tamayo is a former Cuban marathon runner. He won the gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games and competed for his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:*... Cuba |
1:27:35A | Andrés Romero Mexico |
1:27:38A |
3000 metres steeplechase | Demetrio Cabanillos Mexico |
9:18.6A | Lucirio Garrido Venezuela |
9:18.7A | Octavio Guadarrama Mexico |
9:22.6A |
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... |
Rafael Echavarría Mexico |
13.93A | Jorge Palacios Cuba |
13.94A | Mariano Reyes Dominican Republic |
14.20A |
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly... |
Julio Ferrer Puerto Rico |
51.4A | Carlos Yambot Puerto Rico |
51.4A | Rafael Echavarría Mexico |
51.5A |
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.... |
Jorge Alfaro Cuba |
2.25A CR | Cristóbal de León Dominican Republic |
2.17A | Rodolfo Madrigal Costa Rica |
2.12A |
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... |
Rubén Camino Cuba |
5.05A CR | Edgardo Rivera Puerto Rico |
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... |
Ray Quiñones Ray Quiñones Ray Quiñones is a retired Puerto Rican long jumper.He won the Central American and Caribbean Championships in 1979 and 1987, the latter in a career best jump of 8.01 metres. He also competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final.-References:... Puerto Rico |
7.70A | Oswaldo Torres Venezuela |
7.61A | Ubaldo Duany Cuba |
7.30A |
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... |
Ricardo Goitizolo Cuba |
15.97A | José Salazar José Salazar -Achievements:-References:*... Venezuela |
15.81A | Edgar Moreno Venezuela |
15.54A |
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.... |
Nicolás Hernández Cuba |
18.49A CR | 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 |
18.35A | Humberto Calvario Cuba |
17.46A |
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... |
José Santa Cruz Cuba |
62.48A CR | 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 |
61.24A | Luis Palacios Venezuela |
49.70A |
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... |
Alfredo Guillot Cuba |
62.10A | Ángel Cabrera Cuba |
58.52A | Luis Martínez Puerto Rico |
54.44A |
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... |
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 |
82.24A CR | 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 |
77.70A | Dionisio Quintana Dionisio Quintana Dionisio Quintana Viltres is a retired male javelin thrower from Cuba, who competed for his native country during the 1970s and the 1980s. He later became the trainer of Osleidys Menéndez. Under his guidance, Menéndez developed a successful career spanning thirteen years... Cuba |
76.58A |
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... |
Carlos Palacios Carlos Palacios Carlos Palacios is a Honduran footballer who plays for Club Deportivo Marathón as a defender. He earned his first caps for the Honduran national team in 2009 during the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Recently, manager Reinaldo Rueda called Palacios up for a World Cup Qualifier against Costa Rica.-External... Cuba |
6882A | Juan Ríos Venezuela |
6716A | Pedro Herrera Cuba |
6525A |
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... |
Félix Gómez Mexico |
1:28:21A CR | 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 |
1:28:53A | Rigoberto Medina Cuba |
1:34:41A |
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... |
Dominican Republic | 40.02A | Jamaica | 40.17A | Puerto Rico | 40.72A |
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 | 3:05.0A CR | Venezuela | 3:08.9A | Dominican Republic | 3:11.9A |
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... |
Lelieth Hodges Jamaica |
11.64A | Rosie Allwood Jamaica |
11.79A | Darcy Bryant Costa Rica |
11.96A |
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... |
Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides... Jamaica |
23.44A CR | Elsa Antúnez Venezuela |
24.34A | Divina Estrella Dominican Republic |
24.41A |
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... |
Debbie Byfield-White Jamaica |
54.29A | Carol Cummings Jamaica |
54.92A | Nancy Calveart Cuba |
55.02A |
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... |
María Ribeaux Cuba |
2:09.0A | Eloína Kerr Cuba |
2:09.3A | Ana Orendaín Mexico |
2:11.0A |
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... |
Melquises Fonseca Cuba |
4:40.0A | Sergia Martínez Cuba |
4:41.2A | Angelita Lind Angelita Lind Angelita Lind a.k.a. "The Angel of Puerto Rico" is a Puerto Rican track and field athlete.-Early years:Lind was born in the barrio Marin Bajo of Patillas, Puerto Rico into a poor family. She received her primary and secondary education in her hometown... Puerto Rico |
4:42.4A |
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... |
Melquises Fonseca Cuba |
10:06.6A | Rosa Domínguez Mexico |
10:11.8A | Irma Hernández Mexico |
10:15.0A |
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... |
Lorlee Giscombe Jamaica |
14.28A | Marisela Peralta Dominican Republic |
14.44A | Maritza de la Guardia Cuba |
14.84A |
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... |
Marcela Chivás Cuba |
59.78A CR | Stephanie Vega Puerto Rico |
60.21A | Divina Estrella Dominican Republic |
62.43A |
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.... |
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 |
1.80A | Elisa Ávila Mexico |
1.78A | Reina Mateu Cuba |
1.76A |
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... |
Emilia Lenk Mexico |
5.90A | Madeline de Jesús Madeline de Jesús Madeline de Jesús is a retired female track and field athlete from Puerto Rico, who competed in the women's long jump and triple jump during her career. Her personal best in the long jump was set on July 24, 1988 in Mexico City... Puerto Rico |
5.87A | Odalys Herrera Cuba |
5.79A |
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.... |
Rosa Fernández Cuba |
17.88A CR | Marcelina Rodríguez Cuba |
17.80A | Patricia Andrus Venezuela |
13.46A |
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... |
Salvadora Vargas Cuba |
55.30A CR | 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 |
50.22A | Laura Aguiñaga Mexico |
44.90A |
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... |
Ana María González Cuba |
54.16A CR | Mayra Vila Cuba |
49.36A | Martha Blanco Mexico |
44.88A |
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... |
María Ángeles Cato Mexico |
3907A | Elida Aveillé Cuba |
3840A | Ansis Salazar Cuba |
3618A |
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race... |
Jamaica | 44.82A CR | Dominican Republic | 46.79A | Puerto Rico | 47.16A |
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 | 3:41.8A | Jamaica | 3:42.8A | Venezuela | 3:45.9A |
A = affected by altitude
Medal table
1 | Cuba | 17 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
2 | Jamaica | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
3 | Mexico | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
4 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
5 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
6 | Guatemala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Panama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Venezuela | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
9 | The Bahamas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
11 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
External links
- Men Results - GBR Athletics
- Women Results - GBR Athletics