1998 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics
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The 13th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
was held in
the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in Georgetown, Cayman Islands
on 10–12 July, 1998.
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships is a junior athletics competition held between the nations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands promoted by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation...
was held in
the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in Georgetown, Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
on 10–12 July, 1998.
Participation (unofficial)
The Commonwealth of Dominica competed for the first time at the championships. Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields a number of about 369 athletes (185 junior (under-20) and 174 youth (under-17)) from about 21 countries: Anguilla (2), Antigua and Barbuda (5), Aruba (1), Bahamas (21), Barbados (23), Bermuda (7), British Virgin Islands (4), Cayman Islands (30), Dominica (1), El Salvador (7), Grenada (4), Guatemala (14), Guyana (2), Jamaica (76), Mexico (73), Netherlands Antilles (2), Puerto Rico (47), Saint Lucia (2), Trinidad and Tobago (27), Turks and Caicos Islands (3), US Virgin Islands (8).Medal summary
Complete results are published, and medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male,Junior A, Female,and Junior B.Male Junior A (under 20)
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... |
10.38 | 10.53 | 10.58 | |||
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... |
20.99 | 21.00 | 21.28 | |||
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... |
46.80 | 47.56 | 47.68 | |||
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... |
1:49.41 | 1:49.47 | 1:50.78 | |||
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... |
4:03.87 | 4:04.52 | 4:05.71 | |||
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... |
15:37.23 | 15:39.60 | 16:09.27 | |||
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... |
31:57.00 | 33:46.69 | 35:24.48 | |||
3000 metres steeplechase | 9:52.07 | 10:03.61 | ||||
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... |
14.40 | 14.73 | 15.25 | |||
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... |
52.04 | 52.33 | 52.51 | |||
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.... |
2.02 | 1.99 | 1.99 | |||
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... |
4.50 | 4.30 | 4.20 | |||
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... |
7.45 | 7.26 | 7.13 | |||
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... |
15.66 | 15.52 | 14.75 | |||
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.... |
15.39 | 15.28 | 14.78 | |||
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... |
46.33 | 46.05 | 44.78 | |||
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... |
46.52 | 45.80 | ||||
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... |
61.40 | 59.48 | 55.50 | |||
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... |
6673 | 5867 | 5509 | |||
10000 metres Track Walk | 46:57.46 | 49:18.32 | 50:35.88 | |||
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... |
Paul Thompson Dwight Thomas Dwight Thomas Dwight Thomas O.D is a Jamaican sprinter mainly competing in the 100 metres event and more recently the 110m hurdles.... Steve Slowly Roy Bailey |
39.84 | Himma McLaughlin Adrian McLaughlin Rico Boddon Roger Smith |
41.72 | Maurice Clarke Fabian Moore Troy Wickham Hugh Henry |
41.75 |
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... |
Collin Thomas Sanjay Ayre Sanjay Ayre Sanjay Claude Ayre is a world-class Jamaican sprinter specializing in the 400 meters.Puma North America Signed Ayre to an undisclosed record 3 year contract in June 2003. Together with Brandon Simpson, Lansford Spence and Davian Clarke he won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005... Leroy Colquhoun Leroy Colquhoun Leroy Colquhoun is a Jamaican sprinter. He won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships and a gold medal in the same event at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-External links:... Dwayne Miller |
3:06.77 | Carlos Jiménez Nazario Padilla Roberto Carbajal Manuel Vázquez |
3:13.29 | Jesús Torres Esteban Castro Edwin Esparra Jairo Velázquez |
3:15.20 |
Female Junior A (under 20)
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... |
11.56 | 11.58 | 11.68 | |||
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... |
23.43 | 23.86 | 24.13 | |||
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... |
53.36 | 54.51 | 55.00 | |||
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... |
2:09.82 | 2:11.15 | 2:11.98 | |||
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... |
4:37.51 | 4:43.23 | 4:43.73 | |||
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... |
17:41.88 | 18:26.70 | 19:18.88 | |||
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... |
14.28w | 14.29w | 14.30w | |||
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... |
57.89 | 60.03 | 60.07 | |||
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.... |
1.74 | 1.71 | 1.71 | |||
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... |
5.96 | 5.95 | 5.88 | |||
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... |
12.64 | 12.61 | 12.38 | |||
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.... |
13.68 | 12.78 | 12.48 | |||
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... |
45.87 | 43.21 | 41.52 | |||
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... |
50.22 | 47.44 | ||||
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... |
43.54 | 42.81 | 42.00 | |||
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:... |
4771 | 4700 | 4557 | |||
5000 metres Track Walk | 26:04.28 | 26:39.79 | 28:24.66 | |||
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... |
Tulia Robinson Danielle Browning Danielle Browning Danielle Browning is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica, who specialized in the 200 metres. Her personal best time was 23.21 seconds, achieved in August 2003 in Santo Domingo... Elya Goulbourne Althea Johnson |
45.24 | Juanita Ferguson Tamica Clarke Tamara Cherebin Marcia Dorsett |
45.99 | Jeniffer Marrero Glynette Rodriguez Beatris Cruz Madeline Morales |
47.49 |
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... |
Shellene Williams Shellene Williams Shellene Williams is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica. She specialized in the 200 metres and the 400 metres. Her personal best time in the women's 200 metres was 23.50 seconds, achieved on May 1, 2004 in Iowa City, Iowa... Keisha Downer Peta-Gay Gayle Allison Beckford Allison Beckford Allison J. Beckford Allison J. Beckford Allison J. Beckford (born May 8, 1979 in Westmorland is a Jamaican. She attended Manning's High school in Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland Jamaica. Where she was one of the star athletes coached by Howard Daugharty. She was also academically astute passing... |
3:36.02 | Michelle Barraza Diana García Diana Garcia -Life:She was raised in Merced, California and is the oldest of three children. Her parents were migrant field workers who lived in a farm labor camp, California Packing Company Camp #15, when she was born... Ammiel Ruíz Angeles Pantoga |
3:51.19 | Damaris Diana Beatris Cruz Jeniffer Marrero Glynette Rodríguez |
3:54.89 |
Male Junior B (under 17)
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... |
10.69 | 10.82 | 10.83 | |||
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... |
21.47 | 21.93 | 21.94 | |||
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... |
48.19 | 49.03 | 49.45 | |||
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... |
1:55.79 | 1:56.42 | 1:57.15 | |||
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... |
4:14.17 | 4:14.95 | 4:15.06 | |||
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... |
9:06.29 | 9:08.03 | 9:23.28 | |||
2000 metres steeplechase Steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to:* Steeplechase, an event in horse racing* SteepleChase, a Danish jazz label* Steeplechase , a 1975 arcade game released by Atari... |
6:47.30 | 7:06.53 | 9:23.50 | |||
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... |
13.09 | 13.39 | 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... |
53.34 | 53.70 | 53.85 | |||
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.... |
2.07 | 2.01 | 2.01 | |||
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... |
4.20 | 4.00 | 3.70 | |||
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... |
6.80 | 6.71 | 6.53 | |||
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... |
14.44 | 13.79 | 13.77 | |||
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.... |
14.20 | 14.20 | 14.06 | |||
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... |
40.94 | 40.59 | 39.28 | |||
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... |
50.74 | 48.72 | 43.66 | |||
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... |
57.76 | 56.38 | 52.10 | |||
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:... |
4666 | 4102 | 4100 | |||
5000 metres Track Walk | 22:21.75 | 34:31.72 | ||||
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... |
Nicholas Denniser Davaon Spence Dwayne Barnett Omar Brown Omar Brown Commonwealth GamesOmar Brown is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres.He was successful as a junior athlete, winning the silver and bronze medals in the 200 m and 100 metres races at the 1999 World Youth Championships. The following year he finished fourth at the World Junior... |
42.12 | Damion Barry Damion Barry Damion Barry is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.55 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Port-of-Spain.... Marc Burns Marc Burns Marc Burns is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago specializing in the 100 metres and the 4x100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was disqualified from his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to the second round.Marc Burns placed second in the men's 100 metres dash... Anthony Fredrick Darrel Brown Darrel Brown Darrel Brown is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 100 metres.In the beginning of his career he performed well in World Youth and Junior Championships. At the 2000 World Junior Championships he finished fourth in both 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay... |
42.21 | Ron Fraser Barton Duncanson Clement Taylor Theron Smith |
42.64 |
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... |
Dwayne Greenidge Jason Hunte Jamal Nedo Wilan Louis |
3:16.81 | Jameel Wilson Brent Harry Marc Burns Marc Burns Marc Burns is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago specializing in the 100 metres and the 4x100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was disqualified from his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to the second round.Marc Burns placed second in the men's 100 metres dash... Damion Barry Damion Barry Damion Barry is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.55 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Port-of-Spain.... |
3:18.80 | Sambrino Williams Ron Fraser Barton Duncanson Theron Smith |
3:20.08 |
Female Junior B (under 17)
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... |
11.72w | 11.78w | 11.82w | |||
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... |
23.55 | 24.20 | 24.38 | |||
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... |
54.54 | 55.84 | 56.47 | |||
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... |
2:12.48 | 2:14.94 | 2:15.45 | |||
1200 metres | 3:36.90 | 3:38.48 | 3:41.60 | |||
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... |
13.72 | 14.47 | 14.76 | |||
300 metres Hurdles | 41.33 | 41.62 | 43.33 | |||
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.... |
1.73 | 1.70 | 1.61 | |||
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... |
5.50 | 5.27 | 5.19 | |||
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... |
12.22 | 11.09 | 10.55 | |||
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.... |
12.44 | 12.09 | 11.55 | |||
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... |
37.33 | 36.23 | 34.45 | |||
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... |
38.16 | 37.23 | 36.57 | |||
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... |
3371 | 3228 | 3160 | |||
4000 metres Track Walk | 20:44.48 | 22:46.34 | 23:07.60 | |||
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... |
Nadine Palmer Lisa Sharpe Melaine Walker Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion... Veronica Campbell Veronica Campbell Veronica Campbell-Brown C.D is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. A five-time Olympic medallist, she is the reigning World and Olympic 200 metres champion... |
45.35 | Keisha James Calicia Burke Crystal Robinson |
49.05 | Mayra Pérez Elizabeth Rivera Waleska Ayala Sydiannet Dalmau |
50.03 |
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... |
Tameisha Gutherie Patricia Hall Shauna-Kay Campbell Melaine Walker Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion... |
3:40.65 | Sheyla Mercado Lysaira Del Valle Eva Guzmán Eva Guzman Eva Guzman is a member of the Texas Supreme Court, the body of final appeal in civil and juvenile law in Texas. She was appointed to Place 9 on the court by Governor Rick Perry in the fall of 2009 to fill the seat vacated by Justice Scott Brister, who resigned with more than a year left in his... Waleska Ayala |
4:03.01 | Schwannah McCarthy Gabriella Myles Crystal Robinson Calicia Burke |
4:03.19 |
Medal table (unofficial)
1 | Jamaica | 38 | 19 | 12 | 69 |
2 | Mexico | 17 | 19 | 13 | 49 |
3 | Barbados | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 12 | 9 | 27 |
5 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 |
6 | The Bahamas | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
8 | Grenada | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
9 | Bermuda | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
10 | Guyana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
12 | El Salvador | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
13 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
14 | Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
15 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |