Athletics at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games

The athletics competition in the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games
1946 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 5th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia, from 5 March to 25 March 1946. These games featured 1.540 athletes from thirteen nations, competing in seventeen sports.-Medal table:-References:...

were held in Barranquilla

Barranquilla

Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...

, Colombia

Colombia

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

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Rafael Fortún Rafael Fortún Rafael Emilio Fortún Chacón was a male sprinter from Cuba, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	10.4	Herb McKenley Herb McKenley Competitor for JamaicaHerbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics.... Jamaica	10.7	McDonald Bailey Trinidad and Tobago
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...	Rafael Fortún Rafael Fortún Rafael Emilio Fortún Chacón was a male sprinter from Cuba, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1948 and 1952.-Achievements:-References:*... Cuba	21.6	Lloyd LaBeach Lloyd LaBeach Lloyd Barrington La Beach is a former sprinter from Panama, who won two bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medals for Panama... Panama	21.7	Herb McKenley Herb McKenley Competitor for JamaicaHerbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics.... Jamaica	21.7
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...	Arthur Wint Arthur Wint Competitor for JamaicaArthur Stanley Wint was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist, winning the 400 m at 1948 Summer Olympics.... Jamaica	48.0	Herb McKenley Herb McKenley Competitor for JamaicaHerbert Henry "Herb" McKenley OM was a Jamaican athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1952 Summer Olympics.... Jamaica	48.5	George Rhoden George Rhoden Competitor for JamaicaVincent George Rhoden is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952.... Jamaica	49.3
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...	Arthur Wint Arthur Wint Competitor for JamaicaArthur Stanley Wint was the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist, winning the 400 m at 1948 Summer Olympics.... Jamaica	1:54.8	Wilfred Tull Wilfred Tull Wilfred Oliver "Coach" Tull was a Track and Field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago, a representative in the United Nations and a long-time Coach for professional and amateur athletes.He was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London... Trinidad and Tobago	1:56.4	Ken Hyland Trinidad and Tobago	1:57.6
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...	Wilfred Tull Wilfred Tull Wilfred Oliver "Coach" Tull was a Track and Field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago, a representative in the United Nations and a long-time Coach for professional and amateur athletes.He was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London... Trinidad and Tobago	4:07.8	Ken Hyland Trinidad and Tobago	4:09.6	Arthur Dujon Jamaica	4:12.4
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...	Mannie Ramjohn Trinidad and Tobago	15:54.8	Jesús Borgonio Mexico	15:55.0	Doroteo Flores Guatemala	15:56.0
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...	Doroteo Flores Guatemala	33:55.0	Agustín Romero Mexico	34:54.8	Cipriano Gómez Mexico	34:58.2
Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...	Doroteo Flores Guatemala	01:14:33	Luis Velásquez Guatemala	01:14:39	Rafael Flores El Salvador	01:15:38
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...	Eligio Barbería Cuba	14.8	Teófilo Colón Puerto Rico	15.5	Julio Sabater Puerto Rico
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...	Eligio Barbería Cuba	55.3	Relín Sosa Puerto Rico	56.4	Remigio Castro Cuba	56.5
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....	Miguel Clovis Panama	1.85	Gilberto Torres Puerto Rico	1.85	Francisco Castro Puerto Rico	1.85
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...	José Vincente Puerto Rico	3.98	José Barbosa Puerto Rico	3.84	Jesús Centeno Jesus Centeno Jesus Humberto Centeno Bolivar is a Venezuelan professional basketball player currently signed with Venezuelan team Cocodrilos de Caracas.... Mexico	3.77
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...	Lloyd LaBeach Lloyd LaBeach Lloyd Barrington La Beach is a former sprinter from Panama, who won two bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medals for Panama... Panama	6.96	Lance Thompson Jamaica	6.95	Francisco Castro Puerto Rico	6.92
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...	Francisco Castro Puerto Rico	14.14	Harold Lawson Jamaica	14.14	Raúl López Cuba	13.74
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....	Eduardo Adriana Netherlands Antilles	13.35	Carlos Cervantes Cuba	13.28	Luis Betancourt Cuba	13.03
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...	Manuel Seoane Puerto Rico	39.94	Mauricio Rodríguez Venezuela	39.86	Carlos Pérez Mexico	38.69
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...	Francisco González Mexico	41.87	Luis Betancourt Cuba	39.71	Lorenzo Barquín Cuba	39.70
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...	Mario Salas Cuba	55.00	Enrique Pizarro Puerto Rico	54.18	Nicolás Romero Puerto Rico	52.75
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...	Néstor Marchany Puerto Rico	3374	Amador Terán Mexico	3294	Víctor Castañeda El Salvador	3131
4 x 100 m relay	Panama	43.0	Cuba	43.1	Trinidad and Tobago	43.5
4 x 400 m relay	Jamaica	3:18.0	Cuba	3:21.4	Panama	3:23.2

Women's events

50 metres 50 metres 50 metres is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor athletics competitions it is a rare distance, at least for senior athletes...	Dolores Worrell Panama	6.4	Cynthia Thompson Jamaica	6.5	Hyacinth Walters Jamaica	6.8
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...	Cynthia Thompson Jamaica	12.1	Emilia Foster Panama	12.7	Dolores Worrell Panama	12.7
80 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...	Josefine Lewis Panama	12.5	Mavis Evelyn Jamaica	12.7	Kathleen Russell Jamaica	12.7
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....	Carmen Phipps Jamaica	1.54	Vinton Beckett Jamaica	1.52	Silvia Ford Panama	1.44
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...	Judith Caballero Panama	30.17	Esther Reyes Mexico	29.73	Gloria Álvarez Cuba	29.72
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...	Judith Caballero Panama	38.04	Angela Iglesias Cuba	36.75	Alicia Reyes Puerto Rico	33.99
4 x 100 m relay	Panama	49.1	Jamaica	50.1	Cuba	53.0

Medal table

1	Panama	8	2	3	13
2	Jamaica	5	8	5	18
3	Cuba	5	5	6	16
4	Puerto Rico	4	5	5	14
5	Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	3	7
6	Guatemala	2	1	1	4
7	Mexico	1	4	3	8
8	Netherlands Antilles	1	0	0	1
9	Venezuela	0	1	0	1
10	El Salvador	0	0	2	2

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