Athletics at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games

The athletics competition in the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games
1950 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 6th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, from February 28 to March 12, 1950. The games included 1.390 athletes from fourteen nations, competing in nineteen sports.-References:...

were held in Guatemala City

Guatemala City

Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...

, Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...

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	10.3Aw	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	10.4Aw	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	10.5Aw
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...	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	20.9Aw	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	21.2Aw	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	21.2Aw
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...	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	47.8A	George Rhoden George Rhoden Competitor for JamaicaVincent George Rhoden is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952.... Jamaica	48.3A	Cirilo McSween Panama	49.3A
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...	George Rhoden George Rhoden Competitor for JamaicaVincent George Rhoden is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952.... Jamaica	1:59.4A	Frank Prince Panama	1:59.5A	Frank Rivera Puerto Rico	2:01.1A
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...	Frank Prince Panama	4:13.0A	Ken Hyland Trinidad and Tobago	4:14.8A	Guillermo Rojas Guatemala	4:15.0A
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...	Francisco Hernández Mexico	16:05.8A	Doroteo Flores Guatemala	16:10.6A	Isidoro Reséndiz Mexico	16:24.7A
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...	Luis Velásquez Guatemala	34:33.6A	Isidoro Reséndiz Mexico	34:50.7A	Cruz Serrano Mexico	34:52.5A
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...	Luis Velásquez Guatemala	1:14:44A	Doroteo Flores Guatemala	1:15:41A	Gustavo Ramírez Gustavo Ramírez Gustavo Ramírez is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for 12 de Octubre of the Division Intermedia in Paraguay.... Colombia	1:17:14A
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...	Julio Sabater Puerto Rico	14.9A	Samuel Anderson Cuba	15.2A	Vicente Tavárez Mexico	15.2A
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...	Jaime Aparicio Colombia	54.9A	Relín Sosa Puerto Rico	56.6A	Carlos Monges Mexico	57.3A
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....	Gilberto Torres Puerto Rico	1.89A	Oswald Lyon Jamaica	1.89A	Benjamín Casado Puerto Rico	1.85A
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	4.10A	José Barbosa Puerto Rico	3.78A	José Fontanés Puerto Rico	3.63A
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...	Francisco Castro Puerto Rico	7.01A	Benjamín Casado Puerto Rico	6.95A	Claudio Cabreja Cuba	6.94A
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...	Reinaldo Salamo Puerto Rico	14.20A	Francisco Castro Puerto Rico	14.10A	Benjamín Casado Puerto Rico	13.57A
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....	Israel Capavete Puerto Rico	13.78A	Eduardo Adriana Netherlands Antilles	13.67A	Gerardo de Villiers Cuba	13.23A
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...	Eduardo Parera Cuba	40.54A	Manuel Seoane Puerto Rico	38.88A	Juan Luyanda Puerto Rico	37.75A
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...	Jaime Annexy Puerto Rico	45.87A	Vicente Lagoyete Colombia	42.64A	Julio Bordás Cuba	42.08A
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...	Enrique Pizarro Puerto Rico	56.67A	Mario Salas Cuba	55.74A	Emilio Romero Emilio Romero Emilio Romero is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and the Major Indoor Soccer League.-Player:... Puerto Rico	55.57A
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...	Amador Terán Mexico	2944A	Víctor Castañeda El Salvador	2779A	Enrique Salazar Guatemala	2560A
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	41.5A	Jamaica	41.6A	Panama	42.0A
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...	Panama	3:17.2A	Cuba	3:19.0A	Jamaica	3:19.0A

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...	Hyacinth Walters Jamaica	6.7A	Cynthia Thompson Jamaica	6.8A	Graviola Ewing Guatemala	6.9A
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...	Hyacinth Walters Jamaica	12.3A	Cynthia Thompson Jamaica	12.4A	Graviola Ewing Guatemala	12.5A
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...	Karleen Searchwell Jamaica	12.1Aw	Vinton Beckett Jamaica	12.5Aw	Kathleen Russell Jamaica	12.6Aw
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....	Ruth Beckett Jamaica	1.61A	Carmen Phipps Jamaica	1.59A	Lili Schluter Mexico	1.30A
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...	Concepción Villanueva Mexico	33.96A	Alejandrina Herrera Cuba	31.78A	Ana Campos El Salvador	30.91A
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	36.20A	Berta Chiú Mexico	34.33A	Ana Campos El Salvador	33.40A
4 x 100 m relay	Jamaica	48.9A	Guatemala	52.0A	Mexico	52.2A

Medal table

1	Jamaica	8	8	2	18
2	Puerto Rico	8	5	6	19
3	Cuba	3	5	3	11
4	Mexico	3	2	6	11
5	Panama	3	1	4	8
6	Guatemala	2	3	4	9
7	Colombia	1	1	1	3
8	El Salvador	0	1	2	3
9	Trinidad and Tobago	0	1	0	1
9	Netherlands Antilles	0	1	0	1

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