Athletics at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games

The athletics competition in the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
1954 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 7th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Mexico City, the capital city of Mexico. The games were held from the 5 March to the 20 March 1954, and included 1.356 athletes from twelve countries.-References:...

were held in Mexico City

Mexico City

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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...	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	10.58A	Les Laing Les Laing Leslie Alphonso "Les" Laing is an Jamaican track and field athlete. In the 1948 Summer Olympics he competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 1952 Summer Olympics he competed in the 200 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.-References:*... Jamaica	10.66A	Raúl Mazorra Cuba	10.80A
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...	Les Laing Les Laing Leslie Alphonso "Les" Laing is an Jamaican track and field athlete. In the 1948 Summer Olympics he competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 1952 Summer Olympics he competed in the 200 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.-References:*... Jamaica	21.66A	Jaime Aparicio Colombia	21.84A	Martin Francis Panama	21.90A
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...	Ángel García Ángel García Ángel Luis García García is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. García began playing basketball in his native municipality, before moving to Illinois, where he joined East Chicago in high school... Cuba	48.02A	George Rhoden George Rhoden Competitor for JamaicaVincent George Rhoden is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952.... Jamaica	48.19A	Ovidio de Jesús Ovidio de Jesús Ovidio de Jesús was a Puerto Rican sprinter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:... Puerto Rico	48.27A
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...	Frank Prince Panama	1:54.47A	George Rhoden George Rhoden Competitor for JamaicaVincent George Rhoden is a former Jamaican athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1952.... Jamaica	1:55.00A	Eric Waldrom Panama	1:57.74A
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	4:16.65A	Heliodoro Martínez Mexico	4:16.81A	Filemón Camacho Venezuela	4:17.71A
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...	Doroteo Flores Guatemala	15:57.30A	Eligio Galicia Mexico	16:04.52A	Francisco Hernández Mexico	16:07.04A
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...	Cruz Serrano Mexico	32:59.63A	Doroteo Flores Guatemala	33:52.80A	Francisco Hernández Mexico	34:00.19A
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	1:15:20A	Gustavo Ramírez Gustavo Ramírez Gustavo Ramírez is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing for 12 de Octubre of the Division Intermedia in Paraguay.... Colombia	1:19:00A	Guillermo Rojas Guatemala	1:19:01A
3000 metre steeplechase	Eligio Galicia Mexico	10:22.38A	Víctorio Solares Guatemala	10:51.49A	José Grenados Mexico	11:00.80A
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...	Samuel Anderson Cuba	14.3A	Keith Gardner Keith Gardner Keith Alvin Saint Hope Gardner was a Jamaican athlete who competed in the 110 metre hurdles, 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres.... Jamaica	14.5A	Teófilo Davis Bell Venezuela	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	53.35A	Juan Leiva Venezuela	53.98A	Amadeo Francis Puerto Rico	54.28A
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....	Roberto López Cuba	1.87A	Gaspar Vigo Puerto Rico	1.87A	Manuel Gómez Venezuela	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 Barbosa Puerto Rico	4.05A	Jorge Aguilera Mexico	3.90A	Brígido Iriarte Venezuela	3.90A
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...	Claudio Cabreja Cuba	7.46A	Víctor Hernández Cuba	7.16A	Keith Gardner Keith Gardner Keith Alvin Saint Hope Gardner was a Jamaican athlete who competed in the 110 metre hurdles, 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres.... Jamaica	7.02A
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...	Víctor Hernández Cuba	14.86A	Claudio Cabreja Cuba	14.51A	Gilberto Rondón Puerto Rico	14.18A
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....	Ramón Rosario Puerto Rico	14.46A	Eduardo Adriana Netherlands Antilles	14.45A	Rafael Trompiz Venezuela	14.38A
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...	Mauricio Rodríguez Venezuela	40.14A	Alfonso Cruz Mexico	39.00A	Heriberto Alonso Cuba	38.87A
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...	Luis Betancourt Cuba	46.96A	Jaime Annexy Puerto Rico	46.82A	Enrique Lagoyete Colombia	45.19A
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 Oliver Puerto Rico	67.71A	Carlos Fajer Mexico	61.79A	Guillermo Pasalacqua Puerto Rico	54.97A
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...	Brígido Iriarte Venezuela	2748A	Héctor Román Puerto Rico	2597A	Reinaldo Oliver Puerto Rico	2494A
4 x 100 m relay	Jamaica	41.06A	Cuba	41.56A	Mexico	42.04A
4 x 400 m relay	Panama	3:12.25A	Puerto Rico	3:17.70A	Cuba	3:17.83A

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...	Carlota Gooden Panama	12.32A	Hyacinth Walters Jamaica	12.34A	Julia Díaz Cuba	12.52A
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...	Amalia Yubi Mexico	12.3A	Kathleen Russell Jamaica	12.5A	Gloria Tait	13.0A
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....	Kathleen Russell Jamaica	1.50A	Kathleen Robotham Jamaica	1.47A	Sheila Leyva Venezuela	1.42A
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...	Alejandrina Herrera Cuba	37.18A	Lili Schluter Mexico	36.04A	Concepción Villanueva Mexico	35.51A
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 Campos Panama	38.82A	Berta Chiú Mexico	38.43A	Amalia Yubi Mexico	37.45A
4 x 100 m relay	Panama	47.49A	Jamaica	48.34A	Cuba	48.81A

Medal table

1	Cuba	8	3	5	16
2	Panama	6	0	3	9
3	Jamaica	3	8	1	12
4	Mexico	3	7	6	16
5	Puerto Rico	3	4	5	12
6	Guatemala	2	2	1	5
7	Venezuela	2	1	6	9
8	Colombia	1	2	1	4
9	Netherlands Antilles	0	1	0	1

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