| II Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Xalapa, Mexico  |
| Dates: | 26–29 August |
| Nations Participating: | 11 |
| Athletes Participating: | about 127 (80 junior, 47 youth) |
| Events: | 57 (36 junior, 21 youth) |
| Level: | Junior (and Youth?) |
| Previous: | 1974 Maracaibo |
| Next: | 1978 Xalapa |
The 2nd Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Xalapa, Mexico, on 26–29 August 1976. The city was already the host of the inaugural CAC senior championships in May, 1967.
Although one website states:"Under 17 events were first included on the programme of the biennial Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in 1978," another website displays also results for under-17 events in 1976.
In the junior (U-20) category, Cuba won most gold medals (11), while host country Mexico was the overall leader in total medals (30).
In the under-20 men category, both Luis Alex Misiniak and David Giralt from Cuba won 3 golds (110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay) and (Long jump, Triple jump, 4 × 100 m relay), respectively. Another Cuban fellow, Juan Martínez and Bahamian Rickey Moxey won two golds each (Shot put, Discus Throw) and (100m, 200m) respectively.
In the under-20 women category, Ileana Hocking from Puerto Rico, who won already a gold (1500m) and a silver medal (800m) at the 1974 championships in Maracaibo, Venezuela, gained a total of 5 medals, 4 golds (800m, 1500m, 4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and one bronze (400m). Ann Adams from Trinidad and Tobago gained 3 golds (100m, 200m, 100m hurdles), whereas Esther Vega from Puerto Rico won two golds (4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and two silvers (400m, 100m hurdles), and Jennifer Swanston from Barbados won two golds (Long jump, Pentathlon).
Ernesto Canto from Mexico, future gold medallist in the men's 20 kilometre walk event at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, defended his title and gained the gold medal in the 10,000 metres track walk event. And María Caridad Colón from Cuba, future gold medallist in Javelin Throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union, won gold in Javelin Throw and bronze in the Shot Put event.
Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, and Junior A, Female.
| 100 metres | 10.53A | 10.64A | 10.65A | ||||
| 200 metres | 21.76A | 21.92A | 21.97A | ||||
| 400 metres | 48.28A | 49.17A | 49.24A | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:53.58A | 1:55.46A | 1:56.72A | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:04.5A | 4:05.1A | 4:05.8A | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:16.0A | 15:16.4A | 15:16.6A | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 31:36.4A | 31:55.0A | 32:10.4A | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:10.8A | 9:42.8A | 9:48.6A | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 14.18A | 14.81A | 15.03A | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 53.84A | 54.34A | 54.76A | ||||
| High jump | 1.90A | 1.83A | 1.83A | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.10A | 3.55A | 3.25A | ||||
| Long jump | 7.46A | 7.40A | 7.04A | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.25A | 14.72A | 14.08A | ||||
| Shot put | 15.98A | 14.95A | 13.73A | ||||
| Discus throw | 53.98A | 39.43A | 36.86A | ||||
| Hammer throw | 48.35A | 44.53A | 42.65A | ||||
| Javelin throw | 58.07A | 51.83A | 51.22A | ||||
| Decathlon | 6024A | 5996A | 5643A | ||||
| 10,000 metres track walk | 46:18.6A | 50:41.8A | 52:15.2A | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.44A | 42.49A | 43.19A | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:19.11A | 3:23.09A | 3:28.15A |
| 100 metres | 12.10A | 12.16A | 12.19A | ||||
| 200 metres | 25.00A | 25.42A | 25.61A | ||||
| 400 metres | 56.98A | 57.34A | 57.63A | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:13.38A | 2:17.31A | 2:19.61A | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:51.0A | 4:58.0A | 5:02.6A | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.80A | 15.19A | 15.92A | ||||
| High jump | 1.75A | 1.66A | 1.60A | ||||
| Long jump | 5.23A | 5.10A | 4.93A | ||||
| Shot put | 12.40A | 12.19A | 10.60A | ||||
| Discus throw | 38.29A | 34.14A | 33.41A | ||||
| Javelin throw | 46.13A | 42.50A | 33.98A | ||||
| Pentathlon | 3219A | 3038A | 2978A | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 49.72A | 52.07A | |||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:57.38A | 4:02.33A | 4:21.33A |
| 100 metres | 10.88 | 11.14 | 11.15 | ||||
| 400 metres | 49.74 | ?? | ?? | ||||
| 2000 metres steeplechase | 6:15.96 | 6:25.83 | 6:42.76 | ||||
| 300 metres hurdles | 41.0 | ?? | ?? | ||||
| High jump | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.78 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.63 | 6.20 | 6.08 | ||||
| Triple jump | 12.80 | 12.57 | 12.11 | ||||
| Shot put | 14.37 | 13.38 | |||||
| Discus throw | 43.49 | 41.74 | 39.77 | ||||
| Pentathlon | 2555 | 2214 | 2214 | ||||
| 5000 metres Walk | 25:32.4 | 26:27.8 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 43.51 | ?? | ?? |
| 100 metres | 11.90 | 12.41 | 12.46 | ||||
| 400 metres | 57.33 | 57.88 | 58.92 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 15.30 | 16.01 | 17.17 | ||||
| High jump | 1.45 | 1.45 | 1.45 | ||||
| Shot put | 11.26 | 10.75 | |||||
| Discus throw | 31.97 | 27.97 | 18.40 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 30.54 | 30.15 | |||||
| Pentathlon | 3040 | 2778 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 47.84 | 49.45 |
Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 127 athletes from about 11 countries:
(8)
(4)
(2)
(11)
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(26)
(11)