1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics | |
Host City: | Guadalajara, Mexico |
Dates: | 15–17 June |
Stadium: | Estadio Revolución |
Previous: | Xalapa 1977 |
Next: | Santo Domingo 1981 |
The 1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Revolución in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 15–17 June 1979.
100 metres | Guy Abrahams | 10.37A | Gerardo Suero | 10.53A | Esteban Briceño | 10.54A | |
200 metres | Floyd Brown | 21.30A | Rafael López | 21.33A | Jesús Cabrera Tomás González | 21.45A | |
400 metres | Colin Bradford | 46.41A | Michael Barnes | 46.84A | Dean Greenaway | 47.12A | |
800 metres | Owen Hamilton | 1:48.2A | Eduardo Castro | 1:48.3A | Víctor Ramos | 1:49.7A | |
1500 metres | Ignacio Melecio | 3:48.1A | Osmán Escobar | 3:50.5A | Modesto Comprés | 3:54.7A | |
5000 metres | José Gómez | 14:27.4A | Jaime Vélez | 14:43.0A | Lucirio Garrido | 14:50.4A | |
10,000 metres | Virgilio Herrera | 31:42.8A | Luis Haro | 32:04.6A | Celso Garro | 32:48.8A | |
30 km road race | Mario Cuevas | 1:26:24A CR | Radamés González | 1:27:35A | Andrés Romero | 1:27:38A | |
110 metres hurdles | Rafael Echavarría | 13.93A | Jorge Palacios | 13.94A | Mariano Reyes | 14.20A | |
400 metres hurdles | Julio Ferrer | 51.4A | Carlos Yambot | 51.4A | Rafael Echavarría | 51.5A | |
3000 metres steeplechase | Demetrio Cabanillos | 9:18.6A | Lucirio Garrido | 9:18.7A | Octavio Guadarrama | 9:22.6A | |
4 × 100 metres relay | Gregorio García Esteban Vázquez Rafael Felix Gerardo Suero | 40.02A | Raymond Quarrie Dennis Henry Floyd Brown Colin Bradford | 40.17A | Luis Alers Iván Mangual Jesús Cabrera Wilfredo Molina | 40.72A | |
4 × 400 metres relay | Dennis Henry Colin Bradford Michael Barnes Owen Hamilton | 3:05.0A CR | Hipolito Brown Edison Reyes Humberto Galea Erick Phillips | 3:08.9A | Francisco Solis Anatalio Ramírez Gill Fortuna Rafael Felix | 3:11.9A | |
20 km road walk | Félix Gómez | 1:28:21A CR | Ernesto Canto | 1:28:53A | Rigoberto Medina | 1:34:41A | |
High jump | Jorge Alfaro | 2.25A CR | Cristóbal de León | 2.17A | Rodolfo Madrigal | 2.12A | |
Pole vault | Rubén Camino | 5.05A CR | Edgardo Rivera | 4.60A | |||
Long jump | Ray Quiñones | 7.70A | Oswaldo Torres | 7.61A | Ubaldo Duany | 7.30A | |
Triple jump | Ricardo Goitizolo | 15.97A | José Salazar | 15.81A | Edgar Moreno | 15.54A | |
Shot put | Nicolás Hernández | 18.49A CR | Bradley Cooper | 18.35A | Humberto Calvario | 17.46A | |
Discus throw | José Santa Cruz | 62.48A CR | Bradley Cooper | 61.24A | Luis Palacios | 49.70A | |
Hammer throw | Alfredo Guillot | 62.10A | Ángel Cabrera | 58.52A | Luis Martínez | 54.44A | |
Javelin throw | Reinaldo Patterson | 82.24A CR | Amado Morales | 77.70A | Dionisio Quintana | 76.58A | |
Decathlon | Carlos Palacios | 6882A | Juan Ríos | 6716A | Pedro Herrera | 6525A |
100 metres | Lelieth Hodges | 11.64A | Rosie Allwood | 11.79A | Darcy Bryant | 11.96A | |
200 metres | Merlene Ottey | 23.44A CR | Elsa Antúnez | 24.34A | Divina Estrella | 24.41A | |
400 metres | Debbie Byfield | 54.29A | Carol Cummings | 54.92A | Nancy Calveart | 55.02A | |
800 metres | María Ribeaux | 2:09.0A | Eloína Kerr | 2:09.3A | Ana Orendaín | 2:11.0A | |
1500 metres | Melquises Fonseca | 4:40.0A | Sergia Martínez | 4:41.2A | Angelita Lind | 4:42.4A | |
3000 metres | Melquises Fonseca | 10:06.6A | Rosa Domínguez | 10:11.8A | Irma Hernández | 10:15.0A | |
100 metres hurdles | Lorlee Giscombe | 14.28A | Marisela Peralta | 14.44A | Maritza de la Guardia | 14.84A | |
400 metres hurdles | Marcela Chivás | 59.78A CR | Stephanie Vega | 60.21A | Divina Estrella | 62.43A | |
4 × 100 metres relay | Lelieth Hodges Dorothy Scott Rosie Allwood Merlene Ottey | 44.82A CR | Felicia Candelario Divina Estrella Teresa Almanzar Ana Hotesse | 46.79A | Georgina López Nilsa París Marie-Lande Mathieu Madeline de Jesús | 47.16A | |
4 × 400 metres relay | Nancy Calveart Eloina Kerr María Ribeaux Marcela Chibás | 3:41.8A | Fredricka Wright Carol Cummings Debbie Byfield Rosie Allwood | 3:42.8A | Arelis Pulvet Yaneth Carvajal Elsa Antúnez Adriana Marchena | 3:45.9A | |
High jump | Silvia Costa | 1.80A | Elisa Ávila | 1.78A | Reina Mateu | 1.76A | |
Long jump | Emilia Lenk | 5.90A | Madeline de Jesús | 5.87A | Odalys Herrera | 5.79A | |
Shot put | Rosa Fernández | 17.88A CR | Marcelina Rodríguez | 17.80A | Patricia Andrus | 13.46A | |
Discus throw | Salvadora Vargas | 55.30A CR | Maritza Martén | 50.22A | Laura Aguiñaga | 44.90A | |
Javelin throw | Ana María González | 54.16A CR | Mayra Vila | 49.36A | Martha Blanco | 44.88A | |
Pentathlon | María Ángeles Cato | 3907A | Elida Aveillé | 3840A | Ansis Salazar | 3618A |
A = affected by altitude