Athletics at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games explained

Athletics at the XVIII CAC Games
Host City:	Maracaibo, Venezuela
Dates:	15–22 August 1998
Stadium:	Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Nations Participating:	31
Athletes Participating:	436
Events:	43
Previous:	1993 Ponce
Next:	2002 San Salvador
Games:	1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

The track and field competition in the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Maracaibo, Venezuela.^[1] It was the first edition to feature women's hammer throw and pole vault.

Medal summary

See main article: Athletics at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results.

Men's events

100 metres	Obadele Thompson	10.20	Dwight Ferguson	10.43	Luis Pérez	10.44
200 metres	Juan Pedro Toledo	20.46	Misael Ortíz	20.75	Iván García	20.81
400 metres	Troy McIntosh	44.84	Roxbert Martin	45.11	Alejandro Cárdenas	45.22
800 metres	Norberto Téllez	1:49.71	Ereisis Torres	1:51.39	Mark Olivo	1:51.68
1500 metres	Héctor Torres	3:46.06	Emigdio Delgado	3:47.71	Pablo Olmedo	3:48.19
5000 metres	Pablo Olmedo	14:01.85	Freddy González	14:04.77	Germán Beltrán	14:05.15
10,000 metres	Germán Beltrán	29:49.06	Julio César Valle	29:53.40	Gabino Apolonio	30:11.29
Marathon	Juan Camacho	2:25:25	William Ramírez	2:25:33	Rubén Maza	2:27:46
110 metres hurdles	Anier García	13.27	Steve Brown	13.56	Erik Batte	13.84
400 metres hurdles	Dinsdale Morgan	48.87	Emilio Valle	49.66	Kemel Thompson	49.67
3000 metre steeplechase	Salvador Miranda	8:41.70	Néstor Nieves	8:43.34	Daniel Torres	8:46.44
4 × 100 metres relay	Alfredo García Misael Ortiz Iván García Luis Pérez	38.79	Garth Robinson Patrick Jarrett Leon Gordon Clarkson Reid	39.04	Niconnor Alexander Steve Brown Peter Fredericks Julian Raeburn	39.54
4 × 400 metres relay	Omar Mena Jorge Crusellas Edel Hevia Norberto Téllez	3:03.18	Michael McDonald Greg Haughton Gregory Hines Davian Clarke	3:03.26	Avard Moncur Carl Oliver Chris Brown Dennis Darling	3:04.16
20 kilometre road walk	Daniel García	1:23:32	Bernardo Segura	1:24:31	Julio Martínez	1:25:31
50 kilometre road walk	Ignacio Zamudio	3:58:15	Hugo López	4:06:55	Jorge Luis Pino	4:07:52
High jump	Javier Sotomayor	2.37	Gilmar Mayo	2.30	Julio Luciano	2.21
Pole vault	Edgar Díaz	5.30	Ricardo Diez	5.30	Jorge Tienda	5.10
Long jump	Iván Pedroso	8.45	James Beckford	8.16	Joan Lino Martínez	8.09
Triple jump	Yoelbi Quesada	17.18	Aliecer Urrutia	16.53	Iván Salcedo	16.10
Shot put	Yojer Medina	19.42	Yosvany Obregón	18.30	Orlando Ibarra	17.52
Discus throw	Alexis Elizalde	65.00	Frank Casañas	59.38	Alfredo Romero	50.83
Hammer throw	Alberto Sánchez	74.25	Yosvany Suárez	69.35	Guillermo Guzmán	63.78
Javelin throw	Emeterio González	80.92	Isbel Luaces	78.96	Edwin Cuesta	75.41
Decathlon	Raúl Duany	8118	Eugenio Balanqué	8090	Diógenes Estévez	7237

Women's events

100 metres	Chandra Sturrup	11.14	Beverly McDonald	11.36	Tayna Lawrence	11.53
200 metres	Beverly McDonald	22.30w	Juliet Campbell	22.63w	Felipa Palacios	23.07w
400 metres	Sandie Richards	51.27	Ana Guevara	51.32	Norfalia Carabalí	51.52
800 metres	Letitia Vriesde	2:00.24	Ana Guevara	2:01.12 (NR)	Mardrea Hyman	2:01.46
1500 metres	Mardrea Hyman	4:27.03	Nora Rocha	4:27.74	Yanelis Lara	4:29.43
5000 metres	Nora Rocha	16:43.48	Adriana Fernández	16:44.60	Bertha Sánchez	16:51.89
10,000 metres	Adriana Fernández	34:04.16	Lucía Mendiola	35:27.63	Yailén García	36:12.72
Marathon	Emma Cabrera	2:57:49	Marisol Vargas	2:58:34	Kriscia García	3:00:21
100 metres hurdles	Dionne Rose	12.64	Gillian Russell	12.66	Dainelky Pérez	13.23
400 metres hurdles	Deon Hemmings	54.30	Andrea Blackett	54.61	Debbie-Ann Parris	55.15
4 × 100 metres relay	Idalia Hechavarría Dainelky Pérez Mercedes Carnesolta Virgen Benavides	43.89	Norfalia Carabalí Felipa Palacios Patricia Rodríguez Mirtha Brock	44.39	Tulia Robinson Tanya Lawrence Donette Brown Brigitte Foster	44.89
4 × 400 metres relay	Yudalis Díaz Lency Montelier Idalmis Bonne Julia Duporty	3:29.65	Charmaine Howel Keisha Downer Debbie-Ann Parris Tracey Barnes	3:30.03	Joanne Durant Andrea Blackett Sherline Williams Melissa Straker	3:31.91
10,000 metre track walk	Graciela Mendoza	46:30.16	Rosario Sánchez	47:12.74	Oslaidis Cruz	47:14.85
High jump	Juana Arrendel	1.90	Natasha Gibson	1.82	Niurka Lussón	1.79
Pole vault	Alejandra Meza	3.70	Mariana McCarthy	3.50	Agueda Jerez	2.90
Long jump	Flora Hyacinth	6.57	Jackie Edwards	6.50	Lacena Golding	6.49
Triple jump	Yamilé Aldama	14.34	Suzette Lee	13.77	Olga Cepero	13.74
Shot put	Yumileidi Cumbá	18.89	María Isabel Urrutia	14.25	Mari Mercedes	13.99
Discus throw	Bárbara Hechevarría	58.14	Hilda Ramos	55.42	María Isabel Urrutia	50.44
Hammer throw	Aldenay Vasallo	61.46	María Eugenia Villamizar	57.69	Norbi Balantén	57.30
Javelin throw	Sonia Bisset	66.67	Osleidys Menéndez	62.06	Laverne Eve	60.66
Heptathlon	Magalys García	5888	Marsha Mark	5706	Lisa Wright	5566

Participation

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• (5)
• (5)
• (2)
• (27)
• (12)
• Saint Lucia (4)
• (3)
• (19)
• (1)
• (12)
• (3)
• (55)

See also

• 1998 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. https://editorialdeportivacain.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1998-Juegos-CAC.pdf Full results

• Web site: The Oldest Regional Games: Central American & Caribbean Sports Games . . Enrique . Montesinos . 2013.
• Web site: Central American and Caribbean Games (Men) . GBR Athletics.
• Web site: Central American and Caribbean Games (Women) . GBR Athletics.