1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, Venezuela between 26–29 July.

1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
Dates26–29 July
Host cityMaracaibo, Venezuela
VenueEstadio José Pachencho Romero

Medal summary

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Don Quarrie
  Jamaica
10.2 =CR José Triana
  Cuba
10.2 Carl Lawson
  Jamaica
10.2
200 metres
(wind: +4.1 m/s)
Don Quarrie
  Jamaica
20.1w Silvio Leonard
  Cuba
20.3w Pablo Bandomo
  Cuba
20.4w
400 metres Alberto Juantorena
  Cuba
46.4 CR Pedro Ferrer
  Puerto Rico
46.6 Víctor Patínez
  Venezuela
47.2
800 metres Leandro Civil
  Cuba
1:49.8 Luis Medina
  Cuba
1:49.8 Leotulfo Jiménez
  Venezuela
1:50.7
1500 metres Antonio Colón
  Puerto Rico
3:45.9 CR Jesús Barrero
  Colombia
3:47.2 Carlos Báez
  Puerto Rico
3:47.6
5000 metres Víctor Mora
  Colombia
14:04.2 CR Mario Pérez
  Mexico
14:06.8 Rafael Palomares
  Mexico
14:19.6
10,000 metres Víctor Mora
  Colombia
29:56.4 CR Pedro Miranda
  Mexico
29:56.6 Luis Haro
  Mexico
29:58.2
Half marathon Mario Cuevas
  Mexico
1:05:07 CR Martín Pabón
  Colombia
1:05:56 Santiago Barón
  Colombia
1:06:10
110 metres hurdles
(wind: +3.9 m/s)
Juan Morales
  Cuba
13.7w Guillermo Núñez
  Cuba
13.8w Enrique Rendón
  Venezuela
14.4w
400 metres hurdles Julio Ferrer
  Puerto Rico
51.9 CR Fabio Zúñiga
  Colombia
52.0 Juan García
  Cuba
53.1
3000 metres steeplechase Antonio Villanueva
  Mexico
8:49.4 CR Rigoberto Mendoza
  Cuba
8:52.6 Víctor Mora
  Colombia
8:58.2
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica
Carl Lawson
Richard Hardware
Overton Spencer
Don Quarrie
39.9   Cuba
Silvio Leonard
Juan Morales
Hermes Ramírez
José Triana
40.2   Trinidad and Tobago
Christopher Brathwaite
George Swanston
Herman Marchand
Bertram Lovell
41.1
4 × 400 metres relay   Jamaica
Trevor Campbell
Richard Hardware
Seymour Newman
Kim Rowe
3:09.4   Cuba
Eddy Gutiérrez
Antonio Álvarez
Leandro Civil
Alberto Juantorena
3:10.1   Venezuela
Raúl Dome
Víctor Patíñez
Erick Phillips
José Toledo
3:10.4
High jump Richard Spencer
  Cuba
2.06 CR Amado Olaguiber
  Cuba
2.03 Pedro Yequez
  Venezuela
2.03
Pole vault Jorge Palacios
  Cuba
4.85 CR Roberto Moré
  Cuba
4.85 Ciro Valdés
  Colombia
4.60
Long jump Milán Matos
  Cuba
7.68 CR Efraín Malberty
  Cuba
7.34 Wilfredo Maisonave
  Puerto Rico
7.28
Triple jump Juvenal Pérez
  Cuba
15.79 Gerry Swan
  Bermuda
15.57 Edgar Moreno
  Venezuela
15.56
Shot put José Carreño
  Venezuela
15.94 Benigno Hodelín
  Cuba
15.78 Silván Hemming
  Cuba
15.72
Discus throw Julián Morrinson
  Cuba
57.58 CR Javier Moreno
  Cuba
53.86 Ignacio Reinosa
  Puerto Rico
49.12
Hammer throw Víctor Suárez
  Cuba
62.50 William Silén
  Puerto Rico
61.12 Pedro Garbey
  Cuba
59.08
Javelin throw Raúl Fernández
  Cuba
74.90 Amado Morales
  Puerto Rico
70.94 Héctor Vinent
  Cuba
70.24
Decathlon Jesús Mirabal
  Cuba
7315 CR Rigoberto Salazar
  Cuba
7035 Celso Aragón
  Colombia
6841

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Silvia Chivás
  Cuba
11.4 CR Carmen Valdés
  Cuba
11.6 Laura Pierre
  Trinidad and Tobago
11.9
200 metres
(wind: +2.9 m/s)
Silvia Chivás
  Cuba
23.5w Asunción Acosta
  Cuba
23.9w Ruth Williams
  Jamaica
23.9w
400 metres Aurelia Pentón
  Cuba
53.5 =CR Asunción Acosta
  Cuba
53.7 Lorna Forde
  Barbados
54.9
800 metres Charlotte Bradley
  Mexico
2:05.8 CR Zeneida de la Cruz
  Dominican Republic
2:06.9 Enriqueta Nava
  Mexico
2:07.7
1500 metres Enriqueta Nava
  Mexico
4:26.3 CR Charlotte Bradley
  Mexico
4:35.1 Melquises Fonseca
  Cuba
4:37.3
100 metres hurdles Marlene Elejalde
  Cuba
13.9 Andrea Bruce
  Jamaica
14.4 Mercedes Román
  Mexico
14.4
200 metres hurdles Marlene Elejalde
  Cuba
28.0w Raquel Martínez
  Cuba
29.1w Alix Castillo
  Venezuela
30.7w
4 × 100 metres relay   Cuba
Marlene Elejalde
Carmen Valdés
Fulgencia Romay
Silvia Chivás
45.9   Jamaica
Andrea Bruce
Yvonne White
Regina Montague
Poretay Scott
48.4   Netherlands Antilles
Shareen Ruimveld
Grace Lynch
Maurina Maduro
Edwina Leonara
48.6
4 × 400 metres relay   Cuba
Aurelia Pentón
Ela Cabrejas
Asunción Acosta
Carmen Trustée
3:42.1   Barbados
Barbara Bishop
Lorna Forde
Heather Gooding
Marcia Trotman
3:51.0   Mexico
Mercedes Román
Charlotte Bradley
Enriqueta Nava
Guadaloupe Vizcaya
3:56.9
High jump Andrea Bruce
  Jamaica
1.71 Marima Rodríguez
  Cuba
1.69 Angela Carbonell
  Cuba
1.67
Long jump Marcia Garbey
  Cuba
6.04 Ana Alexander
  Cuba
6.02 Ana Maquilón
  Colombia
5.46
Shot put Hilda Ramírez
  Cuba
14.28 CR Celeste Kindelán
  Cuba
14.02 Patricia Andrus
  Venezuela
12.88
Discus throw Carmen Romero
  Cuba
52.46 María Cristina Betancourt
  Cuba
47.92 Patricia Andrus
  Venezuela
39.88
Javelin throw Tomasa Núñez
  Cuba
51.62 Milagros Bayard
  Cuba
47.04 Gladys González
  Venezuela
45.52
Pentathlon Lucía Duquet
  Cuba
3807 Mercedes Román
  Mexico
3729 Angela Carbonell
  Cuba
3629

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cuba2322853
2  Jamaica5229
3  Mexico44513
4  Colombia23510
5  Puerto Rico2338
6  Venezuela101011
7  Barbados0112
8  Bermuda0101
  Dominican Republic0101
10  Trinidad and Tobago0022
11  Netherlands Antilles0011
Totals (11 entries)373737111
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