1978 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

The 3rd Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Xalapa, Mexico, on 25–28 August 1978. This was already the second time that the city was hosting this event after the 2nd junior CAC games in 1976. Moreover, both the inaugural 1st CAC senior championships in 1967 and the VI CAC senior championships in 1977 took place in Xalapa, Veracruz. Both junior (under-20) and youth (under-17) competitions were held.

III Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
Dates25–28 August
Host cityXalapa, Mexico Mexico
LevelJunior and Youth
Events69
(36 junior,
33 youth)
Participationabout 293
(157 junior,
136 youth) athletes from
10 nations

Event summary

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The medal count is headed by Cuba, both in gold medals (25) and total number of medals (60).

In the under-20 men category, Anthony Bullard from the Bahamas gained 2 gold (400m, 4 × 100 m relay) and a silver medal (4 × 400 m relay), whereas Eric Berrie from Barbados got 2 gold medals.

In the under-20 women category, Norma Murray from Jamaica won 3 golds (200m, 400m, 4 × 100 m relay) plus one silver medal (4 × 400 m relay). Doreen Small, Jamaican compatriot, won 2 gold medals (100m, 4 × 100 m relay).

In the under-17 men category, David Charlton from the Bahamas won 3 gold medals (400m, high jump, 4 × 400 m relay) and 1 silver medal (4 × 100 m relay). Moreover, both Wayne Morrison and Dennis Wallace from Jamaica won 2 golds (100m, 4 × 100 m relay) and (200m, 4 × 100 m relay), respectively, and 2 silver medals (200m, 4 × 400 m relay) and (400m, 4 × 400 m relay), respectively. The Cubans Lázaro González and Juan Pineira won 2 gold (shot put, discus throw) and 1 silver medal (hammer throw), and 2 gold (100m hurdles, 300m hurdles) and 1 bronze (4 × 100 m relay), respectively.

Top athletes in the under-17 women category was Mary Ann Higgs from the Bahamas winning 4 golds (100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and 1 silver (400m), as well as Bahamian compatriot Monique Millar winning 2 golds (4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and 3 bronze medals (100m, 200m, 400m).

In addition, the championships saw early appearances of multi-medalist Merlene Ottey from Jamaica gaining 1 gold (4 × 100 m relay), 1 silver (4 × 400 m relay), and 1 bronze medal (200m) at this event in the under-20 category, before winning, for example, 3 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze medals at various IAAF World Championships in Athletics between 1983 and 1997, and 3 silver and 6 bronze medals at various Olympic Games between 1980 and 2000. Grace Jackson from Jamaica, 200m silver medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, won the under-20 high jump competition, whereas Cuban athlete Silvia Costa, high jump silver medalist at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, Germany, won gold in high jump and silver in 100m hurdles in the under-17 category.

Medal summary

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Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male,[1] Junior A, Female,[2] and combined Junior B.[3] Complete results can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.[4]

Male Junior A (under 20)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Eric Berrie (BAR) 10.65A   Israel Alfonso (CUB) 10.92A   Fabian Whymns (BAH) 10.93A
200 metres   Eric Berrie (BAR) 21.83A   Israel Alfonso (CUB) 22.04A   Fabian Whymns (BAH) 22.18A
400 metres   Anthony Bullard (BAH) 48.50A   Alfonso Pérez (MEX) 49.58A   José Obispo (VEN) 49.73A
800 metres   Jesús Salazar (CRC) 1:54.2A   Gonzalo Huggins (VEN) 1:54.3A   Agustín Hernández (MEX) 1:54.4A
1500 metres   Agustín Hernández (MEX) 3:59.0A   Martín Pitayo (MEX) 4:02.5A   Luis Figueros (CRC) 4:08.0A
5000 metres   Valentín Ramos (MEX) 15:17.8A   Oscar Valero (GUA) 15:19.8A   Isaías Román (MEX) 15:24.4A
10,000 metres   Héctor Díaz (PUR) 31:51.8A   Oscar Valero (GUA) 33:11.0A   William Rodríguez (VEN) 32:44.0A
3000 metres steeplechase   Mario Wimber (MEX) 9:36.8A   Oscar Valero (GUA) 9:54.8A   Manuel Garrido (VEN) 10:04.8A
110 metres hurdles   John Messam (JAM) 14.74A   John Dowe (BAH) 14.78A   Ernesto González (CUB) 15.03A
400 metres hurdles   Carlos Yambot (PUR) 54.26A   Alberto Queralta (CUB) 54.89A   Miguel Carreón (MEX) 56.14A
High jump   Domingo Herrera (CUB) 1.95A   Carlos Casar (MEX) 1.95A   Desmond Morris (JAM) 1.90A
Pole vault   Jorge Sánchez (CUB) 4.00A   Aurelio Falls (CUB) 3.85A   Michael Johnson (JAM) 3.70A
Long jump   Gabriel Gil (MEX) 6.90A   Ricardo Campbell (CRC) 6.59A   Francisco Francis (VEN) 6.50A
Triple jump   Jesús Aguilasocho (MEX) 14.27A   Ricardo Campbell (CRC) 14.23A   Francisco Francis (VEN) 14.07A
Shot put   Alfredo Gómez (PUR) 16.14A   Félix Báez (CUB) 15.25A   Rafael Arrañaga (VEN) 15.11A
Discus throw   Eric Rodríguez (PUR) 43.52A   Rafael Arrañaga (VEN) 42.70A   Félix Báez (CUB) 41.10A
Hammer throw   Miguel Carro (CUB) 56.94A   Rafael Arrañaga (VEN) 54.22A   Félix Báez (CUB) 52.20A
Javelin throw   Alfredo Portillo (MEX) 59.96A   William Landaeta (VEN) 59.38A   Antonio Serrano (CRC) 57.76A
Decathlon   Pedro Herrera (CUB) 5840A   Nilo Ramírez (CUB) 5724A   Ricardo Casanova (MEX) 5444A
10,000 metres track walk   Raúl Sánchez (MEX) 47:36.2A   Sebastián Primo (MEX) 48:10.4A   Rubén Hernández (CUB) 49:01.8A
4 × 100 metres relay   Bahamas
Ken Wilson
Anthony Bullard
Fabian Whymms
A. Smith
43.09A   Venezuela
Ángel Andrade
Nelson Mann
Antonio Rivas
José Paredes
43.13A   Jamaica
Clyde McGregor
Desmond Morris
John Messam
David Palmer
43.21A
4 × 400 metres relay   Venezuela
Sequera
Raúl Martínez
Pedro Martínez
José Obispo
3:21.6A   Bahamas
Fabian Whymms
Ken Wilson
A. Smith
Anthony Bullard
3:22.2A   Mexico
Varela
Higuera
Roman Sobrevilla
Alfonso Pérez
3:22.2A

Female Junior A (under 20)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Doreen Small (JAM) 12.30A   Sonia Clarke (BAR) 12.38A   Marta Zulueta (CUB) 12.54A
200 metres   Normalee Murray (JAM) 24.87A   Sonia Clarke (BAR) 25.29A   Merlene Ottey (JAM) 25.34A
400 metres   Normalee Murray (JAM) 54.96A   Mirta Armenteros (CUB) 57.86A   Yvonne Sturrup (BAH) 58.02A
800 metres   Ana Orendaín (MEX) 2:12.4A   Yvonne Sturrup (BAH) 2:17.5A   Cristina Estrello (MEX) 2:28.5A
1500 metres   Sergia Martínez (CUB) 4:50.1A   Serene Mitchell (JAM) 4:52.0A   Cristina Estrello (MEX) 5:08.0A
100 metres hurdles   Emma Mestre (CUB) 14.90A   Elida Aveillé (CUB) 15.18A   Sharon Moffat (JAM) 15.32A
High jump   Grace Jackson (JAM) 1.65A   María Betancourt (CUB) 1.55A   Audrey Hunter (JAM) 1.55A
Long jump   Nieves Acosta (CUB) 5.79A   Sharol Henry (JAM) 5.63A   Audrey Hunter (JAM) 5.33A
Shot put   Marcelina Rodríguez (CUB) 13.90A   Juana Martínez (MEX) 12.00A   Marvelis Castillo (VEN) 11.58A
Discus throw   Ana Haydée Núñez (CUB) 39.82A   Marcelina Rodríguez (CUB) 39.50A   Juana Martínez (MEX) 38.34A
Javelin throw   Mayra Vila (CUB) 48.96A   Ana Haydée Núñez (CUB) 45.92A   Ana López (MEX) 34.46A
Pentathlon   Ansis Salazar (CUB) 3127A   Miriam González (CUB) 2910A   Alma Preciado (MEX) 2834A
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica
Marlene Lewin
Normalee Murray
Doreen Small
Merlene Ottey
47.12A   Cuba
Silvia Costa
Elida Aveillé
Natividad Tamayo
Marta Zulueta
48.02A   Mexico
Maria Emilia Lenk
Maria Vizcarra
Gabriela Romero
Alejandra Flores
49.12A
4 × 400 metres relay   Cuba
Ansis Salazar
Marta Zulueta
Natividad Tamayo
Mirta Armenteros
3:57.64A   Jamaica
Merlene Ottey
Marlene Lewin
Serene Mitchell
Normalee Murray
3:58.8A   Mexico
Pérez
Rosalia Martínez
Sánchez
Ana Orendaín
4:01.8A

Male Junior B (under 17)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Wayne Morrison (JAM) 11.29A   Norman Edwards (JAM) 11.39A   Dudley Parker (BAH) 11.40A
200 metres   Dennis Wallace (JAM) 22.20A   Wayne Morrison (JAM) 22.75A   Dudley Parker (BAH) 23.08A
400 metres   David Charlton (BAH) 49.18A   Dennis Wallace (JAM) 49.40A   Craig Fraser (BAH) 50.21A
1000 metres   Felipe Treviño (MEX) 2:38.2A   Oscar Campbell (JAM) 2:38.4A   Jesús Herrera (MEX) 2:38.8A
3000 metres   Jesús Herrera (MEX) 9:04.4A   Felipe Treviño (MEX) 9:04.4A   Ramón Wilson (CUB) 9:23.8A
2000 metres steeplechase   Alejandro Meza (MEX) 6:23.8A   Ramón Wilson (CUB) 6:33.0A   Salvador Meza (MEX) 6:43.0A
110 metres hurdles   Juan Pineira (CUB) 14.80A   Mario Arguedas (CRC) 15.00A   Ángel Bueno (CUB) 15.02A
300 metres hurdles   Juan Pineira (CUB) 38.5A   Eduardo Wimber (MEX) 40.5A   Ángel Bueno (CUB) 40.8A
High jump   David Charlton (BAH) 1.90A   Sergio Torres (MEX) 1.85A   Delroy Poyser (JAM) 1.85A
Pole vault   Máximo Falls (CUB) 3.60A   Jorge Drecka (VEN) 3.50A   Edgardo Villalobos (MEX) 3.15A
Long jump   Jorge Luis Alfaro (CUB) 6.60A   Félix Cabrera (CUB) 6.16A   Johnny Roberts (BAH) 6.09A
Triple jump   Norbert Elliott (BAH) 14.13A   Jorge Luis Alfaro (CUB) 13.99A   Félix Cabrera (CUB) 13.95A
Shot put   Lázaro González (CUB) 16.16A   Raleigh Ferguson (BAH) 15.58A   José Calderón (VEN) 15.30A
Discus throw   Lázaro González (CUB) 47.00A   Alexis Allen (CRC) 44.48A   Derrick Horsham (JAM) 42.82A
Hammer throw   César Esquerra (CUB) 62.64A   Lázaro González (CUB) 53.72A   César Díaz (MEX) 41.96A
Javelin throw   Benjamín Hernández (MEX) 47.36A   Lázaro Hernández (CUB) 47.06A   Alberto Cisneros (GUA) 46.66A
Pentathlon   José Díaz (MEX) 2896A   Alexander Torrealba (VEN) 2526A   Lázaro Hernández (CUB) 2492A
5000 metres track walk   Víctor Sánchez (MEX) 22:20A   Eduardo Linares (MEX) 24:01A   Lázaro Alemán (CUB) 25:47A
4 × 100 metres relay   Jamaica
Norman Edwards
Dennis Wallace
Kenneth Thompson
Wayne Morrison
43.10A   Bahamas
Craig Fraser
Allan Ingraham
Dudley Parker
David Charlton
43.45A   Cuba
Rubén Rowle
Ángel Bueno
Vicente Zúñiga
Juan Pineira
43.94A
4 × 400 metres relay   Bahamas
Norbert Elliott
David Charlton
Allan Ingraham
Craig Fraser
3:25.6A   Jamaica
Howard Thomas
Wayne Morrison
Clarke
Dennis Wallace
3:27.2A   Mexico
Guillermo Arnold
Sahagún
Raúl Morales
Eduardo Wimber
3:27.8A

Female Junior B (under 17)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) 12.01A   Fredericka Wright (JAM) 12.35A   Monique Millar (BAH) 12.47A
200 metres   Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) 24.70A   Fredericka Wright (JAM) 25.00A   Monique Millar (BAH) 25.11A
400 metres   Fredericka Wright (JAM) 55.53A   Mary Ann Higgs (BAH) 56.45A   Monique Millar (BAH) 56.46A
1000 metres   Eugenie Beason (JAM) 3:00.6A   Sharon Powell (JAM) 3:00.6A   María Montero (CUB) 3:03.4A
100 metres hurdles   Amparo Macías (MEX) 15.41A   Silvia Costa (CUB) 15.76A   Angie Marie Regis (VEN) 15.78A
High jump   Silvia Costa (CUB) 1.60A   Amalia Montes (MEX) 1.55A   Eunice Greene (BAH) 1.50A
Long jump   Barbara Martínez (CUB) 5.34A   Sorelis Bohórquez (VEN) 5.33A   Emma Saldaña (MEX) 5.19A
Shot put   Eva Sánchez (CUB) 14.52A   Judith Rivera (PUR) 11.62A   Elisa Magana (MEX) 10.66A
Discus throw   María Portuondo (CUB) 39.06A   Eva Sánchez (CUB) 38.40A   Mónica Ávalos (MEX) 37.40A
Javelin throw   Iris de Grasse (CUB) 42.54A   Judy Cabrera (VEN) 37.58A   Wendy Griffith (BAR) 36.54A
Pentathlon   Magdalena Companioni (CUB) 3034A   Ingeborg Sáenz (MEX) 2741A   Isabel Burgueño (MEX) 2661A
4 × 100 metres relay   Bahamas
Debbie Greene
Monique Millar
Eunice Greene
Mary Ann Higgs
48.50A   Cuba
Miriam Ferrer
Surella Morales
Magda Companioni
Barbara Martínez
49.25A   Mexico
Rutilla Tello
Alma Vázquez
Díaz
Amparo Macías
49.85A
4 × 400 metres relay   Bahamas
Debbie Greene
Monique Millar
Eunice Greene
Mary Ann Higgs
3:57.4A   Mexico
Suad Ayud
Marta Vázquez
Amador
Leticia Canedo
4:01.8A   Cuba
Luisa Peña
Risos
Barbara Martínez
María Montero
4:04.2A

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (MEX)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cuba (CUB)25211460
2  MEX*15122249
3  Jamaica (JAM)1111931
4  Bahamas (BAH)1061127
5  Puerto Rico (PUR)4105
6  Barbados (BAR)2215
7  Venezuela (VEN)19919
8  Costa Rica (CRC)1427
9  Guatemala (GUA)0314
Totals (9 entries)696969207


Participation (unofficial)

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Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.[4] They comprise about 293 athletes (157 junior (under-20) and 136 youth (under-17)) from about 10 countries:

References

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  1. ^ "CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, archived from the original on December 26, 2010, retrieved August 8, 2011
  2. ^ "CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved August 8, 2011
  3. ^ "CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 17)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved August 8, 2011
  4. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved August 8, 2011
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