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1976 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

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II Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
Dates26–29 August
Host cityXalapa, Mexico Mexico
LevelJunior (and Youth?)
Events57
(36 junior,
21 youth)
Participationabout 127
(80 junior,
47 youth) athletes from
11 nations

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,"[1] another website displays also results for under-17 events in 1976.[2]

Event summary

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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 summary

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Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male,[3] and Junior A, Female.[4]

Male Junior A (under 20)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Rickey Moxey (BAH) 10.53A  André Bruce (TRI) 10.64A  Euclides Bell (CUB) 10.65A
200 metres  Rickey Moxey (BAH) 21.76A  Euclides Bell (CUB) 21.92A  William Rodríguez (PUR) 21.97A
400 metres  Clyde Edwards (BAR) 48.28A  Juan de Jesús (PUR) 49.17A  Alejandro Rincón (DOM) 49.24A
800 metres  William Wuycke (VEN) 1:53.58A  Osmán Escobar (VEN) 1:55.46A  William Sanders (PUR) 1:56.72A
1500 metres  Carlos Víctorino (MEX) 4:04.5A  Francisco Silva (MEX) 4:05.1A  Aníbal Rivera (PUR) 4:05.8A
5000 metres  Francisco Rojas (MEX) 15:16.0A  Humberto Alba (MEX) 15:16.4A  Alberto Santos (PUR) 15:16.6A
10,000 metres  Pedro Santiago (PUR) 31:36.4A  Víctor Gil (VEN) 31:55.0A  Alberto Santos (PUR) 32:10.4A
3000 metres steeplechase  Juan Zetina (MEX) 9:10.8A  Víctor Gil (VEN) 9:42.8A  Alberto Santos (PUR) 9:48.6A
110 metres hurdles  Luis Alex Misiniak (CUB) 14.18A  Nelson Rodríguez (VEN) 14.81A  Miguel Mora (PUR) 15.03A
400 metres hurdles  Luis Alex Misiniak (CUB) 53.84A  Pedro Gilberto (PUR) 54.34A  Nelson Rodríguez (VEN) 54.76A
High jump  Víctor Romero (MEX) 1.90A  Gerald Wilson (BAH) 1.83A  Arnold Mongé (CRC) 1.83A
Pole vault  Ramón Sequeira (PUR) 4.10A  Elías Minián (MEX) 3.55A  Jesús Figueroa (MEX) 3.25A
Long jump  David Giralt (CUB) 7.46A  Rey Quiñones (PUR) 7.40A  Heriberto Battista (PUR) 7.04A
Triple jump  David Giralt (CUB) 16.25A  Steve Hanna (BAH) 14.72A  Jorge García (MEX) 14.08A
Shot put  Juan Martínez (CUB) 15.98A  Alberto Santiago (PUR) 14.95A  Javier Cunningham (VEN) 13.73A
Discus throw  Juan Martínez (CUB) 53.98A  Santiago Pernía (VEN) 39.43A  Rafael Vélez (PUR) 36.86A
Hammer throw  Andrés Polemil (DOM) 48.35A  Rey Santiago (PUR) 44.53A  Miguel Juárez (MEX) 42.65A
Javelin throw  Rafael Vélez (PUR) 58.07A  Stokeley Dean (TRI) 51.83A  Manuel Torres (MEX) 51.22A
Decathlon  Javier Meza (MEX) 6024A  Rey Quiñones (PUR) 5996A  Gustavo Rivera (MEX) 5643A
10,000 metres track walk  Ernesto Canto (MEX) 46:18.6A  Rudy Castillo (DOM) 50:41.8A  Rafael Hernández (MEX) 52:15.2A
4 × 100 metres relay  Cuba
Calbo
Luis Alex Misiniak
Euclides Bell
David Giralt
42.44A  Puerto Rico
Juan de Jesús
Juan Rodríguez
Miguel Mora
William Rodríguez
42.49A  Mexico 43.19A
4 × 400 metres relay  Puerto Rico 3:19.11A  Mexico 3:23.09A  Venezuela 3:28.15A

Female Junior A (under 20)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Ann Adams (TRI) 12.10A  Christine Barr (BAH) 12.16A  Marta Zulueta (CUB) 12.19A
200 metres  Ann Adams (TRI) 25.00A  Luisa Gilbert (CUB) 25.42A  Guadalupe García (MEX) 25.61A
400 metres  Luisa Gilbert (CUB) 56.98A  Esther Vega (PUR) 57.34A  Ileana Hocking (PUR) 57.63A
800 metres  Ileana Hocking (PUR) 2:13.38A  Célia Cruz (MEX) 2:17.31A  Diane Nancis (TRI) 2:19.61A
1500 metres  Ileana Hocking (PUR) 4:51.0A  Cristina Estrello (MEX) 4:58.0A  Célia Cruz (MEX) 5:02.6A
100 metres hurdles  Ann Adams (TRI) 14.80A  Esther Vega (PUR) 15.19A  Lorenza Orendaín (MEX) 15.92A
High jump  Reina Mateu (CUB) 1.75A  Ana Rojas (VEN) 1.66A  Maricela Vázquez (MEX) 1.60A
Long jump  Jennifer Swanston (BAR) 5.23A  Lorenza Orendaín (MEX) 5.10A  Ana Monroy (ESA) 4.93A
Shot put  Lucy Russel (BAH) 12.40A  Olimpia Figueroa (CUB) 12.19A  María Caridad Colón (CUB) 10.60A
Discus throw  Olimpia Figueroa (CUB) 38.29A  Joan Jackson (TRI) 34.14A  Guadalupe Téllez (MEX) 33.41A
Javelin throw  María Caridad Colón (CUB) 46.13A  Martha Blanco (MEX) 42.50A  Eva Palacios (MEX) 33.98A
Pentathlon  Jennifer Swanston (BAR) 3219A  Laura Vázquez (MEX) 3038A  Lorenza Orendaín (MEX) 2978A
4 × 100 metres relay  Puerto Rico
Lesbia Maldonado
Angelita Lind
Ileana Hocking
Stephanie Vega
49.72A  El Salvador 52.07A
4 × 400 metres relay  Puerto Rico
Lesbia Maldonado
Angelita Lind
Stephanie Vega
Ileana Hocking
3:57.38A  Mexico
Célia Cruz
Lorenza Orendaín
Guadalupe García
A. Figueroa
4:02.33A  El Salvador 4:21.33A

Boys under 17 (Youth)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Eric Berrie (BAR) 10.88  Linton Williams (TRI) 11.14  Juan Falconier (MEX) 11.15
400 metres  Juan Rodríguez (PUR) 49.74  Donald Alfon (TRI) ??  Colin O'Brien (TRI) ??
2000 metres steeplechase  Agustin Flores (MEX) 6:15.96  Carmelo Hernández (PUR) 6:25.83  Nelson Castillo (MEX) 6:42.76
300 metres hurdles  Marcos Wimbert (MEX) 41.0  Alfredo Reyes (PUR) ??  Venancio Herrera (VEN) ??
High jump  Colin Thompson (BAH) 1.87  Ricardo Campbell (CRC) 1.84  Carlos Casar (MEX) 1.78
Long jump  Anthony Capron (BAH) 6.63  Gabriel Gil (MEX) 6.20  Carlos Falconier (MEX) 6.08
Triple jump  Colin Thompson (BAH) 12.80  Ricardo Campbell (CRC) 12.57  Xavier Pérez (MEX) 12.11
Shot put  Eric Rodríguez (PUR) 14.37  Agustin Álvarez (MEX) 13.38
Discus throw  Rafael Arañaga (VEN) 43.49  Eric Rodríguez (PUR) 41.74  Agustin Álvarez (MEX) 39.77
Pentathlon  Ricardo Costas (PUR) 2555  Eric Berrie (BAR) 2214  Carlos Coronado (MEX) 2214
5000 metres Walk  Horacio Ibañez (MEX) 25:32.4  Fernando Bravo (MEX) 26:27.8
4 × 100 metres relay  Mexico
López
Martínez
Martínez
Juan Falconier
43.51  Trinidad and Tobago ??  Puerto Rico ??

Girls under 17 (Youth)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Esther Hope (TRI) 11.90  Donna Listrop (TRI) 12.41  Maria Vizcarra (MEX) 12.46
400 metres  Eugene Green (BAH) 57.33  Gouldine Slaron (BAR) 57.88  Nieves Smith (TRI) 58.92
100 metres hurdles  Laura Maldonado (MEX) 15.30  Alma Preciado (MEX) 16.01  Nereyda Blanco (PAN) 17.17
High jump  Maria Emilia Lenk (MEX) 1.45  Maria Burgeno (MEX) 1.45  Ana Hidalgo (PUR) 1.45
Shot put  Juana Martínez (MEX) 11.26  Irma Arrellano (MEX) 10.75
Discus throw  Monica Avalos (MEX) 31.97  Claudia Fabela (MEX) 27.97  Wanda Carmona (PUR) 18.40
Javelin throw  Blanca Herrera (MEX) 30.54  Leticia Abundis (MEX) 30.15
Pentathlon  Alma Preciado (MEX) 3040  Laura Maldonado (MEX) 2778
4 × 100 metres relay  Trinidad and Tobago 47.84  Mexico 49.45  Puerto Rico

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (Mexico)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Mexico (MEX)*16202258
2 Puerto Rico (PUR)11121437
3 Cuba (CUB)113317
4 Bahamas (BAH)73010
5 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)57315
6 Barbados (BAR)4206
7 Venezuela (VEN)26412
8 Dominican Republic (DOM)1113
9 Costa Rica (CRC)0213
10 El Salvador (ESA)0123
11 Panama (PAN)0011
Totals (11 entries)575751165


Participation (unofficial)

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Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.[2] An unofficial count yields the number of about 127 athletes from about 11 countries:

References

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  1. ^ "CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 17)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved August 11, 2011
  2. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved August 8, 2011
  3. ^ "CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, archived from the original on December 26, 2010, retrieved August 8, 2011
  4. ^ "CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved August 8, 2011
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