Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
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The track and field
competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
was held in San Salvador
, El Salvador
.
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 19th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Salvador, El Salvador from November 19 to November 30, 2002 and included 37 nations and a total number of 7,000 competitors. The main stadium for these championships was the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González. Cuba did not participate...
was held in San Salvador
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
.
Men's events
| 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... |
Dion Crabbe Dion Crabbe Dion Kwasi Crabbe is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands.He won the 100 metres race at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, and won the bronze medal over 200 metres at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships. He finished sixth at the 2006 Central American and...  British Virgin Islands |
10.28w | Jesús Carrión Puerto Rico |
10.32w | Rolando Blanco Guatemala |
10.34w |
| 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... |
Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Domínguez is a sprint athlete from Mexico. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...  Mexico |
20.97 | Christopher Williams Jamaica |
21.04 | José Carabalí José Carabalí José Manuel Carabalí is a retired male track and field athlete from Venezuela. He competed for his native South American country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he was eliminated in the first round of the men's 4x100 metres relay, alongside Hely Ollarves, Juan Morillo, and...  Venezuela |
21.13 |
| 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and... |
Carlos Santa Carlos Santa Carlos Johelín Santa is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400...  Dominican Republic |
45.83 | Lansford Spence Lansford Spence Lansford Spence is a Jamaican sprinter. Together with Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson and Davian Clarke he won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in the individual contest, but was knocked out in the semi final. In 2006 the relay team... Jamaica |
46.31 | Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Domínguez is a sprint athlete from Mexico. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*... Mexico |
46.79 |
| 800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps... |
José Manuel González Venezuela |
1:48.71 | Jermaine Myers Jamaica |
1:48.89 | Marvin Watts Jamaica |
1:49.11 |
| 1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... |
Juan Luis Barrios Juan Luis Barrios Juan Luis Barrios Nieves is a Mexican athlete. He is 173 cm tall and weighs 65 kg . He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the men's 5000 metres... Mexico |
3:43.71 | Alex Greaux Puerto Rico |
3:45.75 | Michael Tomlin Jamaica |
3:49.33 |
| 5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event... |
Pablo Olmedo Pablo Olmedo Pablo Olmedo Castañon is a middle-distance runner from Mexico. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:*... Mexico |
14:07.82 | Freddy González Freddy González Freddy González Fonten is a male long-distance runner from Venezuela. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He set his personal best in the men's 5,000 metres on July 3, 2004 in San Sebastián.-Achievements:-References:*... Venezuela |
14:08.45 | José David Galván Mexico |
14:11.95 |
| 10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event... |
Pablo Olmedo Pablo Olmedo Pablo Olmedo Castañon is a middle-distance runner from Mexico. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 5.000 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-References:*... Mexico |
28:36.67 | Teodoro Vega Teodoro Vega Teodoro Vega Morales is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres. He has not competed on top level since the 2009 season.-Achievements:-Personal bests:... Mexico |
28:42.86 | William Naranjo William Naranjo William de Jesús Naranjo Jaramillo is a male long-distance runner from Colombia, who twice represented his native country at the Pan American Games...  Colombia |
29:12.23 |
| Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race... |
Procopio Franco Mexico |
02:17:38 | Luis Fonseca Luis Fonseca (athlete) Luis Heberto Fonseca is a male long-distance runner from Venezuela, who twice represented his native country in the men's marathon race at the Summer Olympics: in 2004 and 2008. He set his personal best in the men's marathon on April 15, 2002 in the Boston Marathon.-Achievements:-References:*... Venezuela |
02:20:13 | Juan Carlos Cardona Juan Carlos Cardona Juan Carlos Cardona Rivas is a male marathon runner from Colombia, who twice represented his native country in the men's marathon at the Summer Olympics . He won the 2007 edition of the Buenos Aires Marathon in Argentina.-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia |
02:21:27 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Alex Greaux Puerto Rico |
8:42.39 | Salvador Miranda Mexico |
8:48.18 | Néstor Nieves Néstor Nieves Néstor Francisco Nieves is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from Venezuela. He won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Nieves represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,... Venezuela |
8:53.56 |
| 110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight... |
Dudley Dorival Dudley Dorival Dudley Dorival is a Haitian hurdler. He was born in Elizabeth, United States.Dorival attended and competed at the University of Connecticut...  Haiti |
13.82w | Paulo Villar Paulo Villar Paulo César Villar Nieto is a Colombian hurdling athlete.At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games he finished second in 13.29 seconds, equalling the South American record of Brazilian Redelén dos Santos as well as establishing a new national record.-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia |
13.94w | Ricardo Melbourne Jamaica |
14.02w |
| 400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly... |
Oscar Juanz Mexico |
50.46 | Miguel García Dominican Republic |
51.05 | Roberto Carvajal Mexico |
51.62 |
| High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
Gerardo Martínez Gerardo Martínez Gerardo Eugenio Martínez Dibene is a Mexican high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.30 metres, achieved in April 2007 in Walnut. This is the current Mexican record.... Mexico |
2.18 | Omar Camacho Puerto Rico |
2.15 | Gilmar Mayo Gilmar Mayo Gilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian record.-Achievements:-References:... Colombia |
2.15 |
| Pole Vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
Dominic Johnson Dominic Johnson Dominic Laurence Johnson is a retired St Lucian athlete competing in the pole vault. He is a former decathlete.His personal best result is 5.70 metres, achieved in 2000. This is the current St Lucian record. He also holds the St Lucian records in decathlon, 110 metres hurdles and 4 x 100 metres...  Saint Lucia |
5.41 | Jorge Tienda Mexico |
5.00 | Oscar Hernández Oscar Hernandez Oscar Hernandez is a Puerto Rican musician, musical arranger and producer.-Early years:Hernandez's family moved to the United States from Puerto Rico in the 1940s, in search of a better way of life. They settled down in the South Bronx, a ghetto, which is a section that is heavily populated by...  El Salvador |
4.70 |
| Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
Sergio Sauceda Sergio Sauceda Sergio Manuel Sauceda Raygoza is a male retired track and field athlete from Mexico, who competed in the men's long jump during his career. He had a personal best of 7.76 m in the long jump.... Mexico |
7.48 | José Mercedes José Mercedes José Miguel Mercedes Santana is a professional baseball pitcher. He currently plays for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He also played Major League Baseball from - for the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, and Montreal Expos.-External links:... Dominican Republic |
7.32 | Kevin Arthurton Saint Kitts and Nevis |
7.26 |
| Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... |
Alvin Rentería Alvin Rentería Alvin Heider Rentería Montoya is a male triple jumper from Colombia. Rentería set his personal best in the men's triple jump on September 15, 2001 in Ambato... Colombia |
15.57 | Johnny Rodríguez Johnny Rodriguez Johnny Rodriguez is an American country music singer. He was the first famous Latin American country music singer, infusing his music with Latin sounds, and even singing verses of songs in Spanish.... Venezuela |
15.42 | Wayne McSween Grenada |
15.12 |
| Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
Yojer Medina Yojer Medina Yojer Enrique Medina is a Venezuelan shot putter and discus thrower.-Regional competitions:Medina has been highly successful on the regional level. He won gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003... Venezuela |
19.63 | Manuel Repollet Puerto Rico |
16.93 | José Ventura Dominican Republic |
16.46 |
| Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
Héctor Hurtado Venezuela |
55.43 | Alfredo Romero Puerto Rico |
52.87 | Yojer Medina Yojer Medina Yojer Enrique Medina is a Venezuelan shot putter and discus thrower.-Regional competitions:Medina has been highly successful on the regional level. He won gold medals at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2003... Venezuela |
51.98 |
| Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... |
Raúl Rivera Guatemala |
65.99 | Santos Vega Santos Vega Santos Vega was an Argentine gaucho, and invincible payador , who was only defeated by the Devil himself, disguised as the payador Juan sin Ropa .The myth states he is buried near San Clemente del Tuyú.President Bartolomé Mitre was the first to compose a poem based... Puerto Rico |
65.35 | Aldo Bello Aldo Bello Aldo Bello is a male hammer thrower from Venezuela. His personal best throw is 67.63 metres, achieved in August 2005 in Armenia.... Venezuela |
65.35 |
| Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
Manuel Fuenmayor Venezuela |
75.32 | Noraldo Palacios Noraldo Palacios Noraldo Palacios Rivas is a Colombian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 79.09 metres, achieved in October 2006 in Tunja.... Colombia |
75.11 | Ronald Noguera Venezuela |
74.91 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Alejandro López Alejandro López Alejandro López is a Mexican race walker.-Achievements:-External links:... Mexico |
1:26:32 | Luis Fernando García Luis Fernando García Luis Fernando García Bechinie is a male race walker from Guatemala. He competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 .-Achievements:-References:*... Guatemala |
1:27:51 | Fredy Hernández Fredy Hernández Fredy Hernando Hernández is a male race walker from Colombia. He twice competed for his native country at the Pan American Games -Achievements:-References:... Colombia |
1:28:48 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race... |
Dominican Republic |
39.41 | Venezuela |
39.87 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
40.08 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes... |
Dominican Republic |
3:04.15 | Jamaica |
3:05.40 | Venezuela |
3:05.71 |
Women's events
| 100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896... |
Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba.... Mexico |
11.34w | Heather Samuel Heather Samuel Heather Barbara Samuel is a retired sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. In 1990 she won two medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games with a silver medal in the 100 metres and a bronze medal in the 200 metres.Samuel was a sprinter/jumper at Murray...  Antigua and Barbuda |
11.44w | Melocia Clarke Jamaica |
11.57w |
| 200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first... |
Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba.... Mexico |
23.34 | Norma González Colombia |
23.73 | Heather Samuel Heather Samuel Heather Barbara Samuel is a retired sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. In 1990 she won two medals at the Central American and Caribbean Games with a silver medal in the 100 metres and a bronze medal in the 200 metres.Samuel was a sprinter/jumper at Murray... Antigua and Barbuda |
24.13 |
| 400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and... |
Ana Guevara Ana Guevara Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza is a now-retired Mexican track and field athlete, specialized in the 400 meters. Her career began in 1996 carrying out diverse tours, participating in her first international competences... Mexico |
51.87 | Eliana Pacheco Venezuela |
53.18 | Clara Hernández Dominican Republic |
53.81 |
| 800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps... |
Letitia Vriesde Letitia Vriesde Letitia Alma Vriesde is a track and field athlete from Suriname. Her main event is the 800 m. She is the first sportsperson from Surinam to compete at five Olympic Games....  Suriname |
2:04.50 | Lizaira Del Valle Puerto Rico |
2:06.09 | Gabriela Medina Gabriela Medina Gabriela Elizabeth Medina Solórzano is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.25 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Xalapa.-Achievements:-References:... Mexico |
2:06.55 |
| 1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... |
Dulce Rodríguez Mexico |
4:18.91 | Korene Hinds Korene Hinds Korene Hinds is a Jamaican long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*800 metres – 2:03.72 min *1500 metres – 4:17.00 min *3000 metres – 9:18.68 min... Jamaica |
4:22.03 | Bertha Sánchez Bertha Sánchez Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera is a female long-distance runner from Colombia, who won several medals on continental level from the mid-1990s on. She has won twice at the South American Cross Country Championships; first winning the long race in 2000, then winning the short race competition in... Colombia |
4:27.75 |
| 5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event... |
Dulce Rodríguez Mexico |
16:38.92 | Bertha Sánchez Bertha Sánchez Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera is a female long-distance runner from Colombia, who won several medals on continental level from the mid-1990s on. She has won twice at the South American Cross Country Championships; first winning the long race in 2000, then winning the short race competition in... Colombia |
16:39.23 | Nora Rocha Nora Rocha Nora Leticia Rocha de la Cruz is a retired female track and field athlete from Mexico, who competed in the long-distance track events. She claimed the gold medal in the women's 10.000 metres at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.-References:* *... Mexico |
16:42.18 |
| Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race... |
Isabel Orellana Mexico |
2:54:14 | Paola Cabrera Mexico |
2:56:05 | Lourdes Cruz Puerto Rico |
2:59:46 |
| 100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner... |
Dionne Rose-Henley Jamaica |
13.67 | Princesa Oliveros Princesa Oliveros María Princesa Oliveros Bohórquez is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles events. Her personal bests are 13.41 seconds and 56.26 seconds, respectively... Colombia |
13.72 | Nadine Faustin Haiti |
13.84 |
| 400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly... |
Yvonne Harrison Puerto Rico |
57.39 | Yamelis Ortiz Puerto Rico |
57.52 | Princesa Oliveros Princesa Oliveros María Princesa Oliveros Bohórquez is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles and 400 metres hurdles events. Her personal bests are 13.41 seconds and 56.26 seconds, respectively... Colombia |
57.72 |
| High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... |
Juana Arrendel Juana Arrendel Juana Rosario Arrendel is a female high jumper from the Dominican Republic.Arrendel originally won the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, but lost the gold medal after testing positive for stanozolol. In 2006 she became the sixth woman to win three Central American and Caribbean Games titles in... Dominican Republic |
1.97 | Romary Rifka Romary Rifka María Romary Rifka González is a female Mexican high jumper. She is married to track & field athlete, Alejandro Cárdenas. Her personal best jump is 1.97 metres, achieved in April 2004 in Xalapa. This is the current Mexican record.-Achievements:-References:... Mexico |
1.85 | Catherine Ibargüen Colombia |
1.79 |
| Pole Vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... |
Milena Agudelo Colombia |
3.90 | Alejandra Meza Mexico |
3.80 | Andrea Zambrana Puerto Rico |
3.80 |
| Long Jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point... |
María Espencer Dominican Republic |
6.20 | Yuridia Bustamante Mexico |
6.11 | Yesenia Rivera Puerto Rico |
6.03 |
| Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... |
María Espencer Dominican Republic |
13.57 | Catherine Ibargüen Colombia |
13.17 | Jennifer Arveláez Venezuela |
13.10 |
| Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... |
Fior Vásquez Fior Vásquez Fior Vásquez is a female shot putter from the Dominican Republic. Her first name is sometimes also spelled as Flor.-Career:... Dominican Republic |
17.04 | Luz Dary Castro Luz Dary Castro Luz Dary Castro Lemos is a female shot putter and discus thrower from Colombia. She set her personal best in the women's shot put at a meet in Santiago de Chile on August 5, 2003.-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia |
15.98 | Isabella Charles Dominica |
12.84 |
| Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus... |
Luz Dary Castro Luz Dary Castro Luz Dary Castro Lemos is a female shot putter and discus thrower from Colombia. She set her personal best in the women's shot put at a meet in Santiago de Chile on August 5, 2003.-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia |
55.11 | Flor Acosta Mexico |
48.12 | Ana Lucía Espinoza Guatemala |
46.61 |
| Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown... |
Amarilys Alméstica Amarilys Alméstica Amarilys Alméstica Rivera is a female hammer thrower from Puerto Rico. She set her personal best throw on July 3, 2006 at a meet in Ottawa, Canada.-Achievements:-References:... Puerto Rico |
60.39 | Violeta Guzmán Mexico |
58.48 | Nancy Guillén Nancy Guillén Nancy Guillén is a retired female hammer thrower from El Salvador. She set her personal best throw on June 9, 2001 at a meet in San Salvador. This is the current Salvadorean record.... El Salvador |
57.10 |
| Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
Zuleima Araméndiz Zuleima Araméndiz Zuleima Araméndiz Mejía is a female javelin thrower from Colombia. Her personal best throw is 59.94 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Bogotá.-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia |
56.63 | Sabina Moya Sabina Moya Sabina Moya Rivas is a retired female javelin thrower from Colombia. She set her personal best on May 12, 2002 in Guatemala City.-Achievements:-References:*... Colombia |
55.73 | Nereida Ríos Mexico |
46.51 |
| Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:... |
Francia Manzanillo Dominican Republic |
5279 | Yudith Méndez Dominican Republic |
5261 | Nyota Peters Guyana |
4657 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Victoria Palacios Victoria Palacios Victoria Palacios Carillo is a retired female race walker from Mexico.-Achievements:-References:*... Mexico |
1:36:16 | Rosario Sánchez Rosario Sánchez María del Rosario Sánchez Guerrero is a female track and field athlete from Mexico, who competed in race walking. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.... Mexico |
1:36:44 | Teresita Collado Guatemala |
1:42:07 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race... |
Colombia |
45.34 | El Salvador |
46.95 | Jamaica |
50.62 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes... |
Mexico |
3:31.24 | Puerto Rico |
3:35.94 | Venezuela |
3:37.86 |
Medal table
| 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 33 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |