Athletics at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games
The athletics competition in the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Medal summary
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Enrique Figuerola Cuba | 10.2 | Edwin Roberts[1] Trinidad and Tobago | 10.3 | Carl Plaskett U.S. Virgin Islands | 10.5 |
200 metres | Edwin Roberts[1] Trinidad and Tobago | 20.8 /20.70? | Carl Plaskett U.S. Virgin Islands | 21.4 /21.21? | Enrique Figuerola Cuba | 21.5 /21.24? |
400 metres | Juan Franceschi Puerto Rico | 46.7 /46.77? | Rupert Hoilette Jamaica | 46.9 /47.03? | Rodobaldo Díaz Cuba | 47.0 /47.10? |
800 metres | Neville Myton Jamaica | 1:50.2 | Lennox Yearwood Trinidad and Tobago | 1:51.7 | Benedict Cayenne Trinidad and Tobago | 1:54.3 |
1500 metres | Álvaro Mejía Colombia | 3:50.3 | Orlando Martínez Puerto Rico | 3:52.4 | José Neri Mexico | 3:52.4 |
5000 metres | Álvaro Mejía Colombia | 14:42.6 | José Neri Mexico | 14:56.4 | Valentín Robles Mexico | 15:33.2 |
10,000 metres | Álvaro Mejía Colombia | 31:34.0 | Valentín Robles Mexico | 32:11.0 | Juan Martínez Mexico | 32:13.0 |
Half marathon | Valentín Robles Mexico | 01:13:47 | Pedro Cárdenas Colombia | 01:14:24 | Antonio Ibarra Mexico | 01:17:01 |
110 metres hurdles | Hernando Arrechea Colombia | 14.2w | Ray Harvey Jamaica | 14.4w | Juan Morales Cuba | 14.5w |
400 metres hurdles | Heriberto Cruz Puerto Rico | 52.4 | Víctor Maldonado Venezuela | 52.5 | Arístides Pineda Venezuela | 53.5 |
3000 metre steeplechase | Flavio Buendía Mexico | 9:32.6 | Rolf Duwe Venezuela | 9:37.8 | Rigoberto Mendoza Cuba | 9:38.4 |
4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Wellesley Clayton Pablo McNeil Ernest Headley Michael Fray | 40.5 | Trinidad and Tobago Cipriani Phillips Winston Short Henry Noel Edwin Roberts[1] | 40.6 | Cuba Félix Eugellés Juan Morales Manuel Montalvo Enrique Figuerola | 40.6 |
4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Clifton Forbes Melville Spence Neville Myton Rupert Hoilette | 3:08.8 | Trinidad and Tobago Ben Cayenne Lennox Yearwood Edwin Skinner Edwin Roberts[1] | 3:09.4 | Puerto Rico Juan Franceschi Rafael Vega José Andino Germán Guenard | 3:10.3 |
10,000 metre track walk | José Pedraza Mexico | 51:32.4 | Euclides Calzado Cuba | 51:43.4 | David Jiménez Cuba | 52:17.8 |
High jump | Teodoro Palacios Guatemala | 2.03 | Anton Norris Barbados | 1.98 | Luis Planchart Venezuela | 1.93 |
Pole vault | Rolando Cruz Puerto Rico | 4.54 | Rubén Cruz Puerto Rico | 4.30 | Luis Quintero Colombia | 4.15 |
Long jump | Wellesley Clayton Jamaica | 7.64 | Abelardo Pacheco Cuba | 7.55 | Byron Lewis Jamaica | 7.51 |
Triple jump | Tim Barrett Bahamas | 15.76 | José Hernández Cuba | 15.72 | Trevor Thomas Jamaica | 15.42 |
Shot put | Fidel Estrada Cuba | 15.36 | Roy Hollingsworth Trinidad and Tobago | 15.36 | Benigno Hodelín Cuba | 15.34 |
Discus throw | Roy Hollingsworth Trinidad and Tobago | 52.10 | Javier Moreno Cuba | 48.71 | Dagoberto González Colombia | 48.16 |
Hammer throw | Enrique Samuells Cuba | 68.11 | Adolfo Martín Cuba | 56.59 | Marcelino Borrero Colombia | 52.38 |
Javelin throw | Justo Perelló Cuba | 74.74 | Francisco Mena Cuba | 69.57 | Jesús Rodríguez Venezuela | 68.59 |
Pentathlon | Jorge García Puerto Rico | 3153 | Francisco Mena Cuba | 3467 | Ramón Iriarte Venezuela | 3389 |
Women's events
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba (CUB) | 9 | 11 | 12 | 32 |
2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
3 | Colombia (COL) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
4 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
5 | Mexico (MEX) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
6 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
7 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
11 | U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (11 entries) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 96 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Hall of Fame: Edwin Anthony ROBERTS". AthleCAC.org. Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
External links
- Montesinos, Enrique (2013). "The Oldest Regional Games: Central American & Caribbean Sports Games" (PDF). CACSO.
- "Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)". GBR Athletics.
- "Central American and Caribbean Games (Women)". GBR Athletics.
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