Athletics at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

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Athletics at the XVIII CAC Games
Host stadium (shown in 2007)
Dates15–22 August 1998
Host cityVenezuela Maracaibo, Venezuela
VenueEstadio José Pachencho Romero
Events43
Participation436 athletes from
31 nations


The track and field competition in the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Maracaibo, Venezuela.[1] It was the first edition to feature women's hammer throw and pole vault.

Medal summary

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Obadele Thompson
 Barbados
10.20 Dwight Ferguson
 Bahamas
10.43 Luis Pérez
 Cuba
10.44
200 metres Juan Pedro Toledo
 Mexico
20.46 Misael Ortíz
 Cuba
20.75 Iván García
 Cuba
20.81
400 metres Troy McIntosh
 Bahamas
44.84 Roxbert Martin
 Jamaica
45.11 Alejandro Cárdenas
 Mexico
45.22
800 metres Norberto Téllez
 Cuba
1:49.71 Ereisis Torres
 Cuba
1:51.39 Mark Olivo
 Venezuela
1:51.68
1500 metres Héctor Torres
 Mexico
3:46.06 Emigdio Delgado
 Venezuela
3:47.71 Pablo Olmedo
 Mexico
3:48.19
5000 metres Pablo Olmedo
 Mexico
14:01.85 Freddy González
 Venezuela
14:04.77 Germán Beltrán
 Venezuela
14:05.15
10,000 metres Germán Beltrán
 Venezuela
29:49.06 Julio César Valle
 Mexico
29:53.40 Gabino Apolonio
 Mexico
30:11.29
Marathon Juan Camacho
 Mexico
2:25:25 William Ramírez
 Colombia
2:25:33 Rubén Maza
 Venezuela
2:27:46
110 metres hurdles Anier García
 Cuba
13.27 Steve Brown
 Trinidad and Tobago
13.56 Erik Batte
 Cuba
13.84
400 metres hurdles Dinsdale Morgan
 Jamaica
48.87 Emilio Valle
 Cuba
49.66 Kemel Thompson
 Jamaica
49.67
3000 metre steeplechase Salvador Miranda
 Mexico
8:41.70 Néstor Nieves
 Venezuela
8:43.34 Daniel Torres
 Mexico
8:46.44
4 × 100 metres relay  Cuba
Alfredo García
Misael Ortiz
Iván García
Luis Pérez
38.79  Jamaica
Garth Robinson
Patrick Jarrett
Leon Gordon
Clarkson Reid
39.04  Trinidad and Tobago
Niconnor Alexander
Steve Brown
Peter Fredericks
Julian Raeburn
39.54
4 × 400 metres relay  Cuba
Omar Mena
Jorge Crusellas
Edel Hevia
Norberto Téllez
3:03.18  Jamaica
Michael McDonald
Greg Haughton
Gregory Hines
Davian Clarke
3:03.26  Bahamas
Avard Moncur
Carl Oliver
Chris Brown
Dennis Darling
3:04.16
20 kilometre road walk Daniel García
 Mexico
1:23:32 Bernardo Segura
 Mexico
1:24:31 Julio Martínez
 Guatemala
1:25:31
50 kilometre road walk Ignacio Zamudio
 Mexico
3:58:15 Hugo López
 Guatemala
4:06:55 Jorge Luis Pino
 Cuba
4:07:52
High jump Javier Sotomayor
 Cuba
2.37 Gilmar Mayo
 Colombia
2.30 Julio Luciano
 Dominican Republic
2.21
Pole vault Edgar Díaz
 Puerto Rico
5.30 Ricardo Diez
 Venezuela
5.30 Jorge Tienda
 Mexico
5.10
Long jump Iván Pedroso
 Cuba
8.45 James Beckford
 Jamaica
8.16 Joan Lino Martínez
 Cuba
8.09
Triple jump Yoelbi Quesada
 Cuba
17.18 Aliecer Urrutia
 Cuba
16.53 Iván Salcedo
 Mexico
16.10
Shot put Yojer Medina
 Venezuela
19.42 Yosvany Obregón
 Cuba
18.30 Orlando Ibarra
 Colombia
17.52
Discus throw Alexis Elizalde
 Cuba
65.00 Frank Casañas
 Cuba
59.38 Alfredo Romero
 Puerto Rico
50.83
Hammer throw Alberto Sánchez
 Cuba
74.25 Yosvany Suárez
 Cuba
69.35 Guillermo Guzmán
 Mexico
63.78
Javelin throw Emeterio González
 Cuba
80.92 Isbel Luaces
 Cuba
78.96 Edwin Cuesta
 Venezuela
75.41
Decathlon Raúl Duany
 Cuba
8118 Eugenio Balanqué
 Cuba
8090 Diógenes Estévez
 Venezuela
7237

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Chandra Sturrup
 Bahamas
11.14 Beverly McDonald
 Jamaica
11.36 Tayna Lawrence
 Jamaica
11.53
200 metres Beverly McDonald
 Jamaica
22.30w Juliet Campbell
 Jamaica
22.63w Felipa Palacios
 Colombia
23.07w
400 metres Sandie Richards
 Jamaica
51.27 Ana Guevara
 Mexico
51.32 Norfalia Carabalí
 Colombia
51.52
800 metres Letitia Vriesde
 Suriname
2:00.24 Ana Guevara
 Mexico
2:01.12
(NR)
Mardrea Hyman
 Jamaica
2:01.46
1500 metres Mardrea Hyman
 Jamaica
4:27.03 Nora Rocha
 Mexico
4:27.74 Yanelis Lara
 Cuba
4:29.43
5000 metres Nora Rocha
 Mexico
16:43.48 Adriana Fernández
 Mexico
16:44.60 Bertha Sánchez
 Colombia
16:51.89
10,000 metres Adriana Fernández
 Mexico
34:04.16 Lucía Mendiola
 Mexico
35:27.63 Yailén García
 Cuba
36:12.72
Marathon Emma Cabrera
 Mexico
2:57:49 Marisol Vargas
 Mexico
2:58:34 Kriscia García
 El Salvador
3:00:21
100 metres hurdles Dionne Rose
 Jamaica
12.64 Gillian Russell
 Jamaica
12.66 Dainelky Pérez
 Cuba
13.23
400 metres hurdles Deon Hemmings
 Jamaica
54.30 Andrea Blackett
 Barbados
54.61 Debbie-Ann Parris
 Jamaica
55.15
4 × 100 metres relay  Cuba
Idalia Hechavarría
Dainelky Pérez
Mercedes Carnesolta
Virgen Benavides
43.89  Colombia
Norfalia Carabalí
Felipa Palacios
Patricia Rodríguez
Mirtha Brock
44.39  Jamaica
Tulia Robinson
Tanya Lawrence
Donette Brown
Brigitte Foster
44.89
4 × 400 metres relay  Cuba
Yudalis Díaz
Lency Montelier
Idalmis Bonne
Julia Duporty
3:29.65  Jamaica
Charmaine Howel
Keisha Downer
Debbie-Ann Parris
Tracey Barnes
3:30.03  Barbados
Joanne Durant
Andrea Blackett
Sherline Williams
Melissa Straker
3:31.91
10,000 metre track walk Graciela Mendoza
 Mexico
46:30.16 Rosario Sánchez
 Mexico
47:12.74 Oslaidis Cruz
 Cuba
47:14.85
High jump Juana Arrendel
 Dominican Republic
1.90 Natasha Gibson
 Trinidad and Tobago
1.82 Niurka Lussón
 Cuba
1.79
Pole vault Alejandra Meza
 Mexico
3.70 Mariana McCarthy
 Cuba
3.50 Agueda Jerez
 Guatemala
2.90
Long jump Flora Hyacinth
 U.S. Virgin Islands
6.57 Jackie Edwards
 Bahamas
6.50 Lacena Golding
 Jamaica
6.49
Triple jump Yamilé Aldama
 Cuba
14.34 Suzette Lee
 Jamaica
13.77 Olga Cepero
 Cuba
13.74
Shot put Yumileidi Cumbá
 Cuba
18.89 María Isabel Urrutia
 Colombia
14.25 Mari Mercedes
 Dominican Republic
13.99
Discus throw Bárbara Hechevarría
 Cuba
58.14 Hilda Ramos
 Cuba
55.42 María Isabel Urrutia
 Colombia
50.44
Hammer throw Aldenay Vasallo
 Cuba
61.46 María Eugenia Villamizar
 Colombia
57.69 Norbi Balantén
 Cuba
57.30
Javelin throw Sonia Bisset
 Cuba
66.67 Osleidys Menéndez
 Cuba
62.06 Laverne Eve
 Bahamas
60.66
Heptathlon Magalys García
 Cuba
5888 Marsha Mark
 Trinidad and Tobago
5706 Lisa Wright
 Jamaica
5566

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba19131244
2 Mexico129728
3 Jamaica69722
4 Venezuela (VEN)24511
5 Bahamas2237
6 Barbados1113
7 Dominican Republic1012
 Puerto Rico1012
9 Suriname1001
 U.S. Virgin Islands1001
11 Colombia04610
12 Trinidad and Tobago0303
13 Guatemala0123
14 El Salvador0011
Totals (14 entries)464646138

Participation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Full results (pp 180–190)
  • 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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