1984 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

VI Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
Host city San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date(s) 21-24 June
Level Junior and Youth
Nations participating 19
Athletes participating about 353
Events 75

The 6th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 21-24 June, 1984.

Contents

Participation (unofficial)

The Cayman Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, and the US Virgin Islands competed for the first time at the championships. Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[1] An unofficial count yields a new record number of about 353 athletes (184 junior (under-20) and 169 youth (under-17)) from about 19 countries, again a new record number of participating nations: Antigua and Barbuda (5), Bahamas (44), Barbados (16), Bermuda (7), British Virgin Islands (1), Cayman Islands (5), Colombia (6), Dominican Republic (17), Jamaica (20), Martinique (4), Mexico (59), Netherlands Antilles (8), Panama (9), Puerto Rico (101), Saint Kitts and Nevis (3), Suriname (3), Trinidad and Tobago (8), US Virgin Islands (17), Venezuela (20)

Medal summary

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

Male Junior A (under 20)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Steve Morgan (JAM) 10.56w  William Trott (BER) 10.64w  Fernando Ramsey (PAN) 10.65w
200 metres  Steve Morgan (JAM) 21.17w  Owen McGregor (JAM) 21.24w  Wilfredo Benítez (PUR) 21.45w
400 metres  Aaron Phillips (VEN) 46.77  Steven Smith (BAH) 48.38  Randolph Thomas (SKN) 48.57
800 metres  Romel Kargail (BAH) 1:52.92  Kevin Smith (BER) 1:53.77  Steven Smith (BAH) 1:53.91
1500 metres  Ventura García (MEX) 3:57.45  Kevin Smith (BER) 3:58.31  Romel Kargail (BAH) 3:58.69
5000 metres  Roberto López (MEX) 14:10.00  Emiliano Reyes (MEX) 14:54.08  Luis Cruz (PUR) 15:01.86
10000 metres  Luis Cruz (PUR) 31:39.7  Osvaldo Santiago (PUR) 31:40.6  Eustacio Santiago (PUR) 31:47.0
Half Marathon  José Risas (PUR) 1:13:50  Ramón Otero (PUR) 1:14:02  John de Jesús (PUR) 1:16:30
3000 metres steeplechase  Roberto López (MEX) 9:02.99  Víctor Heredia (MEX) 9:23.79  Sammy Laureano (PUR) 9:49.79
110 metres hurdles  Andrew Parker (JAM) 14.19w  Pedro Sánchez (PUR) 15.10w  Richard White (BAR) 15.76w
400 metres hurdles  Andrew Parker (JAM) 53.33  Domingo Cordero (PUR) 53.37  Richard White (BAR) 53.48
High Jump  Troy Kemp (BAH) 2.12  Antonio Burgos (PUR) 2.06  Troy Glasgow (BER) 2.06
Pole Vault  Carlos González (PUR) 4.60  Efram Meléndez (PUR) 4.50  Miguel Saldarriaga (COL) 4.50
Long Jump  Joey Wells (BAH) 7.55  Barry Moxey (BAH) 7.27  David Caddle (BAR) 7.20
Triple Jump  Locksley Walters (JAM) 15.38  Osvaldo Zabala (VEN) 15.33  Barry Moxey (BAH) 15.10
Shot Put  Francisco Valentín (PUR) 14.73  José Setién (PUR) 14.32  Gregorio Barrios (VEN) 13.73
Discus Throw  Joe Woodside (BAH) 45.74  Adrian Brown (JAM) 44.66  Wesley Francis (TRI) 42.00
Hammer Throw  David Castrillón (COL) 56.32  Javier Rivera (PUR) 41.38  Julio Ramos (PUR) 39.12
Javelin Throw  Joseph Antoine (TRI) 63.56  Wesley Francis (TRI) 62.78  Víctor Gómez (DOM) 62.14
Decathlon  Ron McPhee (BAH) 6378  Juan Roig (PUR) 5936  Sean Burrows (BAH) 5654
10000 metres Track Walk  Carlos Mercenario (MEX) 46:48.7  Joel Sánchez (MEX) 48:07.0  Reynaldo Martínez (PUR) 53:29.0
4 x 100 metres relay  Jamaica 41.02  Puerto Rico 41.51  Bahamas 42.74
4 x 400 metres relay  Jamaica 3:12.70  Puerto Rico 3:12.80  Venezuela 3:14.14

Female Junior A (under 20)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Gillian Forde (TRI) 11.63  Jenny Fuentes (PUR) 12.06  María Báez (DOM) 12.18
200 metres  Gillian Forde (TRI) 23.78w  Irina Ambulo (PAN) 24.23w  Carlon Blackman (BAR) 24.42w
400 metres  Carlon Blackman (BAR) 53.42  Maxine McMillan (TRI) 53.81  Irina Ambulo (PAN) 54.53
800 metres  Laverne Bryan (ATG) 2:13.00  Ramona Rosario (PUR) 2:13.95  Roxanne Vincent (TRI) 2:14.81
1500 metres  Ramona Rosario (PUR) 4:40.99  Susana Luna (MEX) 4:43.89  Maritza Otalvaro (COL) 4:46.07
3000 metres  Santa Velázquez (MEX) 9:43.23  Ileana Arroyo (PUR) 10:14.88  Reina Rojas (VEN) 10:28.74
100 metres hurdles  Evelyn Mathieu (PUR) 14.71w  Carmel Major (BAH) 14.74w  Tanya Woodside (BAH) 15.05w
400 metres hurdles  Evelyn Mathieu (PUR) 61.45  Carmel Major (BAH) 62.46  Rolanda Dill (BER) 63.80
High Jump  Laura Agront (PUR) 1.73  Laverne Eve (BAH) 1.64  Jackeline Díaz (PUR) 1.58
Long Jump  Euphemia Huggins (TRI) 6.15  Catherine Richards (BAR) 5.88  Flora Hyacinth (ISV) 5.60
Shot Put  Laverne Eve (BAH) 13.95  María Isabel Urrutia (COL) 13.57  Patricia Curry (BAH) 11.69
Discus Throw  María Isabel Urrutia (COL) 48.74  Laverne Eve (BAH) 43.64  Damaris Nieves (PUR) 34.72
Javelin Throw  Laverne Eve (BAH) 50.64  María González (PUR) 41.58  Mayra Ortega (PUR) 41.42
Heptathlon  Nadia Katich (COL) 5220  Nélida Gómez (PUR) 4318  Mary Brito (VEN) 4200
4 x 100 metres relay  Trinidad and Tobago 46.78  Puerto Rico 47.80  Bahamas 48.07
4 x 400 metres relay  Trinidad and Tobago 3:50.85  Bahamas 3:55.41  Puerto Rico 3:58.99

Male Junior B (under 17)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Ricky Austin (BAR) 10.93  Eduardo Nava (MEX) 11.01  Rohan Brown (JAM) 11.12
200 metres  Bernabé Williams (PUR) 21.99w  Brian Benn (BAR) 22.28w  Mark Johnson (BAH) 22.30w
400 metres  Bernabé Williams (PUR) 49.29  Lyndale Patterson (JAM) 49.33  Anthony Wallace (JAM) 50.19
800 metres  Ramón Medero (PUR) 1:56.84  Fitzroy Morrison (JAM) 1:57.45  Nelson Taveras (DOM) 1:58.87
1500 metres  Germán Beltrán (VEN) 4:02.35  Nelson Taveras (DOM) 4:05.08  Martín Paulín (MEX) 4:07.20
3000 metres  Germán Beltrán (VEN) 8:34.0  Martín Paulín (MEX) 8:35.8  Isidro Navarro (MEX) 9:00.4
2000 metres steeplechase  Isidro Navarro (MEX) 6:18.3  Carlos de León (DOM) 6:21.6  Floyd Ambrister (BAH) 6:37.2
110 metres hurdles  Roy Browne (BAR) 15.10w  Gerardo Cordner (VEN) 15.14w  José Davis (VEN) 15.29w
400 metres hurdles  Daniel Velázquez (PUR) 54.93  José Davis (VEN) 56.63  Eduardo Marcano (VEN) 57.02
High Jump  Fitzroy Neely (BAH) 1.91  Hiram Valdés (PUR) 1.91  Anthony Ricketts (JAM) 1.91
Pole Vault  Brent Johnson (BAH) 3.76  Darnell Ranger (BAH) 3.30  Leovigildo Díaz (DOM) 3.20
Long Jump  Eduardo Nava (MEX) 7.33  Andy St. Remy (ISV) 6.83  Edward Manderson (CAY) 6.72
Triple Jump  Alvin Haynes (BAR) 14.45  John Nixon (BAH) 14.03  Edward Manderson (CAY) 13.98
Shot Put  Juan Rodríguez (PUR) 13.44  José Rivera (PUR) 13.22  Troy Patterson (BAR) 11.98
Discus Throw  Jeffrey Marcelle (TRI) 42.12  Marcelino Vergara (MEX) 36.04  Troy Patterson (BAR) 35.62
Hammer Throw  José Delgado (PUR) 44.80  Joaquín Oliver (PUR) 35.32  Cedric Curry (BAH) 32.02
Javelin Throw  José Rivera (PUR) 52.70  Antonio Orta (PUR) 52.52  Colin O'Brien (BAH) 50.58
Heptathlon  John Nixon (BAH) 4079  César Acevedo (PUR) 3898  Domingo Cyrus (VEN) 3716
5000 metres Track Walk  Aurelio Aldana (MEX) 24:01.4  Henry Mercado (PUR) 26:56.9  Walberto Marino (PUR) 29:57.0
4 x 100 metres relay  Puerto Rico 42.89  Bahamas 43.45  United States Virgin Islands 43.98
4 x 400 metres relay  Puerto Rico 3:22.78  Bahamas 3:27.38  United States Virgin Islands 3:30.12

Female Junior B (under 17)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Yolande Straughn (BAR) 11.86w  Sheena Sturrup (BAH) 11.88w  Marbelis Barriga (VEN) 12.32w
200 metres  Yolande Straughn (BAR) 24.13w  Sheena Sturrup (BAH) 24.16w  Diane Dunrod (SKN) 24.96w
400 metres  Sandie Richards (JAM) 55.77  Yolande Straughn (BAR) 56.07  Christine Andoven (JAM) 57.24
800 metres  Iyiechia Petrus (ISV) 2:15.95  Judith Campbell (JAM) 2:17.36  Mariska Stubbs (BAH) 2:17.57
1200 metres  Mireille Sankatsing (SUR) 3:38.57  Judith Campbell (JAM) 3:39.56  Alejandra Aznar (MEX) 3:40.03
100 metres hurdles  Dianne Woodside (BAH) 15.13w  Aitza Moreno (PUR) 15.80w  Dawn Woodside (BAH) 15.97w
300 metres hurdles  Kay McConney (BAR) 46.08  Judy McDonald (BAH) 46.46  Wanda Velázquez (PUR) 47.25
High Jump  Jean-Marie Martine (MTQ) 1.70  Paula Burchall (BER) 1.62  Natasha Brown (BAH) 1.59
Long Jump  Natasha Brown (BAH) 5.43  María Risca (MEX) 5.39  Rowan Maynard (ATG) 5.36
Shot Put  Millicent McCartney (BAH) 12.07  Marie-José Alger (MTQ) 10.35  Dawn Woodside (BAH) 9.57
Discus Throw  Millicent McCartney (BAH) 36.22  Betzaida Rodríguez (PUR) 35.42  Dawn Woodside (BAH) 30.38
Javelin Throw  Argene Velázquez (MEX) 33.44  Dawn Woodside (BAH) 31.48  Millicent McCartney (BAH) 28.88
Pentathlon  Dianne Woodside (BAH) 2934  Irma García (MEX) 2847  Dawn Woodside (BAH) 2814
4 x 100 metres relay  Bahamas 48.22  Puerto Rico 48.67  Mexico 51.38
4 x 400 metres relay  Bahamas 3:52.87  Puerto Rico 3:58.20  Mexico 4:14.63

Medal table (unofficial)

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Puerto Rico 17 27 13 57
2  Bahamas 17 15 19 51
3  Mexico 9 9 5 23
4  Jamaica 8 6 4 18
5  Barbados 7 3 6 16
6  Trinidad and Tobago 7 2 2 11
7  Venezuela 3 3 8 14
8  Colombia 3 1 2 6
9  U.S. Virgin Islands 1 1 3 5
10  Martinique 1 1 0 2
11  Antigua and Barbuda 1 0 1 2
12  Suriname 1 0 0 1
13  Bermuda 0 4 2 6
14  Dominican Republic 0 2 4 6
15  Panama 0 1 2 3
16  Cayman Islands 0 0 2 2
17  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 0 2 2

References

  1. ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/CCJC/CCJC1984.html, retrieved August 8, 2011 
  2. ^ ,Athletics Weekly, CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 MEN), http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacj.htm, retrieved August 8, 2011 
  3. ^ Athletics Weekly, CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 WOMEN), http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacjw.htm, retrieved August 8, 2011 
  4. ^ Athletics Weekly, CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 17), http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacy.htm, retrieved August 8, 2011 

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