1962 Central American and Caribbean Games

Host City Kingston
Country JAM
Held 15 – 28 August 1962
Competitors 267
Countries 15

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 1
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 1
Half Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 3
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 3 2
10 m Platform Men — Medal 3 1
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 3 2
5 m Springboard Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 1
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 1
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball Men — Medal 36 3
Volleyball Women — Medal 34 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo Men — Medal 31 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Mexico MEX 23 13 15 51
2 Venezuela VEN 7 10 9 26
3 Cuba CUB 7 4 4 15
4 Puerto Rico PUR 6 13 8 27
5 Colombia COL 6 1 6 13
6 Jamaica JAM 5 5 5 15
7 Netherlands Antilles AHO 1 3 2 6
8 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 1 2 4 7
9 Guyana GUY 1 2 0 3
10 Dominican Republic DOM 1 1 0 2
11 Bahamas BAH 1 0 1 2
12 Guatemala GUA 1 0 0 1
13 Panama PAN 0 4 1 5
14 El Salvador ESA 0 1 3 4
15 Barbados BAR 0 1 2 3

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Tom Robinson BAH Rafael Romero VEN Arquímedes Herrera VEN
200 m, Men Rafael Romero VEN Arquímedes Herrera VEN Edwin Roberts TTO
400 m, Men George Kerr JAM Hortensio Fucil VEN Mal Spence JAM
800 m, Men George Kerr JAM Mel Spence JAM José Gregorio Neira COL
1,500 m, Men Álvaro Mejía COL Ralph Gomes GUY José Gregorio Neira COL
5,000 m, Men Eligio Galicia MEX Marciano Castillo MEX Erasmo Prado MEX
10,000 m, Men Eligio Galicia MEX Ascencio Escalona MEX Marciano Castillo MEX
Half Marathon, Men Hernán Barreneche COL Fidel Negrete MEX Víctor Peralta MEX
110 m Hurdles, Men Lázaro Betancourt CUB Heriberto Cruz PUR Lancelot Bobb VEN
400 m Hurdles, Men Víctor Maldonado VEN Juan Montes PUR Jorge Cumberbatch CUB
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Erasmo Prado MEX Elías Mendoza MEX Pedro Mariani PUR
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Venezuela VEN Trinidad and Tobago TTO Jamaica JAM
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Trinidad and Tobago TTO Puerto Rico PUR
High Jump, Men Teodoro Palacios GUA Erskine Norris BAR Ernie Haisley JAM
Pole Vault, Men Rolando Cruz PUR Rubén Cruz PUR César Quintero COL
Long Jump, Men Juan Muñoz VEN Wellesley Clayton JAM Abelardo Pacheco CUB
Triple Jump, Men Mahoney Samuels JAM Ramón López CUB Perry Christie BAH
Shot Put, Men Lambertus Rebel Bout AHO Héctor Thomas VEN Ramón Rosario PUR
Discus Throw, Men Dagoberto González COL Lambertus Rebel Bout AHO Danilo Žerjal VEN
Hammer Throw, Men Enrique Samuells CUB Danilo Žerjal VEN Marceliano Borrero COL
Javelin Throw, Men Jesús Rodríguez VEN Wilfredo Salgado PUR Arnoldo Pallarés CUB
Pentathlon, Men Héctor Thomas VEN Roberto Caravaca VEN Jorge García PUR
100 m, Women Miguelina Cobián CUB Marcela Daniel PAN Sybil Donmartin TTO
80 m Hurdles, Women Berta Díaz CUB Lorraine Dunn PAN Carmen Smith JAM
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Jamaica JAM Cuba CUB Panama PAN
High Jump, Women Brenda Archer GUY Martha Font CUB Beverly Welsh JAM
Long Jump, Women Berta Díaz CUB Dorothy Yates JAM Gisela Vidal VEN
Discus Throw, Women Caridad Agüero CUB Alejandrina Herrera CUB Ivonne Rojano MEX
Javelin Throw, Women Hilda Ramírez CUB Beverly Ogilvie PAN Berta Chiú MEX
3 m Springboard, Men Juan Botella MEX Álvaro Gaxiola MEX Henry Anderson PUR
10 m Platform, Men Álvaro Gaxiola MEX Juan Botella MEX Ricardo Capilla MEX
3 m Springboard, Women María Teresa Adames MEX Betty Schermer VEN Jeannette Blanco VEN
5 m Springboard, Women María Teresa Adames MEX Betty Schermer VEN Cristina Villicana MEX
100 m Freestyle, Men Jorge Escalante MEX César Uribe MEX Jaime González COL
400 m Freestyle, Men Mauricio Ocampo MEX Celestino Pérez PUR Jaime González COL
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Alfredo Guzmán MEX Celestino Pérez PUR Mauricio Ocampo MEX
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Mexico MEX Colombia COL Puerto Rico PUR
100 m Backstroke, Men Enrique Rabell MEX Alberto López MEX Alfonso Baca MEX
200 m Breaststroke, Men Rubén Vargas MEX Roberto Marmolejo MEX Antonio Calva MEX
200 m Butterfly, Men Gabriel Altamirano MEX Alfredo Guzmán MEX Diego Jiménez VEN
400 m Individual Medley, Men Mauricio Ocampo MEX Diego Jiménez VEN Jaime Pardo MEX
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Mexico MEX Venezuela VEN Cuba CUB
100 m Freestyle, Women Julia Milotz PUR María Luisa Souza MEX Blanca Barrón MEX
400 m Freestyle, Women María Luisa Souza MEX Julia Milotz PUR Ann Lallande PUR
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Mexico MEX Puerto Rico PUR El Salvador ESA
100 m Backstroke, Women Vivian Carrión PUR Ann Lallande PUR Jeannette Noltenius ESA
200 m Breaststroke, Women Ingrid Berg COL María Hernández MEX María Borjas MEX
100 m Butterfly, Women Silvia Belmar MEX Jeannette Noltenius ESA Ann Lallande PUR
400 m Individual Medley, Women Silvia Belmar MEX María Luisa Souza MEX Blanca Barrón MEX
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Mexico MEX Puerto Rico PUR El Salvador ESA
Volleyball, Men Mexico MEX Dominican Republic DOM Venezuela VEN
Volleyball, Women Dominican Republic DOM Puerto Rico PUR Mexico MEX
Water Polo, Men Mexico MEX Jamaica JAM Barbados BAR
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Fernando Báez PUR Martin Dias GUY Hector Curiel AHO
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Pedro Serrano PUR Idelfonso Lee PAN Winston Bourne BAR
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Víctor Ángel Pagán PUR Rudy Monk AHO Reynaldo León VEN
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ney López COL José Manuel Figueroa PUR Fortunato Rijna AHO
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Jaime Rojas COL Fernando Torres PUR Leonel French TTO
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Enrique Gittens VEN Dudley Lawson JAM Jackie Samuel TTO
heavyweight +90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Brandon Bailey TTO Bèto Adriana AHO Levy Páez VEN