1971 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

Host City Kingston
Country JAM
Held 14 – 17 July 1971
Competitors 117
Countries 11

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men Medal 3 2
200 m Men Medal 3 3
400 m Men Medal 3 3
800 m Men Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men Medal 3 3
Half Marathon Men Medal 3 3
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
10 km Walk Men Medal 3 2
High Jump Men Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 2
Decathlon Men Medal 3 2
100 m Women Medal 3 2
200 m Women Medal 3 2
400 m Women Medal 3 2
800 m Women Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 2
200 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women Medal 12 3
High Jump Women Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Women Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women Medal 3 2
Pentathlon Women Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Cuba CUB 22 19 10 51
2 Jamaica JAM 9 6 7 22
3 Mexico MEX 3 4 4 11
4 Venezuela VEN 2 1 5 8
5 Puerto Rico PUR 1 7 4 12
6 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 1 0 3 4
7 Guatemala GUA 0 1 0 1
8 Suriname SUR 0 0 2 2
9 Bahamas BAH 0 0 1 1
= Grenada GRN 0 0 1 1
= Panama PAN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Don Quarrie JAM Lennox Miller JAM Pablo Montes CUB
200 m, Men Don Quarrie JAM Guillermo González PUR Pablo Montes CUB
400 m, Men Alfred Daley JAM Melesio Piña MEX Raúl Dome VEN
800 m, Men Byron Dyce JAM Leandro Civil CUB Lennox Stewart TTO
1,500 m, Men Byron Dyce JAM Antonio Colón PUR Carlos Rodolfo Martínez MEX
5,000 m, Men Héctor Ortiz PUR Rodolfo Gómez MEX Lucirio Garrido VEN
10,000 m, Men Valentín Robles MEX Victoriano López GUA Héctor Ortiz PUR
Half Marathon, Men Andrés Romero MEX John Mowatt JAM Lucas Lara CUB
110 m Hurdles, Men Juan Morales CUB Arnaldo Bristol PUR Godfrey Murray JAM
400 m Hurdles, Men Juan García CUB Francisco Dumeng PUR Fernando Montelongo MEX
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Lucirio Garrido VEN Rigoberto Mendoza CUB José Cobo CUB
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Puerto Rico PUR Venezuela VEN
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Cuba CUB Trinidad and Tobago TTO
10 km Walk, Men Lucas Lara CUB Ismael Ávila MEX Raúl González MEX
High Jump, Men Pedro Yequez VEN Lloyd Scott JAM Miguel Durañona CUB
Pole Vault, Men Roberto Moré CUB Juan Laza CUB Guillermo González PUR
Long Jump, Men George Swanston TTO Wilfredo Maisonave PUR Abelardo Pacheco CUB
Triple Jump, Men Pedro Pérez CUB Juan Velázquez CUB Tim Barrett BAH
Shot Put, Men Benigno Hodelín CUB Alfredo Leyva CUB Jorge Luis Marrero PUR
Discus Throw, Men Bárbaro Cañizares CUB Javier Moreno CUB Leopold Blake JAM
Hammer Throw, Men Víctor Suárez CUB Jesús Fuentes CUB Pedro Granell PUR
Javelin Throw, Men Juan Jarvis CUB Amado Morales PUR Justo Perelló CUB
Decathlon, Men Orlando Pedroso CUB Jesús Mirabal CUB Dunstan Campbell GRN
100 m, Women Fulgencia Romay CUB Silvia Chivás CUB Rosie Allwood JAM
200 m, Women Fulgencia Romay CUB Silvia Chivás CUB Diva Bishop PAN
400 m, Women Marilyn Neufville JAM Carmen Trustée CUB Yvonne Saunders JAM
800 m, Women Carmen Trustée CUB Aurelia Pentón CUB Beverly Panton-Franklin JAM
1,500 m, Women Lucía Quiroz MEX Enriqueta Nava MEX Melquises Fonseca CUB
100 m Hurdles, Women Marlene Elejarde CUB Lourdes Jones CUB Carmen Smith JAM
200 m Hurdles, Women Lourdes Jones CUB Raquel Martínez CUB Enriqueta Basilio MEX
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Cuba CUB Jamaica JAM Venezuela VEN
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Cuba CUB Jamaica JAM Trinidad and Tobago TTO
High Jump, Women Audrey Reid JAM Andrea Bruce JAM Marima Rodríguez CUB
Long Jump, Women Marina Samuells CUB Marcia Garbey CUB Yvonne Saunders JAM
Shot Put, Women Carmen Romero CUB Grecia Hamilton CUB Orlanda Lynch SUR
Discus Throw, Women Carmen Romero CUB María Betancourt CUB Orlanda Lynch SUR
Javelin Throw, Women Tomasa Núñez CUB Milagros Bayard CUB Celina Surga VEN
Pentathlon, Women Marlene Elejarde CUB Lucía Vaamonde VEN Marcia Garbey CUB