1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

Host City Maracaibo
Country VEN
Held 26 – 29 July 1973
Competitors 116
Countries 11

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men Medal 3 2
200 m Men Medal 3 2
400 m Men Medal 3 3
800 m Men Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men Medal 3 2
5,000 m Men Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men Medal 3 2
Half Marathon Men Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men Medal 12 3
High Jump Men Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men Medal 3 3
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 3
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 23 22 8 53
2 Jamaica JAM 5 2 2 9
3 Mexico MEX 4 4 5 13
4 Colombia COL 2 3 5 10
5 Puerto Rico PUR 2 3 3 8
6 Venezuela VEN 1 0 10 11
7 Barbados BAR 0 1 1 2
8 Bermuda BER 0 1 0 1
= Dominican Republic DOM 0 1 0 1
10 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 0 0 2 2
11 Netherlands Antilles AHO 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Don Quarrie JAM José Triana CUB Carl Lawson JAM
200 m, Men Don Quarrie JAM Silvio Leonard CUB Pablo Bandomo CUB
400 m, Men Alberto Juantorena CUB Pedro Ferrer PUR Víctor Patíñez VEN
800 m, Men Leandro Civil CUB Luis Medina CUB Leotulfo Jiménez VEN
1,500 m, Men Antonio Colón PUR Jesús Barrero COL Carlos Báez PUR
5,000 m, Men Víctor Mora COL Mario Pérez MEX Rafael Tadeo MEX
10,000 m, Men Víctor Mora COL Pedro Miranda MEX Luis Haro MEX
Half Marathon, Men Mario Cuevas MEX Martín Pavón COL Santiago Barón COL
110 m Hurdles, Men Juan Morales CUB Guillermo Núñez CUB Enrique Rendón VEN
400 m Hurdles, Men Julio Ferrer PUR Fabio Zúñiga COL Juan García CUB
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Antonio Villanueva MEX Rigoberto Mendoza CUB Víctor Mora COL
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Cuba CUB Trinidad and Tobago TTO
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Cuba CUB Venezuela VEN
High Jump, Men Richard Spencer CUB Amado Olaguiber CUB Pedro Yequez VEN
Pole Vault, Men Jorge Palacios CUB Roberto Moré CUB Ciro Valdés COL
Long Jump, Men Milán Matos CUB Efraín Malberty CUB Wilfredo Maisonave PUR
Triple Jump, Men Juvenal Pérez CUB Gerry Swan BER Edgar Moreno VEN
Shot Put, Men José Carreño VEN Benigno Hodelín CUB Silván Hemming CUB
Discus Throw, Men Julián Morrinson CUB Javier Moreno CUB Ignacio Reinosa PUR
Hammer Throw, Men Víctor Suárez CUB William Silen PUR Pedro Garbey CUB
Javelin Throw, Men Raúl Fernández CUB Amado Morales PUR Héctor Vinent CUB
Decathlon, Men Jesús Mirabal CUB Rigoberto Salazar CUB Celso Aragón COL
100 m, Women Silvia Chivás CUB Carmen Valdés CUB Laura Pierre TTO
200 m, Women Silvia Chivás CUB Asunción Acosta CUB Ruth Williams-Simpson JAM
400 m, Women Aurelia Pentón CUB Asunción Acosta CUB Lorna Forde BAR
800 m, Women Charlotte Bradley MEX Zeneida De la Cruz DOM Enriqueta Nava MEX
1,500 m, Women Enriqueta Nava MEX Charlotte Bradley MEX Melquises Fonseca CUB
100 m Hurdles, Women Marlene Elejarde CUB Andrea Bruce JAM Mercedes Román MEX
200 m Hurdles, Women Marlene Elejarde CUB Raquel Martínez CUB Alix Castillo VEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Cuba CUB Jamaica JAM Netherlands Antilles AHO
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Cuba CUB Barbados BAR Mexico MEX
High Jump, Women Andrea Bruce JAM Marima Rodríguez CUB Ángela Carbonell CUB
Long Jump, Women Marcia Garbey CUB Ana Alexander CUB Ana Maquilón COL
Shot Put, Women Hilda Ramírez CUB Celeste Kindelán CUB Patricia Andrus VEN
Discus Throw, Women Carmen Romero CUB María Betancourt CUB Patricia Andrus VEN
Javelin Throw, Women Tomasa Núñez CUB Milagros Bayard CUB Gladys González VEN
Pentathlon, Women Lucía Duquet CUB Mercedes Román MEX Ángela Carbonell CUB