1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

Host City San Juan
Country PUR
Held 26 – 28 June 1997
Competitors 145
Countries 18

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 2
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
Half Marathon Men — Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 13 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
20 km Walk Men — Medal 3 3
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
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 3
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Women — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
5,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
Half Marathon Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
10 km Walk Women — Medal 3 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Heptathlon Women — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Cuba CUB 22 13 6 41
2 Colombia COL 7 7 2 16
3 Mexico MEX 4 4 7 15
4 Jamaica JAM 3 12 3 18
5 Bahamas BAH 2 2 5 9
6 Venezuela VEN 2 1 4 7
7 Puerto Rico PUR 1 2 2 5
8 Martinique MQE 1 1 2 4
9 Barbados BAR 1 0 2 3
10 Dominica DMA 1 0 1 2
= Guatemala GUA 1 0 1 2
12 Dominican Republic DOM 0 1 3 4
13 El Salvador ESA 0 1 0 1
= Guadeloupe GDP 0 1 0 1
15 Bermuda BER 0 0 3 3
16 Antigua and Barbuda ANT 0 0 2 2
17 Costa Rica CRC 0 0 1 1
= Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda CUB Jason Shelton JAM Carlos Villaseñor MEX
200 m, Men Iván García CUB Elston Cawley JAM Troy Douglas BER
400 m, Men Danny McFarlane JAM Linval Laird JAM Dennis Darling BAH
800 m, Men Norberto Téllez CUB Mario Vernon-Watson JAM Alex Morgan JAM
1,500 m, Men Héctor Torres MEX José López VEN Terrance Armstrong BER
5,000 m, Men Herder Vásquez COL Víctor Velasco MEX Juan Díaz VEN
10,000 m, Men Herder Vásquez COL Jacinto López COL Germán Beltrán VEN
Half Marathon, Men Víctor Velasco MEX Carlos Grisales COL Pamenos Ballantyne VIN
110 m Hurdles, Men Erick Batte CUB Yoel Hernández CUB Maurice Wignall JAM
400 m Hurdles, Men Dinsdale Morgan JAM Kemel Thompson JAM José Roque Pérez CUB
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Félix Ladera VEN José Salvador Miranda MEX Néstor Nieves VEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Cuba CUB Jamaica JAM Bahamas BAH
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Cuba CUB Bahamas BAH
20 km Walk, Men Julio René Martínez GUA José Querubín Moreno COL Alejandro López MEX
High Jump, Men Gilmar Mayo COL Julio Luciano DOM Fred Valentin MQE
Pole Vault, Men Alberto Manzano CUB Edgar Díaz PUR Jorge Tienda MEX
Long Jump, Men Iván Pedroso CUB Jaime Jeffersón CUB Craig Hepburn BAH
Triple Jump, Men Jérôme Romain DMA Yoel García CUB Brian Wellman BER
Shot Put, Men Yojer Medina VEN José Rosario PUR Yosvany Obregón CUB
Discus Throw, Men Alexis Elizalde CUB Jean-Claude Retel GDP Frank Casañas CUB
Hammer Throw, Men Alberto Sánchez CUB Yosvany Suárez CUB Guillermo Guzmán MEX
Javelin Throw, Men Emeterio González CUB Isbel Luaces CUB Daniel Alonzo DOM
Decathlon, Men Eugenio Balanqué CUB William Gallardo CUB Eladio Farfán VEN
100 m, Women Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie BAH Beverly Grant JAM Heather Samuel ANT
200 m, Women Idalmis Bonne CUB Felipa Palacios COL Heather Samuel ANT
400 m, Women Daysi Duportey CUB Idalmis Bonne CUB Tonique Williams-Darling BAH
800 m, Women Ana Fidelia Quirós CUB Mairelín Fuentes CUB Dawn Williams DMA
1,500 m, Women Ana Fidelia Quirós CUB Mardrea Hyman JAM Yesenia Centeno CUB
5,000 m, Women Susana Díaz MEX Sonia Betancourt MEX Evelyn Rojas CRC
10,000 m, Women María Castro COL Iglandini González COL Elsa Monterroso GUA
Half Marathon, Women María Castro COL Iglandini González COL Maribel Burgos PUR
100 m Hurdles, Women Aliuska López CUB Patrina Allen JAM Andrea Blackett BAR
400 m Hurdles, Women Andrea Blackett BAR Daimí Pernía CUB Tanya Jarrett JAM
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Bahamas BAH Colombia COL Cuba CUB
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Cuba CUB Jamaica JAM Puerto Rico PUR
10 km Walk, Women María Graciela Mendoza MEX Oslaidis Cruz CUB Liliana Bermeo COL
High Jump, Women Niurka Lussón CUB Karen Beautle JAM María Romary Rifka MEX
Pole Vault, Women Eva Vázquez PUR Lorena Espinoza MEX Estrella Martínez MEX
Long Jump, Women Nadine Caster MQE Jackie Edwards BAH Elisa Pérez DOM
Triple Jump, Women Olga Cepero CUB Yamilé Aldama CUB Cherita Howard BAR
Shot Put, Women Herminia Fernández CUB Christelle Bornil MQE María Mercedes DOM
Discus Throw, Women Bárbara Hechevarría CUB Maritza Martén CUB Christelle Bornil MQE
Hammer Throw, Women María Villamizar COL Nancy Guillén ESA Violeta Guzmán MEX
Javelin Throw, Women Osleidys Menéndez CUB Laverne Eve BAH Sabina Moya COL
Heptathlon, Women Zorobabelia Córdoba COL Lisa Wright JAM Orisis Pedroso CUB