1978 Central American Athletics U17 Championships

Host City Xalapa
Country MEX
Held 25 – 28 August 1978
Competitors 86
Countries 9

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
1,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
300 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
2,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
5,000 m Walk Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Women — Medal 3 2
1,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Women — Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Cuba CUB 11 10 9 30
2 Bahamas BAH 8 3 8 19
3 Mexico MEX 7 7 10 24
4 Jamaica JAM 5 8 2 15
5 Venezuela VEN 0 4 2 6
6 Costa Rica CRC 0 2 0 2
7 Puerto Rico PUR 0 1 0 1
8 Barbados BAR 0 0 1 1
= Guatemala GUA 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Wayne Morrison JAM Norman Edwards JAM Dudley Parker BAH
200 m, Men Dennis Wallace JAM Wayne Morrison JAM Dudley Parker BAH
400 m, Men David Charlton BAH Dennis Wallace JAM Craig Fraser BAH
1,000 m, Men Felipe Treviño MEX Oscar Campbell JAM Jesús Herrera MEX
3,000 m, Men Jesús Herrera MEX Felipe Treviño MEX Ramón Wilson CUB
110 m Hurdles, Men Juan Pineira CUB Mario Arguedas CRC Ángel Bueno CUB
300 m Hurdles, Men Juan Pineira CUB Eduardo Wimber MEX Ángel Bueno CUB
2,000 m Steeplechase, Men Alejandro Meza MEX Ramón Wilson CUB Salvador Meza MEX
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Bahamas BAH Cuba CUB
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Bahamas BAH Jamaica JAM Mexico MEX
5,000 m Walk, Men Víctor Sánchez MEX Eduardo Linares MEX Lázaro Alemán CUB
High Jump, Men David Charlton BAH Sergio Torres MEX Delroy Poyser JAM
Pole Vault, Men Máximo Falls CUB Jorge Drecka VEN Edgardo Villalobos MEX
Long Jump, Men Jorge Alfaro
Félix Cabrera 		CUB
CUB 		Johnny Roberts BAH
Triple Jump, Men Norbert Elliott BAH Jorge Alfaro CUB Félix Cabrera CUB
Shot Put, Men Lázaro González CUB Raleigh Ferguson BAH José Calderón VEN
Discus Throw, Men Lázaro González CUB Alexis Allen CRC Derrick Horsham JAM
Hammer Throw, Men César Esquerra CUB Lázaro González CUB César Díaz MEX
Javelin Throw, Men Benjamín Hernández MEX Lázaro Hernández CUB Alberto Cisneros GUA
Pentathlon, Men José Díaz MEX Alexander Torrealba VEN Lázaro Hernández CUB
100 m, Women Mary Ann Higgs BAH Fredericka Wright JAM Monique Millar BAH
200 m, Women Mary Ann Higgs BAH Fredericka Wright JAM Monique Millar BAH
400 m, Women Fredericka Wright JAM Mary Ann Higgs BAH Monique Millar BAH
1,000 m, Women Eugenie Beason JAM Sharon Powell JAM María Montero CUB
100 m Hurdles, Women Amparo Macías MEX Silvia Costa CUB Angie Regis VEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Bahamas BAH Cuba CUB Mexico MEX
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Bahamas BAH Mexico MEX Cuba CUB
High Jump, Women Silvia Costa CUB Amalia Montes MEX Eunice Greene BAH
Long Jump, Women Bárbara Martínez CUB Sorelis Bohórquez VEN Emma Saldaña MEX
Shot Put, Women Eva Sánchez CUB Judith Rivera PUR Elisa Magana MEX
Discus Throw, Women Eva Sánchez
María Elena Portuondo 		CUB
CUB 		Mónica Ávalos MEX
Javelin Throw, Women Iris De Grasse CUB Judy Cabrera VEN Wendy Griffith BAR
Pentathlon, Women Magda Companioni CUB Ingeborg Sáenz MEX Isabel Burgueño MEX