1980 Central American Athletics U20 Championships

Host City Nassau
Country BAH
Held 23 – 26 August 1980
Competitors 74
Countries 12

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
110 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay Men Medal 0 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men Medal 0 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 3
Hammer Throw Men Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 2
Decathlon Men Medal 3 3
100 m Women Medal 3 3
200 m Women Medal 3 3
400 m Women Medal 3 3
800 m Women Medal 3 2
1,500 m Women Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women Medal 0 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women Medal 0 3
High Jump Women Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women Medal 3 2
Pentathlon Women Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Mexico MEX 12 6 10 28
2 Puerto Rico PUR 5 2 9 16
3 Antigua and Barbuda ANT 4 0 1 5
4 Bahamas BAH 3 10 7 20
5 Jamaica JAM 3 5 1 9
6 Guyana GUY 3 2 0 5
7 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 2 2 4 8
8 Bermuda BER 2 0 0 2
9 Venezuela VEN 1 10 4 15
10 Dominican Republic DOM 1 0 0 1
= Panama PAN 1 0 0 1
12 Costa Rica CRC 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Scott Ferguson TTO Leroy Reid JAM Gary Ritchins TTO
200 m, Men Leroy Reid JAM Scott Ferguson TTO Ron Sobers TTO
400 m, Men Rubén Díaz PUR Phil Lewis BAH Oswaldo Zea VEN
800 m, Men Luis Romero VEN Ángel Román VEN Steve Wright BAH
1,500 m, Men Arturo Barrios MEX José Castillo VEN Ángel Román VEN
5,000 m, Men Arturo Barrios MEX Jesús Herrera MEX Wilbur Ferdinand TTO
10,000 m, Men Arturo Barrios MEX Alonso Reyes VEN Alfonso Caro MEX
110 m Hurdles, Men Modesto Castillo DOM Rodrigo Casar MEX Wilfredo Santiago PUR
400 m Hurdles, Men Wilfredo Santiago PUR Ladrick Trusty JAM John Pugh BAH
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Jesús Herrera MEX José Martínez VEN Héctor Arroyo PUR
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Venezuela VEN Trinidad and Tobago TTO
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Puerto Rico PUR Venezuela VEN Jamaica JAM
10 km Walk, Men Eduardo Linares MEX Víctor Sánchez MEX Ramón Muñiz PUR
High Jump, Men Steve Wray BAH Delroy Poyser JAM Juan Morales PUR
Pole Vault, Men Edgardo Villalobos MEX Steve Wray BAH Arvadio Ferguson BAH
Long Jump, Men Lester Benjamin ANT Aurelio Rivera PUR Juan González MEX
Triple Jump, Men Bradford Johnson BAH Norbert Elliott BAH Francisco Olivares MEX
Shot Put, Men Joaquín Vila PUR Allister Joseph TTO Allan Silber PUR
Discus Throw, Men Allister Joseph TTO Alexis Lynch BAH Alberto Romero MEX
Hammer Throw, Men Felipe Martín MEX Guillermo Ramírez MEX Luis Colón PUR
Javelin Throw, Men Héctor Hemmings PAN Frank Elias PUR Javier Irizarry PUR
Decathlon, Men Rafael López PUR José Aguirre VEN Juan Sánchez MEX
100 m, Women Ruperta Charles ANT Janet Burke JAM Alma Vázquez MEX
200 m, Women Ruperta Charles ANT Janet Burke JAM Alma Vázquez MEX
400 m, Women Cathy Rattray-Williams JAM Stephanie Farrington BAH Ruperta Charles ANT
800 m, Women Marta Vázquez MEX Whelma Colebrooke BAH Jovita Guerrero MEX
1,500 m, Women Marta Vázquez MEX Irma Núñez MEX Carmen Montiel CRC
100 m Hurdles, Women Myrtle Chester GUY Angie Regis VEN Sandra Taváres MEX
400 m Hurdles, Women Myrtle Chester GUY Stephanie Farrington BAH Natasha Rolle BAH
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Mexico MEX Bahamas BAH Puerto Rico PUR
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Mexico MEX Bahamas BAH Puerto Rico PUR
High Jump, Women Sharon Rose BAH Myrtle Chester GUY Amalia Montes MEX
Long Jump, Women Ruperta Charles ANT Myrtle Chester GUY Sorelis Bohórquez VEN
Shot Put, Women Sonia Smith BER Mónica Ávalos MEX Carol Woodside BAH
Discus Throw, Women Mónica Ávalos MEX Yunaira Piña VEN Carol Woodside BAH
Javelin Throw, Women Sonia Smith BER Marieta Riera VEN Yunaira Piña VEN
Pentathlon, Women Myrtle Chester GUY Stephanie Farrington BAH Debbie Greene BAH