1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

I Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships 200px Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela 12–15 December 10 about 196 36 Junior 1976 Xalapa The 1st Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Maracaibo, Venezuela on 12–15 December 1974, one and a half year after having already hosted the 4th CAC senior championships in July 1973. Event summary The athletes from Mexico gained most of the gold medals. In the total medal count, Venezuela equalizes the Mexican result, both countries gaining 21 each. In the under-20 men category, Anthony Husbands, Trinidad and Tobago, won two gold (100m, 200m) and one silver medal (4 × 100 m relay), double gold was won by José Briano from Mexico (3000m, 5000m), and Carmelo Martínez from Cuba (Long jump, Triple jump). In the under-20 women category, Dorothy Scott, Jamaica, won three golds (100m, Long jump, 4 × 100 m relay), and Maureen Gottschalk, Jamaica, gained two golds (200m, 4 × 400 m relay) and one bronze medal (400m). The event saw an early appearance of Ernesto Canto, Mexico, won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometre walk event at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States. He was successful in the 10,000 metres track walk competition. Moreover, Luis Delís from Cuba won the Discus competition. He was going to win the bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, as well as silver at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, and bronze at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. Medal summary Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male,Athletics Weekly CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 MEN) http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacj.htm August 8, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101226115159/http://gbrathletics.com/ic/cacj.htm December 26, 2010 and Junior A, Female. Athletics Weekly CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 WOMEN) http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacjw.htm August 8, 2011 Male Junior A (under 20) 100 metres (4.1 m/s)Anthony Husbands TRI 10.76 wMiguel Conde VEN 10.76 wEverard Samuels JAM 10.79 w200 metres (1.8 m/s)Anthony Husbands TRI 21.37Miguel Conde VEN 21.40Hamil Grimes BAR 21.42400 metresAlexis Herrera VEN 48.00Harcourt Watson BAR 48.11Richard Ross TRI 48.93800 metresSedley Webster JAM 1:55.1Restituto Ibáñez MEX 1:55.5Trevor Small BAR 1:56.01500 metresIgnacio Melecio MEX 3:58.3Louis Charles TRI 4:02.5Osman Escobar VEN 4:04.13000 metresJosé Briano MEX 8:51.4Isaías Matías MEX 8:52.6Teodisio Perozo VEN 8:53.15000 metresJosé Briano MEX 15:05.3Pedro Santiago PUR 15:11.1Pedro Rodríguez VEN 15:11.22000 metres steeplechaseRubén Lee MEX 6:07.5Guadalupe Bárcenas MEX 6:07.6José Torres PUR 6:10.8110 metres hurdlesJesús Costa PUR 14.54Jocelyn Wynter JAM 14.64David Delgado MEX 14.82400 metres hurdlesMark Stoute BAR 55.82Jesús Costa PUR 55.83Freddy Aberdeen VEN 55.86High jumpJuan Lago MEX 1.99Owen Cunningham JAM 1.99Mariano Reyes DOM 1.84Pole vaultCarlos Zequeira PUR 4.00Tomás Lugo MEX 3.80Jorge Taylor CUB 3.70Long jumpCarmelo Martínez CUB 7.05Ray Quiñones PUR 6.85Anthony Jones TRI 6.58Triple jumpCarmelo Martínez CUB 15.58José Rivera PUR 13.82Héctor Landrau PUR 13.80Shot putSantiago Pernía VEN 13.88Joey Ward BAH 13.68Manuel Estrada MEX 13.00Discus throwLuis Delís CUB 49.02Armando Orozco CUB 39.76Orlando Figueros PUR 39.08Hammer throwArmando Orozco CUB 62.84Pedro Escalona PUR 43.12Raúl Franco VEN 40.64Javelin throwOrángel Rodríguez VEN 59.40Rafael Vélez PUR 57.48Enzo Serra VEN 53.68DecathlonJorge Taylor CUB 6253Javier Meza MEX 5653Oscar Pérez VEN 561310,000 metres track walkErnesto Canto MEX 48:34.5Marcos Castro MEX 51:36.0Juan Polido VEN 62:45.34 × 100 metres relay O. James David Green Roberts Everard Samuels 41.96 David Modeste Cyril Lewis Anthony Husbands Gary Andrews 42.10 Alexis Herrera Gómez Hipolito Brown Manuel Briceño 42.184 × 400 metres relay Anthony Meyers Anthony Lyons Searl Pascall Richard Ross 3:17.71 Ismael Castañeda César Romero Enrique Regis Alexis Herrera 3:19.54 Hamil Grimes Hardecourt Mark Stoute Trevor Small 3:21.52 Female Junior A (under 20) 100 metres (2.9 m/s)Dorothy Scott JAM 11.77 wEsther Hope TRI 12.04 wCarmeta Drummond JAM 12.07 w200 metres (3.5 m/s)Maureen Gottschalk JAM 24.29 wSandra Fournillier TRI 25.02 wAdriana Marchena VEN 25.08 w400 metresMercedes Álvarez CUB 55.90Verone Webber JAM 56.23Maureen Gottschalk JAM 56.33800 metresAdriana Marchena VEN 2:14.01Ileana Hocking PUR 2:14.04Reva Knight JAM 2:16.381500 metresIleana Hocking PUR 4:45.61C. Vinar JAM 4:51.48Cheryll Haynes BAR 4:54.08100 metres hurdles (2.0 m/s)María Ángeles Cato MEX 14.57Angela Carbonell CUB 14.83Cheryl Blackman BAR 14.94High jumpAngela Carbonell CUB 1.72Ana Rojas VEN 1.69Margarita Ávila MEX 1.69Long jumpDorothy Scott JAM 5.80Valerie Morris JAM 5.72Angela Carbonell CUB 5.61Shot putLuz Gómez MEX 11.20Lyn George TRI 10.84Zenobia Aranguibel VEN 10.10Discus throwZenobia Aranguibel VEN 34.38Luz Gómez MEX 31.38Greta Alexander TRI 28.80Javelin throwLyn George TRI 42.04Guadalupe Dávila MEX 37.12Sonia Ojeda VEN 36.80PentathlonMaría Ángeles Cato MEX 3717Maritza García CUB 3697Cheryl Blackman BAR 30384 × 100 metres relay S. White Dorothy Scott E. Williams Lola Ramsay 46.86 Ann Adams Esther Hope Sandra Fournillier Janice Bernard 47.07 Virginia Rincón Deyanira Medina Carmen Álvarez Adriana Marchena 49.034 × 400 metres relay Reva Knight Verone Webber Jackie Pusey Maureen Gottschalk 3:51.91 Drucilla Maxwell Ann Adams Jennifer Augustine Carol Charles 3:52.51 Guadelupe Gómez Araceli Arana Guadalupe García María Ángeles Cato 3:55.27 Medal table (unofficial) VEN flagu 9 8 4 7 5 4 7 3 2 5 4 13 yes 4 7 3 3 7 3 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. World Junior Athletics History WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH") http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/CCJC/CCJC1974.html August 8, 2011 An unofficial count yields the number of about 196 athletes from about 10 countries: 22em Bahamas (1) Barbados (10) Costa Rica (3) Cuba (13) Dominican Republic (4) Jamaica (21) Mexico (30) Puerto Rico (41) Trinidad and Tobago (30) Venezuela (43) References External links Official CACAC Website World Junior Athletics History Category:Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics Category:1974 in Venezuelan sport Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Venezuela Category:1974 in youth sport