1976 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

II Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships 200px Xalapa, Mexico Mexico 26–29 August 11 about 127 (80 junior, 47 youth) 57 (36 junior, 21 youth) Junior (and Youth?) 1974 Maracaibo 1978 Xalapa The 2nd Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Xalapa, Mexico, on 26–29 August 1976. The city was already the host of the inaugural CAC senior championships in May, 1967. Although one website states:"Under 17 events were first included on the programme of the biennial Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in 1978," Athletics Weekly CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 17) http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacy.htm August 11, 2011 another website displays also results for under-17 events in 1976. Event summary In the junior (U-20) category, Cuba won most gold medals (11), while host country Mexico was the overall leader in total medals (30). In the under-20 men category, both Luis Alex Misiniak and David Giralt from Cuba won 3 golds (110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay) and (Long jump, Triple jump, 4 × 100 m relay), respectively. Another Cuban fellow, Juan Martínez and Bahamian Rickey Moxey won two golds each (Shot put, Discus Throw) and (100m, 200m) respectively. In the under-20 women category, Ileana Hocking from Puerto Rico, who won already a gold (1500m) and a silver medal (800m) at the 1974 championships in Maracaibo, Venezuela, gained a total of 5 medals, 4 golds (800m, 1500m, 4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and one bronze (400m). Ann Adams from Trinidad and Tobago gained 3 golds (100m, 200m, 100m hurdles), whereas Esther Vega from Puerto Rico won two golds (4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and two silvers (400m, 100m hurdles), and Jennifer Swanston from Barbados won two golds (Long jump, Pentathlon). Ernesto Canto from Mexico, future gold medallist in the men's 20 kilometre walk event at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, defended his title and gained the gold medal in the 10,000 metres track walk event. And María Caridad Colón from Cuba, future gold medallist in Javelin Throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union, won gold in Javelin Throw and bronze in the Shot Put event. 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 metresRickey Moxey BAH 10.53AAndré Bruce TRI 10.64AEuclides Bell CUB 10.65A200 metresRickey Moxey BAH 21.76AEuclides Bell CUB 21.92AWilliam Rodríguez PUR 21.97A400 metresClyde Edwards BAR 48.28AJuan de Jesús PUR 49.17AAlejandro Rincón DOM 49.24A800 metresWilliam Wuycke VEN 1:53.58AOsmán Escobar VEN 1:55.46AWilliam Sanders PUR 1:56.72A1500 metresCarlos Víctorino MEX 4:04.5AFrancisco Silva MEX 4:05.1AAníbal Rivera PUR 4:05.8A5000 metresFrancisco Rojas MEX 15:16.0AHumberto Alba MEX 15:16.4AAlberto Santos PUR 15:16.6A10,000 metresPedro Santiago PUR 31:36.4AVíctor Gil VEN 31:55.0AAlberto Santos PUR 32:10.4A3000 metres steeplechaseJuan Zetina MEX 9:10.8AVíctor Gil VEN 9:42.8AAlberto Santos PUR 9:48.6A110 metres hurdlesLuis Alex Misiniak CUB 14.18ANelson Rodríguez VEN 14.81AMiguel Mora PUR 15.03A400 metres hurdlesLuis Alex Misiniak CUB 53.84APedro Gilberto PUR 54.34ANelson Rodríguez VEN 54.76AHigh jumpVíctor Romero MEX 1.90AGerald Wilson BAH 1.83AArnold Mongé CRC 1.83APole vaultRamón Sequeira PUR 4.10AElías Minián MEX 3.55AJesús Figueroa MEX 3.25ALong jumpDavid Giralt CUB 7.46ARay Quiñones PUR 7.40AHeriberto Battista PUR 7.04ATriple jumpDavid Giralt CUB 16.25ASteve Hanna BAH 14.72AJorge García MEX 14.08AShot putJuan Martínez CUB 15.98AAlberto Santiago PUR 14.95AJavier Cunningham VEN 13.73ADiscus throwJuan Martínez CUB 53.98ASantiago Pernía VEN 39.43ARafael Vélez PUR 36.86AHammer throwAndrés Polemil DOM 48.35ARey Santiago PUR 44.53AMiguel Juárez MEX 42.65AJavelin throwRafael Vélez PUR 58.07AStokeley Dean TRI 51.83AManuel Torres MEX 51.22ADecathlonJavier Meza MEX 6024ARey Quiñones PUR 5996AGustavo Rivera MEX 5643A10,000 metres track walkErnesto Canto MEX 46:18.6ARudy Castillo DOM 50:41.8ARafael Hernández MEX 52:15.2A4 × 100 metres relay Calbo Luis Alex Misiniak Euclides Bell David Giralt 42.44A Juan de Jesús Juan Rodríguez Miguel Mora William Rodríguez 42.49A 43.19A4 × 400 metres relay 3:19.11A 3:23.09A 3:28.15A Female Junior A (under 20) 100 metresAnn Adams TRI 12.10AChristine Barr BAH 12.16AMarta Zulueta CUB 12.19A200 metresAnn Adams TRI 25.00ALuisa Gilbert CUB 25.42AGuadalupe García MEX 25.61A400 metresLuisa Gilbert CUB 56.98AEsther Vega PUR 57.34AIleana Hocking PUR 57.63A800 metresIleana Hocking PUR 2:13.38ACélia Cruz MEX 2:17.31ADiane Nancis TRI 2:19.61A1500 metresIleana Hocking PUR 4:51.0ACristina Estrello MEX 4:58.0ACélia Cruz MEX 5:02.6A100 metres hurdlesAnn Adams TRI 14.80AEsther Vega PUR 15.19ALorenza Orendaín MEX 15.92AHigh jumpReina Mateu CUB 1.75AAna Rojas VEN 1.66AMaricela Vázquez MEX 1.60ALong jumpJennifer Swanston BAR 5.23ALorenza Orendaín MEX 5.10AAna Monroy ESA 4.93AShot putLucy Russel BAH 12.40AOlimpia Figueroa CUB 12.19AMaría Caridad Colón CUB 10.60ADiscus throwOlimpia Figueroa CUB 38.29AJoan Jackson TRI 34.14AGuadalupe Téllez MEX 33.41AJavelin throwMaría Caridad Colón CUB 46.13AMartha Blanco MEX 42.50AEva Palacios MEX 33.98APentathlonJennifer Swanston BAR 3219ALaura Vázquez MEX 3038ALorenza Orendaín MEX 2978A4 × 100 metres relay Lesbia Maldonado Angelita Lind Ileana Hocking Stephanie Vega 49.72A 52.07A 4 × 400 metres relay Lesbia Maldonado Angelita Lind Stephanie Vega Ileana Hocking 3:57.38A Célia Cruz Lorenza Orendaín Guadalupe García A. Figueroa 4:02.33A 4:21.33A Boys under 17 (Youth) 100 metresEric Berrie BAR 10.88Linton Williams TRI 11.14Juan Falconier MEX 11.15400 metresJuan Rodríguez PUR 49.74Donald Alfon TRI ??Colin O'Brien TRI ??2000 metres steeplechaseAgustin Flores MEX 6:15.96Carmelo Hernández PUR 6:25.83Nelson Castillo MEX 6:42.76300 metres hurdlesMarcos Wimbert MEX 41.0Alfredo Reyes PUR ??Venancio Herrera VEN ??High jumpColin Thompson BAH 1.87Ricardo Campbell CRC 1.84Carlos Casar MEX 1.78Long jumpAnthony Capron BAH 6.63 Gabriel Gil MEX 6.20 Carlos Falconier MEX 6.08 Triple jumpColin Thompson BAH 12.80 Ricardo Campbell CRC 12.57 Xavier Pérez MEX 12.11 Shot putEric Rodríguez PUR 14.37 Agustin Álvarez MEX 13.38 Discus throwRafael Arañaga VEN 43.49 Eric Rodríguez PUR 41.74 Agustin Álvarez MEX 39.77 PentathlonRicardo Costas PUR 2555 Eric Berrie BAR 2214 Carlos Coronado MEX 2214 5000 metres WalkHoracio Ibañez MEX 25:32.4Fernando Bravo MEX 26:27.8 4 × 100 metres relay López Martínez Martínez Juan Falconier 43.51 ?? ?? Girls under 17 (Youth) 100 metresEsther Hope TRI 11.90Donna Listrop TRI 12.41Maria Vizcarra MEX 12.46400 metresEugene Green BAH 57.33Gouldine Slaron BAR 57.88Nieves Smith TRI 58.92100 metres hurdlesLaura Maldonado MEX 15.30Alma Preciado MEX 16.01Nereyda Blanco PAN 17.17High jumpMaria Emilia Lenk MEX 1.45Maria Burgeno MEX 1.45Ana Hidalgo PUR 1.45Shot putJuana Martínez MEX 11.26 Irma Arrellano MEX 10.75 Discus throwMonica Avalos MEX 31.97 Claudia Fabela MEX 27.97 Wanda Carmona PUR 18.40 Javelin throwBlanca Herrera MEX 30.54 Leticia Abundis MEX 30.15 PentathlonAlma Preciado MEX 3040 Laura Maldonado MEX 2778 4 × 100 metres relay 47.84 49.45 Medal table (unofficial) MEX 16 20 22 yes 11 12 14 11 3 3 7 3 0 5 7 3 4 2 0 2 6 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 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/CCJC1976.html August 8, 2011 An unofficial count yields the number of about 127 athletes from about 11 countries: 22em Bahamas (8) Barbados (4) Costa Rica (2) Cuba (11) Dominican Republic (3) El Salvador (2) Mexico México (50) Panama Panamá (1) Puerto Rico (26) Trinidad and Tobago (11) Venezuela (9) References External links Official CACAC Website World Junior Athletics History Category:Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Mexico Category:1976 in Mexican sports Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships Category:1976 in youth sport