1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1997 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico between 26–28 June.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Luis Pérez Cuba	10.28	Jason Shelton Jamaica	10.29	Carlos Villaseñor Mexico	10.46
200 metres	Iván García Cuba	20.38 CR	Elston Cawley Jamaica	20.85	Troy Douglas Bermuda	20.88
400 metres	Danny McFarlane Jamaica	45.47	Linval Laird Jamaica	45.49	Dennis Darling Bahamas	46.05
800 metres	Norberto Téllez Cuba	1:47.78	Mario Watson Jamaica	1:47.86	Alex Morgan Jamaica	1:48.57
1500 metres	Héctor Torres Mexico	3:47.23	José López Venezuela	3:47.92	Terrance Armstrong Bermuda	3:51.92
5000 metres	Herder Vásquez Colombia	14:07.41	Víctor Rodríguez Mexico	14:08.77	Juan Díaz Venezuela	14:22.01
10000 metres	Herder Vásquez Colombia	30:21.94	Jacinto López Colombia	30:24.21	Germán Beltrán Venezuela	30:27.94
Half marathon	Víctor Rodríguez Mexico	1:07:07	Carlos Grisales Colombia	1:07:39	Pamenos Ballantyne Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1:08:25
3000 metres steeplechase	Félix Ladera Venezuela	8:48.85	Salvador Miranda Mexico	8:50.29	Néstor Nieves Venezuela	8:50.46
110 metres hurdles	Erik Batte Cuba	13.70w	Yoel Hernández Cuba	13.74w	Maurice Wignall Jamaica	13.78w
400 metres hurdles	Dinsdale Morgan Jamaica	49.28	Kemel Thompson Jamaica	49.77	José Pérez Cuba	50.92
High jump	Gilmar Mayo Colombia	2.25	Julio Luciano Dominican Republic	2.15	Fred Valentin Martinique	2.10
Pole vault	Alberto Manzano Cuba	5.40	Edgar Díaz Puerto Rico	5.30	Jorge Tienda Mexico	4.90
Long jump	Iván Pedroso Cuba	8.54w	Jaime Jefferson Cuba	8.01w	Craig Hepburn Bahamas	7.93w
Triple jump	Jérôme Romain Dominica	17.53w	Yoel García Cuba	17.28w	Brian Wellman Bermuda	17.03w
Shot put	Yojer Medina Venezuela	18.11	José Rosario Puerto Rico	17.49	Yosvany Obregón Cuba	17.16
Discus throw	Alexis Elizalde Cuba	64.28	Jean-Claude Retel Guadeloupe	58.18	Frank Casañas Cuba	55.32
Hammer throw	Alberto Sánchez Cuba	72.10	Yosvany Suárez Cuba	69.90	Guillermo Guzmán Mexico	67.10
Javelin throw	Emetrio González Cuba	81.66 CR	Isbel Luaces Cuba	73.80	Daniel Alonzo Dominican Republic	65.80
Decathlon	Eugenio Balanqué Cuba	7633	William Gallardo Cuba	6973	Eladio Farfán Venezuela	5818
20000 m track walk	Julio Martínez Guatemala	1:26:24.40 CR	Querubín Moreno Colombia	1:28:38.96	Alejandro López Mexico	1:29:08.00
4 × 100 metres relay	Cuba	39.18	Jamaica	39.7	Bahamas	39.85
4 × 400 metres relay	Jamaica Garth Robinson Linval Laird Dennis Blake Danny McFarlane	3:01.42 CR	Cuba	3:04.50	Bahamas	3:09.15

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Debbie Ferguson Bahamas	11.29	Beverly Grant Jamaica	11.31	Heather Samuel Antigua and Barbuda	11.38
200 metres	Idalmis Bonne Cuba	23.24	Felipa Palacios Colombia	23.36	Heather Samuel Antigua and Barbuda	23.73
400 metres	Julia Duporty Cuba	51.96	Idalmis Bonne Cuba	52.01	Tonique Williams Bahamas	52.38
800 metres	Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba	1:59.01 CR	Mairelín Fuentes Cuba	2:03.36	Dawn Williams-Sewer Dominica	2:03.60
1500 metres	Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba	4:18.00 CR	Mardrea Hyman Jamaica	4:21.31	Yesenia Centeno Cuba	4:23.72
5000 metres	Susana A. Díaz Mexico	16:31.87 CR	Sonia Betancourt Mexico	17:02.95	Evelyn Rojas Costa Rica	17:48.59
10000 metres	Stella Castro Colombia	34:34.67	Iglandini González Colombia	37:06.50	Elsa Monterroso Guatemala	36:57.30
Half marathon	Stella Castro Colombia	1:17:15	Iglandini González Colombia	1:22:06	Maribel Burgos Puerto Rico	1:24:43
100 metres hurdles	Aliuska López Cuba	13.19	Patrina Allen Jamaica	13.26	Andrea Blackett Barbados	13.44
400 metres hurdles	Andrea Blackett Barbados	55.64 CR	Daimí Pernía Cuba	56.14	Tanya Jarrett Jamaica	57.73
High jump	Niurka Lussón Cuba	1.81	Karen Beautle Jamaica	1.81	Romary Rifka Mexico	1.79
Pole vault	Eva Vázquez Puerto Rico	3.25 CR	Lorena Espinoza Mexico	3.25	Estrella Martínez Mexico	2.50
Long jump	Nadine Caster Martinique	6.56	Jackie Edwards Bahamas	6.52	Elisa Pérez Dominican Republic	6.28
Triple jump	Olga Cepero Cuba	14.14w	Yamilé Aldama Cuba	14.12w	Cherita Howard Barbados	12.94w
Shot put	Herminia Fernández Cuba	17.36	Christelle Bornil Martinique	15.10	María Mercedes Dominican Republic	13.38
Discus throw	Bárbara Hechevarría Cuba	57.42	Maritza Martén Cuba	57.06	Christelle Bornil Martinique	47.32
Hammer throw	María Eugenia Villamizar Colombia	53.82 CR	Nancy Guillén El Salvador	52.98	Violeta Guzmán Mexico	52.70
Javelin throw	Osleidys Menéndez Cuba	63.08	Laverne Eve Bahamas	58.16	Sabina Moya Colombia	55.94
Heptathlon	Zorobabelia Córdoba Colombia	5503	Lisa Wright Jamaica	5491	Osiris Pedroso Cuba	5210
10000 m track walk	Graciela Mendoza Mexico	47:43.99	Oslaidis Cruz Cuba	48:32.09t	Liliana Bermeo Colombia	48:50.27
4 × 100 metres relay	Bahamas	44.00 CR	Colombia	44.29	Cuba	44.73
4 × 400 metres relay	Cuba	3:29.30	Jamaica	3:32.28	Puerto Rico	3:39.07

Medal table

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	22	13	6	41
2	Colombia	7	7	2	16
3	Mexico	4	4	7	15
4	Jamaica	3	12	3	18
5	Bahamas	2	2	4	8
6	Venezuela	2	1	4	7
7	Puerto Rico	1	2	2	5
8	Martinique	1	1	2	4
9	Barbados	1	0	3	4
10	Dominica	1	0	1	2
	Guatemala	1	0	1	2
12	Dominican Republic	0	1	3	4
13	El Salvador	0	1	0	1
	Guadeloupe	0	1	0	1
15	Bermuda	0	0	3	3
16	Antigua and Barbuda	0	0	2	2
17	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0	1	1
	Costa Rica	0	0	1	1

External links

• Men Results – GBR Athletics
• Women Results – GBR Athletics