1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics
| I Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | |
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| Host city |
Maracaibo, Venezuela  |
| Date(s) | 12–15 December |
| Level | Junior |
| Participation |
about 196 athletes from 10 nations |
| Events | 36 |
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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,[1] and Junior A, Female.[2]
Male Junior A (under 20)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (4.1 m/s) |
 | 10.76 w | | 10.76 w |  | 10.79 w |
| 200 metres (1.8 m/s) |
| 21.37 | | 21.40 |  | 21.42 |
| 400 metres | | 48.00 | | 48.11 | | 48.93 |
| 800 metres | | 1:55.1 |  | 1:55.5 | | 1:56.0 |
| 1500 metres | | 3:58.3 | | 4:02.5 | | 4:04.1 |
| 3000 metres | | 8:51.4 | | 8:52.6 | | 8:53.1 |
| 5000 metres | | 15:05.3 |  | 15:11.1 | | 15:11.2 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | | 6:07.5 | | 6:07.6 | | 6:10.8 |
| 110 metres hurdles | | 14.54 | | 14.64 | | 14.82 |
| 400 metres hurdles | | 55.82 | | 55.83 | | 55.86 |
| High jump | | 1.99 | | 1.99 |  | 1.84 |
| Pole vault | | 4.00 | | 3.80 |  | 3.70 |
| Long jump | | 7.05 | | 6.85 | | 6.58 |
| Triple jump | | 15.58 | | 13.82 | | 13.80 |
| Shot put | | 13.88 |  | 13.68 | | 13.00 |
| Discus throw | | 49.02 | | 39.76 | | 39.08 |
| Hammer throw | | 62.84 | | 43.12 | | 40.64 |
| Javelin throw | | 59.40 | | 57.48 | | 53.68 |
| Decathlon | | 6253 | | 5653 | | 5613 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | | 48:34.5 | | 51:36.0 | | 62:45.3 |
| 4 × 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 | 42.18 |
| 4 × 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)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (2.9 m/s) |
| 11.77 w | | 12.04 w | | 12.07 w |
| 200 metres (3.5 m/s) |
| 24.29 w | | 25.02 w | | 25.08 w |
| 400 metres | | 55.90 | | 56.23 | | 56.33 |
| 800 metres | | 2:14.01 | | 2:14.04 | | 2:16.38 |
| 1500 metres | | 4:45.61 | | 4:51.48 | | 4:54.08 |
| 100 metres hurdles (2.0 m/s) |
| 14.57 | | 14.83 | | 14.94 |
| High jump | | 1.72 | | 1.69 | | 1.69 |
| Long jump | | 5.80 | | 5.72 | | 5.61 |
| Shot put | | 11.20 | | 10.84 | | 10.10 |
| Discus throw | | 34.38 | | 31.38 | | 28.80 |
| Javelin throw | | 42.04 | | 37.12 | | 36.80 |
| Pentathlon | | 3717 | | 3697 | | 3038 |
| 4 × 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 | 49.03 |
| 4 × 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 Cato | 3:55.27 |
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (VEN)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 5 | | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 nations) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 | |
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.[3] An unofficial count yields the number of about 196 athletes from about 10 countries:
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References
- ↑ "CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 MEN)", Athletics Weekly, archived from the original on December 24, 2010, retrieved August 8, 2011
- ↑ "CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 WOMEN)", Athletics Weekly, retrieved August 8, 2011
- ↑ World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), retrieved August 8, 2011