The athletics competition at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Medellín, Colombia.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Silvio Leonard Cuba | 10.10 | Osvaldo Lara Cuba | 10.11 | Guy Abrahams Panama | 10.20 |
| 200 metres | Silvio Leonard Cuba | 20.49 | Anthony Husbands Trinidad and Tobago | 21.00 | Guy Abrahams Panama | 21.15 |
| 400 metres | Alberto Juantorena Cuba | 44.27 | Joseph Coombs Trinidad and Tobago | 45.41 | Seymour Newman Jamaica | 46.11 |
| 800 metres | Alberto Juantorena Cuba | 1:47.23 | Gerold Pawirodikromo Suriname | 1:47.46 | Leandro Civil Cuba | 1:47.66 |
| 1500 metres | Luis Medina Cuba | 3:44.47 | Eduardo Castro Mexico | 3:45.14 | Osmán Escobar Venezuela | 3:45.89 |
| 5000 metres | Rodolfo Gómez Mexico | 13:55.08 | Domingo Tibaduiza Colombia | 13:56.88 | José Gómez Mexico | 14:27.33 |
| 10,000 metres | Rodolfo Gómez Mexico | 29:34.64 | Domingo Tibaduiza Colombia | 29:38.66 | Luis Hernández Mexico | 30:23.84 |
| Marathon | Radamés Vega Puerto Rico | 2:22:34 | Mario Cuevas Mexico | 2:23:07 | José Granajo Guatemala | 2:26:04 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Alejandro Casañas Cuba | 13.67 | Mariano Reyes Dominican Republic | 14.68 | Karl Smith Jamaica | 14.71 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Clive Bariffe Jamaica | 50.16 | Julio Ferrer Puerto Rico | 50.86 | Luis Alex Misiniak Colombia | 50.97 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | José Cobo Cuba | 8:46.39 | Carlos Martínez Mexico | 8:52.13 | Jaime Villate Colombia | 8:56.29 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago Eldwin Noel Hasely Crawford Anthony Husbands Ephraim Serrette | 39.13 | Cuba Juan Saborit Alejandro Casañas Silvio Leonard Osvaldo Lara | 39.44 | Dominican Republic Juan Contreras Gregorio García Enrique Almarante Rafael Félix | 39.62 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Clive Barriffe Oliver Heywood Floyd Brown Bert Cameron | 3:03.76 | Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Myers Michael Paul Mike Solomon Joseph Coombs | 3:05.01 | Cuba Alexis Misignak Ernesto Vinent Carlos Álvarez Alberto Juantorena | 3:05.57 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Daniel Bautista Mexico | 1:29:10 | Raúl González Mexico | 1:31:58 | Jorge Quiñones Colombia | 1:39:31 |
| High jump | Richard Spencer Cuba | 2.12 | Rodolfo Madrigal Costa Rica | 2.12 | Jamil Justiniano Puerto Rico | 2.09 |
| Pole vault | Augusto Perdomo Cuba | 5.00 | Elberto Pratt Mexico | 4.80 | Rubén Camino Cuba | 4.80 |
| Long jump | David Giralt Cuba | 7.82 | Milán Matos Cuba | 7.77 | Ron Chambers Jamaica | 7.77 |
| Triple jump | Steve Hanna Bahamas | 16.60 | Juan Velázquez Cuba | 16.43 | Alejandro Herrera Cuba | 16.10 |
| Shot put | Humberto Calvario Cuba | 17.51 | Nicolás Hernández Cuba | 17.36 | Jesús Ramos Venezuela | 16.83 |
| Discus throw | Luis Delís Cuba | 58.62 | Julián Morrinson Cuba | 58.56 | Brad Cooper Bahamas | 54.24 |
| Hammer throw | Armando Orozco Cuba | 69.86 | Genovevo Morejón Cuba | 69.14 | Luis Martínez Puerto Rico | 56.22 |
| Javelin throw | Antonio González Cuba | 78.74 | Amado Morales Puerto Rico | 70.54 | Reinaldo Patterson Cuba | 63.64 |
| Decathlon | Rigoberto Salazar Cuba | 7483 | Miguel Subarnaba Cuba | 6954 | José Montezuma Venezuela | 6842 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Silvia Chivás Cuba | 11.47 | Lelieth Hodges Jamaica | 11.63 | Isabel Taylor Cuba | 11.74 |
| 200 metres | Silvia Chivás Cuba | 23.01 | Janice Bernard Trinidad and Tobago | 24.01 | Maureen Gottshalk Jamaica | 24.42 |
| 400 metres | Aurelia Pentón Cuba | 50.56 | Beatriz Castillo Cuba | 51.27 | Helen Blake Jamaica | 53.40 |
| 800 metres | Aurelia Pentón Cuba | 2:01.38 | Charlotte Bradley Mexico | 2:03.58 | Nery McKeen Cuba | 2:04.48 |
| 1500 metres | Charlotte Bradley Mexico | 4:30.78 | Ileana Hocking Puerto Rico | 4:35.88 | Susana Herrera Mexico | 4:39.62 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Grisel Machado Cuba | 13.31 | Marisela Peralta Dominican Republic | 14.23 | Carmen Zamora Cuba | 14.29 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cuba Grisel Machado Silvia Chivás Carmen Valdés Isabel Taylor | 44.37 | Jamaica Leleith Hodges Dorothy Scott Jacqueline Pusey Maureen Gottschalk | 44.41 | Trinidad and Tobago Esther Hope Janice Bernard Joane Gardnert Rebeca | 45.13 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Ana Guibert Ana Fidelia Quirot Beatriz Castillo Aurelia Pentón | 3:31.34 | Jamaica Ruth Williams-Simpson Norma Leea Maureen Gottschalk Helen Blake | 3:41.69 | Puerto Rico Angelita Lind Ileana Hocking Madeline de Jesús Vilma Paris | 3:46.58 |
| High jump | Angela Carbonell Cuba | 1.75 | Grace Jackson Jamaica | 1.70 | Elisa Ávila Mexico | 1.65 |
| Long jump | Shonel Ferguson Bahamas | 6.41 | Ana Alexander Cuba | 6.25 | Eloína Echevarría Cuba | 6.12 |
| Shot put | Hilda Ramírez Cuba | 17.00 | Marcelina Rodríguez Cuba | 14.97 | Vicky López Puerto Rico | 13.42 |
| Discus throw | Carmen Romero Cuba | 60.54 | María Cristina Betancourt Cuba | 57.58 | Selene Saldarriaga Colombia | 41.28 |
| Javelin throw | María Caridad Colón Cuba | 63.40 | María Beltrán Cuba | 54.86 | Guadalupe López Mexico | 49.80 |
| Pentathlon | Elida Aveillé Cuba | 3636 | Alix Castillo Venezuela | 3625 | Laura Vázquez Mexico | 3511 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 27 | 13 | 9 | 49 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Bahamas (BAH) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 nations) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
References
- Montesinos, Enrique (2013). "The Oldest Regional Games: Central American & Caribbean Sports Games" (PDF). CACSO. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- "Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)". GBR Athletics.
- "Central American and Caribbean Games (Women)". GBR Athletics.