The athletics competition in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Leandro Peñalver Cuba | 10.16 | Osvaldo Lara Cuba | 10.26 | Juan Núñez Dominican Republic | 10.33 |
| 200 metres | Leandro Peñalver Cuba | 20.42 | Osvaldo Lara Cuba | 20.94 | Juan Núñez Dominican Republic | 21.04 |
| 400 metres | Bert Cameron Jamaica | 45.10 | Agustín Pavó Cuba | 45.87 | Carlos Reyté Cuba | 46.34 |
| 800 metres | Alberto Juantorena Cuba | 1:45.15 | William Wuycke Venezuela | 1:45.75 | Bárbaro Serrano Cuba | 1:46.66 |
| 1500 metres | Eduardo Castro Mexico | 3:41.84 | Luis Medina Cuba | 3:41.92 | Ignacio Melesio Mexico | 3:42.03 |
| 5000 metres | Eduardo Castro Mexico | 14:11.05 | Luis Medina Cuba | 14:24.81 | Lucirio Garrido Venezuela | 14:24.94 |
| 10,000 metres | Aldo Allen Cuba | 30:13.12 | Enrique Aquino Mexico | 30:15.35 | José Alcalá Mexico | 30:28.04 |
| Marathon | Jorge González Puerto Rico | 02:26:40 | Radamés González Cuba | 02:28:12 | Miguel Cruz Mexico | 02:30:37 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Alejandro Casañas Cuba | 13.38 | Juan Saborit Cuba | 13.91 | Modesto Castillo Dominican Republic | 13.95 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Frank Montiéh Cuba | 50.64 | Jorge Batista Cuba | 50.98 | Greg Rolle Bahamas | 51.18 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | José Cobo Cuba | 8:49.52 | Lucirio Garrido Venezuela | 8:52.50 | Pedro Guibert Cuba | 8:58.08 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cuba Osvaldo Lara Alejandro Casañas Leandro Peñalver Juan Saborit | 39.15 | Jamaica Joseph Boyd Earle Laing Mark Senior Floyd Brown | 39.94 | Dominican Republic Juan Contreras Wilfredo Almonte Juan Núñez Gerardo Suero | 40.11 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Agustín Pavó Carlos Reyté Roberto Ramos Alberto Juantorena | 3:03.59 | Jamaica Floyd Brown Mark Senior Bert Cameron Karl Smith | 3:04.78 |  Trinidad and TobagoMichael Puckerin Joseph Coombs Ali St. Louis Andrew Bruce | 3:08.20 |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Ernesto Canto Mexico | 1:29:22 | Raúl González Mexico | 1:31:27 | Alfredo Garrido Cuba | 1:39:00 |
| 50 kilometre road walk | Félix Gómez Mexico | 4:05:03 | Raúl González Mexico | 4:10:34 | David Castro Cuba | 4:43:53 |
| High jump | Francisco Centelles Cuba | 2.25 | Steve Wray Bahamas | 2.17 | Clarence Saunders Bermuda | 2.17 |
| Pole vault | Rubén Camino Cuba | 5.00 | José Echevarría Cuba | 5.00 | Miguel Escoto Mexico | 4.90 |
| Long jump | Delroy Poyser Jamaica | 7.90 | Wilfredo Almonte Dominican Republic | 7.82 | Steve Hanna Bahamas | 7.80 |
| Triple jump | Steve Hanna Bahamas | 16.73 | Lázaro Betancourt Cuba | 16.64 | Jorge Reyna Cuba | 16.61 |
| Shot put | Luis Delís Cuba | 18.88 | Radai Mendoza Puerto Rico | 16.21 | Paul Ruiz Cuba | 16.14 |
| Discus throw | Luis Delís Cuba | 70.20 | Brad Cooper Bahamas | 66.72 | Juan Martínez Cuba | 62.82 |
| Hammer throw | Genovevo Morejón Cuba | 67.10 | Alfredo Luis Cuba | 66.14 | Andrés Polemil Dominican Republic | 56.14 |
| Javelin throw | Dionisio Quintana Cuba | 82.40 | Amado Morales Puerto Rico | 79.36 | Antonio González Cuba | 74.86 |
| Decathlon | Liston Bochette Puerto Rico | 7349 | Guillermo Sánchez Mexico | 7345 | Carlos Palacios Cuba | 7236 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Luisa Ferrer Cuba | 11.55 | Janice Bernard Trinidad and Tobago | 11.57 | Marie Lande Mathieu Puerto Rico | 11.63 |
| 200 metres | Luisa Ferrer Cuba | 23.44 | Angela Williams Trinidad and Tobago | 23.75 | Marie Lande Mathieu Puerto Rico | 23.83 |
| 400 metres | June Griffith Guyana | 51.89 | Mercedes Álvarez Cuba | 52.32 | Cathy Rattray Jamaica | 52.39 |
| 800 metres | Nery McKeen Cuba | 2:04.22 | Angelita Lind Puerto Rico | 2:04.24 | María Ribeaux Cuba | 2:04.47 |
| 1500 metres | Angelita Lind Puerto Rico | 4:25.94 | Sergia Martínez Cuba | 4:26.69 | Alicia Diffourt Cuba | 4:27.96 |
| 3000 metres | Sergia Martínez Cuba | 9:37.32 | Marisela Rivero Venezuela | 9:38.40 | María Cuesta Cuba | 9:41.66 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Grisel Machado Cuba | 13.18 | Marisela Peralta Dominican Republic | 14.07 | June Caddle Barbados | 14.08 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sandra Farmer Jamaica | 58.15 | Mercedes Mesa Cuba | 58.65 | Stephanie Vega Puerto Rico | 59.11 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago Gillian Forde Maxime McMillan Angela Williams Janice Bernard | 44.86 | Jamaica Verónica Findlay Cathy Rattray Anthea Johnson Jacqueline Pusey | 45.77 | Cuba Luisa Ferrer Idania Pino Ester Petitón Grisel Machado | 45.85 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Mercedes Alvarez Ana Fidelia Quirot Mercedes Mesa Nery McKeen | 3:35.22 | Puerto Rico Nilsa Paris Stephanie Vega Margaret de Jesús Marie Lande Mathieu | 3:36.52 | Jamaica Jacqueline Pusey Cathy Rattray Sandra Farmer Anthea Johnson | 3:37.86 |
| High jump | Silvia Costa Cuba | 1.90 | Angela Carbonell Cuba | 1.81 | Iraima Parra Venezuela | 1.78 |
| Long jump | Eloína Echevarría Cuba | 6.53 | Shonel Ferguson Bahamas | 6.47 | Madeline de Jesús Puerto Rico | 6.47 |
| Shot put | María Elena Sarría Cuba | 19.36 | Rosa Fernández Cuba | 17.54 | Luz Bohórquez Venezuela | 13.63 |
| Discus throw | María Cristina Betancourt Cuba | 63.76 | Carmen Romero Cuba | 61.98 | Yunaira Piña Venezuela | 46.86 |
| Javelin throw | María Caridad Colón Cuba | 62.80 | Mayra Vila Cuba | 60.22 | Marieta Riera Venezuela | 51.50 |
| Heptathlon | Elida Aveillé Cuba | 5579 | Victoria Despaigne Cuba | 5210 | Leyda Castro Dominican Republic | 5123 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 27 | 19 | 14 | 60 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 nations) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
See also
- 1982 in athletics (track and field)
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.