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1978 Xalapa ↗ 1982 Bridgetown All 20 editions

Americas Continental championships · since 1974

1980 CAC U20 Championships

Nassau, Bahamas 22–25 Aug 1980

events: 37
medals awarded: 111
nations on the podium: 12
world records: 0

Podiums

Sprints

100m

1

Scott Ferguson (1962) 10.4

2

Leroy Reid 10.8

3

Gary Hitchins 10.9

Sprints

200m

1

Leroy Reid 21.1

2

Scott Ferguson (1962) 21.7

3

Ron Sobers 21.8

Sprints

400m

1

Ruben Diaz 48.4

2

Phil Lewis 48.5

3

Oswaldo Zea 48.8

Middle & long

800m

1

Luis Lizardi 1:54.4

2

Angel Roman 1:55.2

3

Steve Wright 1:55.9

Middle & long

1500m

1

Arturo Barrios 3:49.8

2

Jose Castillo 3:49.9

3

Angel Roman 3:51.1

Middle & long

5000m

1

Arturo Barrios 14:26.4

2

Jesus Herrera 14:27.4

3

Wilbur Ferdinand 15:21.8

Middle & long

10,000m

1

Arturo Barrios 31:20.4

2

Alonso Reyes 31:46.5

3

Alfonso Cara 32:11.4

Middle & long

3000m steeplechase

1

Jesus Herrera 9:27.8

2

Jose Martinez 9:34.8

3

Hector Arroyo 9:38.5

Hurdles

110m hurdles

1

Modesto Castillo 14.0

2

Rodrigo Casar (1963) 14.5

3

Wilfredo Santiago 14.7

Hurdles

400m hurdles

1

Wilfredo Santiago 53.4

2

Ludrick Trusty 54.6

3

John Pugh 54.7

Jumps

High jump

1

Steve Wray 2.21

2

Delroy Poyser 2.06

3

Juan Morales 2.00

Jumps

Pole vault

1

Edgardo Villalobos 4.01

2

Steve Wray 3.80

3

Avardio Ferguson 3.10

Jumps

Long jump

1

Lester Benjamin 7.01

2

Aurelio Rivera 6.98

3

Juan Gonzalez 6.62

Jumps

Triple jump

1

Brad Johnson 15.27

2

Norbert Elliott 15.16

3

Francisco Olivares 15.01

Throws

Shot put

1

Joaquin Vila 16.32

2

Allister Joseph 15.37

3

Allan Silber 15.15

Throws

Discus throw

1

Allister Joseph 40.94

2

Alexis Lynch 39.98

3

Alberto Romero 39.68

Throws

Hammer throw

1

Felipe Martin 54.56

2

Guillermo Ramirez 53.34

3

Luis Colon 49.86

Throws

Javelin throw

1

Hector Hemmings 60.28

2

Frank Elias 55.58

3

Javier Irizarry 54.38

Race walks

10,000m race walk

1

Eduardo Linares 45:04.1

2

Victor Sanchez 47:12.0

3

Ramon Muniz 48:06.4

Combined

Decathlon

1

Rafael Lopez 6470

2

Jose Aguirre 6470

3

Juan Sanchez 5174

Relays

4x100m

1

Jamaica

42.1

2

Venezuela

42.4

3

Trinidad & Tobago

42.4

Relays

4x400m

1

Puerto Rico

3:14.9

2

Venezuela

3:15.3

3

Jamaica

3:18.0

Medal table

12 nations · 111 medals

#	Nation				Total	Share
1	Mexico MEX	12	6	10	28
2	Puerto Rico PUR	5	2	9	16
3	Antigua & Barbuda ANT	4	0	1	5
4	Bahamas BAH	3	10	7	20
5	Jamaica JAM	3	5	1	9
6	Guyana GUY	3	2	0	5
7	Trinidad & Tobago TTO	2	2	4	8
8	Bermuda BER	2	0	0	2
9	Venezuela VEN	1	10	4	15
10	Dominican Republic DOM	1	0	0	1
11	Panama PAN	1	0	0	1
12	Costa Rica CRC	0	0	1	1