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1995 Guatemala City ↗ 1999 Bridgetown All 24 editions

Americas Continental championships · since 1967

1997 CACAC Champs

San Juan, Puerto Rico 26–28 Jun 1997

events: 45
medals awarded: 135
nations on the podium: 18
world records: 0

Podiums

Sprints

100m

wind +1.4

1

Luis Alberto Perez Rionda 10.28

2

Jason Shelton 10.29

3

Carlos Villasenor 10.46

Sprints

200m

wind +1.9

1

Ivan Garcia CR 20.38

2

Elston Cawley 20.85

3

Troy Douglas 20.88

Sprints

400m

1

Danny McFarlane 45.47

2

Linval Laird 45.49

3

Dennis Darling 46.05

Middle & long

800m

1

Norberto Tellez 1:47.78

2

Mario Watson 1:47.86

3

Alex Morgan 1:48.57

Middle & long

1500m

1

Hector Torres 3:47.23

2

Jose Gregorio Lopez 3:47.92

3

Terrance Armstrong 3:51.92

Middle & long

5000m

1

Herder Vasquez 14:07.41

2

Victor Rodriguez 14:08.77

3

Juan Diaz (II) 14:22.01

Middle & long

10,000m

1

Herder Vasquez 30:21.94

2

Jacinto Lopez 30:24.21

3

German Beltran 30:27.94

Road

Half marathon

1

Victor Rodriguez 1:07:07

2

Carlos Grisales 1:07:39

3

Pamenos Ballantyne 1:08:25

Middle & long

3000m steeplechase

1

Felix Ladera 8:48.85

2

Salvador Miranda 8:50.29

3

Nestor Nieves 8:50.46

Hurdles

110m hurdles

wind +3.0

1

Erick Batte Herrera 13.70

2

Yoel Hernandez 13.74

3

Maurice Wignall 13.78

Hurdles

400m hurdles

1

Dinsdale Morgan 49.28

2

Kemel Thompson 49.77

3

Jose Perez 50.92

Jumps

High jump

1

Gilmar Mayo 2.25

2

Julio Luciano 2.15

3

Fred Valentin 2.10

Jumps

Pole vault

1

Alberto Manzano 5.40

2

Edgar Diaz 5.30

3

Jorge Tienda 4.90

Jumps

Long jump

1

Ivan Pedroso 8.54 +4.0

2

Jaime Jefferson 8.01 +5.2

3

Craig Hepburn 7.93 +2.9

Jumps

Triple jump

1

Jerome Romain All attempts - windy 17.53 +4.2

2

Yoel Garcia All attempts - windy 17.28 +3.7

3

Brian Wellman All attempts - windy 17.03 +3.3

Throws

Shot put

1

Yojer Enrique Medina 18.11

2

Jose Rosario 17.49

3

Yosvany Obregon 17.16

Throws

Discus throw

1

Alexis Elizalde 64.28

2

Jean-Claude Retel 58.18

3

Frank Casanas 55.32

Throws

Hammer throw

1

Alberto Sanchez 72.10

2

Yosvany Suarez 69.90

3

Guillermo Guzman 67.10

Throws

Javelin throw

1

Emeterio Gonzalez CR 81.66

2

Isbel Luaces 73.80

3

Daniel Alonzo 65.80

Race walks

20,000m race walk

1

Julio Martinez CR 1:26:24.40

2

Querubin Moreno 1:28:38.96

3

Alejandro Lopez 1:29:08.00

Combined

Decathlon

1

Eugenio Balanque 7633

2

William Gallardo 6973

3

Eladio Farfan 5818

Relays

4x100m

1

Cuba 39.18

2

Jamaica 39.70

3

Bahamas 39.85

Relays

4x400m

1

Jamaica CR 3:01.42

2

Cuba 3:04.50

3

Bahamas 3:09.15

Medal table

18 nations · 135 medals

#	Nation				Total	Share
1	Cuba CUB	22	13	6	41
2	Colombia COL	7	7	2	16
3	Mexico MEX	4	4	7	15
4	Jamaica JAM	3	12	3	18
5	Bahamas BAH	2	2	5	9
6	Venezuela VEN	2	1	4	7
7	Puerto Rico PUR	1	2	2	5
8	Martinique MRT	1	1	2	4
9	Barbados BAR	1	0	2	3
10	Dominica DMA	1	0	1	2
11	Guatemala GUA	1	0	1	2
12	Dominican Republic DOM	0	1	3	4
13	El Salvador ESA	0	1	0	1
14	Guadeloupe GUD	0	1	0	1
15	Bermuda BER	0	0	3	3
16	Antigua & Barbuda ANT	0	0	2	2
17	Costa Rica CRC	0	0	1	1
18	St. Vincent & The Grenadines VIN	0	0	1	1

Records set

12 CR

CR Ivan Garcia 200m · Men 20.38
CR Emeterio Gonzalez Javelin throw · Men 81.66
CR Julio Martinez 20,000m race walk · Men 1:26:24.40
CR Jamaica 4x400m · Men 3:01.42
CR Ana Fidelia Quirot 800m · Women 1:59.01
CR Ana Fidelia Quirot 1500m · Women 4:18.00
CR Susana Diaz 5000m · Women 16:31.87
CR Andrea Blackett 400m hurdles · Women 55.64
CR= Eva Vazquez Pole vault · Women 3.25
CR= Lorena Espinoza Pole vault · Women 3.25
CR Maria Eugenia Villamizar Hammer throw · Women 53.82
CR Bahamas 4x100m · Women 44.00