1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, Venezuela between 26–29 July.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Don Quarrie Jamaica	10.2 =CR	José Triana Cuba	10.2	Carl Lawson Jamaica	10.2
200 metres	Don Quarrie Jamaica	20.1w	Silvio Leonard Cuba	20.3w	Pablo Bandomo Cuba	20.4w
400 metres	Alberto Juantorena Cuba	46.4 CR	Pedro Ferrer Puerto Rico	46.6	Víctor Patínez Venezuela	47.2
800 metres	Leandro Civil Cuba	1:49.8	Luis Medina Cuba	1:49.8	Leotulfo Jiménez Venezuela	1:50.7
1500 metres	Antonio Colón Puerto Rico	3:45.9 CR	Jesús Barrero Colombia	3:47.2	Carlos Báez Puerto Rico	3:47.6
5000 metres	Víctor Mora Colombia	14:04.2 CR	Mario Pérez Mexico	14:06.8	Rafael Palomares Mexico	14:19.6
10000 metres	Víctor Mora Colombia	29:56.4 CR	Pedro Miranda Mexico	29:56.6	Luis Haro Mexico	29:58.2
Half marathon	Mario Cuevas Mexico	1:05:07 CR	Martín Pabón Colombia	1:05:56	Santiago Barón Colombia	1:06:10
3000 metres steeplechase	Antonio Villanueva Mexico	8:49.4 CR	Rigoberto Mendoza Cuba	8:52.6	Víctor Mora Colombia	8:58.2
110 metres hurdles	Juan Morales Cuba	13.7w	Guillermo Núñez Cuba	13.8w	Enrique Rendón Venezuela	14.4w
400 metres hurdles	Julio Ferrer Puerto Rico	51.9 CR	Fabio Zúñiga Colombia	52.0	Juan García Cuba	53.1
High jump	Richard Spencer Cuba	2.06 CR	Amado Olaguiber Cuba	2.03	Pedro Yequez Venezuela	2.03
Pole vault	Jorge Palacios Cuba	4.85 CR	Roberto Moré Cuba	4.85	Ciro Valdés Colombia	4.60
Long jump	Milán Matos Cuba	7.68 CR	Efraín Malberty Cuba	7.34	Wilfredo Maisonave Puerto Rico	7.28
Triple jump	Juvenal Pérez Cuba	15.79	Gerry Swan Bermuda	15.57	Edgar Moreno Venezuela	15.56
Shot put	José Carreño Venezuela	15.94	Benigno Hodelín Cuba	15.78	Silván Hemming Cuba	15.72
Discus throw	Julián Morrinson Cuba	57.58 CR	Javier Moreno Cuba	53.86	Ignacio Reinosa Puerto Rico	49.12
Hammer throw	Víctor Suárez Cuba	62.50	William Silén Puerto Rico	59.08	Pedro Garbey Cuba	59.08
Javelin throw	Raúl Fernández Cuba	74.90	Amado Morales Puerto Rico	70.94	Héctor Vinent Cuba	70.24
Decathlon	Jesús Mirabal Cuba	7315 CR	Rigoberto Salazar Cuba	7035	Celso Aragón Colombia	6841
4 × 100 metres relay	Jamaica	39.9	Cuba	40.2	Trinidad and Tobago	41.1
4 × 400 metres relay	Jamaica	3:09.4	Cuba	3:10.1	Venezuela	3:10.4

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Silvia Chivás Cuba	11.4 CR	Carmen Valdés Cuba	11.6	Laura Pierre Trinidad and Tobago	11.9
200 metres	Silvia Chivás Cuba	23.5w	Asunción Acosta Cuba	23.9w	Ruth Williams Jamaica	23.9w
400 metres	Aurelia Pentón Cuba	53.5 =CR	Asunción Acosta Cuba	53.7	Lorna Forde Barbados	54.9
800 metres	Charlotte Bradley Mexico	2:05.8 CR	Zeneida de la Cruz Dominican Republic	2:06.9	Enriqueta Nava Mexico	2:07.7
1500 metres	Enriqueta Nava Mexico	4:26.3 CR	Charlotte Bradley Mexico	4:35.1	Melquises Fonseca Cuba	4:37.3
100 metres hurdles	Marlene Elejalde Cuba	13.9	Andrea Bruce Jamaica	14.4	Mercedes Román Mexico	14.4
200 metres hurdles	Marlene Elejalde Cuba	28.0w	Raquel Martínez Cuba	29.1w	Alix Castillo Venezuela	30.7w
High jump	Andrea Bruce Jamaica	1.71	Marima Rodríguez Cuba	1.69	Angela Carbonell Cuba	1.67
Long jump	Marcia Garbey Cuba	6.04	Ana Alexander Cuba	6.02	Ana Maquilón Colombia	5.46
Shot put	Hilda Ramírez Cuba	14.28 CR	Celeste Kindelán Cuba	14.02	Patricia Andrus Venezuela	12.88
Discus throw	Carmen Romero Cuba	52.46	María Cristina Betancourt Cuba	47.92	Patricia Andrus Venezuela	39.88
Javelin throw	Tomasa Núñez Cuba	51.62	Milagros Bayard Cuba	47.04	Gladys González Venezuela	45.52
Pentathlon	Lucía Duquet Cuba	3807	Mercedes Román Mexico	3729	Angela Carbonell Cuba	3629
4 × 100 metres relay	Cuba	45.9	Jamaica	48.4	Netherlands Antilles	48.6
4 × 400 metres relay	Cuba	3:42.1	Barbados	3:51.0	Mexico	3:56.9

Medal table

1	Cuba	23	22	8	53
2	Jamaica	5	2	2	9
3	Mexico	4	4	5	13
4	Colombia	2	3	5	10
5	Puerto Rico	2	3	3	8
6	Venezuela	1	0	10	11
7	Barbados	0	1	1	2
8	Dominican Republic	0	1	0	1
	Bermuda	0	1	0	1
10	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	2	2
11	Netherlands Antilles	0	0	1	1

External links

• Men Results – GBR Athletics
• Women Results – GBR Athletics