The athletics competition in the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games was held between 18 and 25 August at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.
Women's long jump was contested for the first time at the Games.
Medal summary
Men's events 100 metresTom Robinson 10.41Rafael Romero 10.47Arquímedes Herrera 10.49200 metresRafael Romero 21.0Arquímedes Herrera 21.3Edwin Roberts 21.4400 metresGeorge Kerr 45.9 Hortensio Fucil 47.3Malcolm Spence 47.4800 metresGeorge Kerr 1:51.0 Melville Spence 1:53.0José Neira 1:54.81500 metresÁlvaro Mejía 3:51.4 Ralph Gomes 3:52.5José Neira 3:52.65000 metresEligio Galicia 14:46.6 Marciano Castillo 15:06.2Felipe Prado 15:11.010,000 metresEligio Galicia 30:55.2 Asencio Escalona 31:40.8Marciano Castillo 31:44.4Half marathonHernán Barreneche 1:11:49Fidel Negrete 1:12:27Víctor Peralta 1:13:21110 metres hurdlesLázaro Betancourt 14.2 Heriberto Cruz 14.5Lancelot Bobb 14.7400 metres hurdlesVíctor Maldonado 51.6 Juan Montes 53.0Jorge Cumberbatch 53.23000 metre steeplechaseErasmo Prado 9:19.8 Elías Mendoza 9:23.6Pedro Mariani 9:31.4 4 × 100 metres relay Arquímides Herrera Lloyd Murad Rafael Romero Horacio Esteves 40.0 Cipriani Phillips Vincent Ackoon Wilton Jackson Edwin Roberts 40.7 Pablo McNeil Patrick Robinson Lindley Headley Dennis Johnson 40.8 4 × 400 metres relay Melville Spence Malcolm Spence Gilwyn Williams George Kerr 3:11.6 Roderick Manswell Juan Betancourt Wilton Jackson Edwin Roberts 3:12.5 Germán Guenard José Luis Villalongo Gilberto Faberlle Ovidio de Jesús 3:15.8High jumpTeodoro Palacios 2.00 Anton Norris 1.98Ernle Haisley 1.94Pole vaultRolando Cruz 4.72 Rubén Cruz 4.26César Quintero 3.81Long jumpJuan Muñoz 7.68 Wellesley Clayton 7.60Abelardo Pacheco 7.16Triple jumpMahoney Samuels 15.52 Ramón López 15.33Perry Christie 14.98Shot putLambertus Rebel 14.64 Héctor Thomas 14.46Ramón Rosario 13.96Discus throwDagoberto González 48.66Lambertus Rebel 47.44Daniel Cereali 46.97Hammer throwEnrique Samuells 54.15 Daniel Cereali 52.85Marcelino Borrero 50.35Javelin throwJesús Rodríguez 66.66Wilfredo Salgado 64.24Arnoldo Pallarés 61.83PentathlonHéctor Thomas 3212Roberto Caravaca 2946Jorge García 2912
Women's events 100 metresMiguelina Cobián 12.08Marcela Daniel 12.12Sybil Donmartin 12.2080m hurdlesBertha Díaz 11.1Lorraine Dunn 11.7Carmen Smith 11.8 4 × 100 metres relay Dorothy Yates Carmen Williams Carmen Smith Ouida Walker 47.0 Berta Díaz Nereida Borges Miguelina Cobián Fulgencia Romay 47.3 Lorraine Dunn Marcela Daniel Delceita Oakley Dinor Batista 47.7High jumpBrenda Archer 1.53 Marta Font 1.51Beverley Welsh 1.51Long jumpBertha Díaz 5.50 Dorothy Yates 5.38Gisela Vidal 5.35Discus throwCaridad Agüero 43.75 Alejandrina Herrera 38.70Ivonne Rojano 38.69Javelin throwHilda Ramírez 40.32 Beverly Eloisa Oglivie 40.19Berta Chiú 35.63
Medal table
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