1978 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

The 3rd Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Xalapa, Mexico, on 25–28 August 1978. This was already the second time that the city was hosting this event after the 2nd junior CAC games in 1976. Moreover, both the inaugural 1st CAC senior championships in 1967 and the VI CAC senior championships in 1977 took place in Xalapa, Veracruz. Both junior (under-20) and youth (under-17) competitions were held.

Event summary The medal count is headed by Cuba, both in gold medals (25) and total number of medals (60).

In the under-20 men category, Anthony Bullard from the Bahamas gained 2 gold (400m, 4 × 100 m relay) and a silver medal (4 × 400 m relay), whereas Eric Berrie from Barbados got 2 gold medals.

In the under-20 women category, Norma Murray from Jamaica won 3 golds (200m, 400m, 4 × 100 m relay) plus one silver medal (4 × 400 m relay). Doreen Small, Jamaican compatriot, won 2 gold medals (100m, 4 × 100 m relay).

In the under-17 men category, David Charlton from the Bahamas won 3 gold medals (400m, high jump, 4 × 400 m relay) and 1 silver medal (4 × 100 m relay). Moreover, both Wayne Morrison and Dennis Wallace from Jamaica won 2 golds (100m, 4 × 100 m relay) and (200m, 4 × 100 m relay), respectively, and 2 silver medals (200m, 4 × 400 m relay) and (400m, 4 × 400 m relay), respectively. The Cubans Lázaro González and Juan Pineira won 2 gold (shot put, discus throw) and 1 silver medal (hammer throw), and 2 gold (100m hurdles, 300m hurdles) and 1 bronze (4 × 100 m relay), respectively.

Top athletes in the under-17 women category was Mary Ann Higgs from the Bahamas winning 4 golds (100m, 200m, 4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and 1 silver (400m), as well as Bahamian compatriot Monique Millar winning 2 golds (4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and 3 bronze medals (100m, 200m, 400m).

In addition, the championships saw early appearances of multi-medalist Merlene Ottey from Jamaica gaining 1 gold (4 × 100 m relay), 1 silver (4 × 400 m relay), and 1 bronze medal (200m) at this event in the under-20 category, before winning, for example, 3 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze medals at various IAAF World Championships in Athletics between 1983 and 1997, and 3 silver and 6 bronze medals at various Olympic Games between 1980 and 2000. Grace Jackson from Jamaica, 200m silver medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, won the under-20 high jump competition, whereas Cuban athlete Silvia Costa, high jump silver medalist at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart, Germany, won gold in high jump and silver in 100m hurdles in the under-17 category.

Medal summary Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, Junior A, Female, and combined Junior B. Complete results can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.

Male Junior A (under 20) 100 metres 10.65A 10.92A 10.93A200 metres 21.83A 22.04A 22.18A400 metres 48.50A 49.58A 49.73A800 metres 1:54.2A 1:54.3A 1:54.4A1500 metres 3:59.0A 4:02.5A 4:08.0A5000 metres 15:17.8A 15:19.8A 15:24.4A10,000 metres 31:51.8A 33:11.0A 32:44.0A3000 metres steeplechase 9:36.8A 9:54.8A 10:04.8A110 metres hurdles 14.74A 14.78A 15.03A400 metres hurdles 54.26A 54.89A 56.14AHigh jump 1.95A 1.95A 1.90APole vault 4.00A 3.85A 3.70ALong jump 6.90A 6.59A 6.50ATriple jump 14.27A 14.23A 14.07AShot put 16.14A 15.25A 15.11ADiscus throw 43.52A 42.70A 41.10AHammer throw 56.94A 54.22A 52.20AJavelin throw 59.96A 59.38A 57.76ADecathlon 5840A 5724A 5444A10,000 metres track walk 47:36.2A 48:10.4A 49:01.8A4 × 100 metres relay Ken Wilson Anthony Bullard Fabian Whymms A. Smith 43.09A Ángel Andrade Nelson Maan Antonio Rivas José Paredes 43.13A Clyde McGregor Desmond Morris John Messam David Palmer 43.21A4 × 400 metres relay Sequera Raúl Martínez Pedro Martínez José Obispo 3:21.6A Fabian Whymms Ken Wilson A. Smith Anthony Bullard 3:22.2A Varela Higuera Roman Sobrevilla Alfonso Pérez 3:22.2A

Female Junior A (under 20) 100 metres 12.30A 12.38A 12.54A200 metres 24.87A 25.29A 25.34A400 metres 54.96A 57.86A 58.02A800 metres 2:12.4A 2:17.5A 2:28.5A1500 metres 4:50.1A 4:52.0A 5:08.0A100 metres hurdles 14.90A 15.18A 15.32AHigh jump 1.65A 1.55A 1.55ALong jump 5.79A 5.63A 5.33AShot put 13.90A 12.00A 11.58ADiscus throw 39.82A 39.50A 38.34AJavelin throw 48.96A 45.92A 34.46APentathlon 3127A 2910A 2834A4 × 100 metres relay Marlene Lewin Normalee Murray Doreen Small Merlene Ottey 47.12A Silvia Costa Elida Aveillé Natividad Tamayo Marta Zulueta 48.02A Maria Emilia Lenk Maria Vizcarra Gabriela Romero Alejandra Flores 49.12A4 × 400 metres relay Ansis Salazar Marta Zulueta Natividad Tamayo Mirta Armenteros 3:57.64A Merlene Ottey Marlene Lewin Serene Mitchell Normalee Murray 3:58.8A Pérez Rosalia Martínez Sánchez Ana Orendaín 4:01.8A

Male Junior B (under 17) 100 metres 11.29A 11.39A 11.40A200 metres 22.20A 22.75A 23.08A400 metres 49.18A 49.40A 50.21A1000 metres 2:38.2A 2:38.4A 2:38.8A3000 metres 9:04.4A 9:04.4A 9:23.8A2000 metres steeplechase 6:23.8A 6:33.0A 6:43.0A110 metres hurdles 14.80A 15.00A 15.02A300 metres hurdles 38.5A 40.5A 40.8AHigh jump 1.90A 1.85A 1.85APole vault 3.60A 3.50A 3.15ALong jump 6.60A 6.16A 6.09ATriple jump 14.13A 13.99A 13.95AShot put 16.16A 15.58A 15.30ADiscus throw 47.00A 44.48A 42.82AHammer throw 62.64A 53.72A 41.96AJavelin throw 47.36A 47.06A 46.66APentathlon 2896A 2526A 2492A5000 metres track walk 22:20A 24:01A 25:47A4 × 100 metres relay Norman Edwards Dennis Wallace Kenneth Thompson Wayne Morrison 43.10A Craig Fraser Allan Ingraham Dudley Parker David Charlton 43.45A Rubén Rowle Ángel Bueno Vicente Zúñiga Juan Pineira 43.94A4 × 400 metres relay Norbert Elliott David Charlton Allan Ingraham Craig Fraser 3:25.6A Howard Thomas Wayne Morrison Clarke Dennis Wallace 3:27.2A Guillermo Arnold Sahagún Raúl Morales Eduardo Wimber 3:27.8A

Female Junior B (under 17) 100 metres 12.01A 12.35A 12.47A200 metres 24.70A 25.00A 25.11A400 metres 55.53A 56.45A 56.46A1000 metres 3:00.6A 3:00.6A 3:03.4A100 metres hurdles 15.41A 15.76A 15.78AHigh jump 1.60A 1.55A 1.50ALong jump 5.34A 5.33A 5.19AShot put 14.52A 11.62A 10.66ADiscus throw 39.06A 38.40A 37.40AJavelin throw 42.54A 37.58A 36.54APentathlon 3034A 2741A 2661A4 × 100 metres relay Debbie Greene Monique Millar Eunice Greene Mary Ann Higgs 48.50A Miriam Ferrer Surella Morales Magda Companioni Barbara Martínez 49.25A Rutilla Tello Alma Vázquez Díaz Amparo Macías 49.85A4 × 400 metres relay Debbie Greene Monique Millar Eunice Greene Mary Ann Higgs 3:57.4A Suad Ayud Marta Vázquez Amador Leticia Canedo 4:01.8A Luisa Peña Risos Barbara Martínez María Montero 4:04.2A

Medal table (unofficial)

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. They comprise about 293 athletes (157 junior (under-20) and 136 youth (under-17)) from about 10 countries:

(22) (8) (19) (57) (17) (28) (90) (8) (16) (28)

References

External links Official CACAC Website World Junior Athletics History