Athletics at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games
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The athletics competition in the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela.
Medal summary
=Men's events=
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| 100 metres
|Manuel Rivera | 10.87
|Horacio Esteves | 10.91
|Lloyd Murad | 10.92 |
| 200 metres
|Manuel Rivera | 21.79
|Rafael Romero | 21.92
|Lloyd Murad | 22.40 |
| 400 metres
|Ovidio de Jesús | 48.73
|Iván Rodríguez | 48.93
|Evaristo Edie | 49.98 |
| 800 metres
|Ralph Gomes | 1:57.7
|Harvey Borrero | 1:58.4
|Jorge Leal | 1:58.8 |
| 1500 metres
|Harvey Borrero | 4:04.37
|Alfredo Tinoco | 4:06.00
|Ralph Gomes | 4:08.16 |
| 5000 metres
|Isidro Segura | 15:41.94
|Guadalupe Jiménez | 15:55.06
|Marciano Castillo | 15:56.10 |
| 10000 metres
|Josafath Hernández | 32:51.36
|Isidro Segura | 32:59.17
|Pedro Peralta | 33:25.51 |
| Half marathon
|Pedro Peralta | 01:10:29
|Pedro Alvarado | 01:11:47
|Germán Lozano | 01:13:40 |
| 110 metres hurdles
|Teófilo Davis Bell | 15.39
|Teófilo Colón | 15.95
|Víctor Maldonado | 16.05 |
| 400 metres hurdles
|Ovidio de Jesús | 53.42
|Víctor Maldonado | 54.18
|Oscar Fernández | 55.51 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase
|Alfredo Tinoco | 10:50.8*
|Luciano Gómez | 11:11.6*
|Hernando Ruíz | 11:45.5* |
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| {{flagcountry|Venezuela|1954}} | 42.14
| {{flagcountry|Puerto Rico|1952}} | 42.27
| {{flagcountry|Panama}} | 42.71 |
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| {{flagcountry|Puerto Rico|1952}} | 3:16.91
| {{flagcountry|Venezuela|1954}} | 3:22.88
| {{flagcountry|Mexico|1934}} | 3:24.46 |
| High jump
|Teodoro Palacios | 1.91
|Julio Lleras | 1.91
|Roberto Procel | 1.89 |
| Pole vault
|Rolando Cruz | 4.40
|Rubén Cruz | 3.96
|Miguel Rivera | 3.79 |
| Long jump
|Deryck Taylor | 7.07
|Julio Lleras | 6.67
|Jesús Piña | 6.60 |
| Triple jump
|Pedro Camacho | 14.67
|Rumildo Cruz | 14.38
|Julio Lleras | 14.32 |
| Shot put
|Eduardo Adriana | 14.59
|Ramón Rosario | 14.48
|Rafael Trompiz | 14.00 |
| Discus throw
|Daniel Cereali | 44.95
|Mauricio Rodríguez | 42.27
|Omar Fierro | 42.16 |
| Hammer throw
|Daniel Cereali | 51.17dh
|Rubén Dávila | 46.86dh
|Francisco Fragoso | 46.75dh |
| Javelin throw
|Carlos Fajer | 62.36
|Santiago Durham | 59.65
|Jesús Barbera | 59.02 |
| Pentathlon
|Rodolfo Mijares | 2723
|Héctor Román | 2627
|Héctor Thomas | 2540 |
=Women's events=
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| 100 metres
|Jean Holmes | 13.04
|Yolanda Vinocourt | 13.31
|María Treviño | 13.33 |
| 80 metres hurdles
|Guillermina Peña | 12.87
|Benilda Ascanio | 12.92
|Silvia Hunte | 13.43 |
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| {{flagcountry|Panama}} | 50.51 (50.5) | {{flagcountry|Mexico|1934}} | 51.81 (51.7) | {{flagcountry|Venezuela|1954}} | 53.26 (53.2) |
| High jump
|Benilda Ascanio | 1.43
|Margarita Kabsch | 1.40
|Silvia Hunte | 1.40 |
| Discus throw
|Lili Schulter | 40.79
|Ivonne Rojano | 37.19
|Nerva Matheus | 31.04 |
| Javelin throw
|Berta Chiú | 35.21
|Raquel Trujillo | 35.14
|Mercedes García | 34.75 |
Medal table
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
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| event =
| team =
| gold_MEX = 9 | silver_MEX = 11 | bronze_MEX = 9 | name_MEX = {{flagteam|MEX|1934}}
| gold_PUR = 7 | silver_PUR = 10 | bronze_PUR = 2 | name_PUR = {{flagteam|PUR|1952}}
| gold_VEN = 5 | silver_VEN = 6 | bronze_VEN = 11 | name_VEN = {{flagteam|VEN|1954}}
| gold_PAN = 2 | silver_PAN = 0 | bronze_PAN = 3
| gold_COL = 1 | silver_COL = 1 | bronze_COL = 2
| gold_BGU = 1 | silver_BGU = 0 | bronze_BGU = 1
| gold_AHO = 1 | silver_AHO = 0 | bronze_AHO = 0 | name_AHO = {{flagteam|AHO|1959}}
| gold_JAM = 1 | silver_JAM = 0 | bronze_JAM = 0 | name_JAM = {{flagteam|JAM|1957}}
| gold_GUA = 1 | silver_GUA = 0 | bronze_GUA = 0
}}
References
- {{cite web |url=http://www.pentathlon.org/wp-content/uploads/Libro-CAC-WEB.pdf |title=The Oldest Regional Games: Central American & Caribbean Sports Games |publisher=CACSO |first=Enrique |last=Montesinos |year=2013}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacg.htm |title=Central American and Caribbean Games (Men) |publisher=GBR Athletics}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacgw.htm |title=Central American and Caribbean Games (Women) |publisher=GBR Athletics}}
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