# 1987 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1987 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Olímpico in Caracas, Venezuela between 24–26 July.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.2 m/s) | Juan Núñez Dominican Republic | 10.22 | Luis Morales Puerto Rico | 10.37 | John Mair Jamaica | 10.39 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Clive Wright Jamaica | 20.64 | Juan Núñez Dominican Republic | 20.79 | John Mair Jamaica | 20.99 |
| 400 metres | Elvis Forde Barbados | 45.63 | Jesús Malavé Venezuela | 45.68 | Ian Morris Trinidad and Tobago | 45.90 |
| 800 metres | William Wuycke Venezuela | 1:49.10 | Raúl Mesa Cuba | 1:49.80 | Dennis Hines Jamaica | 1:50.30 |
| 1500 metres | Raúl Mesa Cuba | 3:46.17 | José Isaac Cuba | 3:46.82 | Linton McKenzie Jamaica | 3:46.87 |
| 5000 metres | Pablo Cerón Mexico | 14:06.20 | Pedro Ortiz Colombia | 14:09.58 | Carlos Quiñones Puerto Rico | 14:13.53 |
| 10,000 metres | Rafael Zepeda Mexico | 29:46.62 CR | Silvio Salazar Colombia | 30:38.69 | José Carmona Venezuela | 30:38.74 |
| Half marathon | Alfredo Bolívar Mexico | 1:13:26 | Óscar González Venezuela | 1:13:42 | Jahir Mosquera Colombia | 1:13:59 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.8 m/s) | Jacinto Álvarez Cuba | 13.83 | Ángel Bueno Cuba | 14.01 | Modesto Castillo Dominican Republic | 14.06 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Winthrop Graham Jamaica | 49.58 CR | Francisco Moret Cuba | 50.45 | Antonio Smith Venezuela | 50.94 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Juan Ramón Conde Cuba | 8:42.38 | Diosdaro Martos Cuba | 9:03.90 | José Bolivar Venezuela | 9:19.46 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Gregory Meghoo Mark Senior Clive Wright John Mair | 39.45 | Panama Florencio Aguilar Hector Daley Alfonso Pitters Luis Smith | 40.48 | Dominican Republic Modesto Castillo Juan Núñez Rafael Mejía Osvaldo Aquino | 40.65 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Winthrop Graham Devon Morris Mark Senior Berris Long | 3:03.54 | Venezuela Aaron Phillips Rafael Díaz Charles Boddington Jesús Malavé | 3:05.15 | Cuba Agustín Pavó José Isaac Raúl Mesa Francisco Moret | 3:07.17 |
| 20 km road walk | Carlos Ramones Venezuela | 1:34:34 | Francisco Vargas Colombia | 1:34:34 | Nicolás Soto Puerto Rico | 1:41:14 |
| High jump | Clarence Saunders Bermuda | 2.26 | Francisco Centelles Cuba | 2.20 | Bárbaro Díaz Cuba | 2.20 |
| Pole vault | Miguel Saldarriaga Colombia | 5.05 | Brent Vanderpool Bahamas | 4.75 | Liston Boschette Puerto Rico | 4.75 |
| Long jump | Ray Quiñones Puerto Rico | 8.01 | Ubaldo Duany Cuba | 8.00 | Miguel Valle Cuba | 7.92 |
| Triple jump | Héctor Marquetti Cuba | 16.91 | Norbert Elliott Bahamas | 16.40 | Steve Hanna Bahamas | 16.32 |
| Shot put | Marciso Boué Cuba | 18.15 | Pedro Contreras Cuba | 17.30 | Samuel Crespo Puerto Rico | 16.46 |
| Discus throw | Roberto Moya Cuba | 60.10 | Samuel Crespo Puerto Rico | 48.00 | Luis Palacios Venezuela | 46.78 |
| Hammer throw | Vicente Sánchez Cuba | 69.86 CR | Eladio Hernández Cuba | 64.44 | Edmundo Castillo Venezuela | 56.50 |
| Javelin throw (Current design) | Luis Lucumí Colombia | 72.46 CR | Orlando Hernández Cuba | 71.20 | Héctor Duharte Cuba | 70.84 |
| Decathlon | Miguel Valle Cuba | 7586 CR | Ernesto Betancourt Cuba | 7534 | Rubén Herrada Venezuela | 6734 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.5 m/s) | Amparo Caicedo Colombia | 11.75 | Alejandra Flores Mexico | 12.01 | Rosa García Mexico | 12.26 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.6 m/s) | Ester Petitón Cuba | 23.67 | Amparo Caicedo Colombia | 24.07 | Yolande Straughn Barbados | 24.17 |
| 400 metres | Norfalia Carabalí Colombia | 51.70 | Cathy Rattray Jamaica | 51.83 | Ester Petitón Cuba | 53.99 |
| 800 metres | Angelita Lind Puerto Rico | 2:04.87 | Cathy Rattray Jamaica | 2:05.85 | Norfalia Carabalí Colombia | 2:07.67 |
| 1500 metres | Milagro Rodríguez Cuba | 4:29.34 | Angelita Lind Puerto Rico | 4:29.51 | Fabiola Rueda Colombia | 4:34.89 |
| 3000 metres | Milagro Rodríguez Cuba | 9:58.86 | Yolanda González Mexico | 9:59.05 | Fabiola Rueda Colombia | 9:59.13 |
| 10,000 metres | Isabel Juárez Mexico | 35:06.20 CR | Fanny Romero Colombia | 36:09.40 | Emperatriz Wilson Cuba | 37:07.20 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Sandra Taváres Mexico | 13.49 CR | María Torreblanca Cuba | 13.63 | Mary Hawkins Panama | 13.82 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Belkis Chávez Cuba | 58.82 | Carmen Rodríguez Venezuela | 64.24 | Rosa Urbina Venezuela | 64.64 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Colombia Amparo Caicedo Norfalia Carabalí Olga Escalante Elia Mera | 45.29 | Mexico Alejandra Flores Rosa García Sandra Taváres Alma Vázquez | 46.25 | Cuba Niurka Montalvo Ester Petitón Luisa Peña María Torreblanca | 47.01 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Ester Petitón Milagros Rodríguez Luisa Peña Belkis Chávez | 3:27.23 CR | Barbados Yolande Straughn Deborah Ross Jacqueline Hinds Yvette Wickham | 3:40.35 | Puerto Rico Angelita Lind Dagmar Rosado Walesica Ramos Roxanne Oliver | 3:41.82 |
| High jump | Mazel Thomas Jamaica | 1.81 | María del Carmen García Cuba | 1.81 | Victoria Despaigne Cuba | 1.78 |
| Long jump | Niurka Montalvo Cuba | 6.31 | Madeline de Jesús Puerto Rico | 6.11 | Mazel Thomas Jamaica | 5.98 |
| Shot put | Lissete Martínez Cuba | 17.22 | Jenny Quintero Venezuela | 13.94 | Marlene Lewis Jamaica | 13.61 |
| Discus throw | Bárbara Hechevarría Cuba | 54.94 | Rita Álvarez Cuba | 54.10 | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 52.60 |
| Javelin throw | Herminia Bouza Cuba | 62.78 | Marieta Riera Venezuela | 55.14 | Mariela Riera Venezuela | 50.34 |
| Heptathlon | Victoria Despaigne Cuba | 5514 CR | Laiza Carrillo Cuba | 5130 | Daisy Ocasio Puerto Rico | 4879 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Venezuela)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 18 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 2 | Colombia (COL) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Mexico (MEX) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Jamaica (JAM) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Venezuela (VEN)* | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Panama (PAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |