# 1976 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

The 2nd Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Xalapa, Mexico, on 26–29 August 1976. The city was already the host of the inaugural CAC senior championships in May, 1967.
Although one website states:"Under 17 events were first included on the programme of the biennial Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in 1978," another website displays also results for under-17 events in 1976.

## Event summary

In the junior (U-20) category, Cuba won most gold medals (11), while host country Mexico was the overall leader in total medals (30).
In the under-20 men category, both Luis Alex Misiniak and David Giralt from Cuba won 3 golds (110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay) and (Long jump, Triple jump, 4 × 100 m relay), respectively. Another Cuban fellow, Juan Martínez and Bahamian Rickey Moxey won two golds each (Shot put, Discus Throw) and (100m, 200m) respectively.
In the under-20 women category, Ileana Hocking from Puerto Rico, who won already a gold (1500m) and a silver medal (800m) at the 1974 championships in Maracaibo, Venezuela, gained a total of 5 medals, 4 golds (800m, 1500m, 4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and one bronze (400m). Ann Adams from Trinidad and Tobago gained 3 golds (100m, 200m, 100m hurdles), whereas Esther Vega from Puerto Rico won two golds (4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and two silvers (400m, 100m hurdles), and Jennifer Swanston from Barbados won two golds (Long jump, Pentathlon).
Ernesto Canto from Mexico, future gold medallist in the men's 20 kilometre walk event at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, defended his title and gained the gold medal in the 10,000 metres track walk event. And María Caridad Colón from Cuba, future gold medallist in Javelin Throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union, won gold in Javelin Throw and bronze in the Shot Put event.

## Medal summary

Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, and Junior A, Female.

### Male Junior A (under 20)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Rickey Moxey (BAH) | 10.53A | André Bruce (TRI) | 10.64A | Euclides Bell (CUB) | 10.65A |
| 200 metres | Rickey Moxey (BAH) | 21.76A | Euclides Bell (CUB) | 21.92A | William Rodríguez (PUR) | 21.97A |
| 400 metres | Clyde Edwards (BAR) | 48.28A | Juan de Jesús (PUR) | 49.17A | Alejandro Rincón (DOM) | 49.24A |
| 800 metres | William Wuycke (VEN) | 1:53.58A | Osmán Escobar (VEN) | 1:55.46A | William Sanders (PUR) | 1:56.72A |
| 1500 metres | Carlos Víctorino (MEX) | 4:04.5A | Francisco Silva (MEX) | 4:05.1A | Aníbal Rivera (PUR) | 4:05.8A |
| 5000 metres | Francisco Rojas (MEX) | 15:16.0A | Humberto Alba (MEX) | 15:16.4A | Alberto Santos (PUR) | 15:16.6A |
| 10,000 metres | Pedro Santiago (PUR) | 31:36.4A | Víctor Gil (VEN) | 31:55.0A | Alberto Santos (PUR) | 32:10.4A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Juan Zetina (MEX) | 9:10.8A | Víctor Gil (VEN) | 9:42.8A | Alberto Santos (PUR) | 9:48.6A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Luis Alex Misiniak (CUB) | 14.18A | Nelson Rodríguez (VEN) | 14.81A | Miguel Mora (PUR) | 15.03A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Luis Alex Misiniak (CUB) | 53.84A | Pedro Gilberto (PUR) | 54.34A | Nelson Rodríguez (VEN) | 54.76A |
| High jump | Víctor Romero (MEX) | 1.90A | Gerald Wilson (BAH) | 1.83A | Arnold Mongé (CRC) | 1.83A |
| Pole vault | Ramón Sequeira (PUR) | 4.10A | Elías Minián (MEX) | 3.55A | Jesús Figueroa (MEX) | 3.25A |
| Long jump | David Giralt (CUB) | 7.46A | Ray Quiñones (PUR) | 7.40A | Heriberto Battista (PUR) | 7.04A |
| Triple jump | David Giralt (CUB) | 16.25A | Steve Hanna (BAH) | 14.72A | Jorge García (MEX) | 14.08A |
| Shot put | Juan Martínez (CUB) | 15.98A | Alberto Santiago (PUR) | 14.95A | Javier Cunningham (VEN) | 13.73A |
| Discus throw | Juan Martínez (CUB) | 53.98A | Santiago Pernía (VEN) | 39.43A | Rafael Vélez (PUR) | 36.86A |
| Hammer throw | Andrés Polemil (DOM) | 48.35A | Rey Santiago (PUR) | 44.53A | Miguel Juárez (MEX) | 42.65A |
| Javelin throw | Rafael Vélez (PUR) | 58.07A | Stokeley Dean (TRI) | 51.83A | Manuel Torres (MEX) | 51.22A |
| Decathlon | Javier Meza (MEX) | 6024A | Rey Quiñones (PUR) | 5996A | Gustavo Rivera (MEX) | 5643A |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Ernesto Canto (MEX) | 46:18.6A | Rudy Castillo (DOM) | 50:41.8A | Rafael Hernández (MEX) | 52:15.2A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cuba Calbo Luis Alex Misiniak Euclides Bell David Giralt | 42.44A | Puerto Rico Juan de Jesús Juan Rodríguez Miguel Mora William Rodríguez | 42.49A | Mexico | 43.19A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Puerto Rico | 3:19.11A | Mexico | 3:23.09A | Venezuela | 3:28.15A |

### Female Junior A (under 20)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Ann Adams (TRI) | 12.10A | Christine Barr (BAH) | 12.16A | Marta Zulueta (CUB) | 12.19A |
| 200 metres | Ann Adams (TRI) | 25.00A | Luisa Gilbert (CUB) | 25.42A | Guadalupe García (MEX) | 25.61A |
| 400 metres | Luisa Gilbert (CUB) | 56.98A | Esther Vega (PUR) | 57.34A | Ileana Hocking (PUR) | 57.63A |
| 800 metres | Ileana Hocking (PUR) | 2:13.38A | Célia Cruz (MEX) | 2:17.31A | Diane Nancis (TRI) | 2:19.61A |
| 1500 metres | Ileana Hocking (PUR) | 4:51.0A | Cristina Estrello (MEX) | 4:58.0A | Célia Cruz (MEX) | 5:02.6A |
| 100 metres hurdles | Ann Adams (TRI) | 14.80A | Esther Vega (PUR) | 15.19A | Lorenza Orendaín (MEX) | 15.92A |
| High jump | Reina Mateu (CUB) | 1.75A | Ana Rojas (VEN) | 1.66A | Maricela Vázquez (MEX) | 1.60A |
| Long jump | Jennifer Swanston (BAR) | 5.23A | Lorenza Orendaín (MEX) | 5.10A | Ana Monroy (ESA) | 4.93A |
| Shot put | Lucy Russel (BAH) | 12.40A | Olimpia Figueroa (CUB) | 12.19A | María Caridad Colón (CUB) | 10.60A |
| Discus throw | Olimpia Figueroa (CUB) | 38.29A | Joan Jackson (TRI) | 34.14A | Guadalupe Téllez (MEX) | 33.41A |
| Javelin throw | María Caridad Colón (CUB) | 46.13A | Martha Blanco (MEX) | 42.50A | Eva Palacios (MEX) | 33.98A |
| Pentathlon | Jennifer Swanston (BAR) | 3219A | Laura Vázquez (MEX) | 3038A | Lorenza Orendaín (MEX) | 2978A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Puerto Rico Lesbia Maldonado Angelita Lind Ileana Hocking Stephanie Vega | 49.72A | El Salvador | 52.07A | | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Puerto Rico Lesbia Maldonado Angelita Lind Stephanie Vega Ileana Hocking | 3:57.38A | Mexico Célia Cruz Lorenza Orendaín Guadalupe García A. Figueroa | 4:02.33A | El Salvador | 4:21.33A |

### Boys under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Eric Berrie (BAR) | 10.88 | Linton Williams (TRI) | 11.14 | Juan Falconier (MEX) | 11.15 |
| 400 metres | Juan Rodríguez (PUR) | 49.74 | Donald Alfon (TRI) | ?? | Colin O'Brien (TRI) | ?? |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Agustin Flores (MEX) | 6:15.96 | Carmelo Hernández (PUR) | 6:25.83 | Nelson Castillo (MEX) | 6:42.76 |
| 300 metres hurdles | Marcos Wimbert (MEX) | 41.0 | Alfredo Reyes (PUR) | ?? | Venancio Herrera (VEN) | ?? |
| High jump | Colin Thompson (BAH) | 1.87 | Ricardo Campbell (CRC) | 1.84 | Carlos Casar (MEX) | 1.78 |
| Long jump | Anthony Capron (BAH) | 6.63 | Gabriel Gil (MEX) | 6.20 | Carlos Falconier (MEX) | 6.08 |
| Triple jump | Colin Thompson (BAH) | 12.80 | Ricardo Campbell (CRC) | 12.57 | Xavier Pérez (MEX) | 12.11 |
| Shot put | Eric Rodríguez (PUR) | 14.37 | Agustin Álvarez (MEX) | 13.38 | | |
| Discus throw | Rafael Arañaga (VEN) | 43.49 | Eric Rodríguez (PUR) | 41.74 | Agustin Álvarez (MEX) | 39.77 |
| Pentathlon | Ricardo Costas (PUR) | 2555 | Eric Berrie (BAR) | 2214 | Carlos Coronado (MEX) | 2214 |
| 5000 metres Walk | Horacio Ibañez (MEX) | 25:32.4 | Fernando Bravo (MEX) | 26:27.8 | | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Mexico López Martínez Martínez Juan Falconier | 43.51 | Trinidad and Tobago | ?? | Puerto Rico | ?? |

### Girls under 17 (Youth)

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Esther Hope (TRI) | 11.90 | Donna Listrop (TRI) | 12.41 | Maria Vizcarra (MEX) | 12.46 |
| 400 metres | Eugene Green (BAH) | 57.33 | Gouldine Slaron (BAR) | 57.88 | Nieves Smith (TRI) | 58.92 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Laura Maldonado (MEX) | 15.30 | Alma Preciado (MEX) | 16.01 | Nereyda Blanco (PAN) | 17.17 |
| High jump | Maria Emilia Lenk (MEX) | 1.45 | Maria Burgeno (MEX) | 1.45 | Ana Hidalgo (PUR) | 1.45 |
| Shot put | Juana Martínez (MEX) | 11.26 | Irma Arrellano (MEX) | 10.75 | | |
| Discus throw | Monica Avalos (MEX) | 31.97 | Claudia Fabela (MEX) | 27.97 | Wanda Carmona (PUR) | 18.40 |
| Javelin throw | Blanca Herrera (MEX) | 30.54 | Leticia Abundis (MEX) | 30.15 | | |
| Pentathlon | Alma Preciado (MEX) | 3040 | Laura Maldonado (MEX) | 2778 | | |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.84 | Mexico | 49.45 | Puerto Rico | |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Mexico (MEX)* | 16 | 20 | 22 | 58 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Cuba (CUB) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Bahamas (BAH) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Barbados (BAR) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | El Salvador (ESA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 57 | 57 | 51 | 165 |

## Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 127 athletes from about 11 countries:
* Bahamas (8)
* Barbados (4)
* Costa Rica (2)
* Cuba (11)
* Dominican Republic (3)
* El Salvador (2)
* México (50)
* Panamá (1)
* Puerto Rico (26)
* Trinidad and Tobago (11)
* Venezuela (9)