# Athletics at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games

The track and field competition at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games was held at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico, between 28 November and 2 December.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +5.3 m/s) | Joel Isasi Cuba | 10.17Aw | Jorge Aguilera Cuba | 10.29Aw | Wayne Watson Jamaica | 10.45Aw |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Roberto Hernández Cuba | 20.72A | Edgardo Guilbe Puerto Rico | 20.79A | Junior Cornette Guyana | 21.22A |
| 400 metres | Roberto Hernández Cuba | 44.84A | Alvin Daniel Trinidad and Tobago | 45.58A | Howard Burnett Jamaica | 45.86A |
| 800 metres | Luis Toledo Mexico | 1:49.61A | Dale Jones Antigua and Barbuda | 1:51.18A | Armando Rodríguez Mexico | 1:51.35A |
| 1500 metres | Arturo Barrios Mexico | 3:45.73A | Mauricio Hernández Mexico | 3:45.84A | José López Venezuela | 3:50.08A |
| 5000 metres | Arturo Barrios Mexico | 13:49.89A GR | Marcos Barreto Mexico | 14:04.21A | Herder Vásquez Colombia | 14:18.48A |
| 10,000 metres | Dionicio Cerón Mexico | 29:46.09A | Isaac García Mexico | 30:05.63A | Herder Vásquez Colombia | 30:28.89A |
| Marathon | Jorge González Puerto Rico | 2:18:55A GR | César Mercado Puerto Rico | 2:19:40A | Oscar Mejías Venezuela | 2:21:40A |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.7 m/s) | Emilio Valle Cuba | 13.64A | Alexis Sánchez Cuba | 13.94A | Elvis Cedeño Venezuela | 14.18A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Domingo Cordero Puerto Rico | 49.61A GR | Antonio Smith Venezuela | 51.32A | Llimy Rivas Colombia | 52.87A |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Germán Silva Mexico | 9:01.26A | Adalberto Vélez Mexico | 9:01.60A | Ángel Rodríguez Cuba | 9:14.60A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cuba Andrés Simón Leandro Peñalver Félix Stevens Joel Isasi | 39.09A | Puerto Rico Félix Molina Domingo Cordero Edgardo Guilbe Elmer Williams | 39.81A | Venezuela Elvis Cedeño Eliexer Pulgar Henry Aguiar Edgar Chourio | 40.65A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Terrence McCrae Evon Clarke Howard Burnett Devon Morris | 3:05.22A | Barbados Terry Harewood Stephen Roberts Ronald Thorne Seibert Straughan | 3:05.48A | Cuba Leandro Peñalver Emilio Valle Héctor Herrera Lázaro Martínez | 3:06.17A |
| 20 kilometre road walk | Ernesto Canto Mexico | 1:23:52A GR | Carlos Mercenario Mexico | 1:24:03A | Héctor Moreno Colombia | 1:24:54A |
| 50 kilometre road walk | Héctor Moreno Colombia | 4:06:04A | Edel Oliva Cuba | 4:10:19A | Orlando Díaz Colombia | 4:15:45A |
| High jump | Javier Sotomayor Cuba | 2.34A GR | Marino Drake Cuba | 2.32A | Carlos Arzuaga Puerto Rico | 2.17A |
| Pole vault | Ángel García Cuba | 5.40A GR | Miguel Berrío Cuba | 5.26A | Konstantín Zagustín Venezuela | 5.10A |
| Long jump | Juan Felipe Ortíz Cuba | 8.17A | Jaime Jefferson Cuba | 8.06A | Darío Ruíz Mexico | 7.95A |
| Triple jump | Lázaro Betancourt Cuba | 16.66A | Juan Miguel López Cuba | 16.50A | Sergio Saavedra Venezuela | 16.18A |
| Shot put | Paul Ruiz Cuba | 18.93A | Marciso Boué Cuba | 18.26A | Samuel Crespo Puerto Rico | 16.60A |
| Discus throw | Roberto Moya Cuba | 64.64A | Gabriel Pedroso Cuba | 59.44A | James Dedier Trinidad and Tobago | 53.40A |
| Hammer throw | Eladio Hernández Cuba | 70.74A GR | Guillermo Guzmán Mexico | 68.18A | René Díaz Cuba | 66.62A |
| Javelin throw | Ramón González Cuba | 78.86A GR | Juan de la Garza Mexico | 76.60A | Kirt Thompson Trinidad and Tobago | 75.38A |
| Decathlon | Miguel Valle Cuba | 7448A | Ernesto Betancourt Cuba | 7278A | Antonio Greene Bahamas | 7118A |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +3.2 m/s) | Liliana Allen Cuba | 11.33Aw | Heather Samuel Antigua and Barbuda | 11.73Aw | Alejandra Quiñónes Colombia | 11.86Aw |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.2 m/s) | Liliana Allen Cuba | 23.27A | Norfalia Carabalí Colombia | 23.75A | Heather Samuel Antigua and Barbuda | 24.33A |
| 400 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | 51.70A | Norfalia Carabalí Colombia | 52.57A | Nancy McLeón Cuba | 55.29A |
| 800 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | 2:04.85A | Letitia Vriesde Suriname | 2:04.97A | Jennifer Fisher Bermuda | 2:09.52A |
| 1500 metres | Letitia Vriesde Suriname | 4:26.28A | María Luisa Servín Mexico | 4:29.03A | Jennifer Fisher Bermuda | 4:57.25A |
| 3000 metres | María del Carmen Díaz Mexico | 9:30.09A GR | María Luisa Servín Mexico | 9:38.08A | Vilma Peña Costa Rica | 10:37.00A |
| 10,000 metres | María del Carmen Díaz Mexico | 35:27.68A GR | Santa Velázquez Mexico | 35:53.36A | Vilma Peña Costa Rica | 37:32.53A |
| Marathon | Floría Moreno Mexico | 2:47:38A GR | Marisol Vargas Mexico | 2:50:25A | Maribel Durruty Cuba | 2:50:41A |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Aliuska López Cuba | 12.94A | Odalys Adams Cuba | 13.26A | Sandra Taváres Mexico | 13.68A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Elsa Jiménez Cuba | 57.59A | Maribelsy Peña Colombia | 59.06A | Tania Fernández Cuba | 59.55A |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cuba Odalys Adams Aliuska López Julia Duporty Liliana Allen | 44.54A | Colombia Alejandra Quiñónes Norfalia Carabalí Ximena Restrepo Maribelcy Peña | 45.29A | Mexico Sandra Taváres Alma Vázquez Guadalupe García Gabriela Romero | 45.75A |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Nancy McLeon Elsa Jiménez Julia Duporty Ana Fidelia Quirot | 3:36.27A | Mexico Erendira Villagómez Alejandra Quintanar Rosa García Areli Ovalle | 3:44.59A | Puerto Rico Arealis Acosta Daisy Ocasio Sonia Escalera Walesica Ramos | 3:50.08A |
| 10,000 metre track walk | Graciela Mendoza Mexico | 49:09.45A GR | Maricela Chávez Mexico | 50:49.55A | Liliana Bermeo Colombia | 51:33.27A |
| High jump | María del Carmen García Cuba | 1.87A | Silvia Costa Cuba | 1.82A | Cristina Fink Mexico | 1.79A |
| Long jump | Niurka Montalvo Cuba | 6.58A | Eloína Echevarría Cuba | 6.40Aw | Euphemia Huggins Trinidad and Tobago | 6.39A |
| Shot put | Belsis Laza Cuba | 17.73A | Herminia Fernández Cuba | 16.36A | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 16.09A |
| Discus throw | Bárbara Hechevarría Cuba | 58.62A | Olga Gómez Cuba | 56.06A | María Isabel Urrutia Colombia | 53.84A |
| Javelin throw | Herminia Bouza Cuba | 57.74A | María Caridad Colón Cuba | 55.86A | Marieta Riera Venezuela | 51.86A |
| Heptathlon | Zorobabelia Córdoba Colombia | 5647A GR | Magalys García Cuba | 5528A | Laiza Carrillo Cuba | 5519A |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 27 | 17 | 7 | 51 |
| 2 | Mexico | 10 | 13 | 5 | 28 |
| 3 | Colombia | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Suriname | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Barbados | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 |

## Participation

* Antigua and Barbuda (3)
* Aruba (1)
* Bahamas (7)
* Barbados (2)
* Belize (2)
* Bermuda (2)
* British Virgin Islands (1)
* Cayman Islands (2)
* Colombia (20)
* Costa Rica (2)
* Cuba (60)
* Dominican Republic (3)
* Grenada (7)
* Guatemala (11)
* Guyana (2)
* Haiti (5)
* Jamaica (21)
* Mexico (30)
* Netherlands Antilles (4)
* Nicaragua (4)
* Panama (2)
* Puerto Rico (44)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (9)
* Saint Lucia (4)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* El Salvador (4)
* Suriname (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (11)
* United States Virgin Islands (14)
* Venezuela (7)