# Athletics at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games

The athletics competition in the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Manuel Rivera Puerto Rico | 10.87 | Horacio Esteves Venezuela | 10.91 | Lloyd Murad Venezuela | 10.92 |
| 200 metres | Manuel Rivera Puerto Rico | 21.79 | Rafael Romero Venezuela | 21.92 | Lloyd Murad Venezuela | 22.40 |
| 400 metres | Ovidio de Jesús Puerto Rico | 48.73 | Iván Rodríguez Puerto Rico | 48.93 | Evaristo Edie Venezuela | 49.98 |
| 800 metres | Ralph Gomes Guiana | 1:57.7 | Harvey Borrero Colombia | 1:58.4 | Jorge Leal Mexico | 1:58.8 |
| 1500 metres | Harvey Borrero Colombia | 4:04.37 | Alfredo Tinoco Mexico | 4:06.00 | Ralph Gomes Guiana | 4:08.16 |
| 5000 metres | Isidro Segura Mexico | 15:41.94 | Guadalupe Jiménez Mexico | 15:55.06 | Marciano Castillo Mexico | 15:56.10 |
| 10000 metres | Josafath Hernández Mexico | 32:51.36 | Isidro Segura Mexico | 32:59.17 | Pedro Peralta Mexico | 33:25.51 |
| Half marathon | Pedro Peralta Mexico | 01:10:29 | Pedro Alvarado Mexico | 01:11:47 | Germán Lozano Colombia | 01:13:40 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Teófilo Davis Bell Venezuela | 15.39 | Teófilo Colón Puerto Rico | 15.95 | Víctor Maldonado Venezuela | 16.05 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ovidio de Jesús Puerto Rico | 53.42 | Víctor Maldonado Venezuela | 54.18 | Oscar Fernández Mexico | 55.51 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Alfredo Tinoco Mexico | 10:50.8* | Luciano Gómez Mexico | 11:11.6* | Hernando Ruíz Colombia | 11:45.5* |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Venezuela Clive Bonas Lloyd Murad Horacio Esteves Rafael Romero | 42.14 | Puerto Rico Miguel Rivera Rubén Díaz Ramón L. Vega Manuel Rivera | 42.27 | Panama Luis E. Carter Hubert Brown Martín Francis Manuel Rivas | 42.71 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Puerto Rico Frank Rivera Manuel Rivera Ovidio de Jesús Iván Rodríguez | 3:16.91 | Venezuela Emilio Romero Davis Welch Guillermo Rocca Evaristo Edie | 3:22.88 | Mexico Rodolfo Ramírez Oscar Fernández Juan J. Godínez Jorge Terán | 3:24.46 |
| High jump | Teodoro Palacios Guatemala | 1.91 | Julio Lleras Puerto Rico | 1.91 | Roberto Procel Mexico | 1.89 |
| Pole vault | Rolando Cruz Puerto Rico | 4.40 | Rubén Cruz Puerto Rico | 3.96 | Miguel Rivera Puerto Rico | 3.79 |
| Long jump | Deryck Taylor Jamaica | 7.07 | Julio Lleras Puerto Rico | 6.67 | Jesús Piña Venezuela | 6.60 |
| Triple jump | Pedro Camacho Puerto Rico | 14.67 | Rumildo Cruz Puerto Rico | 14.38 | Julio Lleras Puerto Rico | 14.32 |
| Shot put | Eduardo Adriana Netherlands Antilles | 14.59 | Ramón Rosario Puerto Rico | 14.48 | Rafael Trompiz Venezuela | 14.00 |
| Discus throw | Daniel Cereali Venezuela | 44.95 | Mauricio Rodríguez Venezuela | 42.27 | Omar Fierro Mexico | 42.16 |
| Hammer throw | Daniel Cereali Venezuela | 51.17dh | Rubén Dávila Puerto Rico | 46.86dh | Francisco Fragoso Mexico | 46.75dh |
| Javelin throw | Carlos Fajer Mexico | 62.36 | Santiago Durham Mexico | 59.65 | Jesús Barbera Venezuela | 59.02 |
| Pentathlon | Rodolfo Mijares Mexico | 2723 | Héctor Román Puerto Rico | 2627 | Héctor Thomas Venezuela | 2540 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Jean Holmes Panama | 13.04 | Yolanda Vinocourt Mexico | 13.31 | María Treviño Mexico | 13.33 |
| 80 metres hurdles | Guillermina Peña Mexico | 12.87 | Benilda Ascanio Venezuela | 12.92 | Silvia Hunte Panama | 13.43 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Panama Marcela Daniel Lorraine Dunn Silvia Hunte Jean Holmes | 50.51 (50.5) | Mexico Guillermina Peña Raquel Trujillo Ma. Teresa Treviño Yolanda Vincourt | 51.81 (51.7) | Venezuela Benilde Ascanio Alvia Ford Biserka de Vamich Morella Ettedgui | 53.26 (53.2) |
| High jump | Benilda Ascanio Venezuela | 1.43 | Margarita Kabsch Mexico | 1.40 | Silvia Hunte Panama | 1.40 |
| Discus throw | Lili Schulter Mexico | 40.79 | Ivonne Rojano Mexico | 37.19 | Nerva Matheus Venezuela | 31.04 |
| Javelin throw | Berta Chiú Mexico | 35.21 | Raquel Trujillo Mexico | 35.14 | Mercedes García Venezuela | 34.75 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 9 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 7 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | Venezuela (VEN) | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | Panama (PAN) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Colombia (COL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Guiana (BGU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |