# 1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1973 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, Venezuela between 26–29 July.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Don Quarrie Jamaica | 10.2 =CR | José Triana Cuba | 10.2 | Carl Lawson Jamaica | 10.2 |
| 200 metres (wind: +4.1 m/s) | Don Quarrie Jamaica | 20.1w | Silvio Leonard Cuba | 20.3w | Pablo Bandomo Cuba | 20.4w |
| 400 metres | Alberto Juantorena Cuba | 46.4 CR | Pedro Ferrer Puerto Rico | 46.6 | Víctor Patínez Venezuela | 47.2 |
| 800 metres | Leandro Civil Cuba | 1:49.8 | Luis Medina Cuba | 1:49.8 | Leotulfo Jiménez Venezuela | 1:50.7 |
| 1500 metres | Antonio Colón Puerto Rico | 3:45.9 CR | Jesús Barrero Colombia | 3:47.2 | Carlos Báez Puerto Rico | 3:47.6 |
| 5000 metres | Víctor Mora Colombia | 14:04.2 CR | Mario Pérez Mexico | 14:06.8 | Rafael Palomares Mexico | 14:19.6 |
| 10,000 metres | Víctor Mora Colombia | 29:56.4 CR | Pedro Miranda Mexico | 29:56.6 | Luis Haro Mexico | 29:58.2 |
| Half marathon | Mario Cuevas Mexico | 1:05:07 CR | Martín Pabón Colombia | 1:05:56 | Santiago Barón Colombia | 1:06:10 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +3.9 m/s) | Juan Morales Cuba | 13.7w | Guillermo Núñez Cuba | 13.8w | Enrique Rendón Venezuela | 14.4w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Julio Ferrer Puerto Rico | 51.9 CR | Fabio Zúñiga Colombia | 52.0 | Juan García Cuba | 53.1 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Antonio Villanueva Mexico | 8:49.4 CR | Rigoberto Mendoza Cuba | 8:52.6 | Víctor Mora Colombia | 8:58.2 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Carl Lawson Richard Hardware Overton Spencer Don Quarrie | 39.9 | Cuba Silvio Leonard Juan Morales Hermes Ramírez José Triana | 40.2 | Trinidad and Tobago Christopher Brathwaite George Swanston Herman Marchand Bertram Lovell | 41.1 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Trevor Campbell Richard Hardware Seymour Newman Kim Rowe | 3:09.4 | Cuba Eddy Gutiérrez Antonio Álvarez Leandro Civil Alberto Juantorena | 3:10.1 | Venezuela Raúl Dome Víctor Patíñez Erick Phillips José Toledo | 3:10.4 |
| High jump | Richard Spencer Cuba | 2.06 CR | Amado Olaguiber Cuba | 2.03 | Pedro Yequez Venezuela | 2.03 |
| Pole vault | Jorge Palacios Cuba | 4.85 CR | Roberto Moré Cuba | 4.85 | Ciro Valdés Colombia | 4.60 |
| Long jump | Milán Matos Cuba | 7.68 CR | Efraín Malberty Cuba | 7.34 | Wilfredo Maisonave Puerto Rico | 7.28 |
| Triple jump | Juvenal Pérez Cuba | 15.79 | Gerry Swan Bermuda | 15.57 | Edgar Moreno Venezuela | 15.56 |
| Shot put | José Carreño Venezuela | 15.94 | Benigno Hodelín Cuba | 15.78 | Silván Hemming Cuba | 15.72 |
| Discus throw | Julián Morrinson Cuba | 57.58 CR | Javier Moreno Cuba | 53.86 | Ignacio Reinosa Puerto Rico | 49.12 |
| Hammer throw | Víctor Suárez Cuba | 62.50 | William Silén Puerto Rico | 61.12 | Pedro Garbey Cuba | 59.08 |
| Javelin throw | Raúl Fernández Cuba | 74.90 | Amado Morales Puerto Rico | 70.94 | Héctor Vinent Cuba | 70.24 |
| Decathlon | Jesús Mirabal Cuba | 7315 CR | Rigoberto Salazar Cuba | 7035 | Celso Aragón Colombia | 6841 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Silvia Chivás Cuba | 11.4 CR | Carmen Valdés Cuba | 11.6 | Laura Pierre Trinidad and Tobago | 11.9 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.9 m/s) | Silvia Chivás Cuba | 23.5w | Asunción Acosta Cuba | 23.9w | Ruth Williams Jamaica | 23.9w |
| 400 metres | Aurelia Pentón Cuba | 53.5 =CR | Asunción Acosta Cuba | 53.7 | Lorna Forde Barbados | 54.9 |
| 800 metres | Charlotte Bradley Mexico | 2:05.8 CR | Zeneida de la Cruz Dominican Republic | 2:06.9 | Enriqueta Nava Mexico | 2:07.7 |
| 1500 metres | Enriqueta Nava Mexico | 4:26.3 CR | Charlotte Bradley Mexico | 4:35.1 | Melquises Fonseca Cuba | 4:37.3 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Marlene Elejalde Cuba | 13.9 | Andrea Bruce Jamaica | 14.4 | Mercedes Román Mexico | 14.4 |
| 200 metres hurdles | Marlene Elejalde Cuba | 28.0w | Raquel Martínez Cuba | 29.1w | Alix Castillo Venezuela | 30.7w |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cuba Marlene Elejalde Carmen Valdés Fulgencia Romay Silvia Chivás | 45.9 | Jamaica Andrea Bruce Yvonne White Regina Montague Poretay Scott | 48.4 | Netherlands Antilles Shareen Ruimveld Grace Lynch Maurina Maduro Edwina Leonara | 48.6 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Aurelia Pentón Ela Cabrejas Asunción Acosta Carmen Trustée | 3:42.1 | Barbados Barbara Bishop Lorna Forde Heather Gooding Marcia Trotman | 3:51.0 | Mexico Mercedes Román Charlotte Bradley Enriqueta Nava Guadaloupe Vizcaya | 3:56.9 |
| High jump | Andrea Bruce Jamaica | 1.71 | Marima Rodríguez Cuba | 1.69 | Angela Carbonell Cuba | 1.67 |
| Long jump | Marcia Garbey Cuba | 6.04 | Ana Alexander Cuba | 6.02 | Ana Maquilón Colombia | 5.46 |
| Shot put | Hilda Ramírez Cuba | 14.28 CR | Celeste Kindelán Cuba | 14.02 | Patricia Andrus Venezuela | 12.88 |
| Discus throw | Carmen Romero Cuba | 52.46 | María Cristina Betancourt Cuba | 47.92 | Patricia Andrus Venezuela | 39.88 |
| Javelin throw | Tomasa Núñez Cuba | 51.62 | Milagros Bayard Cuba | 47.04 | Gladys González Venezuela | 45.52 |
| Pentathlon | Lucía Duquet Cuba | 3807 | Mercedes Román Mexico | 3729 | Angela Carbonell Cuba | 3629 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 23 | 22 | 8 | 53 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Colombia | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 7 | Barbados | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |