# 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Barbados National Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados between 25–27 June.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.3 m/s) | Obadele Thompson Barbados | 10.23 | Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.31 | Patrick Jarrett Jamaica | 10.41 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.3 m/s) | Christopher Williams Jamaica | 20.40w | Francisco Cornelio Dominican Republic | 20.90w | Dion Crabbe British Virgin Islands | 21.12w |
| 400 metres | Michael McDonald Jamaica | 45.21 | Davian Clarke Jamaica | 45.49 | Neil de Silva Trinidad and Tobago | 45.61 |
| 800 metres | Ian Roberts Guyana | 1:46.85 | Mario Watson Jamaica | 1:46.92 | Kenroy Levy Jamaica | 1:46.99 |
| 1500 metres | Rodolfo Gómez Mexico | 3:46.74 | Terrance Armstrong Bermuda | 3:46.77 | José López Venezuela | 3:48.65 |
| 5000 metres | Fidencio Torres Mexico | 14:20.19 | David Galindo Mexico | 14:21.43 | Juan Díaz Venezuela | 14:21.79 |
| 10,000 metres | Juan Díaz Venezuela | 31:06.88 | Pamenos Ballantyne Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31:12.57 | Benedict Ballantyne Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31:59.67 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Steve Brown Trinidad and Tobago | 13.44 CR | Victor Houston Barbados | 13.71 | Wagner Marseille Haiti | 13.75 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Victor Houston Barbados | 50.23 | Paul Tucker Guyana | 51.59 | Jeff Jackson U.S. Virgin Islands | 54.70 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Salvador Miranda Mexico | 8:42.45 | Emigdio Delgado Venezuela | 8:44.43 | Rubén García Mexico | 8:47.33 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Barbados Obadele Thompson Victor Houston Gabriel Burnett Stefan Mascoll | 39.75 | Saint Kitts and Nevis Kim Collins Kurvin Wallace Alain Maxime Isiah Kevin Arthurton | 40.83 | Bahamas Brian Babbs Dennis Darling Renward Wells Dwight Ferguson | 40.92 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Bahamas Dennis Darling Carl Oliver Tim Munnings Chris Brown | 3:03.76 | Jamaica Davian Clarke Michael McDonald Mario Watson Kenroy Levy | 3:03.82 | Dominican Republic Carlos Santa Charly Reyes José Gerardo Peralta Santos Mercado | 3:09.08 |
| 20 km road walk | Noé Hernández Mexico | 1:20:49 CR | Luis García Cuba | 1:25:51 | Mario Iván Flores Mexico | 1:36:26 |
| High jump | Julio Luciano Dominican Republic | 2.23 | César Ballesteros Mexico | 2.10 | Kevin Cumberbatch Barbados | 2.10 |
| Pole vault | Dominic Johnson Saint Lucia | 5.61 CR | Edgar Díaz Puerto Rico | 5.40 | César Nava Mexico | 4.70 |
| Long jump | Craig Hepburn Barbados | 7.75 | Luis Quiñones Puerto Rico | 7.60 | Emile John Saint Lucia | 7.55 |
| Triple jump | Brian Wellman Bermuda | 17.01 | Frank Rutherford Bahamas | 16.87 | Allen Mortimer Bahamas | 16.84 |
| Shot put | Dave Stoute Trinidad and Tobago | 16.39 | Arturo Francisco Puerto Rico | 16.21 | Jaime Comandari El Salvador | 15.99 |
| Discus throw | Kevin Brown Jamaica | 56.02 | Alfredo Romero Puerto Rico | 53.00 | Juan Neverson Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 45.20 |
| Javelin throw | Trevor Modeste Grenada | 63.92 | Selwyn Smith Grenada | 63.03 | Richard Rock Barbados | 61.92 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.9 m/s) | Katia Benth French Guiana | 11.47 | Heather Samuel Antigua and Barbuda | 11.48 | Beverly Grant Jamaica | 11.52 |
| 200 metres (wind: -3.6 m/s) | Katia Benth French Guiana | 22.87 | Heather Samuel Antigua and Barbuda | 23.64 | Adia McKinnon Trinidad and Tobago | 23.92 |
| 400 metres | Vernetta Lesforis Saint Lucia | 52.21 | Tonique Williams Bahamas | 52.22 | Melissa Straker Barbados | 52.58 |
| 800 metres | Charmaine Howell Jamaica | 2:03.85 | Augustina Charles Saint Lucia | 2:06.30 | Shernette Davis Jamaica | 2:07.36 |
| 1500 metres | Isabel Juárez Mexico | 4:26.64 | Janill Williams Antigua and Barbuda | 4:30.24 | Marian Burnett Guyana | 4:35.56 |
| Half marathon | Kriscia García El Salvador | 1:26:25 | Burgette Williams Guyana | 2:26:30 | | only 2 finishers |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -1.9 m/s) | Gillian Russell Jamaica | 13.25 | Brigitte Foster Jamaica | 13.49 | Jacqueline Taváres Mexico | 14.16 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Andrea Blackett Barbados | 56.87 | Allison Beckford Jamaica | 58.67 | Damaris Diana Puerto Rico | 60.92 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Gillian Russell-Love Kerry-Ann Richards Beverly Grant Bridgette Foster | 44.18 | Puerto Rico Militza Castro Xiomara Davila Jennifer Caraballo Yesenia Rivera | 45.34 | Barbados Tanya Oxley Lucy-Ann Richards Keitha Moseley Ayesha Maycock | 46.78 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Shernette Davis Allison Beckford Beverly Grant Charmaine Howell | 3:30.00 | Barbados Tanya Oxley Lucy-Ann Richards Joanne Durant Melissa Straker | 3:32.40 | Puerto Rico Militza Castro Xiomara Davila Sandra Moya Damaris Diana | 3:39.75 |
| 10 km road walk | Teresa Ramos Guatemala | 47:37 =CR | Elsa Segura Mexico | 50:35 | Victoria Palacios Mexico | 57:41 |
| High jump | Karen Beautle Jamaica | 1.79 | Romary Rifka Mexico | 1.77 | Desiree Crichlow Barbados | 1.77 |
| Pole vault | Alejandra Meza Mexico | 3.75 CR | Lorena Espinoza Mexico | 3.60 | | |
| Long jump | Lacena Golding Jamaica | 6.52 | Jackie Edwards Bahamas | 6.38 | Michelle Baptiste Saint Lucia | 6.26 |
| Triple jump | Anna-Maria Thorpe Barbados | 12.77 | Natasha Brown Bahamas | 12.41 | María Fleischmann Guatemala | 12.37 |
| Shot put | Doris Thompson Bahamas | 13.23 | Isabella Charles Dominica | 12.56 | Shirley Acosta Puerto Rico | 9.88 |
| Discus throw | María Cubillán Venezuela | 42.08 | Shernelle Nicholls Barbados | 40.98 | Doris Thompson Bahamas | 35.20 |
| Hammer throw | Nancy Guillén El Salvador | 57.84 CR | Violeta Guzmán Mexico | 56.72 | Claudia Becerril Mexico | 52.93 |
| Javelin throw (Current design) | Laverne Eve Bahamas | 61.61 CR | Olivia McKoy Jamaica | 54.24 | Marisela Robles Dominican Republic | 48.00 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Barbados)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Barbados (BAR)* | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Bahamas (BAH) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Saint Lucia (LCA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | El Salvador (ESA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | French Guiana (GUF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Dominica (DMA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Haiti (HAI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 39 | 39 | 37 | 115 |