# 1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Sixto Escobar in San Juan, Puerto Rico between 27–29 July.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Joel Isasi Cuba | 10.33 | Andrés Simón Cuba | 10.34 | Andrew Smith Jamaica | 10.47 |
| 200 metres | Edgardo Guilbe Puerto Rico | 20.53 CR | Clive Wright Jamaica | 20.55 | Patrick O'Connor Jamaica | 20.95 |
| 400 metres | Roberto Hernández Cuba | 44.84 CR | Lázaro Martínez Cuba | 45.56 | Seibert Straughn Barbados | 45.63 |
| 800 metres | Jorge Rosales Cuba | 1:50.24 | Luis Toledo Mexico | 1:50.29 | Jorge Irizarry Puerto Rico | 1:51.33 |
| 1500 metres | Linton McKenzie Jamaica | 3:41.27 CR | José López Venezuela | 3:41.56 | José Isaac Cuba | 3:42.30 |
| 5000 metres | Armando Quintanilla Mexico | 14:10.00 | Ignacio Fragoso Mexico | 14:28.50 | José Morales Guatemala | 14:35.00 |
| 10,000 metres | Salvador Parra Mexico | 29:29.73 CR | Alberto Cuba Cuba | 29:36.48 | Oscar González Venezuela | 29:48.00 |
| Half marathon | Salvador García Mexico | 1:07:56 | César Mercado Puerto Rico | 1:08:38 | Horacio Cabrera Mexico | 1:08:41 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Emilio Valle Cuba | 13.48 CR | Andrew Parker Jamaica | 13.89 | Elvis Cedeño Venezuela | 14.09 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Domingo Cordero Puerto Rico | 50.22 | Juan Gutiérrez Mexico | 50.80 | Wilfredo Ferrer Venezuela | 50.95 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Juan Ramón Conde Cuba | 8:48.13 | Adalberto Vélez Mexico | 8:48.19 | José Martínez Venezuela | 8:51.81 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica John Mair Andrew Smith Patrick O'Connor Clive Wright | 39.51 | Cuba Joel Isasi Jaime Jefferson Andrés Simón Emilio Valle | 39.89 | Puerto Rico | 40.7 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Roberto Hernández Lázaro Martínez Agustín Pavo Juan Carlos Hernández | 3:04.90 | Jamaica John Taylor Howard Burnett Devon Morris Patrick O'Connor | 3:05.57 | Puerto Rico | 3:12.70 |
| 20 km road walk | Martín Bermúdez Mexico | 1:28:11 CR | Ernesto Canto Mexico | 1:29:02 | Daniel Vargas Cuba | 1:30:42 |
| High jump | Javier Sotomayor Cuba | 2.44 CR | Troy Kemp Bahamas | 2.26 | Antonio Burgos Puerto Rico | 2.24 |
| Pole vault | Ángel García Cuba | 4.95 | Miguel Escoto Mexico | 4.85 | Konstantín Zagustín Venezuela | 4.60 |
| Long jump | Jaime Jefferson Cuba | 7.96 | Luis Bueno Cuba | 7.92 | Elmer Williams Puerto Rico | 7.78 |
| Triple jump | Jorge Reyna Cuba | 17.12 CR | Juan Miguel López Cuba | 16.54 | Steve Hanna Bahamas | 16.07 |
| Shot put | Jorge Montenegro Cuba | 17.49 | Samuel Crespo Puerto Rico | 17.25 | Hubert Maingot Trinidad and Tobago | 16.39 |
| Discus throw | Roberto Moya Cuba | 62.12 | Gabriel Pedroso Cuba | 56.86 | Samuel Crespo Puerto Rico | 51.00 |
| Hammer throw | René Díaz Cuba | 62.90 | Guillermo Guzmán Mexico | 59.56 | Eddy Concepción Cuba | 57.00 |
| Javelin throw | Ramón González Cuba | 78.64 CR | Héctor Duharte Cuba | 74.74 | Luis Carrasco Venezuela | 66.32 |
| Decathlon | Antonio Greene Bahamas | 7421 NR | Antonio Greene Bahamas | 7421 | José Velázquez Venezuela | 7083 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Pauline Davis Bahamas | 11.25 | Liliana Allen Cuba | 11.32 | Angela Williams Trinidad and Tobago | 11.51 |
| 200 metres | Grace Jackson Jamaica | 22.36 CR | Angela Williams Trinidad and Tobago | 23.01 | Liliana Allen Cuba | 23.27 |
| 400 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | 50.63 CR | Angela Joseph Trinidad and Tobago | 52.40 | Grace Jackson Jamaica | 53.00 |
| 800 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | 2:02.24 CR | Donna-Mae Bean Bermuda | 2:12.10 | Sonia Escalera Puerto Rico | 2:12.60 |
| 1500 metres | Milagro Rodríguez Cuba | 4:24.37 | Olga Ávalos Mexico | 4:27.40 | Lorie Ann Adams Guyana | 4:38.90 |
| 3000 metres | María del Carmen Díaz Mexico | 9:34.00 CR | Milagro Rodríguez Cuba | 9:36.30 | Olga Ávalos Mexico | 9:39.20 |
| 10,000 metres | Araceli Salas Mexico | 35:15.90 | Maribel Durruty Cuba | 35:27.70 | Santa Velázquez Mexico | 35:43.50 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Odalys Adams Cuba | 13.01 CR | Aliuska López Cuba | 13.33 | Michelle Freeman Jamaica | 13.64 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Elsa Jiménez Cuba | 58.03 | Monique Millar Bahamas | 60.81 | Alejandra Quintanar Mexico | 61.25 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Cuba Odalys Adams Liliana Allen Aliuska López Eusebia Riquelme | 45.12 | Bahamas ? ? ? Pauline Davis | 46.50 | Puerto Rico | 49.46 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Cuba Ana Fidelia Quirot Mercedes Álvarez Elsa Jiménez Milagros Rodríguez | 3:34.46 | Bahamas | 3:39.46 | Puerto Rico | 3:53.10 |
| 10000 m track walk | Graciela Mendoza Mexico | 48:19.28 CR | Maricela Chávez Mexico | 51:53.87 | | |
| High jump | Silvia Costa Cuba | 1.85 | Ioamnet Quintero Cuba | 1.80 | Mayra Medina Puerto Rico | 1.70 |
| Long jump | Eloína Echevarría Cuba | 6.59 | Euphemia Huggins Trinidad and Tobago | 6.47 | Daphne Saunders Bahamas | 6.41 |
| Shot put | Herminia Fernández Cuba | 16.07 | Idalmis Leyva Cuba | 14.17 | Virginia Salomón Venezuela | 14.12 |
| Discus throw | Idalmis Leyva Cuba | 58.76 | Olga Gómez Cuba | 55.16 | Denise Taylor Bahamas | 39.90 |
| Javelin throw | Laverne Eve Bahamas | 62.42 | Dulce García Cuba | 61.18 | Herminia Bouza Cuba | 57.82 |
| Heptathlon | Yolaida Pompa Cuba | 5224 | Dornel Butler Bahamas | 5053 | Lucila Carmona Mexico | 4388 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Puerto Rico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 47 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 7 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Bahamas (BAH) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico (PUR)* | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 41 | 41 | 40 | 122 |