Athletics at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games

The athletics competition in the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Rafael Fortún
 Cuba
10.4 Herb McKenley
 Jamaica
10.7 McDonald Bailey
 Trinidad and Tobago
200 metres Rafael Fortún
 Cuba
21.6 Lloyd LaBeach
 Panama
21.7 Herb McKenley
 Jamaica
21.7
400 metres Arthur Wint
 Jamaica
48.0 Herb McKenley
 Jamaica
48.5 George Rhoden
 Jamaica
49.3
800 metres Arthur Wint
 Jamaica
1:54.8 Wilfred Tull
 Trinidad and Tobago
1:56.4 Ken Hyland
 Trinidad and Tobago
1:57.6
1500 metres Wilfred Tull
 Trinidad and Tobago
4:07.8 Ken Hyland
 Trinidad and Tobago
4:09.6 Arthur Dujon
 Jamaica
4:12.4
5000 metres Mannie Ramjohn
 Trinidad and Tobago
15:54.8 Jesús Borgonio
 Mexico
15:55.0 Doroteo Flores
 Guatemala
15:56.0
10,000 metres Doroteo Flores
 Guatemala
33:55.0 Agustín Romero
 Mexico
34:54.8 Cipriano Gómez
 Mexico
34:58.2
Half marathon Doroteo Flores
 Guatemala
01:14:33 Luis Velásquez
 Guatemala
01:14:39 Rafael Flores
 El Salvador
01:15:38
110 metres hurdles Eligio Barbería
 Cuba
14.8 Teófilo Colón
 Puerto Rico
15.5 Julio Sabater
 Puerto Rico
400 metres hurdles Eligio Barbería
 Cuba
55.3 Relín Sosa
 Puerto Rico
56.4 Remigio Castro
 Cuba
56.5
4 x 100 m relay  Panama
Clifford Loney
Arturo Thomas
Clayton Clarke
Lloyd LaBeach
43.0  Cuba
Rafael Fortún
Jesús Farrés
Pedro Castillo
Eligio Barbería
43.1  Trinidad and Tobago
George Lewis
Nathaniel Preddie
Albert McLean
McDonald Bailey
43.5
4 x 400 m relay  Jamaica
Herb McKenley
Clinton Woodstock
George Rhoden
Arthur Wint
3:18.0  Cuba
Juan A. Sáez
José L. Gómez
Carlos Bombalier
Ángel García
3:21.4  Panama
Eric Ferguson
David Benskin
Reginaldo Matthews
Cirilo McSween
3:23.2
High jump Miguel Clovis
 Panama
1.85 Gilberto Torres
 Puerto Rico
1.85 Francisco Castro
 Puerto Rico
1.85
Pole Vault José Vincente
 Puerto Rico
3.98 José Barbosa
 Puerto Rico
3.84 Jesús Centeno
 Mexico
3.77
Long jump Lloyd LaBeach
 Panama
6.96 Lance Thompson
 Jamaica
6.95 Francisco Castro
 Puerto Rico
6.92
Triple jump Francisco Castro
 Puerto Rico
14.14 Harold Lawson
 Jamaica
14.14 Raúl López
 Cuba
13.74
Shot put Eduardo Adriana
 Netherlands Antilles
13.35 Carlos Cervantes
 Cuba
13.28 Luis Betancourt
 Cuba
13.03
Discus throw Manuel Seoane
 Puerto Rico
39.94 Mauricio Rodríguez
 Venezuela
39.86 Carlos Pérez
 Mexico
38.69
Hammer throw Francisco González
 Mexico
41.87 Luis Betancourt
 Cuba
39.71 Lorenzo Barquín
 Cuba
39.70
Javelin throw Mario Salas
 Cuba
55.00 Enrique Pizarro
 Puerto Rico
54.18 Nicolás Romero
 Puerto Rico
52.75
Pentathlon Néstor Marchany
 Puerto Rico
3374 Amador Terán
 Mexico
3294 Víctor Castañeda
 El Salvador
3131

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 metres Dolores Worrell
 Panama
6.4 Cynthia Thompson
 Jamaica
6.5 Hyacinth Walters
 Jamaica
6.8
100 metres Cynthia Thompson
 Jamaica
12.1 Emilia Foster
 Panama
12.7 Dolores Worrell
 Panama
12.7
80 metres hurdles Josefine Lewis
 Panama
12.5 Mavis Evelyn
 Jamaica
12.7 Kathleen Russell
 Jamaica
12.7
4 x 100 m relay  Panama
Dolores Worrell
Mildred Bannister
Esther Stewart
Emilia Foster
49.1  Jamaica
Cynthia Thompson
Cynthia Llewellyn
Hyacinth Walters
Icis Clarke
50.1  Cuba
Regla Cáceres
Georgina Iglesias
Esperanza McKenzie
Bertha Delgado
53.0
High jump Carmen Phipps
 Jamaica
1.54 Vinton Beckett
 Jamaica
1.52 Silvia Ford
 Panama
1.44
Discus throw Judith Caballero
 Panama
30.17 Esther Reyes
 Mexico
29.73 Gloria Álvarez
 Cuba
29.72
Javelin throw Judith Caballero
 Panama
38.04 Ángela Iglesias
 Cuba
36.75 Alicia Reyes
 Puerto Rico
33.99

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Panama (PAN)82313
2 Jamaica (JAM)58518
3 Cuba (CUB)55616
4 Puerto Rico (PUR)45514
5 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)2237
6 Guatemala (GUA)2114
7 Mexico (MEX)1438
8 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)1001
9 Venezuela (VEN)0101
10 El Salvador (ESA)0022
Totals (10 entries)28282884

References

  • Montesinos, Enrique (2013). "The Oldest Regional Games: Central American & Caribbean Sports Games" (PDF). CACSO.
  • "Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)". GBR Athletics.
  • "Central American and Caribbean Games (Women)". GBR Athletics.