Athletics at the 1959 Central American and Caribbean Games

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

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Medal summary

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Manuel Rivera
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
10.87 Horacio Esteves
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
10.91 Lloyd Murad
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
10.92
200 metres Manuel Rivera
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
21.79 Rafael Romero
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
21.92 Lloyd Murad
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
22.40
400 metres Ovidio de Jesús
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
48.73 Iván Rodríguez
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
48.93 Evaristo Edie
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
49.98
800 metres Ralph Gomes
Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  British Guiana
1:57.7 Harvey Borrero
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
1:58.4 Jorge Leal
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
1:58.8
1500 metres Harvey Borrero
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
4:04.37 Alfredo Tinoco
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
4:06.00 Ralph Gomes
Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  British Guiana
4:08.16
5000 metres Isidro Segura
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
15:41.94 Guadalupe Jiménez
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
15:55.06 Marciano Castillo
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
15:56.10
10000 metres Josafath Hernández
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
32:51.36 Isidro Segura
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
32:59.17 Pedro Peralta
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
33:25.51
Half marathon Pedro Peralta
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
01:10:29 Pedro Alvarado
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
01:11:47 Germán Lozano
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
01:13:40
110 metres hurdles Teófilo Davis Bell
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
15.39 Teófilo Colón
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
15.95 Víctor Maldonado
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
16.05
400 metres hurdles Ovidio de Jesús
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
53.42 Víctor Maldonado
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
54.18 Oscar Fernández
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
55.51
3000 metre steeplechase Alfredo Tinoco
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
10:50.8* Luciano Gómez
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
11:11.6* Hernando Ruíz
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
11:45.5*
4 × 100 metres relay Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Clive Bonas
Lloyd Murad
Horacio Esteves
Rafael Romero
42.14Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Miguel Rivera
Rubén Díaz
Ramón L. Vega
Manuel Rivera
42.27Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Luis E. Carter
Hubert Brown
Martín Francis
Manuel Rivas
42.71
4 × 400 metres relay Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Frank Rivera
Manuel Rivera
Ovidio de Jesús
Iván Rodríguez
3:16.91Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Emilio Romero
Davis Welch
Guillermo Rocca
Evaristo Edie
3:22.88Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Rodolfo Ramírez
Oscar Fernández
Juan J. Godínez
Jorge Terán
3:24.46
High jump Teodoro Palacios
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
1.91 Julio Lleras
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
1.91 Roberto Procel
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
1.89
Pole vault Rolando Cruz
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
4.40 Rubén Cruz
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
3.96 Miguel Rivera
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
3.79
Long jump Deryck Taylor
Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica
7.07 Julio Lleras
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
6.67 Jesús Piña
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
6.60
Triple jump Pedro Camacho
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
14.67 Rumildo Cruz
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
14.38 Julio Lleras
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
14.32
Shot put Eduardo Adriana
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles
14.59 Ramón Rosario
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
14.48 Rafael Trompiz
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
14.00
Discus throw Daniel Cereali
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
44.95 Mauricio Rodríguez
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
42.27 Omar Fierro
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
42.16
Hammer throw Daniel Cereali
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
51.17dh Rubén Dávila
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
46.86dh Francisco Fragoso
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
46.75dh
Javelin throw Carlos Fajer
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
62.36 Santiago Durham
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
59.65 Jesús Barbera
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
59.02
Pentathlon Rodolfo Mijares
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
2723 Héctor Román
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2627 Héctor Thomas
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
2540

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Jean Holmes
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
13.04 Yolanda Vinocourt
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
13.31 María Treviño
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
13.33
80 metres hurdles Guillermina Peña
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
12.87 Benilda Ascanio
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
12.92 Silvia Hunte
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
13.43
4 × 100 metres relay Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Marcela Daniel
Lorraine Dunn
Silvia Hunte
Jean Holmes
50.51
(50.5)
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Guillermina Peña
Raquel Trujillo
Ma. Teresa Treviño
Yolanda Vincourt
51.81
(51.7)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Benilde Ascanio
Alvia Ford
Biserka de Vamich
Morella Ettedgui
53.26
(53.2)
High jump Benilda Ascanio
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
1.43 Margarita Kabsch
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
1.40 Silvia Hunte
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
1.40
Discus throw Lili Schulter
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
40.79 Ivonne Rojano
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
37.19 Nerva Matheus
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
31.04
Javelin throw Berta Chiú
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
35.21 Raquel Trujillo
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
35.14 Mercedes García
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
34.75

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico  (MEX)911929
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)710219
3Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)561122
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)2035
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)1124
6Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  British Guiana  (BGU)1012
7Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)1001
Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica  (JAM)1001
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg  Netherlands Antilles  (AHO)1001
Totals (9 nations)28282884

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