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Athletics at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results

These are the results of the athletics competition at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games which took place between 18 and 25 June 1962, at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.[1]

Men's results

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100 metres

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200 metres

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400 metres

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800 metres

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1500 metres

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5000 metres

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21 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Eligio Galicia Mexico14:46.6GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Marciano Castillo Mexico15:06.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Felipe Prado Mexico15:11.0
4Manuel Cabrera Colombia15:17.2
5Rodolfo Méndez Puerto Rico15:17.4
6Jesús Quetche Guatemala15:33.2

10,000 metres

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19 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Eligio Galicia Mexico30:55.2GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Asencio Escalona Mexico31:40.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Marciano Castillo Mexico31:44.4
4Florencio Boches Guatemala32:15.0
5Germán Lozano Colombia32:36.2
6Hernán Barreneche Colombia32:50.0

Half marathon

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110 metres hurdles

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400 metres hurdles

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3000 metres steeplechase

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4 × 100 metres relay

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Heats – 23 August

RankHeatNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
11 VenezuelaArquímides Herrera, Lloyd Murad, Rafael Romero, Horacio Esteves40.4Q, GR
21 Trinidad and TobagoCipriani Phillips, Vincent Ackoon, Wilton Jackson, Edwin Roberts40.5Q
31 JamaicaPablo McNeil, Patrick Robinson, Lindley Headley, Dennis Johnson40.6Q
41 BahamasBernard Nottage, Thomas Grant, Eucal Bullard, George Collie41.6
12 CubaAlejandro Pascual, Miguel Montalvo, Lázaro Betancourt, Enrique Figuerola40.6Q
22 Puerto RicoNoel Mangual, Enrique Montalvo, Jorge Deriez, Manuel Rivera41.1Q
32 MexicoSantiago Plaza, Jorge Terán, Miguel González, Eduardo Portillo42.0Q
42 BarbadosSydney Bradshaw, Caspar Springer, Lloyd Bascombe, Harold Russell42.0

Final – 25 August[3]

RankNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s) VenezuelaArquímides Herrera, Lloyd Murad, Rafael Romero, Horacio Esteves40.0GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Trinidad and TobagoCipriani Phillips, Vincent Ackoon, Wilton Jackson, Edwin Roberts40.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) JamaicaPablo McNeil, Patrick Robinson, Lindley Headley, Dennis Johnson40.8
4 Puerto RicoNoel Mangual, Enrique Montalvo, Jorge Deriez, Manuel Rivera41.2
 CubaAlejandro Pascual, Miguel Montalvo, Lázaro Betancourt, Enrique FiguerolaDQ
MexicoSantiago Plaza, Jorge Terán, Miguel González, Eduardo PortilloDQ

4 × 400 metres relay

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High jump

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Pole vault

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Long jump

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Triple jump

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23 August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Mahoney Samuels Jamaica15.53GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ramón López Cuba15.33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Perry Christie Bahamas14.98
4Alves Thomas Venezuela14.92
5José López Venezuela14.70
6Víctor Hernández Cuba14.65

Shot put

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Discus throw

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Hammer throw

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Javelin throw

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Qualification – 24 August – old model

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
?Millito Navarro Jr. Puerto Rico54.86[4]

Final – 24 August – old model

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Jesús Rodríguez Venezuela66.66
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Wilfredo Salgado Puerto Rico64.24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Arnoldo Pallarés Cuba61.83
4Héctor Thomas Venezuela61.17
5Antonio Olivares Puerto Rico60.02
6Gil Cordovés Cuba59.17

Pentathlon

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Women's results

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100 metres

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80 metres hurdles

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4 × 100 metres relay

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High jump

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Long jump

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? August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Bertha Díaz Cuba5.50GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Dorothy Yates Jamaica5.38
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Gisela Vidal Venezuela5.35
4Irene Martínez Cuba5.30
5Fave Elliott Jamaica5.24
6Marcia Salas Cuba5.18

Discus throw

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? August

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Caridad Agüero Cuba43.75GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alejandrina Herrera Cuba38.70
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ivonne Rojano Mexico38.69
4Imelda Espinosa Mexico37.84
5Hilda Ramírez Cuba36.98
6Nerva Matheus Venezuela36.00

Javelin throw

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? August – old model

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Hilda Ramírez Cuba40.32GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Beverly Eloisa Oglivie Panama40.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Berta Chiú Mexico35.63
4Marilyn Bayley Trinidad and Tobago35.63
5Eileen Sutherland Jamaica35.52
5María Rizzo Guatemala34.99

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ Memoria IX Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (PDF). pp. 65–72. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "José Neira 3o. en los 800 mts. planos". El Tiempo (in Spanish). United Press International. 21 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Villar Borda, Carlos J. (25 August 1962). "Finalizaron cuarto lugar en 4 x 100". El Mundo (in Spanish). p. 20. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Frau, Miguel (25 August 1962). "Salgado segundo jabalina". El Mundo (in Spanish). p. 25. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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