1994 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

XI Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
Dates 8–10 July
Host city Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Level Junior and Youth
Events 79
(41 junior,
38 youth)
Participation about 377
(203 junior,
174 youth) athletes from
22 nations

The 11th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, between 8–10 July 1994.

Medal summary

Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, Junior A, Female, and Junior B. Complete results can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.

Male Junior A (under 20)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(-0.3 m/s)
Obadele Thompson (BAR) 10.0 Yosbel Crespo (CUB) 10.2 Judson Jervis (BAH) 10.3
200 metres
(-0.2 m/s)
Obadele Thompson (BAR) 21.1 Brian Babbs (BAH) 21.7 César Jongitud (MEX) 21.8
400 metres Michael McDonald (JAM) 46.3 Rohan McDonald (JAM) 47.1 Peter Frederick (TRI) 48.0
800 metres Preston Campbell (JAM) 1:53.1 Ivor Hamilton (TRI) 1:53.2 Marvin Watts (JAM) 1:53.6
1500 metres Pablo Olmedo (MEX) 3:50.2 Ismael Iglesias (CUB) 3:50.7 Emigadio Delgado (VEN) 3:51.4
5000 metres Pablo Olmedo (MEX) 14:24.4 Juan Perea (MEX) 14:27.7 Emigadio Delgado (VEN) 15:10.9
10,000 metres Juan Perea (MEX) 30:42.7 Juan Delgado (MEX) 31:44.5
Half Marathon Isidoro Martínez (MEX) 1:09:28 Javier Patlán (MEX) 1:16:19 Odinga Bascombe (GUY) 1:25:36
3000 metres steeplechase Ismael Iglesias (CUB) 9:07.6 Emigadio Delgado (VEN) 9:22.0 Alex Greaux (PUR) 9:27.8
110 metres hurdles
(0.7 m/s)
Gabriel Burnett (BAR) 14.3 William Lugo (CUB) 14.6 José Carmona (PUR) 14.6
400 metres hurdles Edward Clarke (JAM) 51.1 Kevin James (JAM) 51.1 Juan Mago (VEN) 53.1
High jump Stephen Woodley (BER) 2.14 Enrico Gordan (JAM) 2.11 Rohan Simons (BER) 2.08
Pole vault Jorge Tienda (MEX) 4.55 Ricardo Díez (VEN) 4.45 Alexander Díaz (CUB) 4.45
Long jump Pedro Pavel García (CUB) 7.63 Elston Cawley (JAM) 7.47 Luis Soto (PUR) 7.30
Triple jump Allen Mortimer (BAH) 16.10 Rene Hernandez (CUB) 15.65 Vance Clarke (SKN) 15.07
Shot put Christopher Merced (PUR) 14.52 Alexei Silva (CUB) 13.78 O'Neil Smythe (JAM) 13.40
Discus throw Guillermo Heredia (MEX) 48.04 Christopher Merced (PUR) 47.16 Bernardo Lazo (MEX) 41.58
Hammer throw Aldo Bello (VEN) 54.68 Javier Cárdenas (CUB) 51.22 Ramón Arce (MEX) 44.34
Javelin throw Leonid Sánchez (CUB) 62.92 Selwyn Smith (GRN) 59.88 Ricardo Montes (MEX) 54.78
Decathlon Yonelvis Águila (CUB) 7046 Jorge Avena (MEX) 6228 Francisco Herrera (MEX) 5948
10,000 metres track walk Alejandro López (MEX) 41:52.0 Francisco Pantoja (MEX) 43:27.1 Erick Cordero (CUB) 44:46.5
4 × 100 metres relay Jamaica 41.1 Trinidad and Tobago 41.8 Venezuela 41.9
4 × 400 metres relay Jamaica 3:05.9 Trinidad and Tobago 3:10.9 Venezuela 3:18.5

Female Junior A (under 20)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(-1.8 m/s)
Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 11.1 Beverley Langley (JAM) 11.2 Kerry-Ann Richards (JAM) 11.2
200 metres
(-1.8 m/s)
Astia Walker (JAM) 23.5 Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 23.8 Tracey Barnes (JAM) 24.0
400 metres Claudine Williams (JAM) 52.8 Tracey Barnes (JAM) 53.2 Militza Castro (PUR) 54.0
800 metres Michelle Ballentine (JAM) 2:08.5 Charmaine Howell (JAM) 2:09.1 Jeanette Castro (MEX) 2:09.4
1500 metres Laura Flores (MEX) 4:34.3 Evette Turner (JAM) 4:44.1 Aydollie Miller (JAM) 4:46.5
3000 metres Karla Betancourt (MEX) 9:53.3 Evette Turner (JAM) 10:21.8 Rosemary Brown (VIN) 10:45.8
100 metres hurdles
(-1.0 m/s)
Astia Walker (JAM) 13.5 Delloreen Ennis (JAM) 14.0 Glenis Fabars (CUB) 14.1
400 metres hurdles Tanya Jarrett (JAM) 59.5 Greter Lorenzo (CUB) 60.0 Andrea Blackett (BAR) 62.1
High jump Natalie Richardson (JAM) 1.79 Paulette Reid (BAR) 1.79 Tanya Wildgoose (BAH) 1.75
Long jump Trecia Smith (JAM) 6.40 Suzette Lee (JAM) 5.88 Elizabeth Moré (CUB) 5.63
Triple jump Suzette Lee (JAM) 13.26 Sandra Friedrich (MEX) 12.31 Aneandin Godines (CUB) 12.27
Shot put Nora Bicet (CUB) 12.50 Datza Varcarcel (PUR) 12.33 Fanny García (VEN) 12.08
Discus throw Fanny García (VEN) 42.60 Gretel Miller (JAM) 39.88 Flor Acosta (MEX) 38.78
Javelin throw Nora Bicet (CUB) 50.50 Yanuris La Montaña (CUB) 50.30 Patricia Alonso (VEN) 49.30
Heptathlon Yaqueline Martínez (CUB) 4944 Trecia Smith (JAM) 4899 Sheila Acosta (PUR) 4644
5000 metres track walk Maribel Rebollo (MEX) 22:11.6 Misleidys Vargas (CUB) 24:15.3 Caroline Aguilar (MEX) 24:29.2
4 × 100 metres relay Jamaica 44.6 Puerto Rico 47.3 Barbados 47.3
4 × 400 metres relay Jamaica 3:34.0 Bahamas 3:42.5 Barbados 3:45.6

Male Junior B (under 17)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(-1.3 m/s)
Jason Gerald (TRI) 10.5 Christopher Rose (JAM) 10.5 Shane Brown (JAM) 10.5
200 metres
(-2.5 m/s)
Rohan Goldyn (JAM) 22.4 Latonel Williams (JAM) 22.5 Misael Ortíz (CUB) 22.8
400 metres Latonel Williams (JAM) 48.9 Marlon de Leon (TRI) 49.2 Luiggy Llanos (PUR) 49.5
800 metres Oscar Encarnación (DOM) 1:53.7 Adith Figueroa (PUR) 1:54.5 Didris Contreras (DOM) 1:57.6
1500 metres Luis Medina (MEX) 3:56.9 Oscar Encarnación (DOM) 3:57.8 Gonzalo Gutiérrez (MEX) 3:58.4
3000 metres Luis Medina (MEX) 8:42.7 Gonzalo Gutiérrez (MEX) 8:43.5 Narvin Beharry (TRI) 9:10.0
2000 metres steeplechase Luis Medina (MEX) 5:58.7 Jaime Siqueiros (MEX) 6:02.5 Johnny Peña (DOM) 6:27.0
100 metres hurdles
(-1.5 m/s)
Robert Parnell (JAM) 13.5 Chris McFarlane (JAM) 13.7 Ramón Soto (PUR) 13.9
400 metres hurdles Kurt Duncan (JAM) 55.3 Pedro Rivas (PUR) 55.6 Edwin Esparra (PUR) 57.0
High jump Ryan Chambers (JAM) 2.09 Kerry Edwards (TRI) 2.06 Yohance Young (BAR) 1.93
Pole vault Makirk Ramos (PUR) 3.65 Gudardo Zamido (MEX) 3.05 Dion Kong (TRI) 3.05
Long jump Juan Mota (DOM) 7.01 Oral Telphia (JAM) 6.69 Michael Deveaux (BAH) 6.69
Triple jump Pablo Pérez (PUR) 14.02 Ramón Soto (PUR) 13.72 Dominic Demeritte (BAH) 13.70
Shot put Dave Stoute (TRI) 14.69 Jesús Martínez (MEX) 14.06 Rory Marsh (JAM) 13.56
Discus throw Rory Marsh (JAM) 45.00 Denzil Rolle (BAH) 43.86 Dave Stoute (TRI) 43.74
Hammer throw Eric Román (PUR) 46.40 Carlos Hernández (PUR) 45.68 Ricardo Sierra (MEX) 44.18
Javelin throw Kerry Edwards (TRI) 55.80 Samuel Ortiz (PUR) 54.08 Adolfo Martínez (MEX) 50.32
Heptathlon Rolando Ubarri (PUR) 4696 Alejandro Escalona (MEX) 3924 Andrew Swanston (TRI) 3821
5000 metres track walk Saúl Méndez (MEX) 23:33.0 Gildardo Pérez (MEX) 24:24.2 Gabriel Alvarado (PUR) 26:54.1
4 × 100 metres relay Jamaica 42.2 Puerto Rico 42.9 Trinidad and Tobago 43.4
4 × 400 metres relay Jamaica 3:20.6 Puerto Rico 3:23.2 Mexico 3:28.2

Female Junior B (under 17)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(-0.4 m/s)
Tulia Robinson (JAM) 11.0 Ayanna Hutchinson (TRI) 11.4 Saran Patterson (JAM) 11.5
200 metres
(-2.3 m/s)
Tulia Robinson (JAM) 24.3 Cydonie Mothersill (CAY) 24.8 Onica Fraser (GUY) 24.9
400 metres Onica Fraser (GUY) 54.5 Cindy John (TRI) 54.5 Ingrid Sears (BAH) 55.5
800 metres Vernae Ingram (BER) 2:14.2 Yasmin Rodríguez (DOM) 2:15.0 Erica Lugo (MEX) 2:15.8
1200 metres Janelle Inniss (BAR) 3:38.9 Yasmin Rodríguez (DOM) 3:39.3 Keisha Gray (TRI) 3:39.7
100 metres hurdles
(-1.3 m/s)
Ángeles Pantoja (MEX) 14.4 Niurka Lussón (CUB) 14.8 Ayanna Buchannon (JAM) 14.9
300 metres hurdles Yasnay Lescay (CUB) 42.8 Ángeles Pantoja (MEX) 43.6 Gabriella Edwards (TRI) 45.0
High jump Niurka Lussón (CUB) 1.80 Keisha Spencer (JAM) 1.65 Ayesha Maycock (BAR) 1.65
Long jump Anna Winter (CUB) 6.12 Dolette Blake (JAM) 5.99 Niurka Barthelemy (CUB) 5.62
Triple jump Niurka Barthelemy (CUB) 11.65 Christine Brown (JAM) 11.59 Andrea Bradshaw (BAR) 11.52
Shot put Antuanett Depestre (CUB) 14.76 Yuneidis Bonne (CUB) 13.62 Karelis Parker (PUR) 13.57
Discus throw Yuneidis Bonne (CUB) 43.30 Karla Soto (MEX) 35.80 Doris Thompson (BAH) 34.52
Javelin throw Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 47.32 Michelle Sánchez (PUR) 39.54 Anna-Lee Walcott (TRI) 36.66
Pentathlon Damaris Diana (PUR) 3243 Pamela Cappas (PUR) 3220 Anna-Lee Walcott (TRI) 3105
4000 metres track walk Yéssica Tapía (MEX) 20:49.2 Juana Hernández (MEX) 20:56.0 Glenis Castillo (DOM) 24:39.5
4 × 100 metres relay Jamaica 46.1 Trinidad and Tobago 47.2 Bahamas 47.3
4 × 400 metres relay Trinidad and Tobago 3:45.0 Jamaica 3:50.0 Dominican Republic 3:51.3

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Trinidad and Tobago)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Jamaica (JAM) 26 21 9 56
2 Mexico (MEX) 16 15 13 44
3 Cuba (CUB) 15 10 7 32
4 Puerto Rico (PUR) 6 12 10 28
5 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)* 4 8 10 22
6 Barbados (BAR) 4 1 6 11
7 Dominican Republic (DOM) 2 3 4 9
8 Venezuela (VEN) 2 2 7 11
9 Bermuda (BER) 2 0 1 3
10 Bahamas (BAH) 1 5 7 13
11 Guyana (GUY) 1 0 2 3
12 Cayman Islands (CAY) 0 1 0 1
Grenada (GRN) 0 1 0 1
14 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 0 0 1 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) 0 0 1 1
Totals (15 entries) 79 79 78 236


Participation (unofficial)

Saint Lucia competed for the first time at the championships. Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields a number of about 377 athletes (203 junior (under-20) and 174 youth (under-17)) from about 22 countries, a new record number of participating nations: