1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
Dates	25–27 June
Host city	Bridgetown, Barbados
Venue	Barbados National Stadium
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The 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Barbados National Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados between 25–27 June.

Medal summary

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -1.3 m/s)	Obadele Thompson Barbados	10.23	Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis	10.31	Patrick Jarrett Jamaica	10.41
200 metres (wind: +2.3 m/s)	Christopher Williams Jamaica	20.40w	Francisco Cornelio Dominican Republic	20.90w	Dion Crabbe British Virgin Islands	21.12w
400 metres	Michael McDonald Jamaica	45.21	Davian Clarke Jamaica	45.49	Neil de Silva Trinidad and Tobago	45.61
800 metres	Ian Roberts Guyana	1:46.85	Mario Watson Jamaica	1:46.92	Kenroy Levy Jamaica	1:46.99
1500 metres	Rodolfo Gómez Mexico	3:46.74	Terrance Armstrong Bermuda	3:46.77	José López Venezuela	3:48.65
5000 metres	Fidencio Torres Mexico	14:20.19	David Galindo Mexico	14:21.43	Juan Díaz Venezuela	14:21.79
10,000 metres	Juan Díaz Venezuela	31:06.88	Pamenos Ballantyne Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	31:12.57	Benedict Ballantyne Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	31:59.67
110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.6 m/s)	Steve Brown Trinidad and Tobago	13.44 CR	Victor Houston Barbados	13.71	Wagner Marseille Haiti	13.75
400 metres hurdles	Victor Houston Barbados	50.23	Paul Tucker Guyana	51.59	Jeff Jackson U.S. Virgin Islands	54.70
3000 metres steeplechase	Salvador Miranda Mexico	8:42.45	Emigdio Delgado Venezuela	8:44.43	Rubén García Mexico	8:47.33
4 × 100 metres relay	Barbados Obadele Thompson Victor Houston Gabriel Burnett Stefan Mascoll	39.75	Saint Kitts and Nevis Kim Collins Kurvin Wallace Alain Maxime Isiah Kevin Arthurton	40.83	Bahamas Brian Babbs Dennis Darling Renward Wells Dwight Ferguson	40.92
4 × 400 metres relay	Bahamas Dennis Darling Carl Oliver Tim Munnings Chris Brown	3:03.76	Jamaica Davian Clarke Michael McDonald Mario Watson Kenroy Levy	3:03.82	Dominican Republic Carlos Santa Charly Reyes José Gerardo Peralta Santos Mercado	3:09.08
20 km road walk	Noé Hernández Mexico	1:20:49 CR	Luis García Cuba	1:25:51	Mario Iván Flores Mexico	1:36:26
High jump	Julio Luciano Dominican Republic	2.23	César Ballesteros Mexico	2.10	Kevin Cumberbatch Barbados	2.10
Pole vault	Dominic Johnson Saint Lucia	5.61 CR	Edgar Díaz Puerto Rico	5.40	César Nava Mexico	4.70
Long jump	Craig Hepburn Barbados	7.75	Luis Quiñones Puerto Rico	7.60	Emile John Saint Lucia	7.55
Triple jump	Brian Wellman Bermuda	17.01	Frank Rutherford Bahamas	16.87	Allen Mortimer Bahamas	16.84
Shot put	Dave Stoute Trinidad and Tobago	16.39	Arturo Francisco Puerto Rico	16.21	Jaime Comandari El Salvador	15.99
Discus throw	Kevin Brown Jamaica	56.02	Alfredo Romero Puerto Rico	53.00	Juan Neverson Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	45.20
Javelin throw	Trevor Modeste Grenada	63.92	Selwyn Smith Grenada	63.03	Richard Rock Barbados	61.92

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres (wind: -1.9 m/s)	Katia Benth French Guiana	11.47	Heather Samuel Antigua and Barbuda	11.48	Beverly Grant Jamaica	11.52
200 metres (wind: -3.6 m/s)	Katia Benth French Guiana	22.87	Heather Samuel Antigua and Barbuda	23.64	Adia McKinnon Trinidad and Tobago	23.92
400 metres	Vernetta Lesforis Saint Lucia	52.21	Tonique Williams Bahamas	52.22	Melissa Straker Barbados	52.58
800 metres	Charmaine Howell Jamaica	2:03.85	Augustina Charles Saint Lucia	2:06.30	Shernette Davis Jamaica	2:07.36
1500 metres	Isabel Juárez Mexico	4:26.64	Janill Williams Antigua and Barbuda	4:30.24	Marian Burnett Guyana	4:35.56
Half marathon	Kriscia García El Salvador	1:26:25	Burgette Williams Guyana	2:26:30		only 2 finishers
100 metres hurdles (wind: -1.9 m/s)	Gillian Russell Jamaica	13.25	Brigitte Foster Jamaica	13.49	Jacqueline Taváres Mexico	14.16
400 metres hurdles	Andrea Blackett Barbados	56.87	Allison Beckford Jamaica	58.67	Damaris Diana Puerto Rico	60.92
4 × 100 metres relay	Jamaica Gillian Russell-Love Kerry-Ann Richards Beverly Grant Bridgette Foster	44.18	Puerto Rico Militza Castro Xiomara Davila Jennifer Caraballo Yesenia Rivera	45.34	Barbados Tanya Oxley Lucy-Ann Richards Keitha Moseley Ayesha Maycock	46.78
4 × 400 metres relay	Jamaica Shernette Davis Allison Beckford Beverly Grant Charmaine Howell	3:30.00	Barbados Tanya Oxley Lucy-Ann Richards Joanne Durant Melissa Straker	3:32.40	Puerto Rico Militza Castro Xiomara Davila Sandra Moya Damaris Diana	3:39.75
10 km road walk	Teresa Ramos Guatemala	47:37 =CR	Elsa Segura Mexico	50:35	Victoria Palacios Mexico	57:41
High jump	Karen Beautle Jamaica	1.79	Romary Rifka Mexico	1.77	Desiree Crichlow Barbados	1.77
Pole vault	Alejandra Meza Mexico	3.75 CR	Lorena Espinoza Mexico	3.60
Long jump	Lacena Golding Jamaica	6.52	Jackie Edwards Bahamas	6.38	Michelle Baptiste Saint Lucia	6.26
Triple jump	Anna-Maria Thorpe Barbados	12.77	Natasha Brown Bahamas	12.41	María Fleischmann Guatemala	12.37
Shot put	Doris Thompson Bahamas	13.23	Isabella Charles Dominica	12.56	Shirley Acosta Puerto Rico	9.88
Discus throw	María Cubillán Venezuela	42.08	Shernelle Nicholls Barbados	40.98	Doris Thompson Bahamas	35.20
Hammer throw	Nancy Guillén El Salvador	57.84 CR	Violeta Guzmán Mexico	56.72	Claudia Becerril Mexico	52.93
Javelin throw (Current design)	Laverne Eve Bahamas	61.61 CR	Olivia McKoy Jamaica	54.24	Marisela Robles Dominican Republic	48.00

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Barbados)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Jamaica (JAM)	9	6	4	19
2	Mexico (MEX)	6	6	6	18
3	Barbados (BAR)*	6	3	5	14
4	Bahamas (BAH)	3	4	3	10
5	Saint Lucia (LCA)	2	1	2	5
	Venezuela (VEN)	2	1	2	5
7	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	2	0	2	4
8	El Salvador (ESA)	2	0	1	3
9	French Guiana (GUF)	2	0	0	2
10	Guyana (GUY)	1	2	1	4
11	Dominican Republic (DOM)	1	1	2	4
12	Bermuda (BER)	1	1	0	2
	Grenada (GRN)	1	1	0	2
14	Guatemala (GUA)	1	0	1	2
15	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	5	3	8
16	Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)	0	3	0	3
17	Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)	0	2	0	2
18	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)	0	1	2	3
19	Cuba (CUB)	0	1	0	1
	Dominica (DMA)	0	1	0	1
21	British Virgin Islands (IVB)	0	0	1	1
	Haiti (HAI)	0	0	1	1
	U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 entries)		39	39	37	115

See also

• 1999 in athletics (track and field)