1975 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
# 1975 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 1975 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Francisco Montaner in Ponce, Puerto Rico between 6–10 August.

## Medal summary

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Charles Joseph Trinidad and Tobago | 10.7 | Pablo Franco Puerto Rico | 10.7 | Félix Mata Venezuela | 10.7 |
| 200 metres | Don Quarrie Jamaica | 21.5 | Pablo Franco Puerto Rico | 21.8 | Raymond Heerenveen Netherlands Antilles | |
| 400 metres | Mike Sands Bahamas | 46.6 | Félix Mangual Puerto Rico | 47.6 | Alfred Daley Jamaica | 47.7 |
| 800 metres | Byron Dyce Jamaica | 1:58.1 | José Velásquez Venezuela | 1:59.3 | Garth Manwarring Trinidad and Tobago | 1:59.3 |
| 1500 metres | Carlos Martínez Mexico | 3:45.9 =CR | Antonio Colón Puerto Rico | 3:48.4 | Byron Dyce Jamaica | 3:49.4 |
| 5000 metres | Luis Hernández Mexico | 15:04.7 | Lucirio Garrido Venezuela | 15:04.8 | Carlos Martínez Mexico | 15:19.0 |
| 10,000 metres | Rodolfo Gómez Mexico | 30:05.9 | Rigoberto Mendoza Cuba | 30:07.1 | Rafael Palomares Mexico | 30:18.3 |
| Half marathon | Carlos Hernández Mexico | 1:07:52 | Rigoberto Mendoza Cuba | 1:08:03 | Andrés Romero Mexico | 1:08:41 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Iván Mangual Puerto Rico | 50.9 CR | José Santiago Puerto Rico | 51.8 | Enrique Aguirre Mexico | 52.5 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Demetrio Cabanillos Mexico | 9:28.4 | Octavio Guadarrama Mexico | 9:33.2 | Carlos Báez Puerto Rico | 9:35.0 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Jamaica Alfred Daley Michael Fray Don Quarrie Colin Bradford | 40.6 | Trinidad and Tobago Frank Adams Christopher Brathwaite Charles Joseph Rudy Reid | 40.7 | Venezuela Félix Mata José Chacín Esteban Manuel Briceno Víctor Escobar | 41.3 |
| 20 km road walk | Enrique Vera Mexico | 1:48:34 | Domingo Colín Mexico | 1:54:30 | Rigoberto Medina Cuba | 1:57:00 |
| High jump | Cristóbal de León Dominican Republic | 2.05 | Clark Godwin Bermuda | 2.05 | Rudy Levarity Bahamas | 2.01 |
| Pole vault | Augusto Perdomo Cuba | 4.70 | Juan Laza Cuba | 4.55 | Elberto Pratt Mexico | 4.40 |
| Long jump | George Swanston Trinidad and Tobago | 7.48 | Henry Jackson Jamaica | 7.24 | Dennis Trott Bermuda | 7.20 |
| Triple jump | Juan Velázquez Cuba | 16.11 CR | Juvenal Pérez Cuba | 15.66 | Michael Sharpe Bermuda | 15.62 |
| Shot put | Pedro Serrano Puerto Rico | 15.68 | Jesús Ramos Venezuela | 15.55 | José Santa Cruz Cuba | 14.82 |
| Discus throw | Javier Moreno Cuba | 53.24 | José Santa Cruz Cuba | 52.48 | Pedro Serrano Puerto Rico | 47.24 |
| Hammer throw | Víctor Suárez Cuba | 62.36 | William Silén Puerto Rico | 58.20 | Marcos Borregales Venezuela | 56.36 |
| Javelin throw | Reinaldo Patterson Cuba | 69.84 | Antonio González Cuba | 68.46 | Salomón Robins Mexico | 68.24 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Debbie Jones Bermuda | 11.9 | Eia Cabreja Cuba | 12.1 | Lelieth Hodges Jamaica | 12.1 |
| 200 metres | Lorna Forde Barbados | 24.3 | Jackie Pusey Jamaica | 24.4 | Rosie Allwood Jamaica | 24.6 |
| 400 metres | Helen Blake Jamaica | 54.8 | Lorna Forde Barbados | 55.1 | Ruth Williams Jamaica | 55.7 |
| 800 metres | Helen Blake Jamaica | 2:17.5 | Charlotte Bradley Mexico | 2:18.1 | Mercedes Álvarez Cuba | 2:19.0 |
| 1500 metres | Charlotte Bradley Mexico | 4:34.1 | Mercedes Álvarez Cuba | 4:44.7 | Evasol Vallejo Mexico | 4:46.5 |
| 200 metres hurdles | Marcela Chivás Cuba | 28.2 | Mercedes Román Mexico | 30.0 | Linda Woodside Bahamas | 30.3 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Jamaica Lelieth Hodges Rosie Allwood Carol Cummings Jackie Pusey | 45.7 | Bermuda Debbie Jones Andrea Trott Branwen Smith Donna Burgess | 47.4 | Trinidad and Tobago Janice Bernard Esther Hope Angela McLean Jennifer Augustine | 47.4 |
| High jump | Andrea Bruce Jamaica | 1.83 CR | Lucía Duquet Cuba | 1.65 | María Scrubb Cuba | 1.65 |
| Long jump | Andrea Bruce Jamaica | 6.10 CR | Dora Thompson Cuba | 5.88 | Shonel Ferguson Bahamas | 5.69 |
| Shot put | Caridad Romero Cuba | 14.74 CR | Rosa Fernández Cuba | 14.33 | Orlanda Lynch Suriname | 12.91 |
| Discus throw | Caridad Romero Cuba | 45.56 | Salvadora Vargas Cuba | 44.00 | Patricia Andrus Venezuela | 39.38 |
| Javelin throw | Ana María González Cuba | 45.90 | Clementina Díaz Cuba | 42.78 | Diana Rodríguez Puerto Rico | 41.84 |
| Pentathlon | María Ángeles Cato Mexico | 3796 | Maritza García Cuba | 3628 | Mercedes Román Mexico | 3619 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 9 | 14 | 4 | 27 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Jamaica (JAM) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Suriname (NGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |
