The track and field competition in the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Maracaibo, Venezuela.Full results (pp 180–190) It was the first edition to feature women's hammer throw and pole vault.
Medal summary
Men's events 100 metresObadele Thompson 10.20Dwight Ferguson 10.43Luis Pérez 10.44200 metresJuan Pedro Toledo 20.46Misael Ortíz 20.75Iván García 20.81400 metresTroy McIntosh 44.84Roxbert Martin 45.11Alejandro Cárdenas 45.22800 metresNorberto Téllez 1:49.71Ereisis Torres 1:51.39Mark Olivo 1:51.681500 metresHéctor Torres 3:46.06Emigdio Delgado 3:47.71Pablo Olmedo 3:48.195000 metresPablo Olmedo 14:01.85Freddy González 14:04.77Germán Beltrán 14:05.1510,000 metresGermán Beltrán 29:49.06Julio César Valle 29:53.40Gabino Apolonio 30:11.29MarathonJuan Camacho 2:25:25William Ramírez 2:25:33Rubén Maza 2:27:46110 metres hurdlesAnier García 13.27Steve Brown 13.56Erik Batte 13.84400 metres hurdlesDinsdale Morgan 48.87Emilio Valle 49.66Kemel Thompson 49.673000 metre steeplechaseSalvador Miranda 8:41.70Néstor Nieves 8:43.34Daniel Torres 8:46.444 × 100 metres relay Alfredo GarcíaMisael OrtizIván GarcíaLuis Pérez 38.79 Garth RobinsonPatrick JarrettLeon GordonClarkson Reid 39.04 Niconnor AlexanderSteve BrownPeter FredericksJulian Raeburn 39.544 × 400 metres relay Omar MenaJorge CrusellasEdel HeviaNorberto Téllez 3:03.18 Michael McDonaldGreg HaughtonGregory HinesDavian Clarke 3:03.26 Avard MoncurCarl OliverChris BrownDennis Darling 3:04.1620 kilometre road walkDaniel García 1:23:32Bernardo Segura 1:24:31Julio Martínez 1:25:3150 kilometre road walkIgnacio Zamudio 3:58:15Hugo López 4:06:55Jorge Luis Pino 4:07:52High jumpJavier Sotomayor 2.37Gilmar Mayo 2.30Julio Luciano 2.21Pole vaultEdgar Díaz 5.30Ricardo Diez 5.30Jorge Tienda 5.10Long jumpIván Pedroso 8.45James Beckford 8.16Joan Lino Martínez 8.09Triple jumpYoelbi Quesada 17.18Aliecer Urrutia 16.53Iván Salcedo 16.10Shot putYojer Medina 19.42Yosvany Obregón 18.30Orlando Ibarra 17.52Discus throwAlexis Elizalde 65.00Frank Casañas 59.38Alfredo Romero 50.83Hammer throwAlberto Sánchez 74.25Yosvany Suárez 69.35Guillermo Guzmán 63.78Javelin throwEmeterio González 80.92Isbel Luaces 78.96Edwin Cuesta 75.41DecathlonRaúl Duany 8118Eugenio Balanqué 8090Diógenes Estévez 7237
Women's events 100 metresChandra Sturrup 11.14Beverly McDonald 11.36Tayna Lawrence 11.53200 metresBeverly McDonald 22.30wJuliet Campbell 22.63wFelipa Palacios 23.07w400 metresSandie Richards 51.27Ana Guevara 51.32Norfalia Carabalí 51.52800 metresLetitia Vriesde 2:00.24Ana Guevara 2:01.12(NR)Mardrea Hyman 2:01.461500 metresMardrea Hyman 4:27.03Nora Rocha 4:27.74Yanelis Lara 4:29.435000 metresNora Rocha 16:43.48Adriana Fernández 16:44.60Bertha Sánchez 16:51.8910,000 metresAdriana Fernández 34:04.16Lucía Mendiola 35:27.63Yailén García 36:12.72MarathonEmma Cabrera 2:57:49Marisol Vargas 2:58:34Kriscia García 3:00:21100 metres hurdlesDionne Rose 12.64Gillian Russell 12.66Dainelky Pérez 13.23400 metres hurdlesDeon Hemmings 54.30Andrea Blackett 54.61Debbie-Ann Parris 55.154 × 100 metres relay Idalia HechavarríaDainelky PérezMercedes CarnesoltaVirgen Benavides 43.89 Norfalia CarabalíFelipa PalaciosPatricia RodríguezMirtha Brock 44.39 Tulia RobinsonTanya LawrenceDonette BrownBrigitte Foster 44.894 × 400 metres relay Yudalis DíazLency MontelierIdalmis BonneJulia Duporty 3:29.65 Charmaine HowelKeisha DownerDebbie-Ann ParrisTracey Barnes 3:30.03 Joanne DurantAndrea BlackettSherline WilliamsMelissa Straker 3:31.9110,000 metre track walkGraciela Mendoza 46:30.16Rosario Sánchez 47:12.74Oslaidis Cruz 47:14.85High jumpJuana Arrendel 1.90Natasha Gibson 1.82Niurka Lussón 1.79Pole vaultAlejandra Meza 3.70Mariana McCarthy 3.50Agueda Jerez 2.90Long jumpFlora Hyacinth 6.57Jackie Edwards 6.50Lacena Golding 6.49Triple jumpYamilé Aldama 14.34Suzette Lee 13.77Olga Cepero 13.74Shot putYumileidi Cumbá 18.89María Isabel Urrutia 14.25Mari Mercedes 13.99Discus throwBárbara Hechevarría 58.14Hilda Ramos 55.42María Isabel Urrutia 50.44Hammer throwAldenay Vasallo 61.46María Eugenia Villamizar 57.69Norbi Balantén 57.30Javelin throwSonia Bisset 66.67Osleidys Menéndez 62.06Laverne Eve 60.66HeptathlonMagalys García 5888Marsha Mark 5706Lisa Wright 5566
Medal table
Participation
(7) (2) (19) (10) (4) (5) (4) (6) (28) (2) (64) (2) (15) (6) (15) (3) (4) (41) (51) (5) (5) (2) (27) (12) (4) (3) (19) (1) (12) (3) (55)
See also 1998 in athletics (track and field)
References