The 2nd Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in Xalapa, Mexico, on 26–29 August 1976. The city was already the host of the inaugural CAC senior championships in May, 1967.

Although one website states:"Under 17 events were first included on the programme of the biennial Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in 1978," another website displays also results for under-17 events in 1976.

Event summary In the junior (U-20) category, Cuba won most gold medals (11), while host country Mexico was the overall leader in total medals (30).

In the under-20 men category, both Luis Alex Misiniak and David Giralt from Cuba won 3 golds (110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4 × 100 m relay) and (Long jump, Triple jump, 4 × 100 m relay), respectively. Another Cuban fellow, Juan Martínez and Bahamian Rickey Moxey won two golds each (Shot put, Discus Throw) and (100m, 200m) respectively.

In the under-20 women category, Ileana Hocking from Puerto Rico, who won already a gold (1500m) and a silver medal (800m) at the 1974 championships in Maracaibo, Venezuela, gained a total of 5 medals, 4 golds (800m, 1500m, 4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and one bronze (400m). Ann Adams from Trinidad and Tobago gained 3 golds (100m, 200m, 100m hurdles), whereas Esther Vega from Puerto Rico won two golds (4 × 100 m relay, 4 × 400 m relay) and two silvers (400m, 100m hurdles), and Jennifer Swanston from Barbados won two golds (Long jump, Pentathlon).

Ernesto Canto from Mexico, future gold medallist in the men's 20 kilometre walk event at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, defended his title and gained the gold medal in the 10,000 metres track walk event. And María Caridad Colón from Cuba, future gold medallist in Javelin Throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union, won gold in Javelin Throw and bronze in the Shot Put event.

Medal summary Medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, and Junior A, Female.

Male Junior A (under 20) 100 metres 10.53A 10.64A 10.65A200 metres 21.76A 21.92A 21.97A400 metres 48.28A 49.17A 49.24A800 metres 1:53.58A 1:55.46A 1:56.72A1500 metres 4:04.5A 4:05.1A 4:05.8A5000 metres 15:16.0A 15:16.4A 15:16.6A10,000 metres 31:36.4A 31:55.0A 32:10.4A3000 metres steeplechase 9:10.8A 9:42.8A 9:48.6A110 metres hurdles 14.18A 14.81A 15.03A400 metres hurdles 53.84A 54.34A 54.76AHigh jump 1.90A 1.83A 1.83APole vault 4.10A 3.55A 3.25ALong jump 7.46A 7.40A 7.04ATriple jump 16.25A 14.72A 14.08AShot put 15.98A 14.95A 13.73ADiscus throw 53.98A 39.43A 36.86AHammer throw 48.35A 44.53A 42.65AJavelin throw 58.07A 51.83A 51.22ADecathlon 6024A 5996A 5643A10,000 metres track walk 46:18.6A 50:41.8A 52:15.2A4 × 100 metres relay Calbo Luis Alex Misiniak Euclides Bell David Giralt 42.44A Juan de Jesús Juan Rodríguez Miguel Mora William Rodríguez 42.49A 43.19A4 × 400 metres relay 3:19.11A 3:23.09A 3:28.15A

Female Junior A (under 20) 100 metres 12.10A 12.16A 12.19A200 metres 25.00A 25.42A 25.61A400 metres 56.98A 57.34A 57.63A800 metres 2:13.38A 2:17.31A 2:19.61A1500 metres 4:51.0A 4:58.0A 5:02.6A100 metres hurdles 14.80A 15.19A 15.92AHigh jump 1.75A 1.66A 1.60ALong jump 5.23A 5.10A 4.93AShot put 12.40A 12.19A 10.60ADiscus throw 38.29A 34.14A 33.41AJavelin throw 46.13A 42.50A 33.98APentathlon 3219A 3038A 2978A4 × 100 metres relay Lesbia Maldonado Angelita Lind Ileana Hocking Stephanie Vega 49.72A 52.07A 4 × 400 metres relay Lesbia Maldonado Angelita Lind Stephanie Vega Ileana Hocking 3:57.38A Célia Cruz Lorenza Orendaín Guadalupe García A. Figueroa 4:02.33A 4:21.33A

Boys under 17 (Youth) 100 metres 10.88 11.14 11.15400 metres 49.74 ?? ??2000 metres steeplechase 6:15.96 6:25.83 6:42.76300 metres hurdles 41.0 ?? ??High jump 1.87 1.84 1.78Long jump 6.63 6.20 6.08 Triple jump 12.80 12.57 12.11 Shot put 14.37 13.38 Discus throw 43.49 41.74 39.77 Pentathlon 2555 2214 2214 5000 metres Walk 25:32.4 26:27.8 4 × 100 metres relay López Martínez Martínez Juan Falconier 43.51 ?? ??

Girls under 17 (Youth) 100 metres 11.90 12.41 12.46400 metres 57.33 57.88 58.92100 metres hurdles 15.30 16.01 17.17High jump 1.45 1.45 1.45Shot put 11.26 10.75 Discus throw 31.97 27.97 18.40 Javelin throw 30.54 30.15 Pentathlon 3040 2778 4 × 100 metres relay 47.84 49.45

Medal table (unofficial)

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 127 athletes from about 11 countries:

(8) (4) (2) (11) (3) (2) México (50) Panamá (1) (26) (11) (9)

References

External links Official CACAC Website World Junior Athletics History