2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
21st Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics | |
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Dates | 4– 6 July. 2008 |
Host city | Cali, Colombia![]() |
Venue | Estadio Pedro Grajales |
Level | Senior |
Events | 44 |
Participation | 383 athletes from 30 (+ 3 guest nations) nations |
Records set | 6 Championship records |
The 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Pedro Grajales in Cali, Colombia between 4–6 July 2008.[1] A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. During the three-day competition, six championship records were broken. The competition took place at almost 1000 m above sea level, a factor which helps athletic performance in some events.[2]
Cuba took the most medals overall, winning 34 medals – half of which were gold.[3] The hosts Colombia were the next best with 8 golds and 24 medals altogether, shortly followed by Trinidad and Tobago. Guest athletes took part in some events, but their performances were excluded from the medal tally.[4]
Championship records were broken in both triple jump events; by Mabel Gay in the women's event and Leevan Sands in the men's. The championships also saw four national records broken in competition. Two athletes topped the podium twice: Rosibel García completed the 800 metres/1500 metres double, while Indira Terrero won in the 400 metres sprint and relay races. Bertha Sánchez, representing the hosts, took the 10,000 metres title, but just missed out on a second gold, winning the silver in the 5000 metres. Bahamian Shamar Sands showed multi-event ability by winning the 110 metres hurdles gold medal, as well as helping his country to the 100 m relay silver medal.
Records[]
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Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
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Andy González | 800 metres | ![]() |
1:46.11 | CR |
Wilfredo Martínez | Long jump | ![]() |
8.31 m | CR |
Leevan Sands | Triple jump | ![]() |
17.29 m | CR |
Jefferson Pérez | 20000 m walk (track) | ![]() |
1:20:54.9 | CR |
Anay Tejeda | 100 metres hurdles | ![]() |
12.61 | CR NR |
Aleesha Barber | 100 metres hurdles | ![]() |
12.98 | NR |
Semoy Hackett Ayanna Hutchinson Sasha Springer-Jones Kelly-Ann Baptiste |
4×100 metre relay | ![]() |
43.43 | NR |
Mabel Gay | Triple jump | ![]() |
14.19 m | CR |
Candice Scott | Hammer throw | ![]() |
69.26 | CR |
Eli Johana Moreno | Hammer throw | ![]() |
67.09 | NR |
Key: | WR — World record • AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record |
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Medal summary[]
Men[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | ![]() |
10.12 | ![]() |
10.18 | ![]() |
10.34 |
200 metres | ![]() |
20.69 | ![]() |
20.71 | ![]() |
20.79 |
400 metres | ![]() |
45.27 | ![]() |
45.66 | ![]() |
45.98 |
800 metres | ![]() |
1:46.11 CR | ![]() |
1:46.92 | ![]() |
1:47.18 |
1500 metres | ![]() |
3:45.15 | ![]() |
3:45.39 | ![]() |
3:47.17 |
5000 metres | ![]() |
14:21.21 | ![]() |
14:35.81 | ![]() |
15:10.58 |
10,000 metres | ![]() |
29:30.29 | ![]() |
29:41.88 | Only two finishers | |
110 metre hurdles | ![]() |
13.32w | ![]() |
13.45w | ![]() |
13.55w |
400 metre hurdles | ![]() |
49.98 | ![]() |
50.08 | ![]() |
50.44 |
3000 metre steeplechase | ![]() |
8:53.24 | ![]() |
9:12.70 | ![]() |
9:15.72 |
High jump | ![]() |
2.25 m | ![]() |
2.25 m | ![]() |
2.13 m |
Pole vault | ![]() |
5.50 m | ![]() |
5.30 m | ![]() |
4.80 m |
Long jump | ![]() |
8.31 m CR | ![]() |
7.90 m | ![]() |
7.80 m |
Triple jump | ![]() |
17.29 m CR | ![]() |
17.23 m | ![]() |
16.91 m |
Shot put | ![]() |
19.60 m | ![]() |
18.43 m | ![]() |
17.70 m |
Discus throw | ![]() |
58.60 m | ![]() |
58.00 m | ![]() |
56.49 m |
Hammer throw | ![]() |
71.61 m | ![]() |
66.36 m | ![]() |
64.58 m |
Javelin throw | ![]() |
74.98 m | ![]() |
74.37 m | ![]() |
71.07 m |
Decathlon | ![]() |
7408 pts | ![]() |
7297 pts | ![]() |
7164 pts |
20000 m track walk † | ![]() |
1:25:22.7 | ![]() |
1:27:57.2 | ![]() |
1:28:51.6 |
4×100 metres relay | ![]() Keston Bledman Marc Burns Aaron Armstrong Richard Thompson |
38.54 | ![]() Adrian Griffith Derrick Atkins Rodney Green Shamar Sands |
39.22 | ![]() Jason Rogers Delwayne Delaney |
40.81 |
4×400 metres relay | ![]() William Collazo Yunier Pérez Omar Cisneros Yeimer López |
3:02.10 | ![]() Ramon Miller Michael Mathieu Avard Moncur Andretti Bain |
3:02.48 | ![]() Renny Quow Cowin Mills Ade Alleyne-Forte Stann Waithe |
3:04.12 |
- † The 20 km racewalk event was won by Jefferson Pérez of Ecuador, who was competing as a guest athlete.
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | ![]() |
11.20 | ![]() |
11.39 | ![]() |
11.40 |
200 metres | ![]() |
22.78 | ![]() |
22.82 | ![]() |
23.13 |
400 metres | ![]() |
50.98 | ![]() |
51.78 | ![]() |
52.20 |
800 metres | ![]() |
2:05.9 | ![]() |
2:06.6 | ![]() |
2:07.2 |
1500 metres | ![]() |
4:24.62 | ![]() |
4:25.43 | ![]() |
4:28.92 |
5000 metres | ![]() |
16:41.27 | ![]() |
16:43.82 | ![]() |
16:53.42 |
10,000 metres | ![]() |
35:16.36 | ![]() |
35:42.18 | ![]() |
36:43.36 |
100 metres hurdles | ![]() |
12.61 CR NR | ![]() |
12.95 | ![]() |
12.98 |
400 metres hurdles | ![]() |
56.55 | ![]() |
57.44 | ![]() |
58.91 |
3000 metres steeplechase | ![]() |
10:18.23 | ![]() |
10:45.46 | ![]() |
12:16.51 |
High jump | ![]() |
1.91 m | ![]() |
1.88 m | ![]() |
1.79 m |
Pole vault | ![]() |
4.10 m | ![]() |
4.00 m | Only two competitors | |
Long jump | ![]() |
6.54 m | ![]() |
6.54 m NR | ![]() |
6.49 m |
Triple jump | ![]() |
14.19 m CR | ![]() |
13.95 m | ![]() |
13.30 m |
Shot put | ![]() |
18.39 m | ![]() |
18.10 m | ![]() |
17.87 m |
Discus throw | ![]() |
62.87 m | ![]() |
58.74 m | ![]() |
54.56 m |
Hammer throw | ![]() |
69.26 m CR | ![]() |
69.03 m | ![]() |
67.09 m NR |
Javelin throw | ![]() |
56.36 m | ![]() |
56.14 m | ![]() |
54.90 m |
Heptathlon | ![]() |
5862 pts | ![]() |
5833 pts | ![]() |
5302 pts |
10000 m track walk | ![]() |
50:10.37 | ![]() |
51:06.83 | ![]() |
52:44.84 |
4×100 metres relay †† | ![]() Semoy Hackett Ayanna Hutchinson Sasha Springer-Jones Kelly-Ann Baptiste |
43.43 NR | ![]() Mirtha Brock Felipa Palacios Darlenys Obregón Yomara Hinestroza |
43.56 | ![]() Chandra Sturrup Tamicka Clarke Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie |
44.03 |
4×400 metres relay ††† | ![]() Aymée Martínez Diosmely Peña Daisurami Bonne Indira Terrero |
3:27.97 | ![]() Gabriela Medina Nallely Vela Zudikey Rodríguez |
3:29.94 | ![]() Christine Amertil |
3:35.57 |
- †† A Brazilian team of Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti and Franciela Krasucki took third place in the 4×100 m relay, but they were competing as guest athletes.
- ††† A Brazilian team of Maria Laura Almirão, Lucimar Teodoro, Josiane Tito and Emmily Pinheiro took second place in the 4×400 m relay, but they were competing as guest athletes.
Medal table[]
* Host nation (Colombia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 17 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
4 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 nations) | 44 | 44 | 42 | 130 |
Participating nations[]
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* Guest nations
References[]
- Results service Campeonato CAC de Atletismo 2008. AthleCAC. Retrieved on 2010-03-09.
- Specific
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-07-06). Sands jumps 17.29 in Cali – CAC Champs Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-09.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-07-05). 50.98 400m victory by Cuban Terrero in Cali - CAC Champs day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-09.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-07-07). Cuba takes overall title in Cali; last day of CAC Champs beset by torrential rains. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-09.
- ^ Results service Campeonato CAC de Atletismo 2008 Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. AthleCAC. Retrieved on 2010-03-09.
External links[]
- Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
- 2008 in athletics (track and field)
- 2008 in Colombian sport
- International athletics competitions hosted by Colombia