2008 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics

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V NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics
DatesJuly 18–20
Host cityToluca, Mexico Mexico
VenueEstadio Universitario Alberto Chivo Cordova
LevelU-23
Participation258 athletes from
19 nations
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2010 Miramar →

The 5th NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held in Toluca, Mexico, at the Alberto "Chivo" Córdova Stadium at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México on July 18–20, 2008. A detailed report on the results was given.[1]

Medal summary[]

Main article: 2008 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results

The gold medal winners were published.[1] Detailed results can be found on the Athletics Canada website,[2] on the CACAC website,[3] on the MileSplit website,[4] and on the Tilastopaja website.[5]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(+0.3 m/s) 		 J-Mee Samuels (USA) 10.09 CR   (USA) 10.15  Rolando Palacios (HON) 10.22 NR
200 metres
(-0.9 m/s) 		  (USA) 20.34 CR  Rolando Palacios (HON) 20.40 NR  Sam Effah (CAN) 20.95
400 metres   (USA) 44.75 CR  Tabarie Henry (ISV) 45.37 NR   (USA) 45.96
800 metres  Rob Novak (USA) 1:50.22   (DOM) 1:50.31   (USA) 1:50.51
1500 metres   (MEX) 3:51.52   (USA) 3:52.17   (MEX) 3:55.70
5000 metres   (MEX) 15:10.96   (MEX) 15:22.32   (GUA) 16:07.87
10000 metres   (MEX) 32:10.86   (MEX) 32:34.51   (GUA) 33:49.30
3000 m steeplechase   (MEX) 9:15.04   (USA) 9:24.52   (MEX) 9:38.82
110 m hurdles
(-1.0 m/s) 		 Jason Richardson (USA) 13.32 CR  Ryan Brathwaite (BAR) 13.50  Ronnie Ash (USA) 13.72
400 m hurdles   (USA) 49.50   (USA) 50.74   (GUA) 51.92
High jump   (USA) 2.27m =CR  Darwin Edwards (LCA) 2.23m NR  Jamal Wilson (BAH) 2.23m
Pole vault   (USA) 5.50m   (USA) 5.20m   (CAN) 5.10m
Long jump   (USA) 7.96m   (USA) 7.83m  Carlos Jorge (DOM) 7.61m
Triple jump   (USA) 15.91
(1.2 m/s) 		  (USA) 15.78
(-1.8 m/s) 		 Carl Morgan (CAY) 15.76
(0.9 m/s)
Shot Put  Ryan Whiting (USA) 19.46m   (USA) 17.97m   (JAM) 16.95m
Discus Throw   (USA) 58.70m  Ryan Whiting (USA) 53.47m   (VIN) 50.91m
Hammer Throw   (CAN) 65.30m   (USA) 63.70m   (USA) 59.61m
Javelin Throw   (USA) 80.51m CR   (USA) 78.52m  Juan José Méndez (MEX) 69.67m
Decathlon   (USA) 7504 pts CR   (USA) 7354 pts   (CAN) 6959 pts
20000 m Walk  Éder Sánchez (MEX) 1:30:46.78  David Mejía (MEX) 1:31:41.19   (GUA) 1:35:38.20
4 x 100 metres relay  United States

Teddy Williams

J-Mee Samuels		 38.39 CR  Canada


Gavin Smellie
Sam Effah		 39.31  Cayman Islands

Tyrell Cuffy

Carl Morgan		 39.68 NR
4 x 400 metres relay  Jamaica
Riker Hylton


3:05.61  Dominican Republic



3:05.80  Mexico



3:13.83

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(+0.3 m/s) 		 Schillonie Calvert (JAM) 11.24 CR   (USA) 11.36  Samantha Henry (JAM) 11.39
200 metres
(-1.2 m/s) 		 Leslie Cole (USA) 22.92  Schillonie Calvert (JAM) 23.33  Mariely Sánchez (DOM) 23.50 NR
400 metres  Bobby-Gaye Wilkins (JAM) 51.34  Anastasia Le-Roy (JAM) 52.21  Jenna Martin (CAN) 52.45
800 metres  Geena Gall (USA) 2:10.32   (CAN) 2:10.64   (MEX) 2:10.93
1500 metres  Nicole Edwards (CAN) 4:36.27   (USA) 4:36.50   (MEX) 4:48.86
5000 metres  Gwen Jorgensen (USA) 18:04.56
10000 metres   (USA) 37:31.28 CR   (USA) 37:33.42
3000 m steeplechase  Nicole Bush (USA) 10:42.17  Bridget Franek (USA) 11:12.65  Carolyn Ellis (CAN) 11:49.78
100 m hurdles
(-0.6 m/s) 		 Tiffany Ofili (USA) 12.82 CR  Kristi Castlin (USA) 13.21  Latoya Greaves (JAM) 13.51
400 m hurdles  Nickiesha Wilson (JAM) 55.78 CR  Nicole Leach (USA) 57.05  Yolanda Osana (DOM) 58.74
High jump   (CAN) 1.85m   (USA) 1.82m   (MEX) 1.79m
Pole vault   (USA) 4.35m CR   (CAN) 4.00m   (CAN) 4.00m
Long jump   (USA) 6.66m CR   (USA) 6.56m  Bianca Stuart (BAH) 6.37m
Triple jump   (USA) 13.52m   (USA) 13.11m  Shara Proctor (AIA) 13.11m
Shot Put   (USA) 16.04m   (BAR) 15.98m  Aja Evans (USA) 15.34m
Discus Throw   (USA) 52.92m   (USA) 52.13m   (MEX) 46.02m
Hammer Throw   (USA) 62.79m   (USA) 61.45m   (MEX) 52.77m
Javelin Throw  Liz Gleadle (CAN) 51.76m   (USA) 50.72m   (USA) 49.41m
Heptathlon   (CAN) 5714 pts   (USA) 5511 pts   (USA) 5509 pts
10000 m Walk   (MEX) 49:50.63   (MEX) 49:57.22   (USA) 55:39.66
4 x 100 metres relay  United States



43.64  Jamaica
Samantha Henry
Latoya Greaves
Schillonie Calvert
Anastasia Le-Roy		 43.73  Dominican Republic
Fany Chalas
Yolanda Osana

Mariely Sánchez		 46.23
4 x 400 metres relay  Jamaica
Christine Day
Bobby-Gaye Wilkins
Anastasia Le-Roy
Nickiesha Wilson		 3:27.46 CR  United States



Nicole Leach		 3:28.25  Canada
Jenna Martin
Nicole Edwards

3:35.26

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Mexico)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)2826862
2 Mexico (MEX)*64919
3 Canada (CAN)53715
4 Jamaica (JAM)53311
5 Dominican Republic (DOM)0246
6 Barbados (BAR)0202
7 Honduras (HON)0112
8 Saint Lucia (LCA)0101
 U.S. Virgin Islands (VIR)0101
10 Guatemala (GUA)0044
11 Bahamas (BAH)0022
 Cayman Islands (CAY)0022
13 Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)0011
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)0011
Totals (14 nations)444342129


Participation (unofficial)[]

20 countries are reported to participate.[1] However, an unofficial count through the result lists[2] resulted in 258 participating athletes from only 19 countries:

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Clavelo Robinson, Javier (21 July 2008), Fast sprinting in Mexico's highest city as USA dominate NACAC Under-23 Champs, IAAF, retrieved 2013-02-23
  2. ^ a b Campeonato Norte, Centroamerica y del Caribe - 18/07/2008 to 20/07/2008, Atletismo NACAC Sub 23, Toluca, Edo. de Mexico, Resultados (PDF), Athletics Canada, archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2012, retrieved January 16, 2012
  3. ^ Athlecac, 2008 NACAC Under 23 Championships, NACAC-23 Toluca MEX, 18-20 Jul 2008, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation, retrieved January 16, 2012
  4. ^ Campeonato Norte, Centroamerica y del Caribe - 18/07/2008 to 20/07/2008, Atletismo NACAC Sub 23, Toluca, Edo. de Mexico, Resultados (PDF), MileSplit, Inc., retrieved January 16, 2012[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ NACAC Toluca MEX 18–20 July, Tilastopaja Oy, retrieved January 16, 2012
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