2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
| 22nd Central American and Caribbean Championships | |
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| Dates | 3 – 7 July |
| Host city | Havana, Cuba |
| Venue | Estadio Panamericano |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 46 |
| Participation | 422 athletes from 27 nations |
| Records set | 10 Championship records |
The 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships (Spanish: XXII Campeonato CAC Atletismo) was the twenty second edition of the tournament and was held between 3 and 7 July in Havana, Cuba.
Event summary[]
The host country Cuba dominated the tournament, winning the most gold, silver, and bronze medals, and finishing with a total of 53 medals. Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago were joint second with two gold, five silver and seven bronze medals. Colombia, Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis also picked up two gold medals.
Championships records were broken in over a quarter of the athletics events, bringing a total of 11 new records. A handful of national records were also broken at the Championships.
Three athletes won double golds: Virgil Hodge won the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay titles, Emmanuel Callender won the 100 metres then helped the Trinidad and Tobago relay team to victory, while completed a 5000 and 10,000 metres double.
The 2009 edition of the Championships saw a number of nations win their first gold medal in the history of the competition. Shara Proctor took the long jump gold for Anguilla, Tahesia Harrigan won the British Virgin Islands' first gold in the 100 metres, and the Saint Kitts and Nevis relay team won the country's first ever gold medal in women's events.
A number of invitational guest athletes competed at the Championships. Although each country could only have two representatives, it could also enter additional athletes. Their performances, however, were not eligible for medals at the competition. Cuba entered a number of athletes and relay teams in this way. One such competitor, Arnie David Giralt, recorded 17.46 m in the triple jump, which was ultimately better than gold medallist Alexis Copello's best jump.[1]
Records[]
Cuban Alexis Copello (above) took the men's triple jump gold medal establishing a new championship record.
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| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeimer López | 800 metres | Cuba |
1:45.56 min | CR |
| Ryan Brathwaite | 110 metres hurdles |  Barbados |
13.43 s | CR |
| Javier Culson | 400 metres hurdles |  Puerto Rico |
48.51 s | CR |
| José Alberto Sánchez | 3000 metres steeplechase | Cuba |
8:30.08 min | CR |
| Alexis Copello | Triple jump | Cuba |
17.33 m | CR |
| Guillermo Martínez | Javelin throw | Cuba |
82.16 m | CR |
| Leonel Suárez | Decathlon | Cuba |
8654 pts | CR NR |
| 10,000 metres | Cuba |
33:50.68 min | CR | |
| Tanika Liburd Meritzer Williams Tameka Williams Virgil Hodge |
4×100 metres relay |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
43.53 s | NR |
| Kemar Hyman Tyrell Cuffy |
4×100 metres relay |  Cayman Islands |
39.54 s | NR |
| Adrian Durant Tabarie Henry David Walters |
4×100 metres relay |  United States Virgin Islands |
39.89 s | NR |
| Yarisley Silva | Pole vault | Cuba |
4.40 m | CR |
| Yargelis Savigne | Triple jump | Cuba |
14.97 m | CR |
| Misleydis González | Shot put | Cuba |
19.13 m | CR |
| Arasay Thondike | Hammer throw | Cuba |
71.32 m | CR |
| Rosa Rodríguez | Hammer throw |  Venezuela |
69.06 m | NR |
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| AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record |
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Medal summary[]
Men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Emmanuel Callander (TRI) |
10.08 s PB |  Lerone Clarke (JAM) |
10.08 s PB | Andrew Hinds (BAR) |
10.12 s |
| 200 metres | Nickel Ashmeade (JAM) |
20.54 s | Rondel Sorrillo (TRI) |
20.72 s | Ramone McKenzie (JAM) |
20.74 s |
| 400 metres | William Collazo (CUB) |
44.96 s | Dane Hyatt (JAM) |
45.57 |  Arismendy Peguero (DOM) |
45.62 s |
| 800 metres | Yeimer López (CUB) |
1:45.56 min CR | Andy González (CUB) |
1:46.62 min | (TRI) |
1:47.51 min |
| 1500 metres | Eduar Villanueva (VEN) |
3:42.23 min | Maury Surel Castillo (CUB) |
3:42.49 min | (PUR) |
3:42.86 min |
| 5000 metres | José Alberto Sánchez (CUB) |
14:23.73 min |  Teodoro Vega (MEX) |
14:28.06 min | (PUR) |
14:32.92 min |
| 10,000 metres | (CUB) |
29:55.16 min | (CUB) |
30:08.76 min | Teodoro Vega (MEX) |
30:13.21 min |
| Half marathon | (CUB) |
1:06:32 | (CUB) |
1:07:26 |  (BER) |
1:19:16 |
| 110 metres hurdles (+2.5 m/s wind) | Dayron Robles (CUB) |
13.18 s | Ryan Brathwaite (BAR) |
13.31 s (13.43 s CR in semis) |
Dayron Capetillo (CUB) |
13.39 s |
| 400 metres hurdles | Javier Culson (PUR) |
48.51 s CR | Félix Sánchez (DOM) |
48.85 s | Jehue Gordon (TRI) |
49.45 s |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | José Alberto Sánchez (CUB) |
8:30.08 min CR | José Peña (VEN) |
8:51.03 min | (CUB) |
8:54.15 min |
| High jump |  James Grayman (ATG) |
2.19 m |  Warner Miller (COL) |
2.19 m | (CUB) |
2.16 m |
| Pole vault | (PUR) |
5.00 m | (DOM) |
4.80 m | (VEN) |
4.80 m |
| Long jump |  Osbourne Moxey (BAH) |
7.96 m | (CYM) |
7.87 m | Rudon Bastian (BAH) |
7.57 m |
| Triple jump | Alexis Copello (CUB) |
17.33 m CR | Yoandri Betanzos (CUB) |
17.24 m | (TRI) |
15.91 m |
| Shot put | Carlos Véliz (CUB) |
20.10 m | Reinaldo Proenza (CUB) |
18.81 m | Yojer Medina (VEN) |
17.05 m |
| Discus throw | Jorge Fernández (CUB) |
61.79 m | Yunior Lastre (CUB) |
59.80 m | Jason Morgan (JAM) |
57.47 m |
| Hammer throw | Roberto Janet (CUB) |
73.80 m | Noleisis Bicet (CUB) |
72.46 m |  (GTM) |
66.02 m |
| Javelin throw | Guillermo Martínez (CUB) |
82.16 m CR | Dayron Márquez (COL) |
78.91 m | Arley Ibargüen (COL) |
75.16 m |
| Decathlon | Leonel Suárez (CUB) |
8654 pts CR NR | Yunior Díaz (CUB) |
8013 pts | Claston Bernard (JAM) |
7698 pts |
| 20 km road walk |  (SLV) |
1:33:10 min |  Allan Segura (CRI) |
1:34:58 min | (PUR) |
1:36:19 min |
| 4×100 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Rondel Sorrillo Emmanuel Callender Jovon Toppin Keston Bledman |
38.73 s | Jamaica (JAM) Lerone Clarke Rasheed Dwyer |
39.31 s | Bahamas (BAH) Adrian Griffith Derrick Atkins Rodney Green |
39.45 s |
| 4×400 metres relay | Cuba (CUB) William Collazo Yeimer López Omar Cisneros Noel Ruíz |
3:03.26 min | Dominican Republic (DOM) Félix Sánchez Arismendy Peguero Yoel Tapia |
3:03.30 min | Jamaica (JAM) Dane Hyatt Marvin Essor Leford Green Oral Thompson |
3:04.09 min |
Women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Tahesia Harrigan (IVB) |
11.21 s | Semoy Hackett (TRI) |
11.35 s | Carol Rodríguez (PUR) |
11.38 s |
| 200 metres | Virgil Hodge (SKN) |
23.41 s | Roxana Díaz (CUB) |
23.56 s | Reyare Thomas (TRI) |
23.61 s |
| 400 metres | Indira Terrero (CUB) |
51.64 s | Norma González (COL) |
51.90 s | Daisurami Bonne (CUB) |
52.31 s |
| 800 metres | Zulia Calatayud (CUB) |
2:01.63 min | Pilar McShine (TRI) |
2:02.79 min | Diosmely Peña (CUB) |
2:03.87 min |
| 1500 metres | (CUB) |
4:23.82 min | (MEX) |
4:25.82 min | (VEN) |
4:29.83 min |
| 5000 metres | (CUB) |
16:03.68 min | (CUB) |
16:08.63 min | (MEX) |
16:24.15 min |
| 10,000 metres | (CUB) |
33:50.68 min CR | Dailín Belmonte (CUB) |
36:40.32 min | — | — |
| Half marathon | Dailín Belmonte (CUB) |
1:20:21 | (CUB) |
1:21:50 | — | — |
| 100 metres hurdles | Anay Tejeda (CUB) |
12.95 s | Aleesha Barber (TRI) |
13.12 s | (JAM) |
13.13 s |
| 400 metres hurdles | Nickiesha Wilson (JAM) |
56.95 s | Yadisleidy Pedroso (CUB) |
57.73 s | (JAM) |
58.14 s |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Ángela Figueroa (COL) |
10:03.44 min | (CUB) |
10:12.96 min | (CUB) |
10:22.35 min |
| High jump |  Lavern Spencer (LCA) |
1.91 m | (JAM) |
1.88 m | Lesyaní Mayor (CUB) |
1.76 m |
| Pole vault | Yarisley Silva (CUB) |
4.40 m CR | Dailis Caballero (CUB) |
4.10 m | — | — |
| Long jump |  Shara Proctor (AIA) |
6.61 m | Rhonda Watkins (TRI) |
6.47 m | Tanika Liburd (SKN) |
6.42 m |
| Triple jump | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) |
14.97 m CR | Mabel Gay (CUB) |
14.48 m | Kimberly Williams (JAM) |
13.78 m |
| Shot put | Misleydis González (CUB) |
19.13 m CR | Yaniuvis López (CUB) |
18.81 m PB | Cleopatra Borel-Brown (TRI) |
17.98 m |
| Discus throw | Yarelis Barrios (CUB) |
62.10 m | Yarisley Collado (CUB) |
61.33 m | María Cubillán (VEN) |
55.57 m |
| Hammer throw | Arasay Thondike (CUB) |
71.32 m CR | Rosa Rodríguez (VEN) |
69.06 m NR | Johana Moreno (COL) |
67.66 m |
| Javelin throw | Yainelis Ribeaux (CUB) |
61.28 m | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) |
59.68 m | Laverne Eve (BAH) |
58.69 m |
| Heptathlon | Gretchen Quintana (CUB) |
5710 pts | Yarianny Argüelles (CUB) |
5669 pts | (BMU) |
4988 pts |
| 10 km road walk | (CUB) |
46:46 min | (CUB) |
47:42 min | Cristina López (SLV) |
49:30 min |
| 4×100 metres relay | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) Tanika Liburd Meritzer Williams Tameka Williams Virgil Hodge |
43.53 s NR | Colombia (COL) Yomara Hinestroza Felipa Palacios Darlenis Obregón Norma González |
43.67 s | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Sasha Springer Semoy Hackett Reyare Thomas Ayanna Hutchinson |
43.75 s |
| 4×400 metres relay | Cuba (CUB) Roxana Díaz Daisurami Bonne Susana Clement Indira Terrero |
3:29.94 min | Jamaica (JAM) Sonita Sutherland Anastasia Le-Roy Nickiesha Wilson |
3:34.02 min | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Aleesha Barber |
3:35.18 min |
Medal table[]
Dayron Robles' hurdles gold medal helped Cuba top the table.
* Host nation (Cuba)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba (CUB)* | 27 | 19 | 7 | 53 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| 4 | Colombia (COL) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | El Salvador (ESA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Saint Lucia (LCA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cayman Islands (CAY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 nations) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 | |
Participating nations[]
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See also[]
- 2009 in athletics (track and field)
References[]
- General
- Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-04). “Things on course for Berlin” - Savigne, world leading 14.97m; Robles runs 13.18w - CAC Champs Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
- Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-05). Suarez tallies World leading 8654 points in Decathlon - CAC Champs Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
- Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06). Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall - CAC Champs Final Day Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
- XXII Campeonato CAC Atletismo 2009. Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
- Specific
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06). Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall - CAC Champs Final Day Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2009 in athletics (track and field)
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