2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
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]
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 |
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
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
- For full event details see 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results.
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 Larry Inanga Jevon Claxton 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 | Kristy White Chandra Sturrup Tamicka Clarke Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 44.03 |
4×400 metres relay ††† | Aymée Martínez Diosmely Peña Daisurami Bonne Indira Terrero | 3:27.97 | María Teresa Rugeio Gabriela Medina Nallely Vela Zudikey Rodríguez | 3:29.94 | Sasha Rolle Christine Amertil Shakeitha Henfield Crystal Strachan | 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.