2012 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics
The 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held at the Centro Paralímpico Nacional in Irapuato, Mexico from 6 to 8 July. It was the seven edition of the biennial athletics competition for NACAC area athletes under 23 years of age. A total of 44 track and field events were contested, divided evenly between the sexes. It was the third time that Mexico had hosted the event, having done so in 2000 and 2008.
| VII NACAC Under-23 Championships | |
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| Dates | 6 – 8 July |
| Host city | Irapuato, Mexico  |
| Venue | Centro Paralímpico Nacional |
| Level | Under-23 |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 303 athletes from 23 nations |
| Records set | 11 Championship records |
← 2010 Miramar 2014 Kamloops → | |
Over 400 athletes from 23 nations competed at the championships. Eleven championship records were broken at the competition, with particularly strong performances in the sprint events. Jason Rogers equalled the 100 metres record while Auriyall Scott improved the women's time. Kimberlyn Duncan and Rebecca Alexander made it an American sweep of the women's sprints with two more records.
Shane Brathwaite won the men's 110 metres hurdles with a record run of 13.31 seconds. Jamaica's Traves Smikle gave a strong performance in the discus throw, becoming the first athlete to clear sixty metres in the history of the meet. Amanda Bingson added more than four metres to the women's hammer throw record, while Mexico's Abigail Gomez claimed the javelin throw record for the host nation.
The United States was dominant at the competition, winning all but five of the women's titles. Mexico managed to win five gold medals and Canada had the third most wins with four golds. Sixteen nations reached the medal table
Medal summary
- For full event details see 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres (Wind: 0.9 m/s) |
 | 10.06 =CR |  | 10.15 | | 10.17 |
| 200 metres (Wind: -0.5 m/s) |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 20.22 | | 20.40 | | 20.50 |
| 400 metres | | 45.14 | | 45.51 |  | 46.30 |
| 800 metres | | 1:48.69 |  | 1:49.09 | | 1:49.35 |
| 1500 metres | | 3:51.61 | | 3:52.00 | | 3:52.15 |
| 5000 metres | | 15:13.01 | | 15:28.27 | | 15:33.29 |
| 10,000 metres | | 30:46.85 | | 30:57.88 | | 31:39.99 |
| 110 metres hurdles (Wind: 1.8 m/s) |
 | 13.31 CR | | 13.32 | | 13.54 |
| 400 metres hurdles | | 50.27 | | 50.48 |  | 50.48 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | | 9:22.75 | | 9:23.39 | | 9:23.44 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Darrell Wesh Charles Silmon Marcus Rowland Keenan Brock | 38.94 | Trevorvano Mackey Warren Fraser Marcus Thompson Alfred Higgs | 39.65 |  Paul McPearson Ramone McKenzie Akheem Gauntlett Akino Ming | 39.67 |
| 4×400 metres relay | James Harris Chris Vaughn Michael Preble David Verburg | 3:03.81 | Alfred Higgs Danzell Forston Jeffery Gibson Alonzo Russell | 3:04.33 | Junior Acosta Tayron Reyes Jonathan Santana Joel Mejia | 3:07.88 |
| 20,000 metres walk | | 1:26:15.32 CR | | 1:27:56.18 |  | 1:31:58.42 |
| High jump | | 2.23 m |  | 2.21 m |  | 2.19 m |
| Pole vault | | 5.40 m | | 5.35 m NR | | 5.30 m |
| Long jump | | 7.68 m (Wind: -1.2 m/s) |
| 7.67 m (Wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| 7.50 m (Wind: -0.9 m/s) |
| Triple jump | | 16.19 m (Wind: 1.2 m/s) |
| 15.90 m (Wind: 0.8 m/s) |
| 15.90 m (Wind: 0.9 m/s) |
| Shot put | | 19.86 m | | 19.31 m | | 19.21 m |
| Discus throw | | 62.11 m CR | | 59.00 m |  | 57.98 m |
| Hammer throw | | 68.32 m | | 65.41 m | | 58.09 m |
| Javelin throw | | 78.28 m | | 77.04 m | | 70.17 m |
| Decathlon | | 7061 pts | | 6927 pts | | 6448 pts |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres (Wind: 1.6 m/s) |
| 11.19 CR | | 11.20 | | 11.43 |
| 200 metres (Wind: 0.9 m/s) |
| 22.72 CR | | 22.92 | | 23.00 |
| 400 metres | | 51.13 CR |  | 51.23 NR | | 52.44 |
| 800 metres | | 2:04.48 | | 2:05.61 | | 2:06.77 |
| 1500 metres | | 4:22.16 | | 4:24.97 | | 4:27.66 |
| 5000 metres | | 16:54.83 | | 17:22.18 | | 18:07.87 |
| 10,000 metres | | 35:46.12 CR | | 36:07.69 | | 36:21.29 |
| 100 metres hurdles (Wind: +4.5 m/s) |
| 12.60 | | 13.05 | | 13.21 |
| 400 metres hurdles | | 55.62 | | 57.10 | | 58.23 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | | 10:21.04 | | 10:45.14 | | 10:51.26 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Cambrya Jones Octavious Freeman Aurieyall Scott Kimberlyn Duncan | 43.58 | V'Alonee Robinson Krystal Bodie Ivanique Kemp Amara Jones | 45.71 | Mayra Hermilloso Citlally Parra Perla Sanchez Maria Zamora | 47.85 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Ellen Wortham Rebecca Alexander Cassandra Tate Diamond Dixon | 3:28.64 | Shawna Fermin Alena Brooks Jessica James Sparkle McKnight | 3:33.03 | Yanique Haye Danielle Dowie Ladonna Richards Jodi-Ann Muir | 3:34.29 |
| 10,000 metres walk | | 52:52.54 | | 53:16.59 | | 55:56.68 |
| High jump | | 1.82 m | | 1.82 m | | 1.74 m |
| Pole vault | | 4.36 m CR | | 4.25 m | | 3.60 m |
| Long jump | | 6.18 m (Wind: 0.8 m/s) |
| 6.17 m (Wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| 6.04 m (Wind: -0.2 m/s) |
| Triple jump | | 13.14 m (Wind: -0.9 m/s) |
| 13.13 m (Wind: -2.6 m/s) |
 | 12.62 m (Wind: -1.2 m/s) |
| Shot put | | 17.03 m | | 16.86 m | | 16.22 m |
| Discus throw | | 53.93 m | | 50.60 m | | 48.90 m |
| Hammer throw | | 71.39 m CR | | 67.10 m | | 56.35 m |
| Javelin throw | | 56.89 m CR, NR | | 56.20 m | | 51.70 m |
| Heptathlon | | 5653 pts | | 5544 pts |  | 5522 pts |
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | | 31 | 25 | 11 | 67 |
| 2 | | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 44 | 39 | 36 | 119 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 303 athletes from 23 countries participated.
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References
- Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2012-07-09). Fast sprinting as USA dominates NACAC Under 23 Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-09.
- Results
- 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships. Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo. Retrieved on 2012-07-09.
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