2002 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics

XV Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
Host city Bridgetown, Barbados
Date(s) 5–7 July
Main stadium National Stadium
Level Junior and Youth
Nations participating 32
Athletes participating about 443
Events 68

The 15th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was held in the National Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados on 5–7 July, 2002. A discussion of the results is given.[1]

Contents

Participation (unofficial)

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.[2] An unofficial count yields a number of about 443 athletes (257 junior (under-20) and 159 youth (under-17)) from about 32 countries, a new record number of participating nations: Anguilla (4), Antigua and Barbuda (9), Aruba (2), Bahamas (36), Barbados (44), Belize (2), Bermuda (8), British Virgin Islands (4), Cayman Islands (3), Colombia (3), Costa Rica (2), Cuba (13), Dominica (5), Dominican Republic (12), El Salvador (6), Grenada (10), Guatemala (7), Guyana (8), Haiti (1), Honduras (1), Jamaica (65), Mexico (50), Netherlands Antilles (2), Nicaragua (1), Panama (5), Puerto Rico (47), Saint Kitts and Nevis (9), Saint Lucia (7), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (19), Trinidad and Tobago (40), Turks and Caicos Islands (1), Venezuela (17).

Medal summary

The results are published.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Male Junior A (under 20)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Darrel Brown (TRI) 10.18  Marc Burns (TRI) 10.42  Winston Hutton (JAM) 10.58
200 metres  Grafton Ifill (BAH) 20.89  Sekou Clarke (JAM) 21.05  Orion Nicely (JAM) 21.19
400 metres  Jermaine Gonzales (JAM) 45.80  Wilan Louis (BAR) 46.04  Yhann Plummer (JAM) 46.38
800 metres  Jermaine Myers (JAM) 1:50.36  Juan Luis Barrios (MEX) 1:52.36  Shaun Smith (JAM) 1:52.77
1500 metres  Juan Luis Barrios (MEX) 3:45.20  Isaías Haro (MEX) 3:49.00  Shaun Smith (JAM) 3:54.93
5000 metres  Isaías Haro (MEX) 15:15.87  Danny Cornieles (VEN) 15:18.82  Cleveland Forde (GUY) 15:21.71
10000 metres  Danny Cornieles (VEN) 31:35.86  Edilberto Méndez (MEX) 31:42.80  Cleveland Forde (GUY) 31:51.13
110 metres Hurdles  Sheldon Leith (JAM) 14.72  Shamar Sands (BAH) 14.79  Alleyne Lett (GRN) 14.83
400 metres Hurdles  Greg Little (JAM) 50.95  Roberto García (MEX) 52.14  Richard Phillips (JAM) 52.36
High Jump  Germaine Mason (JAM) 2.23  Damon Thompson (BAR) 2.20  Olutola Fakehinde (JAM) 2.15
Pole Vault  Cristián Sánchez (MEX) 4.80  Dany Pratt (MEX) 4.40  Pedro Fuentes (ESA) 4.20
Long Jump  Sedain McDonald (JAM) 7.44  Jairo Guibert (CUB) 7.42  Irving Saladino (PAN) 7.39
Triple Jump  David Giralt (CUB) 16.75  Osniel Tosca (CUB) 15.87  Ayata Joseph (ATG) 15.56
Shot Put  Kimani Kirton (JAM) 16.93  Shamir Thomas (GRN) 16.83  Jhoan Jaramillo (VEN) 16.72
Discus Throw  Eric Mathias (IVB) 51.36  Jesús Sánchez (MEX) 51.21  Shamir Thomas (GRN) 50.97
Javelin Throw  Yudel Moreno (CUB) 67.59  Jamal Forde (BAR) 63.27  Dairon Márquez (COL) 62.86
Decathlon  Alan Mitchell (TRI) 6637  Randy Gutiérrez (MEX) 6203  Adrian Griffith (BAH) 6123
10000 metres Track Walk  Álvaro García (MEX) 44:58.30  José Pérez (MEX) 45:14.98  Ezequiel Nazario (PUR) 45:26.09
4 x 100 metres relay  Trinidad and Tobago 39.95  Jamaica
Winston Hutton
Orion Nicely
Adian Cephas
Yhann Plummer		 40.19  Bahamas
Don Wood
Grafton Ifill
Michael Matthew
Jerrel Forbes		 40.57
4 x 400 metres relay  Jamaica
Jacques Smith
Sekou Clarke
Yhann Plummer
Jermaine Gonzales		 3:07.61  Bahamas
Drameco Bridgewater
Michael Matthew
Andre Williams
Andretti Bain		 3:11.11  Venezuela
Ronald Amaya
Kevin Bazan
Angel Rodriguez
Luis Luna		 3:11.91

Female Junior A (under 20)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Simone Facey (JAM) 11.46  Sherone Simpson (JAM) 11.60  Lyn-Marie Cox (BAR) 11.76
200 metres  Simone Facey (JAM) 23.22  Lyn-Marie Cox (BAR) 23.86  Nickesha Anderson (JAM) 24.03
400 metres  Sheryl Morgan (JAM) 52.81  Davita Prendergast (JAM) 54.10  Tiandra Ponteen (SKN) 54.17
800 metres  Yuneisy Santiusty (CUB) 2:06.13  Carlene Robinson (JAM) 2:07.30  Gabriela Medina (MEX) 2:10.35
1500 metres  Yuneisy Santiusty (CUB) 4:24.96  María Elena Valencia (MEX) 4:33.72  Janill Williams (ATG) 4:39.08
3000 metres  María Elena Valencia (MEX) 10:10.96  Yanelli Neri (MEX) 10:14.43  Nessa Paul (LCA) 10:25.23
100 metres Hurdles  Anay Tejeda (CUB) 12.93  Keisha Brown (JAM) 13.94  Sandrine Legenort (VEN) 13.98
400 metres Hurdles  Yusmelys García (VEN) 57.84  Camile Robinson (JAM) 58.04  Veronia Patterson (JAM) 58.96
High Jump  Levern Spencer (LCA) 1.81  Catherine Ibargüen (COL) 1.79  Peaches Roach (JAM) 1.79
Long Jump  Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 6.25  Peta-Gaye Beckford (JAM) 6.15  Kedine Geddes (JAM) 6.12
Triple Jump  Mabel Gay (CUB) 13.93  Arianna Martínez (CUB) 13.43  Catherine Ibargüen (COL) 13.01
Shot Put  Mailín Vargas (CUB) 14.26  Kaia Durrant-Naire (JAM) 12.96  Kimet Sánchez (DOM) 12.10
Discus Throw  Shernelle Nicholls (BAR) 44.23  Aymara Albury (BAH) 41.17  Natalie Pesoa (JAM) 40.86
Javelin Throw  Yuneisy Rodríguez (CUB) 48.53  Ana Gutiérrez (MEX) 46.98  Kimet Sánchez (DOM) 45.52
5000 metres Track Walk  Estela Hernández (MEX) 24:48.15  Karla Benavides (ESA) 24:53.21  Linett Bustamente (MEX) 25:56.12
4 x 100 metres relay  Jamaica
Sherone Simpson
Nadine Palmer
Nickesha Anderson
Simone Facey		 44.30  Barbados
Katrina Carter
Genna Williams
Lyn Marie Cox
Jade Bailey		 45.48  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Julietta Johnson
Tiandra Ponteen
Nathandra John
Virgil Hodge		 46.65
4 x 400 metres relay  Jamaica
Camille Robinson
Davita Prendergast
Carlene Robinson
Sheryl Morgan		 3:34.76  Venezuela
Jenny Mejias
Sandrine Legenort
Angela Anfonzo
Yusmely Garcia		 3:44.69  Barbados
Jade Bailey
Genna Williams
Sharon Larrier
Lyn Marie Cox		 3:45.18

Male Junior B (under 17)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Moroni Rubio (MEX) 10.73  Jaheed Smith (BIZ) 10.91  Tyrone Sawyer (BAH) 11.00
200 metres  Usain Bolt (JAM) 20.61  Jaheed Smith (BIZ) 21.83  Moroni Rubio (MEX) 21.84
400 metres  Usain Bolt (JAM) 47.12  Jamil James (TRI) 47.95  Rimardo Rolle (BAH) 49.12
800 metres  Salvador Mateo (DOM) 1:56.33  James Baird (ATG) 1:56.71  Chadrick Nelson (JAM) 1:57.90
1500 metres  Edgar Santoyo (MEX) 3:56.60  James Baird (ATG) 4:05.14  Ricardo Estremera (PUR) 4:08.64
3000 metres  José Uribe II (MEX) 8:46.68  Leonardo Trejo (MEX) 8:53.48  Ricardo Estremera (PUR) 8:55.25
100 metres Hurdles  Matthew Palmer (JAM) 13.27  Damien Farmer (BAR) 13.31  Rudolph Lowe (JAM) 13.55
400 metres Hurdles  Damien Farmer (BAR) 53.65  José Paniagua (DOM) 54.19  Josef Robertson (JAM) 54.65
High Jump  Alain Bailey (JAM) 2.02  Edgar Torres (MEX) 2.02  Jermaine Alphous Jackson (JAM) 1.99
Long Jump  Alain Bailey (JAM) 6.77  Delano Coakley (BAH) 6.70  Irving Castro (MEX) 6.64
Triple Jump  Ramon Farrington (BAH) 14.25  Josell Ramírez Paz (CRC) 13.95  Jermaine Alphous Jackson (JAM) 13.90
Shot Put  Adonson Shallow (VIN) 15.14  Carlix Román (PUR) 14.61  Aarón Valadez (MEX) 13.83
Discus Throw  Aarón Valadez (MEX) 44.35  Neil Pinder (BAH) 41.93  Adonson Shallow (VIN) 40.60
Javelin Throw  Ramon Farrington (BAH) 60.89  Adonson Shallow (VIN) 55.30  Murvine Charles (GRN) 55.17
5000 metres Track Walk  Éder Sánchez (MEX) 21:24.33  Gerardo Chávez (MEX) 23:12.82  Marco Benavides (ESA) 24:36.28
4 x 100 metres relay  Jamaica
Dwain Bryden
Usain Bolt
Andre Wellington
Matthew Palmer		 40.95  Trinidad and Tobago 42.73  Barbados
Kareem Boyce
Ryan Smith
Ramon Gittens
Jamar Nurse		 42.79
4 x 400 metres relay  Jamaica
Nasser Johnson
Josef Robertson
Davian Parker
Usain Bolt		 3:16.61  Trinidad and Tobago
Damon Douglas
Oshun Glasgow
Dante Carrington
Jameel James		 3:19.13  Puerto Rico
Marcos Sanchez
Carlos Benites
Miguel Ortiz
Joseph Rodriguez		 3:22.39

Female Junior B (under 17)

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Anneisha McLaughlin (JAM) 11.59  Diane Dietrich (JAM) 11.76  Afeisha O'Neil (TRI) 12.04
200 metres  Anneisha McLaughlin (JAM) 23.27  Kelly Ann Baptiste (TRI) 24.82  Tavara Rigby (BAH) 24.90
400 metres  Kashain Page (JAM) 55.30  Kineke Alexander (VIN) 55.42  Abigail David (TRI) 56.32
800 metres  Jennifer Velázquez (PUR) 2:11.83  Arusha McKenzie (JAM) 2:12.06  Cadien Beckford (JAM) 2:13.40
1200 metres  Arusha McKenzie (JAM) 3:36.41  Beverly Ramos (PUR) 3:37.38  Cristina Guevara (MEX) 3:38.46
300 metres Hurdles  Kashain Page (JAM) 42.26  Marty Phillip (GRN) 43.62  Trishana McGowan (JAM) 44.06
High Jump  Marielys Rojas (VEN) 1.71  Rhonda Watkins (TRI) 1.71  Kimberley Cadogan (BAR) 1.68
Long Jump  Rhonda Watkins (TRI) 5.56  Tamara Francis (JAM) 5.55  Thonya Joseph (BAR) 5.33
Triple Jump  LaToya Heath (JAM) 11.60  Latroya Darrell (BER) 11.31  Shantal Maldonado (MEX) 11.27
Shot Put  Ahymará Espinoza (VEN) 13.97  Tressa-Anne Charles (LCA) 12.22  Brittney Marshall (BER) 11.96
Discus Throw  Brittney Marshall (BER) 38.46  María Padilla (MEX) 37.37  Keisha Walkes (BAR) 36.45
Javelin Throw  Ilsa Rodríguez (MEX) 37.96  Anna Lovell (BAR) 36.62  Tracy Morrison (BAH) 35.81
4 x 100 metres relay  Jamaica
Shelly-Ann Fraser
Aneisha McLaughlin
Latoya Greaves
Diane Dietrich		 45.33  Barbados
Nakita Clarke
Keisha Walkes
Anna Lovell
Shadir Greene		 46.83  Bahamas
Tamara Rigby
Cotrell Martin
Crista Strachan
Eugenia Neely		 47.08
4 x 400 metres relay  Trinidad and Tobago
Latasha Roach
Crystal Skeete
Shade St. Louis
Abigail David		 3:41.83  Jamaica
Diedre Harrison
Cadien Beckford
Latoya Greaves
Kashain Page		 3:42.45  Bahamas
Crystal Strachan
Tavara Rigby
Crista Strachan
Tamara Rigby		 3:49.76

Medal table

The medal count was published.[9]

Total

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Jamaica 27 13 19 59
2  Mexico 12 14 7 33
3  Cuba 9 3 0 12
4  Trinidad and Tobago 5 6 2 13
5  Venezuela 4 3 3 10
6  Bahamas 3 5 8 16
7  Barbados 2 8 6 16
8  Puerto Rico 1 2 4 7
9  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 2 1 4
10  Dominican Republic 1 1 2 4
11  Bermuda 1 1 0 2
 Saint Lucia 1 1 0 2
13  British Virgin Islands 1 0 0 1
14  Grenada 0 2 3 5
15  Antigua and Barbuda 0 2 2 4
16  Belize 0 2 0 2
17  Colombia 0 1 2 3
 El Salvador 0 1 2 3
19  Costa Rica 0 1 0 1
20  Guyana 0 0 2 2
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 0 2 2
22  Panama 0 0 1 1

References

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  2. ^ World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/CCJC/CCJC2002.html, retrieved October 6, 2011 
  3. ^ Athletics Weekly, CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 MEN), http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacj.htm, retrieved August 5, 2011 
  4. ^ Athletics Weekly, CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 20 WOMEN), http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacjw.htm, retrieved August 5, 2011 
  5. ^ Athletics Weekly, CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 17), http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacy.htm, retrieved August 5, 2011 
  6. ^ Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, CAC Result 02 Day1, http://sites.google.com/site/nevisaaa/cacresults, retrieved August 5, 2011 
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  8. ^ Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, CAC Result 02 Day3, http://sites.google.com/site/nevisaaa/cacresultsday3, retrieved August 5, 2011 
  9. ^ Nevis Amateur Athletic Association, CAC Champs 2002, Medal Count, http://sites.google.com/site/nevisaaa/2002cacchamps, retrieved August 5, 2011 

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