2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships
| 21st Central American and Caribbean Championships | |
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| Host city |
Cali, Colombia |
| Date(s) | 4– 6 July |
| Main stadium | Estadio Pedro Grajales |
| Level | Senior |
| Participation |
383 athletes from 30 (+ 3 guest nations) nations |
| Events | 44 |
| Records set | 6 Championship records |
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The 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships 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]
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
Leevan Sands (above) broke the men's triple jump record
Mabel Gay (left) broke the women's triple jump record
| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
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| Andy González | 800 metres |  Cuba | 1:46.11 | CR |
| Wilfredo Martínez | Long jump | Cuba | 8.31 m | CR |
| Leevan Sands | Triple jump |  Bahamas | 17.29 m | CR |
| Jefferson Pérez | 20000 m walk (track) |  Ecuador | 1:20:54.9 | CR |
| Anay Tejeda | 100 metres hurdles | Cuba | 12.61 | CR NR |
| Aleesha Barber | 100 metres hurdles |  Trinidad and Tobago | 12.98 | NR |
| Semoy Hackett Ayanna Hutchinson Sasha Springer-Jones Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 4×100 metre relay | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.43 | NR |
| Mabel Gay | Triple jump | Cuba | 14.19 m | CR |
| Candice Scott | Hammer throw | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.26 | CR |
| Eli Johana Moreno | Hammer throw | Colombia | 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 | Darrel Brown (TRI) | 10.12 |  Daniel Bailey (ATG) | 10.18 | Henry Vizcaíno (CUB) | 10.34 |
| 200 metres | Emmanuel Callender (TRI) | 20.69 | Rondell Sorrillo (TRI) | 20.71 |  José Eduardo Acevedo (VEN) | 20.79 |
| 400 metres | Renny Quow (TRI) | 45.27 | Michael Mathieu (BAH) | 45.66 | Omar Cisneros (CUB) | 45.98 |
| 800 metres | Andy González (CUB) | 1:46.11 CR | Eduard Villanueva (VEN) | 1:46.92 |  Juan Pablo Solares (MEX) | 1:47.18 |
| 1500 metres | Isaías Haro (MEX) | 3:45.15 | Nico José Herrera (VEN) | 3:45.39 | Maury Surel Castillo (CUB) | 3:47.17 |
| 5000 metres | John Tello (COL) | 14:21.21 | Isaías Haro (MEX) | 14:35.81 | Javier Alexander Guarín (COL) | 15:10.58 |
| 10,000 metres | William Naranjo (COL) | 29:30.29 | Diego Colorado (COL) | 29:41.88 | Only two finishers | |
| 110 metre hurdles | Shamar Sands (BAH) | 13.32w | Paulo César Villar (COL) | 13.45w |  Héctor Cotto (PUR) | 13.55w |
| 400 metre hurdles |  Isa Phillips (JAM) | 49.98 | Yasmany Copello (CUB) | 50.08 | Yeison Rivas (COL) | 50.44 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | José Alberto Sánchez (CUB) | 8:53.24 | Alexander Greaux (PUR) | 9:12.70 |  Yovanni Adame (DOM) | 9:15.72 |
| High jump | Víctor Moya (CUB) | 2.25 m | Trevor Barry (BAH) | 2.25 m | Jamal Wilson (BAH) | 2.13 m |
| Pole vault | Lázaro Eduardo Borges (CUB) | 5.50 m |  Dominic Johnson (LCA) | 5.30 m | Natanael Semeis (DOM) | 4.80 m |
| Long jump | Wilfredo Martínez (CUB) | 8.31 m CR | Herbert McGregor (JAM) | 7.90 m |  Tyrone Smith (BER) | 7.80 m |
| Triple jump | Leevan Sands (BAH) | 17.29 m CR | Héctor Dairo Fuentes (CUB) | 17.23 m | Alexis Copello (CUB) | 16.91 m |
| Shot put | Alexis Paumier (CUB) | 19.60 m | Manuel Repollet (PUR) | 18.43 m | Carlos Jovanny García (COL) | 17.70 m |
| Discus throw | Jorge Fernández (CUB) | 58.60 m | Yunio Lastre (CUB) | 58.00 m | Jesús Parejo (VEN) | 56.49 m |
| Hammer throw | Noleysi Vicet (CUB) | 71.61 m | Luis Martín García (MEX) | 66.36 m |  Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 64.58 m |
| Javelin throw | Anier Boué (CUB) | 74.98 m | Dayron Márquez (COL) | 74.37 m | Johnny Walter Viáfara (COL) | 71.07 m |
| Decathlon | Yosley Azcuy (CUB) | 7408 pts | Steven Marrero (PUR) | 7297 pts | Andrés Horacio Mantilla (COL) | 7164 pts |
| 20000 m track walk † | James Rendón (COL) | 1:25:22.7 |  Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:27:57.2 | Claudio Erasmo Vargas (MEX) | 1:28:51.6 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Keston Bledman Marc Burns Aaron Armstrong Richard Thompson | 38.54 | Bahamas (BAH) Adrian Griffith Derrick Atkins Rodney Green Shamar Sands | 39.22 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)Jason Rogers Larry Inanga Jevon Claxton Delwayne Delaney | 40.81 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Cuba (CUB) William Collazo Yunier Pérez Omar Cisneros Yeimer López | 3:02.10 | Bahamas (BAH) Ramon Miller Michael Mathieu Avard Moncur Andretti Bain | 3:02.48 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 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 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.20 |  Sherry Fletcher (GRN) | 11.39 |  Barbara Pierre (HAI) | 11.40 |
| 200 metres | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH) | 22.78 | Roxana Díaz (CUB) | 22.82 | Darlenys Obregón (COL) | 23.13 |
| 400 metres | Indira Terrero (CUB) | 50.98 | Gabriela Medina (MEX) | 51.78 | Ginou Ettiene (HAI) | 52.20 |
| 800 metres | Rosibel García (COL) | 2:05.9 |  Sheena Gooding (BAR) | 2:06.6 | Cristina Guevara (MEX) | 2:07.2 |
| 1500 metres | Rosibel García (COL) | 4:24.62 | Yamilé Alaluf (MEX) | 4:25.43 | Muriel Coneo (COL) | 4:28.92 |
| 5000 metres | Nora Leticia Rocha (MEX) | 16:41.27 | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 16:43.82 | María Isabel Montilla (VEN) | 16:53.42 |
| 10,000 metres | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 35:16.36 | María Isabel Montilla (VEN) | 35:42.18 | Andreina de la Rosa (DOM) | 36:43.36 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Anay Tejeda (CUB) | 12.61 CR NR | Yenima Arencibia (CUB) | 12.95 | Aleesha Barber (TRI) | 12.98 NR |
| 400 metres hurdles | Josanne Lucas (TRI) | 56.55 | Princesa Oliveros (COL) | 57.44 | Yolanda Osana (DOM) | 58.91 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Ángela Figueroa (COL) | 10:18.23 | Milena Pérez (CUB) | 10:45.46 | Sonny García (DOM) | 12:16.51 |
| High jump | Levern Spencer (LCA) | 1.91 m | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | 1.88 m | Marierlis Rojas (VEN) | 1.79 m |
| Pole vault | Milena Jazmín Agudelo (COL) | 4.10 m | Keisa Monterola (VEN) | 4.00 m | Only two competitors | |
| Long jump | Bianca Stuart (BAH) | 6.54 m |  Shara Proctor (AIA) | 6.54 m NR | Charisse Bacchus (TRI) | 6.49 m |
| Triple jump | Mabel Gay (CUB) | 14.19 m CR | Yarianna Martínez (CUB) | 13.95 m | Ayanna Alexander (TRI) | 13.30 m |
| Shot put | Cleopatra Borel-Brown (TRI) | 18.39 m | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) | 18.10 m | Yaniuvis López (CUB) | 17.87 m |
| Discus throw | Yarelis Barrios (CUB) | 62.87 m | Yania Ferrales (CUB) | 58.74 m | Annie Alexander (TRI) | 54.56 m |
| Hammer throw | Candice Scott (TRI) | 69.26 m CR | Yunaika Crawford (CUB) | 69.03 m | Eli Johana Moreno (COL) | 67.09 m NR |
| Javelin throw | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 56.36 m | Yanet Cruz (CUB) | 56.14 m | Kateema Riettie (JAM) | 54.90 m |
| Heptathlon | Yariadmis Argüelles (CUB) | 5862 pts | Yasmiany Pedroso (CUB) | 5833 pts | Thaimara Solsiree Rivas (VEN) | 5302 pts |
| 10000 m track walk | Claudia Ortega (MEX) | 50:10.37 | Milángela Rosales (VEN) | 51:06.83 | Ingrid Hernández (COL) | 52:44.84 |
| 4×100 metres relay †† | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Semoy Hackett Ayanna Hutchinson Sasha Springer-Jones Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 43.43 NR | Colombia (COL) Mirtha Brock Felipa Palacios Darlenys Obregón Yomara Hinestroza | 43.56 | Bahamas (BAH) Kristy White Chandra Sturrup Tamicka Clarke Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 44.03 |
| 4×400 metres relay ††† | Cuba (CUB) Aymée Martínez Diosmely Peña Daisurami Bonne Indira Terrero | 3:27.97 | Mexico (MEX) María Teresa Rugeio Gabriela Medina Nallely Vela Zudikey Rodríguez | 3:29.94 | Bahamas (BAH) 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
- Key
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Cuba | 17 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 2 | Colombia | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Bahamas | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Mexico | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Venezuela | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10= | Anguilla | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10= | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10= | Barbados | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10= | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10= | Grenada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 16 | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17= | Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17= | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17= | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 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. AthleCAC. Retrieved on 2010-03-09.
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