Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics
The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships is a junior athletics competition held between the nations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands promoted by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC).[1] It is divided into the Junior B Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1978 and the Junior A Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1974. The Junior A category was open for girls and boys aged 17–20 until 2010. and for girls and boys aged 18–20 starting in the year 2012. The Junior B category was open for girls and boys aged 14–16 until 2010. and for girls and boys aged 14–17 starting in the year 2012.
Many world-class and Olympic winning senior athletes competed in the championships in their teenage years. Usain Bolt won the 200 m event in 2002. No competition was held in 2008, due to a clash with the senior 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships, which had been postponed from the previous year.
At the 2010 edition, a total of 532 athletes from 27 nations took part in the championships' events.[2]
The 2016 edition did not proceed as planned following the announcement of a change towards a wider competition by NACAC regional president Victor Lopez. The new competition, due in 2018, would incorporate Canada and the United States. Lopez noted that the Caribbean region already had shared junior competition at the CARIFTA Games and that Central America already had its own regional junior event.[3]
Editions
Records
The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics is divided into the Junior A Championships which began in 1974 and Junior B Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1978. The Junior A category (Junior) was open for girls and boys aged 17–20 (until 2010), and for girls and boys aged 18–19 (since 2012). The Junior B category (Youth) was open for girls and boys aged 14–16 (until 2010), and for girls and boys aged 14–17 (since 2012).[4] Records are set by athletes who are representing one of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) member states.
Men's Junior A records
Key: | |||
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WR World record | AR CAC record | NR National record | A affected by altitude |
Women's Junior A records
Key: | |||
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WR World record | AR South American record | NR National record | A affected by altitude |
Men's events
Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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3000 m | 8:51.4 | José Briano | Mexico | 14 December 1974 | 1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | [10] |
Half marathon | 1:08:28 | Elisaldo León | Cuba | 8 July 1990 | 1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Havana, Cuba | [10] |
2000 m steeplechase | 6:07.5 | Rubén Lee | Mexico | 13 December 1974 | 1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | [10] |
Hammer throw (senior implement, 7.257 kg) |
65.88m | Yosmel Montes | Cuba | July 1996 | 1996 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Women's events
Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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2000 m steeplechase | 6:54.14 | Azucena Rodríguez | Mexico | 3 July 2010 | 2010 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [8] |
Pentathlon | 3717pts | María Ángeles Cato | Mexico | 12/13 December 1974 | 1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | [11] |
ht = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
Men's Junior B records
Key: | |||
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WR World record | AR South American record | NR National record | A affected by altitude |
Women's Junior B records
Key: | |||
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WR World record | AR South American record | NR National record | A affected by altitude |
Men's events
Women's events
Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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1000 m | 3:00.6 | Eugenie Beason | Jamaica | August 1978 | 1978 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | [14] |
Sharon Powell | Jamaica | ||||||
1200 m | 3:31.04 | Niuvis Pie | Cuba | 12 July 1996 | 1996 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | [5] |
200 m hurdles | 29.6 | Debbie Greene | Bahamas | August 1980 | 1980 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | [14] |
300 m hurdles | 41.33 | Patricia Hall | Jamaica | 12 Jul 1998 | 1998 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | [5] |
Pentathlon | 3920 pts | Osiris Pedroso | Cuba | 8 July 1990 | 1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Havana, Cuba | [5] |
14.99 (100 m hurdles), 1.66 m (high jump), 13.00 m (shot put) / 5.75 m (long jump), 2:24.01 (800 m) | |||||||
4000 m walk (track) | 20:24.68 | Jamy Franco | Guatemala | 14 Jul 2006 | 2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad | [5] |
ht = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
References
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- XIX Central American and Caribbean Junior A & B Championships - San Salvador, El Salvador June 29, 30 July 1, 2012 - FINAL RESULTS - REVISED 15JUL2012 (PDF), CACAC, July 15, 2012, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14, retrieved July 7, 2014
- Athletics Weekly, CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (UNDER 17), gbrathletics.com, retrieved November 15, 2011