2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

21st Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics Cali2008-Logo.gif 200px Cali, ColombiaColombia 4– 6 July. 2008 Estadio Pedro Grajales 30 (+ 3 guest nations) 383 44 6 Championship records Senior 2005 Nassau 2009 Havana The 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Pedro Grajales in Cali, Colombia between 4–6 July 2008.Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-07-06). Sands jumps 17.29 in Cali – CAC Champs Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-09. 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.Biscayart, Eduardo (2008-07-05). 50.98 400m victory by Cuban Terrero in Cali - CAC Champs day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-09. Cuba took the most medals overall, winning 34 medals – half of which were gold.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. 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.Results service Campeonato CAC de Atletismo 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725023150/http://www.athlecac.org/estadisticas/resultsMeet.asp?Meet=5338 2011-07-25 . AthleCAC. Retrieved on 2010-03-09. 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 thumb|Leevan Sands (above) broke the men's triple jump record thumb|Mabel Gay (left) broke the women's triple jump record NameEventCountryRecordTypeAndy González 800 metres 1:46.11 CRWilfredo Martínez Long jump 8.31 m CRLeevan Sands Triple jump 17.29 m CRJefferson Pérez 20000 m walk (track) 1:20:54.9 CRAnay Tejeda 100 metres hurdles 12.61 CR NRAleesha Barber 100 metres hurdles 12.98 NRSemoy HackettAyanna HutchinsonSasha Springer-JonesKelly-Ann Baptiste 4×100 metre relay 43.43 NRMabel Gay Triple jump 14.19 m CRCandice Scott Hammer throw 69.26 CREli Johana Moreno Hammer throw 67.09 NR Key:WR — World record AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record Medal summary 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results Men 100 metresDarrel Brown TRI 10.12Daniel Bailey ATG 10.18Henry Vizcaíno CUB 10.34 200 metresEmmanuel Callender TRI 20.69Rondel Sorrillo TRI 20.71José Acevedo VEN 20.79 400 metresRenny Quow TRI 45.27Michael Mathieu BAH 45.66Omar Cisneros CUB 45.98800 metresAndy González CUB 1:46.11 CREduard Villanueva VEN 1:46.92Juan Pablo Solares MEX 1:47.181500 metresIsaías Haro MEX 3:45.15 Nico José Herrera VEN 3:45.39Maury Surel Castillo CUB 3:47.175000 metresJohn Tello COL 14:21.21Isaías Haro MEX 14:35.81Javier Alexander Guarín COL 15:10.5810,000 metresWilliam Naranjo COL 29:30.29Diego Colorado COL 29:41.88Only two finishers110 metre hurdlesShamar Sands BAH 13.32wPaulo César Villar COL 13.45wHéctor Cotto PUR 13.55w400 metre hurdlesIsa Phillips JAM 49.98Yasmany Copello CUB 50.08Yeison Rivas COL 50.443000 metre steeplechaseJosé Alberto Sánchez CUB 8:53.24 Alexander Greaux PUR 9:12.70Yovanni Adame DOM 9:15.72High jumpVíctor Moya CUB 2.25 mTrevor Barry BAH 2.25 mJamal Wilson BAH 2.13 mPole vaultLázaro Eduardo Borges CUB 5.50 mDominic Johnson LCA 5.30 mNatanael Semeis DOM 4.80 mLong jumpWilfredo Martínez CUB 8.31 m CRHerbert McGregor JAM 7.90 mTyrone Smith BER 7.80 mTriple jumpLeevan Sands BAH 17.29 m CRHéctor Dairo Fuentes CUB 17.23 mAlexis Copello CUB 16.91 mShot putAlexis Paumier CUB 19.60 mManuel Repollet PUR 18.43 mCarlos Jovanny García COL 17.70 mDiscus throwJorge Fernández CUB 58.60 mYunio Lastre CUB 58.00 mJesús Parejo VEN 56.49 mHammer throwNoleysi Vicet CUB 71.61 mLuis Martín García MEX 66.36 mRaúl Rivera GUA 64.58 mJavelin throwAnier Boué CUB 74.98 mDayron Márquez COL 74.37 mJohnny Walter Viáfara COL 71.07 mDecathlonYosley Azcuy CUB 7408 ptsSteven Marrero PUR 7297 ptsAndrés Horacio Mantilla COL 7164 pts20000 m track walk † James Rendón COL 1:25:22.7Allan Segura CRC 1:27:57.2Claudio Erasmo Vargas MEX 1:28:51.64×100 metres relay TRIKeston BledmanMarc BurnsAaron ArmstrongRichard Thompson38.54 BAHAdrian GriffithDerrick AtkinsRodney GreenShamar Sands39.22 SKNJason RogersLarry InangaJevon ClaxtonDelwayne Delaney40.814×400 metres relay CUBWilliam CollazoYunier PérezOmar CisnerosYeimer López3:02.10 BAHRamon MillerMichael MathieuAvard MoncurAndretti Bain3:02.48 TRIRenny QuowCowin MillsAde Alleyne-ForteStann Waithe3:04.12 † The 20 km racewalk event was won by Jefferson Pérez of Ecuador, who was competing as a guest athlete. Women 100 metresChandra Sturrup BAH 11.20Sherry Fletcher GRN 11.39Barbara Pierre HAI 11.40200 metresDebbie Ferguson-McKenzie BAH 22.78Roxana Díaz CUB 22.82Darlenys Obregón COL 23.13400 metresIndira Terrero CUB 50.98Gabriela Medina MEX 51.78Ginou Ettiene HAI 52.20800 metresRosibel García COL 2:05.9Sheena Gooding BAR 2:06.6Cristina Guevara MEX 2:07.21500 metresRosibel García COL 4:24.62Yamilé Alaluf MEX 4:25.43Muriel Coneo COL 4:28.925000 metresNora Leticia Rocha MEX 16:41.27Bertha Sánchez COL 16:43.82María Isabel Montilla VEN 16:53.4210,000 metresBertha Sánchez COL 35:16.36María Isabel Montilla VEN 35:42.18Andreina de la Rosa DOM 36:43.36100 metres hurdlesAnay Tejeda CUB 12.61 CR NRYenima Arencibia CUB 12.95Aleesha Barber TRI 12.98400 metres hurdlesJosanne Lucas TRI 56.55Princesa Oliveros COL 57.44Yolanda Osana DOM 58.913000 metres steeplechaseÁngela Figueroa COL 10:18.23Milena Pérez CUB 10:45.46Sonny García DOM 12:16.51High jumpLevern Spencer LCA 1.91 mCaterine Ibargüen COL 1.88 mMarierlis Rojas VEN 1.79 mPole vaultMilena Jazmín Agudelo COL 4.10 mKeisa Monterola VEN 4.00 mOnly two competitorsLong jumpBianca Stuart BAH 6.54 mShara Proctor AIA 6.54 m NRCharisse Bacchus TRI 6.49 mTriple jumpMabel Gay CUB 14.19 m CRYarianna Martínez CUB 13.95 mAyanna Alexander TRI 13.30 mShot putCleopatra Borel-Brown TRI 18.39 mYumileidi Cumbá CUB 18.10 mYaniuvis López CUB 17.87 mDiscus throwYarelis Barrios CUB 62.87 mYania Ferrales CUB 58.74 mAnnie Alexander TRI 54.56 mHammer throwCandice Scott TRI 69.26 m CRYunaika Crawford CUB 69.03 mJohana Moreno COL 67.09 m NR Colombian Javelin throwLaverne Eve BAH 56.36 mYanet Cruz CUB 56.14 mKateema Riettie JAM 54.90 mHeptathlonYarianny Argüelles CUB 5862 ptsYasmiany Pedroso CUB 5833 ptsThaimara Solsiree Rivas VEN 5302 pts10000 m track walkClaudia Ortega MEX 50:10.37Milángela Rosales VEN 51:06.83Ingrid Hernández COL 52:44.844×100 metres relay †† TRISemoy HackettAyanna HutchinsonSasha Springer-JonesKelly-Ann Baptiste43.43 NR COLMirtha BrockFelipa PalaciosDarlenys ObregónYomara Hinestroza43.56 BAHKristy WhiteChandra SturrupTamicka ClarkeDebbie Ferguson-McKenzie44.034×400 metres relay ††† CUBAymée MartínezDiosmely PeñaDaisurami BonneIndira Terrero3:27.97 MEXMaría Teresa RugeioGabriela MedinaNallely VelaZudikey Rodríguez3:29.94 BAHSasha RolleChristine AmertilShakeitha HenfieldCrystal Strachan3:35.57 †† 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 COL flagcountry 17 12 5 8 7 9 yes 8 1 5 6 4 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 5 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Participating nations 22em (3) (1) (34) (10) (6) * (8) (2) (7) * (2) (54) (1) (41) (7) (27) * (1) (5) (11) (4) (6) Honduras 1949 (2) (17) (26) (1) (3) (2) (24) (4) (10) (4) (5) (27) (6) (22) * Guest nations References Results service Campeonato CAC de Atletismo 2008. AthleCAC. Retrieved on 2010-03-09. Specific External links Official website Category:Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics Central American and Caribbean Championships Central American and Caribbean Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Colombia