2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

23rd Central American and Caribbean Championships Atletimo mayaguez.jpg 200px Mayagüez 25px , Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 15–17 July Estadio Centroamericano de Mayagüez 35 449 46 Senior 2009 Havana 2013 Morelia The 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Rivera García Ramón Mayagüez efectuará torneo regional de atletismo el próximo año Radio Rebelde December 15, 2010 http://www.radiorebelde.cu/noticia/mayaguez-efectuara-torneo-regional-atletismo-proximo-ano-20101215/ es December 15, 2010 July 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163552/http://www.radiorebelde.cu/noticia/mayaguez-efectuara-torneo-regional-atletismo-proximo-ano-20101215/ dead The event served as classifiers for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and took place from July 15–17, 2011. Mayagüez organizará torneo clasificatorio a mundial de atletismo Prensa Latina es December 14, 2010 http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=246961&Itemid=1 December 15, 2010 It was the fourth time Puerto Rico hosted the event; the first time in Ponce in 1975, and later in San Juan in 1989 and 1997. The Jamaican delegation topped the medals table with 26 medals (ten of them gold). Mexico was the next most successful nation with ten golds and a total haul of twenty medals, while Trinidad and Tobago took third with five golds and fifteen medals. Cuba, which had dominated the previous three editions, sent a small, weakened delegation and finished fifth (although seven of its nine athletes won medals). The host nation, Puerto Rico, achieved a total of 14 medals, 3 of which were gold. This was a huge improvement for Puerto Rico since the last edition in 2009, winning 1 more gold medal and 8 more total medals than the previous championships.Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2011-07-18). Jamaica tops medal table in Mayaguez - CAC Champs, final day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-13.Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2011-07-17). Green denies home win to Culson, Mexico takes medal lead in Mayaguez - CAC Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-13.Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2011-07-16). Four golds for Trinidad and Tobago - CAC Champs, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-13. Two Championship records were set at the competition: Bianca Stuart equalled the women's long jump best of 6.81 metres and Mexican Juan Romero improved the 10,000 metres record by 26 seconds. Further to this, twelve national records were bettered during the competition. Jamaica's Korene Hinds was the only athlete to medal twice in individual events, taking the steeplechase title and a silver medal in the women's 1500 metres. Among the competition highlights were the men's 400 metres hurdles (featuring Leford Green, Félix Sánchez and Jehue Gordon) and a duel between Renny Quow and Ramon Miller in the 400 metres. Vonette Dixon won a quick women's 100 metres hurdles where Brigitte Merlano and Lina Flórez became the first Colombians under thirteen seconds for the event. Levern Spencer secured her fourth consecutive high jump title. Cuban throwers Guillermo Martínez and Roberto Janet were the only other athletes who defended their titles from the 2009 edition. Organisation The event had a budget of $650,000.00, the municipal government of Mayagüez has made a commitment to give $300,000.00 of these and the rest were from private sponsors. By April 28, 2011, twenty three participating countries had confirmed there attendance. The final day of the event marked the first anniversary of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and included artistic presentation in an activity in the plaza in front of the Central American Torch. Del Valle Hernández Sara Respiro económico El Nuevo Dia 125 April 28, 2011 The event was attended by Lamine Diack, the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Participation There were 449 athletes from 35 countries (33 member federations of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) and 2 of the 4 observer nations – Curaçao and Martinique) competing in total. CACAC CAC Senior PUR 2011 Final Results http://www.cacacathletics.org/cacac/attachments/article/3/CAC%20Senior%20PUR%202011%20Final%20Results.pdf July 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725120646/http://www.cacacathletics.org/cacac/attachments/article/3/CAC%20Senior%20PUR%202011%20Final%20Results.pdf 2011-07-25 dead There were no athletes from Anguilla, French Guiana and Guadeloupe. Athletes from Curaçao made their first appearance at the competition under their island's flag, following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles the previous year. Medal summary 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results Men's events 100 metres Keston Bledman TRI 10.05 Daniel Bailey ATG 10.11 Dexter Lee JAM 10.18200 metres Michael Mathieu BAH 20.60 Rondel Sorrillo TRI 20.64 Jason Young JAM 20.78400 metres Renny Quow TRI 45.44 Ramon Miller BAH 45.56 Erison Hurtault DMA 45.93800 metres Andy González CUB 1:48.15 Moise Joseph HAI 1:48.94 Joel Mejia DOM 1:49.671500 metres Nico Herrera VEN 3:44.92 Jose Esparza MEX 3:45.78 Jon Rankin CAY 3:46.09 NR Caymanian5000 metres José Uribe MEX 14:08.10 Luis Orta VEN 14:14.30 Julio Pérez MEX 14:22.0110,000 metres Juan Romero MEX 28:54.06 CR Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics Alejandro Suárez MEX 29:15.49 Milton Ayala COL 30:55.71Half marathon Luis Collazo PUR 1:07:08 Luis Rivera PUR 1:08:38 Oscar Ceron MEX 1:09:173000 m steeplechase Luis Enrique Ibarra MEX 8:55.86 Fernando Roman PUR 8:58.95 NU20R Aaron Arias MEX 9:01.35 110 m hurdles Eric Keddo JAM 13.49 Hector Cotto PUR 13.54 NR Puerto Rican Paulo Villar COL 13.60400 m hurdles Leford Green JAM 49.03 Félix Sánchez DOM 49.41 Jehue Gordon TRI 50.10High jump Trevor Barry BAH 2.28 m James Grayman ATG 2.25 m Darwin Edwards LCA 2.25 mPole vault Cristian Sanchez MEX 5.00 m Alexander Castillo PUR 4.90 m César González VEN 4.90 mLong jump Tyrone Smith BER 8.06 m Damar Forbes JAM 7.81 m Raymond Higgs BAH 7.75 mTriple jump Samyr Lainé HAI 17.09 m Osniel Tosca CUB 16.22 m Wilbert Walker JAM 16.01 mShot put O'Dayne Richards JAM 19.16 m Stephen Saenz MEX 18.66 m Eder Moreno COL 18.52 m Discus throw Jason Morgan JAM 60.20 m Mario Cota MEX 58.80 m Quincy Wilson TRI 56.85 m Hammer throwRoberto Janet CUB 71.65 mRoberto Sawyer CRC 65.96 mPedro Muñoz VEN 63.63 mJavelin throw Guillermo Martínez CUB 81.55 m Arley Ibargüen COL 75.71 m Dayron Márquez COL 74.07 mDecathlon Marcos Sanchez PUR 7397 pts Claston Bernard JAM 7299 pts Jonathan Davis VEN 6766 pts20,000 m race walk Allan Segura CRC 1:28:56.08 Joe Bonilla PUR 1:40:18.94 Luis Ángel López PUR 1:40:34.164 × 100 m relay Lerone ClarkeDexter LeeJason YoungOshane Bailey 38.81 Aaron ArmstrongDarrel BrownEmmanuel CallenderKeston Bledman 38.89 Jason RogersKim CollinsAntoine AdamsBrijesh Lawrence 39.07 NR Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 × 400 m relay LaToy WilliamsAvard MoncurMichael MathieuRamon Miller 3:01.33 Lalonde GordonJarrin SolomonDeon LendoreRenny Quow 3:01.65 Dwight MullingsRiker HyltonDawayne BarrettLeford Green 3:02.00 Women's events 100 metres Semoy Hackett TRI 11.27 Jura Levy JAM 11.36 Simone Facey JAM 11.39 200 metres Nivea Smith BAH 22.80 Anthonique Strachan BAH 22.90 Anastasia Le-Roy JAM 23.13 400 metres Shereefa Lloyd JAM 51.69 Patricia Hall JAM 51.85 Norma González COL 51.90800 metres Gabriela Medina MEX 2:01.50 Rosemary Almanza CUB 2:02.23 Natoya Goule JAM 2:02.83 1500 metres Sandra Lopez MEX 4:22.65 Korene Hinds JAM 4:23.78 Pilar McShine TRI 4:24.93 5000 metres Marisol Romero MEX 16:05.68 Sandra Lopez MEX 16:06.83 Johana Rivero COL 17:23.01Half marathon Michelle Coira PUR 1:21:07 Maria del Pilar Diaz PUR 1:21:45 Maria Montilla VEN 1:22:203000 m steeplechase Korene Hinds JAM 9:54.67 Beverly Ramos PUR 9:58.11 Sara Prieto MEX 10:42.65100 m hurdles Vonette Dixon JAM 12.77 Brigitte Merlano COL 12.89 NR Colombian Lina Flórez COL 12.94400 m hurdles Andrea Sutherland JAM 56.75 Yolanda Osana DOM 57.23 Katrina Seymour BAH 57.24 NU20RHigh jump Levern Spencer LCA 1.82 m Marielys Rojas VEN 1.82 m Fabiola Ayala MEX 1.79 mPole vault Keisa Monterola VEN 4.00 m Milena Agudelo COL 3.95 m Andrea Zambrana PUR 3.80 mLong jump Bianca Stuart BAH 6.81 m CR Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, NR Bahamian Arantxa King BER 6.47 m Yvonne Trevino MEX 6.30 mTriple jump Ayanna Alexander TRI 13.50 m Aida Villareal MEX 13.40 m Ana José DOM 13.11 mShot put Cleopatra Borel-Brown TRI 19.00 m Angela Rivas COL 17.12 m NR Colombian Annie Alexander TRI 17.05 mDiscus throw Denia Caballero CUB 62.06 m Brittany Borrero PUR 54.03 m Allison Randall JAM 52.75 m Hammer throwEli Johana Moreno COL 67.97 mRosa Rodríguez VEN 65.74 mNatalie Grant JAM 62.46 mJavelin throw Fresa Nuñez DOM 54.29 m NR Dominican Republic Flor Ruiz COL 54.02 m Abigail Gomez MEX 53.13 mHeptathlon Gretchen Quintana CUB 5704 pts Francia Manzanillo DOM 5601 pts Peaches Roach JAM 5589 pts10,000 m track walk Milangela Rosales VEN 47:19.91 Sandra Galvis COL 48:23.59 Wilane Cuebas PUR 55:52.534 × 100 m relay Magnolia HowellMichelle-Lee AhyeAyanna HutchinsonSemoy Hackett 43.47 Jura LevyAnastasia Le-RoySimone FaceyPatricia Hall 43.63 V'Alonee RobinsonNivea SmithCache ArmbristerAnthonique Strachan 43.74 4 × 400 m relay Andrea SutherlandShereefa LloydNatoya GoulePatricia Hall 3:29.86 Raysa SanchezDiana TaylorRosa FabianYolanda Osana 3:34.73 Alena HarrimanMagnolia HowellJosanne LucasAfiya Walker 3:34.84 Medal table thumb|Men 400 metres hurdles final PUR flagcountry 10 6 10 7 6 7 6 3 5 5 2 3 5 2 0 3 8 3 yes 3 3 4 1 6 7 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Participating nations 22em (6) (4) (29) (13) (1) (8) (7) (7) (32) (7) (8) Curaçao (6) (5) (37) (10) (6) (3) (17) Honduras 1949 (8) (34) Martinique (4) Mexico (46) (2) (1) (4) (59) (8) (5) (9) (3) (2) (27) (1) (13) (17) References Results CAC Mayagüez PUR 15 - 17 July/ 23rd Central American and Caribbean Championships. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-08-13. External links Official website Official CACAC Website Puerto Rico Caribbean Category:Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics Central American and Caribbean Championships 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics Athletic Athletic