2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
| 21st Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics | |
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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 in Athletics 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.
Contents
Records
| 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
- † The 20 km racewalk event was won by Jefferson Pérez of Ecuador, who was competing as a guest athlete.
Women
- †† 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
| 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
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- ↑ 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.
