NACAC Championships

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The North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships is a continental track and field athletics event organised by the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association. The last of the six IAAF areas to hold a continental senior athletics competition, the NACAC Championships' inaugural edition was held in 2007 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Three hundred athletes competed at the 2007 Championships and a total of 26 nations were represented.[1] The United States dominated the first edition with a total of 43 medals, including 28 gold medals. Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago took second and third places with totals of 20 and 11 medals, respectively.

Editions[edit]

Edition Year City Country Date Venue Events Nations Athletes Top of the
medal table
1 2007 San Salvador  El Salvador July 13–15 Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González 42 26 275  United States
2 2015 San José  Costa Rica August 7–9 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica 38 31 369  United States
3 2018 Toronto  Canada August 10–12 Varsity Stadium/Toronto Islands 42 31 319  United States
4 2022 Freeport  Bahamas August 19–21 Grand Bahama Sports Complex 45 26 329  United States
5 2024 San Salvador  El Salvador June 7–9[2] Estadio Jorge "El Mágico" González

Records[edit]

Men[edit]

Event Record Name Nationality Date Championships Place Ref
100 m 9.98 (-0.4 m/s) Ackeem Blake  Jamaica 20 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [3]
200 m 19.87 (+0.6 m/s) Andrew Hudson  Jamaica 21 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [4]
400 m 44.63 Christopher Taylor  Jamaica 20 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [3]
800 m 1:45.79 Ryan Martin  United States 9 August 2015 2015 Championships San Jose, Costa Rica
1500 m 3:37.62 Eric Holt  United States 21 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [4]
5000 m 13:57.53 Lopez Lomong  United States 8 August 2015 2015 Championships San Jose, Costa Rica
10000 m 29:23.77 Sean McGorty  United States 19 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [5]
110 m hurdles 13.00 (+0.3 m/s) Freddie Crittenden  United States 20 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [3]
400 m hurdles 47.34 Kyron McMaster  British Virgin Islands 21 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [4]
3000 m steeplechase 8:22.55 Evan Jager  United States 21 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [4]
High jump 2.28 m (7 ft 5+34 in) Jeron Robinson  United States 11 August 2018 2018 Championships Toronto, Canada [6]
Pole vault 5.45 m (17 ft 10+12 in) Scott Houston  United States 12 August 2018 2018 Championships Toronto, Canada [7]
Long jump 8.29 m (27 ft 2+14 in)
(-0.4 m/s)
Marquis Dendy  United States 12 August 2018 2018 Championships Toronto, Canada [8]
Triple jump 16.98 m (55 ft 8+12 in)
(+1.4 m/s)
Yordany Durañona  Dominica 7 August 2015 2015 Championships San Jose, Costa Rica
Shot put 21.68 m (71 ft 1+12 in) Darrell Hill  United States 10 August 2018 2018 Championships Toronto, Canada [9]
Discus throw 68.47 m (224 ft 7+12 in) Fedrick Dacres  Jamaica 12 August 2018 2018 Championships Toronto, Canada [10]
Hammer throw 72.94 m (239 ft 3+12 in) Roberto Sawyers  Costa Rica 11 August 2018 2018 Championships Toronto, Canada [11]
Javelin throw 84.23 m (276 ft 4 in) Curtis Thompson  United States 20 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [3]
20000 m walk (track) 1:26:21.08 José Ortiz  Guatemala 20 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [3]
4 × 100 m relay 38.07 Mario Forsythe
Jason Livermore
Oshane Bailey
Sheldon Mitchell
 Jamaica 9 August 2015 2015 Championships San Jose, Costa Rica
4 × 400 m relay 3:00.07 Clayton Parros
Calvin Smith
Marcus Chambers
James Harris
 United States 9 August 2015 2015 Championships San Jose, Costa Rica

Women[edit]

Event Record Name Nationality Date Championships Place Ref
100 m 10.83 (-0.1 m/s) Shericka Jackson  Jamaica 20 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [3]
200 m 22.35 (+0.3 m/s) Brittany Brown  United States 21 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [4]
400 m 49.40 Shaunae Miller-Uibo  Bahamas 20 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [3]
800 m 1:57.52 Ajeé Wilson  United States 11 August 2018 2018 Championships Toronto, Canada [12]
1500 m 4:04.53 Heather MacLean  United States 21 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [4]
5000 m 15:11.68 Natosha Rogers  United States 19 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [5]
10000 m 33:12.42 Stephanie Bruce  United States 20 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [3]
100 m hurdles 12.55 (+0.9 m/s) Kendra Harrison  United States 11 August 2018 2018 Championships Toronto, Canada [13]
400 m hurdles 53.32 Shamier Little  United States 12 August 2018 2018 Championships Toronto, Canada [14]
3000 m steeplechase 9:34.36 Gabrielle Jennings  United States 19 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [5]
High jump 1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in) Vashti Cunningham  United States 19 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [5]
Pole vault 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) Katie Nageotte  United States 11 August 2018 2018 Championships Toronto, Canada [15]
Long jump 6.93 m (22 ft 8+34 in) (+2.0 m/s) Quanesha Burks  United States 8 August 2015 2015 Championships San Jose, Costa Rica [16]
Triple jump 14.49 m (47 ft 6+14 in) (+1.5 m/s) Thea LaFond  Dominica 21 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [4]
Shot put 20.15 m (66 ft 1+14 in) Sarah Mitton  Canada 21 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [4]
Discus throw 63.18 m (207 ft 3+14 in) Laulauga Tausaga-Collins  United States 19 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [5]
Hammer throw 74.60 m (244 ft 9 in) DeAnna Price  United States 10 August 2018 2018 Championships Toronto, Canada [17]
Javelin throw 64.68 m (212 ft 2+14 in) Kara Winger  United States 21 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [4]
20000 m walk (track) 1:40:04.78 Mirna Ortiz  Guatemala 20 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [3]
4 x 100m relay 42.24
Barbara Pierre
Lekeisha Lawson
Dezerea Bryant
Kyra Jefferson
 United States 9 August 2015 2015 Championships San Jose, Costa Rica
4 x 400m relay 3:23.54 Kaylin Whitney
Kyra Jefferson
A'Keyla Mitchell
Jaide Stepter-Baynes
 United States 21 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [4]

Mixed[edit]

Event Record Name Nationality Date Championships Place Ref
4 x 400m relay 3:12.05 Quincy Hall
Jaide Stepter-Baynes
Ismail Turner
Kaylin Whitney
 United States 20 August 2022 2022 Championships Freeport, Bahamas [3]

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States1096542216
2 Jamaica18281965
3 Trinidad and Tobago691126
4 Canada5122138
5 Cuba56819
6 Mexico416727
7 El Salvador4228
8 Saint Lucia3025
9 Guatemala22610
10 Dominica2125
11 British Virgin Islands2103
12 Bahamas14914
13 Dominican Republic1449
14 Puerto Rico13711
15 Costa Rica1269
16 Saint Kitts and Nevis1124
17 Grenada1012
 Honduras1012
19 Barbados03710
20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0213
21 Antigua and Barbuda0112
22 Belize0101
 Bermuda0101
24 Haiti0011
 Nicaragua0011
 Turks and Caicos Islands0011
 U.S. Virgin Islands0011
Totals (27 entries)167164163494

References[edit]

  1. ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2007-07-16). USA dominates 1st NACAC Senior Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
  2. ^ 2024 Calendar World Athletics
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Javier Clavelo Robinson (21 August 2022). "Miller-Uibo delights home crowd as nine more records fall at NACAC Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Javier Clavelo Robinson (22 August 2022). "Lafond, Winger and McMaster close a festive NACAC Championships in Freeport". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e Javier Clavelo Robinson (21 August 2022). "Five records fall on opening day of NACAC Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ^ "High Jump Results". deltatiming.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Pole Vault Results". deltatiming.com. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Long Jump Results". deltatiming.com. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Shot Put Results". deltatiming.com. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Discus Throw Results". deltatiming.com. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Hammer Throw Results". deltatiming.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  12. ^ "800m Results". deltatiming.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  13. ^ "100m Hurdles Results". deltatiming.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  14. ^ "400m Hurdles Results". deltatiming.com. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Pole Vault Results". deltatiming.com. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Women's Long Jump Results". tiempodellegada.com. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Hammer Throw Results". deltatiming.com. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

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