| 21st Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics | |
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| Dates | 4– 6 July. 2008 |
| Host city | Cali, Colombia |
| Venue | Estadio Pedro Grajales |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 383 athletes from 30 (+ 3 guest nations) nations |
| Records set | 6 Championship records |
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.
Records
| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Barbados | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Grenada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 16 |  Haiti | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 |  Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 44 | 44 | 42 | 130 | |
Participating nations
- Antigua and Barbuda (3)
Aruba (1)- Bahamas (34)
- Barbados (10)
- Bermuda (6)
Brazil* (8)
British Virgin Islands (2)
Cayman Islands (7)
Chile* (2)- Colombia (54)
- Costa Rica (1)
- Cuba (41)
Dominica (7)- Dominican Republic (27)
- Ecuador* (1)
- Grenada (5)
- Guatemala (11)
Guyana (4)- Haiti (6)
Honduras (2)- Jamaica (17)
- Mexico (26)
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Netherlands Antilles (1)
Nicaragua (3)
Panama (2)- Puerto Rico (24)
El Salvador (4)- Saint Kitts and Nevis (10)
- Saint Lucia (4)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5)- Trinidad and Tobago (27)
United States Virgin Islands (6)- Venezuela (22)
* Guest nations
References
- Results service Campeonato CAC de Atletismo 2008. AthleCAC. Retrieved on 2010-03-09.
- Specific
- ↑ 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 Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine. AthleCAC. Retrieved on 2010-03-09.