The 15th
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships is a junior athletics competition held between the nations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands promoted by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). It is d ...
were held in the
National Stadium
Many countries have a national sport stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadiu ...
in
Bridgetown
Bridgetown (UN/LOCODE: BB BGI) is the capital and largest city of Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Island ...
,
Barbados
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between 5–7 July 2002. A discussion of the results is given.
Usain Bolt
Usain St. Leo Bolt, , (; born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.
An eight- ...
of Jamaica set a total of 6 new championship records.
Records
A total of 22 new championship records were set.
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] Moreover, during the Girls' U-20 Javelin Throw, there were probably a couple of intermediate records set:
Yuneisy Rodríguez of Cuba 46.96m,
Ana Gutiérrez of Mexico 46.98m, and again
Yuneisy Rodríguez 48.48m, as well as in the Girls' U-20 Triple Jump:
Arianna Martínez of Cuba 13.43m, and
Mabel Gay
Mabel Gay Tamayo (born 5 May 1983 in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban triple jumper.
Her personal best jump is 14.67 metres, achieved in September 2011 in Daegu.
Personal bests
Outdoor
*Long jump: 6.28 m – Rio de Janeiro, 17 May 2009
*Trip ...
of Cuba 13.65m.
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Medal summary
The results are published.
Male Junior A (under 20)
Female Junior A (under 20)
†: Event marked as exhibition.
Male Junior B (under 17)
Female Junior B (under 17)
Medal table
The medal count was published.
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Total
Participation (unofficial)
Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website.
An unofficial count yields a number of about 443 athletes (257 junior (under-20) and 159 youth (under-17)) from about 32 countries, a new record number of participating nations:
* (4)
* (9)
* (2)
* (37)
* (44)
* (8)
* (2)
* (4)
* (3)
* (3)
* (2)
* (13)
* (5)
* (12)
* (6)
* (10)
* (7)
* (8)
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Haïti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
(1)
* (1)
* (65)
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México
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
(50)
* (2)
* (1)
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Panamá
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cost ...
(5)
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* (7)
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* (1)
* (17)
References
External links
Official CACAC Website
{{Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics
International athletics competitions hosted by Barbados