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
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,
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
. Three hundred athletes competed at the 2007 Championships and a total of 26 nations were represented.
[Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2007-07-16)]
USA dominates 1st NACAC Senior Championships
IAAF
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. Retrieved on 2009-06-16. 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
Records
Men
Women
Mixed
Medal table
References
External links
NACAC official site2007 Medal table
at gbrathletics
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NACAC competitions
International sports championships in the Americas
Biennial athletics competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2007
Continental athletics championships