The North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships is a continental

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event organised by the

North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within Northern America, Central America, and ...

. The last of the six IAAF areas to hold a continental senior athletics competition, the NACAC Championships' inaugural edition was held in 2007 in

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. 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

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. Retrieved on 2009-06-16. The

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dominated the first edition with a total of 43 medals, including 28 gold medals.

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and

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took second and third places with totals of 20 and 11 medals, respectively.

Editions

Records

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Women

Mixed

Medal table

References

External links

NACAC official site2007 Medal table
at gbrathletics {{North American Championships NACAC competitions International sports championships in the Americas Biennial athletics competitions Recurring sporting events established in 2007 Continental athletics championships