The

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(Spanish: ''XXII Campeonato CAC Atletismo'') was the twenty second edition of the tournament and was held between 3 and 7 July in

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Event summary

The host country

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dominated the tournament, winning the most gold, silver, and bronze medals, and finishing with a total of 53 medals.

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and

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were joint second with two gold, five silver and seven bronze medals.

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and

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also picked up two gold medals. Championships records were broken in over a quarter of the athletics events, bringing a total of 11 new records. A handful of

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were also broken at the Championships. Three athletes won double golds:

Virgil Hodge Virgil Hodge (born 17 November 1983) is a sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis who specializes in the 200 metres. She was born in Basseterre.

won the

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and 4×100 metres relay titles,

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won the

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then helped the Trinidad and Tobago relay team to victory, while Yudileyvis Castillo completed a

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and

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double. The 2009 edition of the Championships saw a number of nations win their first gold medal in the history of the competition.

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took the

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gold for

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Tahesia Harrigan Tahesia Gaynell Harrigan-Scott (born 15 February 1982) is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands. She was the first woman to represent the British Virgin Islands at the Olympics. Career Harrigan was born in the Virgin Islands to Doris Har ...

won the

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' first gold in the

, and the

relay team won the country's first ever gold medal in women's events. A number of invitational guest athletes competed at the Championships. Although each country could only have two representatives, it could also enter additional athletes. Their performances, however, were not eligible for medals at the competition. Cuba entered a number of athletes and relay teams in this way. One such competitor,

Arnie David Giralt Arnie David Giralt Rivero (born 26 August 1984 in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban triple jumper. Career His personal best jump is 17.62 metres, achieved in April 2009 in La Habana. His father is long jump The long jump is a track and field ...

, recorded 17.46 m in the

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, which was ultimately better than gold medallist

Alexis Copello Alexis Copello (born August 12, 1985) is a Cuban-Azerbaijani triple jumper who since 2017 competes internationally for Azerbaijan. He has a (legal) personal best jump of . He is a List of World Championships in Athletics medalists (men), World Ch ...

's best jump.Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06)
Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall - CAC Champs Final Day
.

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. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.

Records

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Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

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References

;General *Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-04)
“Things on course for Berlin” - Savigne, world leading 14.97m; Robles runs 13.18w - CAC Champs Day 1

. Retrieved on 2009-07-14. *Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-05)
Suarez tallies World leading 8654 points in Decathlon - CAC Champs Day 2

. Retrieved on 2009-07-14. *Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06)
Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall - CAC Champs Final Day
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. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
XXII Campeonato CAC Atletismo 2009

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External links

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International athletics competitions hosted by Cuba

Event summary

Records

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

See also

References

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