2010 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
The 18th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships were held in the Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, between 2–4 July 2011, and organized by the Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo (FDAA). The event was open for athletes from the invited countries, that are members of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC), in two categories: Junior A Category: 17 to 19 years as of 31 December 2010 (Born between 1991 and 1993), and Junior B Category: 14 to 16 years as of 31 December 2010 (Born between 1994 and 1996).[1] By IAAF standards, Junior A is equal to Junior, while Junior B is equal to Youth.
| XVIII Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 2–4 July |
| Host city | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic  |
| Venue | Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium |
| Level | Junior and Youth |
| Events | 80 (44 junior, 36 youth) |
| Participation | 532/500 (205 junior, 195 youth) athletes from 27 nations |
| Records set | 12 championship records |
In the Junior A category, a lot of athletes were preparing for the 13th World Junior Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on 19–25 July 2010, while in the Junior B category, many athletes were preparing for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore August 14–26.
The team from Jamaica dominated the games gaining a total of 63 medals (25 gold, 20 silver, 18 bronze), more than twice as much as the next team, Mexico with 28 medals. Moreover, Jamaica won the team trophies in all categories leading the corresponding point classifications.
The results are appreciated in detail.[2]
Records
editA total of 12 new championship records were set.[3]
| Event | Record | Athlete | Country | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Under 20 (Junior) | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | 50.26 | Jehue Gordon |  Trinidad and Tobago
|
CR |
| Shot put | 18.32m | Chad Wright |  Jamaica
|
CR |
| Discus throw | 62.93m | Quincy Wilson | Trinidad and Tobago
|
CR |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 39.77 | Jamol James Sabian Cox Moriba Morain Shermund Allsop |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
CR |
| Girls Under 20 (Junior) | ||||
| 2000 m steeplechase | 6:54.14 | Azucena Rodríguez |  Mexico
|
CR |
| Boys Under 17 (Youth) | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.20m | Lathone Collie-Minns |  Bahamas
|
CR |
| Shot put | 17.46m | Hezekiel Romeo | Trinidad and Tobago
|
CR |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:16.30 | Michael Lockhart Andre Wells Ashley Riley Stephen Newbold |
Bahamas
|
CR |
| Girls Under 17 (Youth) | ||||
| 400 m | 53.39 | Shaunae Miller | Bahamas
|
CR |
| High jump | 1.81m | Catherine Nina | Dominican Republic
|
CR |
| Akela Jones |  Barbados
| |||
| Javelin throw | 41.83m | Daliadiz Ortíz |  Puerto Rico
|
CR |
- Key
| AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record |
|---|
Medal summary
editThe results are published.[3][4] Events marked as "Exhibition" did not meet the official conditions with respect to the minimum number of participants ("not less than five (5) competitors of three (3) countries").[1] In the Male Junior B category, there is no information on the originally scheduled events "5000 m race walk" and "octathlon".
Male Junior A (under 20)
editFemale Junior A (under 20)
editTiebreaker in High jump
edit†: Alysbeth Felix from Puerto Rico cleared 1.70m in the first attempt, while Peta-Gaye Reid from Jamaica only in the second attempt. The medal table was corrected accordingly.
Male Junior B (under 17)
editTiebreaker in Long jump
edit‡: Javari Fairclough from Jamaica had the second best performance of 7.11m, while the second best jump of Juan Mosquera from Panamá was only 6.97m. The medal table was corrected accordingly.
Female Junior B (under 17)
editMedal table
editThe combined medal count was published.[5][6]
* Host nation (Dominican Republic)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica^[a] | 25 | 19 | 63 | 107 |
| 2 | Mexico | 16 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Bahamas | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Barbados | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic* | 2 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
| 8 |  Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Bermuda | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Netherlands Antilles | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 |  British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Dominica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Guatemala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Panama^[b] | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Honduras | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 80 | 76 | 119 | 275 | |
Notes:
- ^[a] Corrected due to tiebreaking procedure.
- ^[b] Corrected due to tiebreaking procedure.
Team trophies
editTeam trophies were distributed to the 1st place of the women category, to the 1st place of the men category, and to the 1st place overall (men and women categories).[1] The results were published.[7][8]
Participation
editThe published team roster[9] comprise 532 athletes from 27 countries. Working through the results,[3][4] an unofficial count yields the number of about 500 athletes (205 junior, 195 youth) in the start list. Following, the numbers in brackets refer to (athletes in published team roster/athletes in start list):
Anguilla (6)- Antigua and Barbuda (6/5)
- Bahamas (59/55)
- Barbados (27)
- Bermuda (16)
- British Virgin Islands (15)
- Cayman Islands (11)
- Costa Rica (14/13)
- Dominica (9)
- Dominican Republic (75/70)
El Salvador (5)- Guatemala (8)
Haïti (5/3)- Honduras (13/12)
- Jamaica (91/82)
- México (39/36)
Montserrat (3)- Netherlands Antilles (10)
- Panamá (6)
- Puerto Rico (31)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (11/9)
Saint Lucia (4/3)- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5)
- Trinidad and Tobago (52/49)
Turks and Caicos Islands (3)- U.S. Virgin Islands (3)
- Venezuela (5)
References
edit- ^ a b c CACAC (24 May 2010), XVI CAMPEONATO CAC JUVENIL A & B 2010 - 02/07/2010 to 04/07/2010, CACAC, Estadio Felix Sanchez-Santo Domingo, RD. TECHNICAL MANUAL (PDF), retrieved 28 July 2011
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (6 July 2010), Juniors ready for Moncton as Jamaica dominates CAC Junior Champs, IAAF, retrieved 6 August 2011
- ^ a b c CACAC (5 July 2010), XVI CAMPEONATO CAC JUVENIL A & B 2010 - 02/07/2010 to 04/07/2010, CACAC, Estadio Felix Sanchez-Santo Domingo, RD. Results (PDF), retrieved 27 July 2011
- ^ a b World Junior Athletics History, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 February 2014, retrieved 18 May 2012
- ^ CACAC (5 July 2010), XVI CAMPEONATO CAC JUVENIL A & B 2010 - 7/2/2010 to 7/4/2010, CACAC, Estadio Felix Sanchez-Santo Domingo, RD, Medal Count, Combined: Men + Women (PDF), retrieved 30 July 2011
- ^ CACAC (5 July 2010), XVI CAMPEONATO CAC JUVENIL A & B 2010 - 7/2/2010 to 7/4/2010, CACAC, Estadio Felix Sanchez-Santo Domingo, RD, Medal Count, Combined: Men + Women (PDF), retrieved 30 July 2011
- ^ CACAC (7 July 2010), XVI CAMPEONATO CAC JUVENIL A & B 2010 - 7/2/2010 to 7/4/2010, CACAC, Estadio Felix Sanchez-Santo Domingo, RD, Team Rankings - Through Event 340 (PDF), retrieved 30 July 2011
- ^ CACAC (7 July 2010), XVI CAMPEONATO CAC JUVENIL A & B 2010 - 7/2/2010 to 7/4/2010, CACAC, Estadio Felix Sanchez-Santo Domingo, RD, Team Rankings - Through Event 340 (PDF), retrieved 30 July 2011
- ^ CACAC (1 July 2010), XVI CAMPEONATO CAC JUVENIL A & B 2010 - 7/2/2010 to 7/4/2010, CACAC, Estadio Felix Sanchez-Santo Domingo, RD, Team Roster, retrieved 28 July 2011