North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association

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North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Athletic Association
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Formation 1988
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Santurce, Puerto Rico
Membership
 31 member federations
Official language
 English and Spanish
President
 Puerto Rico Víctor López
Website www.athleticsnacac.org

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 North America, Central America and the Caribbean. NACAC is one of six area associations of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). NACAC was founded on December 10, 1988, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1]

Presidents

Amadeo Francis (Puerto Rico) was elected first president of the association. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003.[1] In 2007 Neville "Teddy" McCook (Jamaica) was elected as new president.[2][3] He was re-elected in 2011.[4] After he died on February 11, 2013, Alain Jean-Pierre from Haïti, treasurer of NACAC and president of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC), acted as interim president. On August 7, 2013, Víctor López from Puerto Rico, president of the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA), was elected new president for the period 2013-2015.[5]

Name Country Presidency
Amadeo Francis  Puerto Rico 1988–2007
Neville McCook  Jamaica 2007–2013
Alain Jean-Pierre  Haiti 2013 (interim)
Víctor López  Puerto Rico 2013-

Competitions

Member associations

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Further information: Category:National members of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association
Nation Organisation
 Anguilla Anguilla Amateur Athletic Federation
 Antigua and Barbuda Athletic Association of Antigua & Barbuda
 Aruba Aruba Athletic Federation
 Bahamas Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
 Barbados Athletics Association of Barbados
 Belize Belize Amateur Athletic Association
 Bermuda Bermuda National Athletics Association
 British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Athletics Association
 Canada Athletics Canada
 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Athletic Association
 Costa Rica Costa Rican Athletics Federation
 Cuba Cuban Athletics Federation
 Dominica Dominica Amateur Athletic Association
 Dominican Republic Athletics Federation of the Dominican Republic
 Grenada Grenada Athletic Association
 Guatemala Guatemalan Athletics Federation
 Haiti Haitian Amateur Athletic Federation
 Honduras Federación Nacional Hondureña de Atletismo
 Jamaica Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association
 Mexico Federation of Mexican Athletics Associations
 Montserrat Montserrat Amateur Athletic Association
 Nicaragua Nicaraguan Athletics Federation
 Puerto Rico Puerto Rican Athletics Federation
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association
 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Athletics Association
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Team Athletics Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
 El Salvador Salvadorian Athletics Federation
 Trinidad and Tobago National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad & Tobago
 Turks and Caicos Islands Turks & Caicos Islands Amateur Athletic Association
 United States USA Track & Field
 United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Track & Field Federation

See also

External links

References

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