2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
| 22nd Central American and Caribbean Championships | |
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| File:Logo havana 2009.jpeg | |
| Dates | 3 – 7 July |
| Host city | Havana, CubaCuba |
| Venue | Estadio Panamericano |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 46 |
| Participation | 422 athletes from 27 nations |
| Records set | 10 Championship records |
The 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships (Spanish: XXII Campeonato CAC Atletismo) was the twenty second edition of the tournament and was held between 3 and 7 July in Havana, Cuba.
Event summary
The host country Cuba dominated the tournament, winning the most gold, silver, and bronze medals, and finishing with a total of 53 medals. Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago were joint second with two gold, five silver and seven bronze medals. Colombia, Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 national records were also broken at the Championships. Three athletes won double golds: Virgil Hodge won the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay titles, Emmanuel Callender won the 100 metres then helped the Trinidad and Tobago relay team to victory, while Yudileyvis Castillo completed a 5000 and 10,000 metres double. The 2009 edition of the Championships saw a number of nations win their first gold medal in the history of the competition. Shara Proctor took the long jump gold for Anguilla, Tahesia Harrigan won the British Virgin Islands' first gold in the 100 metres, and the Saint Kitts and Nevis 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, recorded 17.46 m in the triple jump, which was ultimately better than gold medallist Alexis Copello's best jump.[1]
Records
- Key
- Key
| AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record |
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Medal summary
Men
Women
Medal table
* Host nation (Cuba)
Participating nations
- File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda (3)
- File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba (2)
- File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas (26)
- File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados (12)
- File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize (1)
- File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda (6)
- File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands (9)
- File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands (6)
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (16)
- File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (14)
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (114)
- File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (27)
- File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada (3)
- File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (10)
- File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti (5)
- File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras (4)
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (33)
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (19)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles (5)
- File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua (3)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (26)
- File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis (9)
- File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia (2)
- File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador (6)
- File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago (28)
- File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands (9)
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (24)
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See also
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. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
- Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-05). Suarez tallies World leading 8654 points in Decathlon - CAC Champs Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
- Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06). Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall - CAC Champs Final Day Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
- XXII Campeonato CAC Atletismo 2009. Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
- Specific
- ↑ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06). Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall - CAC Champs Final Day Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.