2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

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22nd Central American and Caribbean Championships
Logo havana 2009.jpeg
Dates3 – 7 July
Host city Havana, Cuba Flag of Cuba.svg
Venue Estadio Panamericano
LevelSenior
Events46
Participation422 athletes from
27 nations
Records set10 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.

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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

Cuban Alexis Copello (above) took the men's triple jump gold medal establishing a new championship record. Alexis Copello Meeting Areva 2009.jpg
Cuban Alexis Copello (above) took the men's triple jump gold medal establishing a new championship record.
Key
NameEventCountryRecordType
Yeimer López 800 metres Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1:45.56 minCR
Ryan Brathwaite 110 metres hurdles Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 13.43 sCR
Javier Culson 400 metres hurdles Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 48.51 sCR
José Alberto Sánchez 3000 metres steeplechase Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8:30.08 minCR
Alexis Copello Triple jump Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 17.33 mCR
Guillermo Martínez Javelin throw Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 82.16 mCR
Leonel Suárez Decathlon Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 8654 ptsCR NR
Yudileyvis Castillo 10,000 metres Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 33:50.68 minCR
Tanika Liburd
Meritzer Williams
Tameka Williams
Virgil Hodge
4×100 metres relay Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 43.53 sNR
Kemar Hyman
Tyrell Cuffy
David Hamil
Carlos Morgan
4×100 metres relay Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 39.54 sNR
Adrian Durant
Tabarie Henry
David Walters
Calvin Dascent
4×100 metres relay Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands 39.89 sNR
Yarisley Silva Pole vault Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 4.40 mCR
Yargelis Savigne Triple jump Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 14.97 mCR
Misleydis González Shot put Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 19.13 mCR
Arasay Thondike Hammer throw Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 71.32 mCR
Rosa Rodríguez Hammer throw Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 69.06 mNR
Key
AR — Area record   CR — Championship record   NR — National record

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Emmanuel Callander  (TRI)10.08 s PBFlag of Jamaica.svg  Lerone Clarke  (JAM)10.08 s PBFlag of Barbados.svg  Andrew Hinds  (BAR)10.12 s
200 metres Flag of Jamaica.svg  Nickel Ashmeade  (JAM)20.54 sFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Rondel Sorrillo  (TRI)20.72 sFlag of Jamaica.svg  Ramone McKenzie  (JAM)20.74 s
400 metres Flag of Cuba.svg  William Collazo  (CUB)44.96 sFlag of Jamaica.svg  Dane Hyatt  (JAM)45.57Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Arismendy Peguero  (DOM)45.62 s
800 metres Flag of Cuba.svg  Yeimer López  (CUB)1:45.56 min CR Flag of Cuba.svg  Andy González  (CUB)1:46.62 minFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Gavyn Nero  (TRI)1:47.51 min
1500 metres Flag of Venezuela.svg  Eduar Villanueva  (VEN)3:42.23 minFlag of Cuba.svg  Maury Surel Castillo  (CUB)3:42.49 minFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  José Rivera  (PUR)3:42.86 min
5000 metres Flag of Cuba.svg  José Alberto Sánchez  (CUB)14:23.73 minFlag of Mexico.svg  Teodoro Vega  (MEX)14:28.06 minFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Denides Vélez  (PUR)14:32.92 min
10,000 metres Flag of Cuba.svg  Liván Luque  (CUB)29:55.16 minFlag of Cuba.svg  Henry Jaens  (CUB)30:08.76 minFlag of Mexico.svg  Teodoro Vega  (MEX)30:13.21 min
Half marathon Flag of Cuba.svg  Henry Jaens  (CUB)1:06:32Flag of Cuba.svg  Liván Luque  (CUB)1:07:26Flag of Bermuda.svg  Sean Trott  (BER)1:19:16
110 metres hurdles (+2.5 m/s wind)Flag of Cuba.svg  Dayron Robles  (CUB)13.18 sFlag of Barbados.svg  Ryan Brathwaite  (BAR)13.31 s
(13.43 s CR in semis)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Dayron Capetillo  (CUB)13.39 s
400 metres hurdles Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Javier Culson  (PUR)48.51 s CR Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Félix Sánchez  (DOM)48.85 sFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Jehue Gordon  (TRI)49.45 s
3000 metres steeplechase Flag of Cuba.svg  José Alberto Sánchez  (CUB)8:30.08 min CR Flag of Venezuela.svg  José Peña  (VEN)8:51.03 minFlag of Cuba.svg  Osmany Calzado  (CUB)8:54.15 min
High jump Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  James Grayman  (ATG)2.19 mFlag of Colombia.svg  Warner Miller  (COL)2.19 mFlag of Cuba.svg  Yordano Glemaud  (CUB)2.16 m
Pole vault Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  David Díaz  (PUR)5.00 mFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Natanael Semeis  (DOM)4.80 mFlag of Venezuela.svg  César González  (VEN)4.80 m
Long jump Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Osbourne Moxey  (BAH)7.96 mFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Carlos Morgan  (CYM)7.87 mFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Rudon Bastian  (BAH)7.57 m
Triple jump Flag of Cuba.svg  Alexis Copello  (CUB)17.33 m CR Flag of Cuba.svg  Yoandri Betanzos  (CUB)17.24 mFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Chris Hercules  (TRI)15.91 m
Shot put Flag of Cuba.svg  Carlos Véliz  (CUB)20.10 mFlag of Cuba.svg  Reinaldo Proenza  (CUB)18.81 mFlag of Venezuela.svg  Yojer Medina  (VEN)17.05 m
Discus throw Flag of Cuba.svg  Jorge Fernández  (CUB)61.79 mFlag of Cuba.svg  Yunior Lastre  (CUB)59.80 mFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jason Morgan  (JAM)57.47 m
Hammer throw Flag of Cuba.svg  Roberto Janet  (CUB)73.80 mFlag of Cuba.svg  Noleisis Bicet  (CUB)72.46 mFlag of Guatemala.svg  Raúl Rivera  (GTM)66.02 m
Javelin throw Flag of Cuba.svg  Guillermo Martínez  (CUB)82.16 m CR Flag of Colombia.svg  Dayron Márquez  (COL)78.91 mFlag of Colombia.svg  Arley Ibargüen  (COL)75.16 m
Decathlon Flag of Cuba.svg  Leonel Suárez  (CUB)8654 pts CR NR Flag of Cuba.svg  Yunior Díaz  (CUB)8013 ptsFlag of Jamaica.svg  Claston Bernard  (JAM)7698 pts
20 km road walk Flag of El Salvador.svg  Walter Sandoval  (SLV)1:33:10 minFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Allan Segura  (CRI)1:34:58 minFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Yosley Soto  (PUR)1:36:19 min
4×100 metres relay Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)
Rondel Sorrillo
Emmanuel Callender
Jovon Toppin
Keston Bledman
38.73 sFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)
Lerone Clarke
Kwayne Fisher
Rasheed Dwyer
Rayon Lawrence
39.31 sFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)
Adrian Griffith
Derrick Atkins
Rodney Green
Karlton Rolle
39.45 s
4×400 metres relay Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)
William Collazo
Yeimer López
Omar Cisneros
Noel Ruíz
3:03.26 minFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)
Félix Sánchez
Arismendy Peguero
Ramón Frías
Yoel Tapia
3:03.30 minFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)
Dane Hyatt
Marvin Essor
Leford Green
Oral Thompson
3:04.09 min

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Tahesia Harrigan  (IVB)11.21 sFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Semoy Hackett  (TRI)11.35 sFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Carol Rodríguez  (PUR)11.38 s
200 metres Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Virgil Hodge  (SKN)23.41 sFlag of Cuba.svg  Roxana Díaz  (CUB)23.56 sFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Reyare Thomas  (TRI)23.61 s
400 metres Flag of Cuba.svg  Indira Terrero  (CUB)51.64 sFlag of Colombia.svg  Norma González  (COL)51.90 sFlag of Cuba.svg  Daisurami Bonne  (CUB)52.31 s
800 metres Flag of Cuba.svg  Zulia Calatayud  (CUB)2:01.63 minFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Pilar McShine  (TRI)2:02.79 minFlag of Cuba.svg  Diosmely Peña  (CUB)2:03.87 min
1500 metres Flag of Cuba.svg  Yadira Bataille  (CUB)4:23.82 minFlag of Mexico.svg  Anayelli Navarro  (MEX)4:25.82 minFlag of Venezuela.svg  María Osorio  (VEN)4:29.83 min
5000 metres Flag of Cuba.svg  Yudileyvis Castillo  (CUB)16:03.68 minFlag of Cuba.svg  Yudisleidis Fuente  (CUB)16:08.63 minFlag of Mexico.svg  Anayelli Navarro  (MEX)16:24.15 min
10,000 metres Flag of Cuba.svg  Yudileyvis Castillo  (CUB)33:50.68 min CR Flag of Cuba.svg  Dailín Belmonte  (CUB)36:40.32 min
Half marathon Flag of Cuba.svg  Dailín Belmonte  (CUB)1:20:21Flag of Cuba.svg  Yailén García  (CUB)1:21:50
100 metres hurdles Flag of Cuba.svg  Anay Tejeda  (CUB)12.95 sFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Aleesha Barber  (TRI)13.12 sFlag of Jamaica.svg  Tony Doyley  (JAM)13.13 s
400 metres hurdles Flag of Jamaica.svg  Nickiesha Wilson  (JAM)56.95 sFlag of Cuba.svg  Yadisleidy Pedroso  (CUB)57.73 sFlag of Jamaica.svg  Nikita Tracey  (JAM)58.14 s
3000 metres steeplechase Flag of Colombia.svg  Ángela Figueroa  (COL)10:03.44 minFlag of Cuba.svg  Milena Pérez  (CUB)10:12.96 minFlag of Cuba.svg  Yoslín Ocampo  (CUB)10:22.35 min
High jump Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Lavern Spencer  (LCA)1.91 mFlag of Jamaica.svg  Sheree Francis  (JAM)1.88 mFlag of Cuba.svg  Lesyaní Mayor  (CUB)1.76 m
Pole vault Flag of Cuba.svg  Yarisley Silva  (CUB)4.40 m CR Flag of Cuba.svg  Dailis Caballero  (CUB)4.10 m
Long jump Flag of Anguilla.svg  Shara Proctor  (AIA)6.61 mFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Rhonda Watkins  (TRI)6.47 mFlag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Tanika Liburd  (SKN)6.42 m
Triple jump Flag of Cuba.svg  Yargelis Savigne  (CUB)14.97 m CR Flag of Cuba.svg  Mabel Gay  (CUB)14.48 mFlag of Jamaica.svg  Kimberly Williams  (JAM)13.78 m
Shot put Flag of Cuba.svg  Misleydis González  (CUB)19.13 m CR Flag of Cuba.svg  Yaniuvis López  (CUB)18.81 m PBFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Cleopatra Borel-Brown  (TRI)17.98 m
Discus throw Flag of Cuba.svg  Yarelis Barrios  (CUB)62.10 mFlag of Cuba.svg  Yarisley Collado  (CUB)61.33 mFlag of Venezuela.svg  María Cubillán  (VEN)55.57 m
Hammer throw Flag of Cuba.svg  Arasay Thondike  (CUB)71.32 m CR Flag of Venezuela.svg  Rosa Rodríguez  (VEN)69.06 m NR Flag of Colombia.svg  Johana Moreno  (COL)67.66 m
Javelin throw Flag of Cuba.svg  Yainelis Ribeaux  (CUB)61.28 mFlag of Cuba.svg  Osleidys Menéndez  (CUB)59.68 mFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Laverne Eve  (BAH)58.69 m
Heptathlon Flag of Cuba.svg  Gretchen Quintana  (CUB)5710 ptsFlag of Cuba.svg  Yarianny Argüelles  (CUB)5669 ptsFlag of Bermuda.svg  Shianne Smith  (BMU)4988 pts
10 km road walk Flag of Cuba.svg  Yanelis Conte  (CUB)46:46 minFlag of Cuba.svg  Leisis Rodríguez  (CUB)47:42 minFlag of El Salvador.svg  Cristina López  (SLV)49:30 min
4×100 metres relay Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis  (SKN)
Tanika Liburd
Meritzer Williams
Tameka Williams
Virgil Hodge
43.53 s NR Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)
Yomara Hinestroza
Felipa Palacios
Darlenis Obregón
Norma González
43.67 sFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)
Sasha Springer
Semoy Hackett
Reyare Thomas
Ayanna Hutchinson
43.75 s
4×400 metres relay Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)
Roxana Díaz
Daisurami Bonne
Susana Clement
Indira Terrero
3:29.94 minFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)
Sonita Sutherland
Anastasia Le-Roy
Nickiesha Wilson
Nikita Tracey
3:34.02 minFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)
Karla Hope
Aleesha Barber
Melissa DeLeon
Natalie Dixon
3:35.18 min

Medal table

Dayron Robles' hurdles gold medal helped Cuba top the table. Dayron Robles Doha 2010-2.jpg
Dayron Robles' hurdles gold medal helped Cuba top the table.

  *   Host nation (Cuba)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)*2719753
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)25714
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)25714
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)2327
5Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)2046
6Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis  (SKN)2013
7Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)1247
8Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)1034
9Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador  (ESA)1012
10Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands  (IVB)1001
Commonwealth Games Federation Logo.svg  Commonwealth Games Federation  (CGF)1001
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia  (LCA)1001
13Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)0314
14Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)0224
15Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)0112
16Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ATG)0101
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands  (CAY)0101
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica  (CRC)0101
19Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda  (BER)0022
20Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)0011
Totals (20 entries)434343129

Participating nations

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. 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.