NACAC U23 & U18 Championships | |
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Organisers | World Athletics, North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association |
Edition | 12th |
Dates | 21–23 July |
Host city | San José, Costa Rica |
Venue | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
Level | Under 23 Under 18 |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 88 |
Participation | 31 nations |
Official website | NACAC U18 & U23 Championship July 21 - 23, 2023 Estadio Nacional, San José, CRC |
TBD 2025 → |
The 2023 NACAC U23 & U18 Championships, the twelfth edition of the biennial athletics competition between North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association at NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics for athletes under the age of twenty-three and third edition of NACAC U18 Championships in Athletics for athletes under the age of eighteen.
The 2023 NACAC U23 & U18 Championships were organized by World Athletics and North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association and were held 21–23 July 2023 in San José, Costa Rica, North America. [1] [2]
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* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
† Exhibition event – no medals awarded.
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Decathlon† | Guillermo Rivas Guatemala | 6815 pts | Only one starter | |||
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
† Exhibition event – no medals awarded.
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* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
† Exhibition event – no medals awarded.
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† Exhibition event – no medals awarded.
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Heptathlon† | Jadin O'Brien United States | 5778 pts | Shaunece Miller Bahamas | 4291 pts | Only two starters | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
† Exhibition event – no medals awarded.
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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4 × 400 metres relay | United States Caleb Cavanaugh Kiah Williams Will Sumner Bailey Lear | 3:14.71 CR | Jamaica Gregory Prince Shaquena Foote Enrique Webster Garriel White | 3:19.66 | Canada Abdullahi Hassan Olivia Cooper Leroy Russell Cassandra Williamson | 3:25.42 |
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* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
†Exhibition event
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†Exhibition event
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Decathlon (U18) | Kenny Moxey Jr. Bahamas | 6095 pts | Maxwell Álvarez Guatemala | 5528 pts | Exhibition event | |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
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* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump | Jah'kyla Morton British Virgin Islands | 1.74 m | Keneisha Shelbourne Trinidad and Tobago | 1.71 m | Koi Adderley Bahamas | 1.65 m |
Long jump | Janae De Gannes Trinidad and Tobago | 6.11 m CR | Legna Echevarría Puerto Rico | 6.08 m (w) | Brooklyn Lyttle Belize | 5.72 m (w) |
Triple jump | Asia Phillips Canada | 13.55 m | Jaeda Robinson Jamaica | 12.14 m | Brooklyn Lyttle Belize | 11.65 m (w) |
Shot put (wind: 3 kg) | Peyton Winter Trinidad and Tobago | 14.53 m | Annae Mackey Bahamas | 13.09 m | Mikayla Brown Cayman Islands | 12.65 m |
Discus throw | Cailyn Johnson Bahamas | 40.85 m | Ruth Irvine Trinidad and Tobago | 33.82 m | Luna Mora Costa Rica | 32.76 m |
Javelin throw | Ciara Marie Martínez Costa Rica | 44.94 m | Dior Rae Scott Bahamas | 41.39 m | Taysha Stubbs Bahamas | 40.68 m |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Heptathlon (U18) | Gianna Paul Trinidad and Tobago | 4618 pts | Tenique Vincent Trinidad and Tobago | 4600 pts | Mariangel Núñez Costa Rica | 4069 pts |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |
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4 × 400 metres relay | Bahamas Zion Miller Nya Wright Zion Shepherd Alexis Roberts | 3:31.29 | Canada Robin Lefebvre Stephanie Bertram LJ Nelson Gabriella Ruggeri | 3:31.96 | Trinidad and Tobago Kyle Williams Akira Malaver Keeran Sriskandarajah Keneisha Shelbourne | 3:33.13 |
According to an official count, 448 athletes from 28 countries participated.
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