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Since 2015 replaced by NACAC U20 Championships in Athletics and NACAC U18 Championships in Athletics.
The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships was a junior athletics competition held between the nations of Central America and the Caribbean Islands promoted by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). [1] It is divided into the Junior B Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1978 and the Junior A Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1974. The Junior A category was open for girls and boys aged 17–20 until 2010. and for girls and boys aged 18–20 starting in the year 2012. The Junior B category was open for girls and boys aged 14–16 until 2010. and for girls and boys aged 14–17 starting in the year 2012.
Many world-class and Olympic winning senior athletes competed in the championships in their teenage years. Usain Bolt won the 200 m event in 2002. No competition was held in 2008, due to a clash with the senior 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships, which had been postponed from the previous year.
At the 2010 edition, a total of 532 athletes from 27 nations took part in the championships' events. [2]
The 2016 edition did not proceed as planned following the announcement of a change towards a wider competition by NACAC regional president Victor Lopez. The new competition, due in 2018, would incorporate Canada and the United States. Lopez noted that the Caribbean region already had shared junior competition at the CARIFTA Games and that Central America already had its own regional junior event. [3]
Since 2015 replaced by NACAC U20 Championships in Athletics and NACAC U18 Championships in Athletics.
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The Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics is divided into the Junior A Championships which began in 1974 and Junior B Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships held since 1978. The Junior A category (Junior) was open for girls and boys aged 17–20 (until 2010), and for girls and boys aged 18–19 (since 2012). The Junior B category (Youth) was open for girls and boys aged 14–16 (until 2010), and for girls and boys aged 14–17 (since 2012). [6] Records are set by athletes who are representing one of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) member states.
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| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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| 3000 m | 8:51.4 | José Briano |  Mexico | 14 December 1974 | 1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships |  Maracaibo, Venezuela | [12] |
| Half marathon | 1:08:28 | Elisaldo León |  Cuba | 8 July 1990 | 1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Havana, Cuba | [12] |
| 2000 m steeplechase | 6:07.5 | Rubén Lee | Mexico | 13 December 1974 | 1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | [12] |
| Hammer throw (senior implement, 7.257 kg) | 65.88m | Yosmel Montes | Cuba | July 1996 | 1996 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships |  San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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| 2000 m steeplechase | 6:54.14 | Azucena Rodríguez | Mexico | 3 July 2010 | 2010 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [10] |
| Pentathlon | 3717pts | María Ángeles Cato | Mexico | 12/13 December 1974 | 1974 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | [13] |
ht = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
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| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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| 1000 m | 3:00.6 | Eugenie Beason |  Jamaica | August 1978 | 1978 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | [16] |
| Sharon Powell | Jamaica | ||||||
| 1200 m | 3:31.04 | Niuvis Pie | Cuba | 12 July 1996 | 1996 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | [7] |
| 200 m hurdles | 29.6 | Debbie Greene |  Bahamas | August 1980 | 1980 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | [16] |
| 300 m hurdles | 41.33 | Patricia Hall | Jamaica | 12 Jul 1998 | 1998 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships |  George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands | [7] |
| Pentathlon | 3920 pts | Osiris Pedroso | Cuba | 8 July 1990 | 1990 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | Havana, Cuba | [7] |
| 14.99 (100 m hurdles), 1.66 m (high jump), 13.00 m (shot put) / 5.75 m (long jump), 2:24.01 (800 m) | |||||||
| 4000 m walk (track) | 20:24.68 | Jamy Franco |  Guatemala | 14 Jul 2006 | 2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships |  Port of Spain, Trinidad | [7] |
ht = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
The athletics competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games took place at the Estadio Pedro de Heredia in Cartagena, Colombia and lasted from July 25 to July 29. There were 23 events for men and 21 for women. A total of ten Games records were broken at the competition, in addition to a number of national records.
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The Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Age Group Championships is an international track and field athletics event for the youngest athletes organized by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). The CAC Age Group Championships started in 1985 in Curaçao and are held every two years. The intention was for athletes at that age to have experiences with a variety of events at that young age. It has witnessed the international debut of many future stars of the region such as Olympic and World Championship medalist Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas and 2003 World 100m champion Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis.
The 12th Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships in Athletics were hosted in San Salvador, El Salvador, on July 7–8, 2011, one week before the inaugural North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Senior Championships took place at the same site.
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The 17th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships were held in the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad, between 14–16 July 2006, and organized by the National Amateur Athletic Association of Trinidad & Tobago (NAAATT). 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 2004, and Junior B Category: 14 to 16 years as of 31 December 2006. A preview and detailed discussions of the results on a day-by-day basis are given.
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The 15th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships were held in the National Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados between 5–7 July 2002. A discussion of the results is given. Usain Bolt of Jamaica set a total of 6 new championship records.
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