The Central American and Caribbean Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1926. The Games records in athletics are set by athletes who are representing one of the Centro Caribe Sports member federations. Both the initial records [1] and the records broken in 2010 [2] can be found on the official Games webpage.
Records for defunct events were assembled from the gbrathletics website. [3] [4] Wind info, relay teams and results for combined events for early competitions can be found on the CACAC webpage. [5]
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WR World record | AR North American, Central American and Caribbean record | NR National record | A affected by altitude |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | ||||||||||||
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100 m | 11.14 (-0.6 m/s) | Chandra Sturrup | ![]() | 16 August 1998 | 1998 Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | [1] [5] | ||||||||||||
11.14 (-2.2 m/s) | Julien Alfred | ![]() | 3 July 2023 | 2023 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [16] | |||||||||||||
200 m | 22.69 (+1.1 m/s) | Cydonie Mothersill | ![]() | 27 July 2010 | 2010 Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [2] | ||||||||||||
400 m | 49.95 | Marileidy Paulino | ![]() | 6 July 2023 | 2023 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [17] | ||||||||||||
800 m | 1:59.00 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | ![]() | 3 July 1986 | 1986 Santiago | [1] [5] | |||||||||||||
1500 m | 4:10.39 | Joselyn Brea | ![]() | 6 July 2023 | 2023 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [18] | ||||||||||||
5000 m | 15:10.60 | Joselyn Brea | ![]() | 3 July 2023 | 2023 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [19] | ||||||||||||
10000 m | 33:41.48 | Úrsula Sánchez | ![]() | 29 July 2018 | 2018 Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [20] | ||||||||||||
Half marathon | 1:15:04 | Joselyn Brea | ![]() | 2 July 2023 | 2023 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [21] | ||||||||||||
Marathon | 2:41:16 | Margarita Hernández | ![]() | 29 November 2014 | 2014 Games | Xalapa, Mexico | [22] | ||||||||||||
100 m hurdles | 12.60 (0.0 m/s) | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | ![]() | 4 July 2023 | 2023 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [23] | ||||||||||||
400 m hurdles | 54.30 | Deon Hemmings | ![]() | 19 August 1998 | 1998 Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | [1] [5] | ||||||||||||
3000 m steeplechase | 9:59.03 | Beverly Ramos | ![]() | 30 July 2010 | 2010 Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [2] | ||||||||||||
High jump | 1.97 m | Juana Arrendel | ![]() | 2 December 2002 | 2002 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [1] [5] | ||||||||||||
Pole vault | 4.70 m | Yarisley Silva | ![]() | 29 July 2018 | 2018 Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [24] | ||||||||||||
Long jump | 6.86 m (+1.6 m/s) | Natalia Linares | ![]() | 3 July 2023 | 2023 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [25] | ||||||||||||
Triple jump | 15.16 m (+1.1 m/s) | Yulimar Rojas | ![]() | 5 July 2023 | 2023 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [26] | ||||||||||||
Shot put | 19.36 m | María Elena Sarría | ![]() | 12 August 1982 | 1982 Games | Havana, Cuba | [1] [5] | ||||||||||||
Discus throw | 66.00 m | Yaime Pérez | ![]() | 31 July 2018 | 2018 Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [27] | ||||||||||||
Hammer throw | 71.62 m | Rosa Rodríguez | ![]() | 3 July 2023 | 2023 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [28] | ||||||||||||
Javelin throw | 63.80 m A | Flor Ruiz | ![]() | 27 November 2014 | 2014 Games | Xalapa, Mexico | [29] | ||||||||||||
Heptathlon | 6436 pts | Yorgelis Rodríguez | ![]() | 31 July – 1 August 2018 | 2018 Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [30] | ||||||||||||
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20 km walk (road) | 1:35:43 A | Mirna Ortiz | ![]() | 23 November 2014 | 2014 Games | Xalapa, Mexico | [31] | ||||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 43.29 | Virgen Benavides Misleydis Lazo Roxana Díaz Anay Tejeda | ![]() | 29 July 2006 | 2006 Games | Cartagena, Colombia | [1] [5] | ||||||||||||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.08 | Zurian Hechavarría Rose Almanza Lisneidy Veitia Roxana Gomez | ![]() | 7 July 2023 | 2023 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [32] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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4×400 m relay | 3:14.81 | Alexander Ogando Fiordaliza Cofil Franshina Martínez Lidio Andrés Feliz Anabel Medina | ![]() | 3 July 2023 | 2023 Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | [33] |
Key: | |||
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WR World record | AR North American, Central American and Caribbean record | NR National record | A affected by altitude |
Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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10 km (road) | 36:05 A | Tomás Zafiro | ![]() | 1926 | 1926 Games | Mexico City, Mexico | [3] |
Pentathlon | 3459 pts | Salvador Torrós | ![]() | 1938 | 1938 Panamá | [3] | |
10000 m walk (track) | 51:32.4 | José Pedraza | ![]() | 1966 | 1966 San Juan | [3] |
Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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50 m | 6.4 h | Dolores Worrell | ![]() | 1946 | 1946 Barranquilla | [4] | |
3000 m | 9:16.27 | Isabel Juárez | ![]() | November 1993 | 1993 Ponce | [4] | |
80 metres hurdles | 11.1 h | Bertha Díaz | ![]() | August 1962 | 1962 Kingston | [4] | |
Carmen Smith | ![]() | July 1966 | 1966 San Juan | ||||
Pentathlon | 4534 pts | Marlene Elejalde | ![]() | March 1970 | 1970 Panamá | [4] | |
10000 m walk (track) | 46:30.16 | Graciela Mendoza | ![]() | August 1998 | 1998 Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | [4] |
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