List of Central American and Caribbean youth bests in athletics

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Central American and Caribbean youth bests in the sport of athletics are the all-time best marks set in competition by aged 17 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance and competing for a member nation of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). CACAC doesn't maintain an official list for such performances. All bests shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by the governing body.

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Outdoor

Boys

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAgeRef
100 m 10.20 (+2.0 m/s) Sachin Dennis Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica24 March 2018ISSA/GraceKennedy Championships Kingston, Jamaica15 years, 133 days [1]
200 m 20.13 (0.0 m/s) Usain Bolt Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica20 July 2003 Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados16 years, 333 days
400 m
800 m
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
10000 m
110 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)		12.96 (+1.3 m/s) Jaheel Hyde Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica23 August 2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China17 years, 202 days [2]
110 m hurdles (99/100 cm)
110 m hurdles 13.32 (+0.7 m/s) Dejour Russell Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica24 June 2017Jamaican Championships Kingston, Jamaica17 years, 84 days [3]
300 m hurdles (91.4 cm)
400 m hurdles
(84.0 cm)
400 m hurdles
(91.4 cm)
2000 m steeplechase (91.0 cm)6:10.97 Paulo Gómez González Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica11 July 2021 NACAC U18 Championships San José, Costa Rica17 years, 143 days [4]
3000 m steeplechase
High jump 2.33 m Javier Sotomayor Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba19 May 1984 Havana, Cuba16 years, 219 days
Pole vault
Long jump 8.28 m (+1.8 m/s) Maykel Demetrio Massó Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba28 May 2016 Barrientos Memorial Havana, Cuba17 years, 20 days [5]
Triple jump 17.41 m (+1.0 m/s) Jordan A. Díaz Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba8 June 2018 Havana, Cuba17 years, 105 days [6]
Shot put (6 kg)
Discus throw (1.750 kg)
Hammer throw (6 kg)
Javelin throw
Octathlon 6482 pts Yordanis García Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba13–14 July 2005 Marrakesh, Morocco16 years, 235 days
11.24 (100 m), 6.86 m (long jump), 16.39 m (shot put), 51.35 (400 m) /
14.11 (110 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 65.76 m (javelin), 2:54.19 (1000 m)
10000 m walk (track)
4×100 m relay 40.03 Winston Smith
Michael Frater
Davaon Spence
Omar Brown 		Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica18 July 1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland16 years, 238 days
16 years, 285 days


17 years, 27 days
4×400 m relay

Girls

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAgeRefVideo
100 m 10.94 (+0.6 m/s) Briana Williams Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica21 June 2019Jamaican Championships Kingston, Jamaica17 years, 92 days [7]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
10000 m
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)12.71 (+0.8 m/s) Kerrica Hill Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica9 April 2022ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships Kingston, Jamaica17 years, 34 days [8]
100 m hurdles (83.8 cm)12.77 (+0.2 m/s) Kerrica Hill Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica6 August 2022 World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia17 years, 153 days [9]
300 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
2000 m steeplechase
3000 m steeplechase
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw (500 g)65.44 m Marisleisys Duarthe Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba25 May 2017Barrientos Memorial Havana, Cuba16 years, 250 days [10]
Javelin throw
Heptathlon
100m H (wind)High jumpShot put200m (wind)Long jump (wind)Javelin800m
10000 m walk (track)
10 km walk (road)
4x100 m relay
4x400 m relay
Medley relay 2:03.42 Christania Williams
Shericka Jackson
Chrisann Gordon
Olivia James 		Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica10 July 2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France [11] [12]

Indoor

Boys

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAgeRef
60 m
200 m 21.67 Jaylen Bennett Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis26 January 2024 BU John Thomas Terrier Classic Boston, United States16 years, 265 days [13]
400 m 47.83 Jaylen Bennett Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis26 January 2024 BU John Thomas Terrier Classic Boston, United States16 years, 265 days [14]
800 m
1000 m
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Heptathlon
60mLong jumpShot putHigh jump60m HPole vault1000m
5000 m walk
4×400 m relay

Girls

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAgeRef
60 m
200 m 22.33 Adaejah Hodge Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands12 March 2023New Balance Nationals Boston, United States16 years, 364 days [15]
400 m
800 m
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m HHigh jumpShot putLong jump800m
3000 m walk
4×400 m relay

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References

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  3. ↑ "110m Hurdles Results". JAAA. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Men's 100m Final Result". FECOA. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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  6. ↑ Jon Mulkeen (9 June 2018). "Diaz extends world U18 triple jump best to 17.41m". IAAF. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Noel Francis (22 June 2019). "Thompson beats Fraser-Pryce to Jamaican 100m title as both clock 10.73". IAAF. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Hydel's Kerrica Hill breaks World U18 best in 100m hurdles". Loop. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "100m Hurdles Final Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Lilian Cid Escalona (27 May 2017). "Memorial Barrientos: Robles y Duarthe acaparan la atención". cubahora.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  11. ↑ David Martin (10 July 2011). "Sitonik's impressive 3000m caps the action as curtain draws on World Youth champs - Lille 2011 - Day 5 report". IAAF . Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "Sprint Medley Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ "200m Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "400m Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  15. ↑ Cory Mull (12 March 2023). "Adaejah Hodge, Just 16, Smashes The World U20 Record In 200m". milesplit.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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