The NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics is an under-23 athletics competition held between the member associations of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC). Rules and regulations were approved at an extraordinary meeting of the members attending the XVIII Central American and Caribbean Games in Maracaibo, Venezuela held on August 18, 1998. First, the competition was open for athletes aged under-25. The Congress held on the island of Grenada on July 3, 2003, resulted in the reduction of the age limit for its bi-annual championships to athletes under-23 years of age in the year of competition. [1]
Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events | No. of Athletes | |
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1st | 2000 | Monterrey | Mexico | August 3–5 | Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León | 45 | 184 |
2nd | 2002 | San Antonio | United States | August 9–11 | E.M. Stevens Stadium | 45 | 245 |
3rd | 2004 | Sherbrooke | Canada | July 30 – August 1 | Université de Sherbrooke Stadium | 42 | 243 |
4th | 2006 | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | July 7–9 | Estadio Félix Sánchez | 44 | 373 |
5th | 2008 | Toluca | Mexico | July 18–20 | Estadio Universitario Alberto Chivo Cordova | 44 | |
6th | 2010 | Miramar | United States | July 9–11 | Ansin Sports Complex | 44 | 257 |
7th | 2012 | Irapuato | Mexico | July 6–8 | Centro Paralímpico Nacional | 44 | 303 |
8th | 2014 | Kamloops | Canada | August 8–10 | Hillside Stadium | 44 | 197 |
9th | 2016 | San Salvador | El Salvador | July 15–17 | Jorge "El Magico" Gonzalez National Stadium | 44 | |
10th | 2019 | Querétaro | Mexico | July 5–7 | Parque Queretaro 2000 Stadium | 44 | ~500 |
11th | 2021 | San José | Costa Rica | July 9–11 | Costa Rica's National Stadium | 35 | 263 |
12th | 2023 | San José | Costa Rica | July 21–23 | Costa Rica's National Stadium | 42 | TBD |
13th | 2025 | July 18–20 | TBD |
NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics
Source: [2]
NACAC U20 Championships in Athletics
Source: [3]
NACAC U18 Championships in Athletics
Source: [4]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 299 | 243 | 106 | 648 |
Totals (1 entries) | 299 | 243 | 106 | 648 |
JAM 48 53 49 150
CAN 45 50 92 187
MEX 39 42 62 143
BAH 17 26 26 69
CUB 14 8 10 32
BAR 10 10 15 35
CRC 5 8 12 25
ESA 5 0 7 12
DOM 4 15 13 32
SKN 4 1 1 6
TTO 3 8 17 28
GUA 3 5 8 16
NCA 3 1 0 4
PUR 2 10 15 27
ISV 2 4 2 8
GRN 2 3 3 8
VIN 2 2 2 6
CAY 1 2 4 7
LCA 1 2 3 6
AHO 1 1 0 2
TKS 1 0 2 3
AIA 1 0 1 2
ANT 0 2 2 4
IVB 0 1 6 7
BER 0 1 3 4
HAI 0 1 3 4
HON 0 1 2 3
PAN 0 1 1 2
ARU 0 0 1 1
DMA 0 0 1 1
The following list is assembled from the following sources. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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100 m | 11.08 (+0.7 m/s) | Mia Brahe-Pedersen | United States | 21 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [25] |
200 m | 22.72 A (+0.9 m/s) | Kimberlyn Duncan | United States | 7 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | [10] |
400 m | 50.68 | Jermaisha Arnold | United States | 22 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [26] |
800 m | 2:02.02 | Lisneydis Veitia | Cuba | 17 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | [27] |
1500 m | 4:05.84 | Addison Wiley | United States | 23 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [28] |
5000 m | 16:06.26 | Erin Finn | United States | 10 August 2014 | 2014 Championships | Kamloops, Canada | [29] |
10000 m | 35:30.87 | Chelsea Blaase | United States | 16 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | [30] |
100 m hurdles | 12.57 A (+1.7 m/s) | Tonea Marshall | United States | 6 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | Queretaro, Mexico | [31] |
400 m hurdles | 55.14 | Tierra Brown | United States | 11 July 2010 | 2010 Championships | Miramar, United States | [9] |
3000 m steeplechase | 9:46.79 | Rachel Johnson | United States | 10 August 2014 | 2014 Championships | Kamloops, Canada | [32] |
High jump | 1.95 m * | Juana Arrendel | Dominican Republic | 9 August 2002 | 2002 Championships | San Antonio, United States | [5] |
1.91 m | Akela Jones | Barbados | 15 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | [33] | |
Pole vault | 4.41 m | Sydney Horn | Canada | 21 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [34] |
Long jump | 6.74 m (-1.0 m/s) | Quanesha Burks | United States | 17 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | [35] |
6.74 m (-1.6 m/s) | Akela Jones | Barbados | [35] | ||||
Triple jump | 14.28 m | Yarianna Martínez | Cuba | 8 July 2006 | 2006 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [7] |
Shot put | 18.49 m | Raven Saunders | United States | 16 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | [36] |
Discus throw | 60.14 m A | Shanice Love | Jamaica | 5 July 2019 | 2019 Championships | Queretaro, Mexico | [37] |
Hammer throw | 71.39 m A | Amanda Bingson | United States | 6 July 2012 | 2012 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | [10] |
Javelin throw | 57.48 m | Yulenmis Aguilar | Bahamas | 23 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [38] |
Heptathlon | 5810 pts | Gretchen Quintana | Cuba | 7–8 July 2006 | 2006 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [7] |
13.6 (+1.2 m/s) ht (100 m hurdles), 1.71 m (high jump), 11.99 m (shot put), 24.27 (+0.8 m/s) (200 m) / 6.10 m (-0.6 m/s) (long jump), 33.37 m (javelin), 2:16.58 (800 m) | |||||||
5000 m walk (track) | 22:31.13 | Yasury Palacios | Guatemala | 10 July 2021 | 2021 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [39] |
10000 m walk (track) | 49:24.70 | Yesenia Miranda | El Salvador | 17 July 2016 | 2016 Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | [40] |
4 × 100 m relay | 42.74 | Kaila Jackson Rayniah Jones Sophia Beckmon Mia Brahe-Pedersen | United States | 22 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [41] |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.83 | Ziyah Holman Kiah Williams Jan'taijah Ford Jermaisha Arnold | United States | 23 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [42] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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4 × 400 m relay | 3:14.71 | Caleb Cavanaugh Kiah Williams William Sumner Bailey Lear | United States | 21 July 2023 | 2023 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [43] |
Key: | |||
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WR World record | AR North American record | NR National record | A affected by altitude |
Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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Half marathon | 1:08:59* | Hugo Romero | Mexico | 5 August 2000 | 2000 Championships | Monterrey, Mexico | [5] |
20 km walk (road) | 1:25:37* | Édgar Hernández | Mexico | 4 August 2000 | 2000 Championships | Monterrey, Mexico | [5] |
1:31:42 | Salvador Mira | El Salvador | July 2006 | 2006 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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Half marathon | 1:16:15* | Madai Pérez | Mexico | August 2002 | 2002 Championships | San Antonio, United States | [5] |
10 km walk (road) | 50:29 | Verónica Colindres | El Salvador | July 2006 | 2006 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
20 km walk (road) | 1:39:02* | Victoria Palacios | Mexico | 4 August 2000 | 2000 Championships | Monterrey, Mexico | [5] |
* Under-25 championship records
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