2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 2009
2009 in athletics (track and field)
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Central American and Caribbean Championships
Central American and Caribbean Championships
The Central American and Caribbean Championships is an international track and field athletics event organised by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation . Only athletes representing a member nation of the confederation may compete. Created in 1967, the event has been held every...

(Spanish: XXII Campeonato CAC Atletismo) was the twenty second edition of the tournament and was held between 3 and 7 July in Havana

Havana

Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...

, Cuba

Cuba

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Event summary

The host country Cuba

Cuba

dominated the tournament, winning the most gold, silver, and bronze medals, and finishing with a total of 53 medals. Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

and Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

were joint second with two gold, five silver and seven bronze medals. Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis

The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis , located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies. It is the smallest sovereign state in the Americas, in both area and population....

also picked up two gold medals.

Championships records were broken in over a quarter of the athletics events, bringing a total of 11 new records. A handful of national records

National records in athletics

National records in athletics are the marks achieved by a nation's best athlete in a particular athletics event. These records are ratified by the respective national athletics governing body...

were also broken at the Championships.

Three athletes won double golds: Virgil Hodge

Virgil Hodge

Virgil Hodge is a female sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis who specializes in the 200 metres. She was born in Basseterre....

won the 200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

and 4×100 metres relay titles, Emmanuel Callender

Emmanuel Callender

Emmanuel Callender is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.Callender represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4 x 100 m relay, together with Marc Burns, Aaron Armstrong, Keston Bledman and Richard...

won the 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

then helped the Trinidad and Tobago relay team to victory, while Yudisleivis Castillo completed a 5000

5000 metres

The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

and 10,000 metres double.

The 2009 edition of the Championships saw a number of nations win their first gold medal in the history of the competition. Shara Proctor

Shara Proctor

Shara Proctor is an Anguillan-born long jumper. In November 2010, she transferred her allegiance to Great Britain. Anguilla do not have a NOC and as the island is a British overseas territory, Anguillan athletes who hold a British passport are eligible to represent Great Britain.She was born in St...

took the long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

gold for Anguilla

Anguilla

Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...

, Tahesia Harrigan

Tahesia Harrigan

Tahesia Harrigan is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands.Harrigan was born in the British Virgin Islands to Doris Harrigan. Harrigan's illustrious track and field career began in Tallahassee, Florida...

won the British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands

The Virgin Islands, often called the British Virgin Islands , is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago, the remaining islands constituting the U.S...

' first gold in the 100 metres

100 metres

, and the Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis

relay team won the country's first ever gold medal in women's events.

A number of invitational guest athletes competed at the Championships. Although each country could only have two representatives, it could also enter additional athletes. Their performances, however, were not eligible for medals at the competition. Cuba entered a number of athletes and relay teams in this way. One such competitor, Arnie David Giralt, recorded 17.46 m in the triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

, which was ultimately better than gold medallist Alexis Copello

Alexis Copello

Alexis Copello born is a Cuban triple jumper with a personal best triple jump of . He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics...

's best jump.

Records

Key:

Name	Event	Record	Type
Yeimer López Yeimer López Yeimer López García is a middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil. López is the twin brother of female...	800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	1:45.56 min	CR
Ryan Brathwaite Ryan Brathwaite Ryan Brathwaite is a track and field athlete from Barbados who won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin...	110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	13.43 s	CR
Javier Culson Javier Culson Javier Culson Pérez is a Puerto Rican athlete who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles.-Athletic career:Born in Ponce, Culson Pérez won his first international gold medal in his home town at the 2006 Ibero-American Championships. He won a bronze medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade with a time of...	400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	48.51 s	CR
José Alberto Sánchez	3000 metres steeplechase	8:30.08 min	CR
Alexis Copello Alexis Copello Alexis Copello born is a Cuban triple jumper with a personal best triple jump of . He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics...	Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	17.33 m	CR
Guillermo Martínez Guillermo Martínez Guillermo Martínez is an Argentine novelist and short story writer.Martínez was born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. He gained a PhD in mathematical logic at the University of Buenos Aires....	Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	82.16 m	CR
Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez Leonel Suárez is a male decathlete from Cuba. He was the bronze medalist in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and improved to the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships...	Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	8654 pts	CR NR
Yudisleivis Castillo	10,000 metres	33:50.68 min	CR
Tanika Liburd Meritzer Williams Meritzer Williams Meritzer Williams is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She was born in Charlestown.Her personal best times are 11.57 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Provo; and 22.96 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 2008 in... Tameka Williams Virgil Hodge Virgil Hodge Virgil Hodge is a female sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis who specializes in the 200 metres. She was born in Basseterre....	4×100 metres relay	43.53 s	NR
Yarisley Silva	Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	4.40 m	CR
Yargelis Savigne Yargelis Savigne Yargelis Savigne Herrera is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump.Her international breakthrough came in 2005, when she, competing in both the triple and long jump events at the 2005 World Championships, won a silver medal and finished fourth, respectively...	Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	14.97 m	CR
Misleydis González Misleydis González Misleydis González Tamayo is a female shot putter from Cuba. Her personal best throw is 19.50 metres, achieved in August 2008 in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-Achievements:-References:...	Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	19.13 m	CR
Arasay Thondike Arasay Thondike Arasay M. Thondike Santovenia is a female hammer thrower from Cuba. She set a personal best throw of 71.14 metres in June 2007 in Warsaw...	Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	71.32 m	CR
Rosa Rodríguez Rosa Rodríguez Rosa Rodríguez is a Venezuelan hammer thrower.In 2005 she won Bronze at the South American Championships in Cali.At the World Championships 2007 in Osaka and 2009 in Berlin she was eliminated in the qualifikation....	Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	69.06 m	NR

Key:

AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record

Medal summary

For full event details see 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics – Results
These are the official results of the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics which took place on July 3–7, 2009 in Havana, Cuba....

Men

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...		10.08 s PB		10.08 s PB		10.12 s
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...		20.54 s		20.72 s		20.74 s
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...		44.96 s		45.57		45.62 s
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...		1:45.56 min CR		1:46.62 min		1:47.51 min
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...		3:42.23 min		3:42.49 min		3:42.86 min
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...		14:23.73 min		14:28.06 min		14:32.92 min
10,000 metres		29:55.16 min		30:08.76 min		30:13.21 min
Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...		1:06:32		1:07:26		1:19:16
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight... (+2.5 m/s wind)		13.18 s		13.31 s (13.43 s CR in semis)		13.39 s
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...		48.51 s CR		48.85 s		49.45 s
3000 metres steeplechase		8:30.08 min CR		8:51.03 min		8:54.15 min
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....		2.19 m		2.19 m		2.16 m
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...		5.00 m		4.80 m		4.80 m
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...		7.96 m		7.87 m		7.57 m
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...		17.33 m CR		17.24 m		15.91 m
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....		20.10 m		18.81 m		17.05 m
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...		61.79 m		59.80 m		57.47 m
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...		73.80 m		72.46 m		66.02 m
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...		82.16 m CR		78.91 m		75.16 m
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...		8654 pts CR NR		8013 pts		7698 pts
20 km road walk 20 kilometres race walk The 20 kilometre race walk is an Olympic athletics event that is competed by both men and women. The racewalking event is competed as a road race...		1:33:10 min		1:34:58 min		1:36:19 min
4×100 metres relay	Trinidad and Tobago Rondell Sorrillo Rondell Sorrillo Rondell Sorrillo is a Trinidad and Tobago sprinter, who specializes in the 200 meters.Sorrillo competed in the 200 meters event at the 2008 Olympic Games, but without reaching the final round.... Emmanuel Callender Emmanuel Callender Emmanuel Callender is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.Callender represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4 x 100 m relay, together with Marc Burns, Aaron Armstrong, Keston Bledman and Richard... Jovon Toppin Keston Bledman Keston Bledman Keston Bledman is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.On July 7, 2007, at the 2007 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in São Paulo, Brazil, he upset the Jamaican Yohan Blake in the 100 meters, finishing in 10.32 seconds .Bledman...	38.73 s	Jamaica Lerone Clarke Lerone Clarke Lerone Ephraime Clarke is a Jamaican sprinter who is the 2010 Commonwealth Games champion in the 100 metres.Like current Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt and former Jamaican Sprinter Michael Green , Clarke is a former student of William Knibb Memorial High School.He finished fourth in 4 x 100 m... Kwayne Fisher Rasheed Dwyer Rasheed Dwyer Rasheed Dwyer is a Jamaican athlete specializing in the sprinting events. His biggest success to date is winning the gold in 200 metres at the 2011 Summer Universiade.-Achievements:-References:... Rayon Lawrence	39.31 s	The Bahamas Adrian Griffith Adrian Griffith (athlete) Adrian Griffith is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final... Derrick Atkins Derrick Atkins Derrick Atkins is a Bahamian sprinter. Atkins specializes in the 100 metres event and also holds the national record, with a time of 9.91 seconds... Rodney Greene Karlton Rolle	39.45 s
4×400 metres relay	Cuba William Collazo William Collazo William Collazo is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships... Yeimer López Yeimer López Yeimer López García is a middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil. López is the twin brother of female... Omar Cisneros Omar Cisneros Omar Cisneros Bonora is a Cuban track and field athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the Cuban national record holder for the event with his personal best of 47.99 seconds... Noel Ruíz	3:03.26 min	Dominican Republic Félix Sánchez Felix Sanchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic... Arismendy Peguero Arismendy Peguero Arismendy Peguero Thicket is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres. He was born in La Romana.... Ramón Frías Yoel Tapia	3:03.30 min	Jamaica Dane Hyatt Marvin Essor Leford Green Leford Green Leford Green is a Jamaican athlete who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles & 400m.-External links:... Oral Thompson	3:04.09 min

Women

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...		11.21 s		11.35 s		11.38 s
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...		23.41 s		23.56 s		23.61 s
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...		51.64 s		51.90 s		52.31 s
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...		2:01.63 min		2:02.79 min		2:03.87 min
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...		4:23.82 min		4:25.82 min		4:29.83 min
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...		16:03.68 min		16:08.63 min		16:24.15 min
10,000 metres		33:50.68 min CR		36:40.32 min	—	—
Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...		1:20:21		1:21:50	—	—
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...		12.95 s		13.12 s		13.13 s
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...		56.95 s		57.73 s		58.14 s
3000 metres steeplechase		10:03.44 min		10:12.96 min		10:22.35 min
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....		1.91 m		1.88 m		1.76 m
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...		4.40 m CR		4.10 m	—	—
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...		6.61 m		6.47 m		6.42 m
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...		14.97 m CR		14.48 m		13.78 m
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....		19.13 m CR		18.81 m PB		17.98 m
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...		62.10 m		61.33 m		55.57 m
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...		71.32 m CR		69.06 m NR Venezuelan records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Venezuela maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Venezolana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by Federation...		67.66 m
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...		61.28 m		59.68 m		58.69 m
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...		5710 pts		5669 pts		4988 pts
10 km road walk		46:46 min		47:42 min		49:30 min
4×100 metres relay	Saint Kitts and Nevis Tanika Liburd Meritzer Williams Meritzer Williams Meritzer Williams is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. She was born in Charlestown.Her personal best times are 11.57 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Provo; and 22.96 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in June 2008 in... Tameka Williams Virgil Hodge Virgil Hodge Virgil Hodge is a female sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis who specializes in the 200 metres. She was born in Basseterre....	43.53 s NR Saint Kitts and Nevis records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Saint Kitts and Nevis maintained by the country's national athletics federation: Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distance...	Colombia Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Murillo is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Colombia.... Felipa Palacios Felipa Palacios Felipa Alicia Palacios Hinestroza is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events.She represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996... Darlenis Obregón Norma González	43.67 s	Trinidad and Tobago Sasha Springer Semoy Hackett Semoy Hackett Semoy Hackett is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.... Reyare Thomas Ayanna Hutchinson Ayanna Hutchinson Ayanna Hutchinson is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.Hutchinson represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Wanda Hutson and Semoy Hackett...	43.75 s
4×400 metres relay	Cuba Roxana Díaz Daisurami Bonne Daisurami Bonne Daisurami Bonne is a Cuban track and field sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. A two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics , her personal best for the event is 51.69 seconds. At the 2011 Pan American Games, she was the 400 m silver medallist and a relay... Susana Clement Indira Terrero Indira Terrero Indira Terrero Letuce is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. Her personal best time is 51.00 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:...	3:29.94 min	Jamaica Sonita Sutherland Sonita Sutherland Sonita Sutherland is a Jamaican 400 metres runner.Her personal best is 51.13 seconds, achieved in April 2006.-Achievements:-External links:... Anastasia Le-Roy Nickiesha Wilson Nickiesha Wilson Nickiesha Wilson is a female hurdler from Jamaica. She competes in the 100m hurdles and the 400m hurdles.... Nikita Tracey	3:34.02 min	Trinidad and Tobago Karla Hope Aleesha Barber Melissa DeLeon Natalie Dixon	3:35.18 min

Medal table

Key:

1	Cuba	27	19	7	53
2=	Jamaica	2	5	7	14
2=	Trinidad and Tobago	2	5	7	14
4	Colombia	2	3	2	7
5	Puerto Rico	2	0	4	6
6	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	0	1	3
7	Venezuela	1	2	4	7
8	El Salvador	1	0	1	2
9	The Bahamas	1	0	3	4
10=	Anguilla	1	0	0	1
10=	British Virgin Islands	1	0	0	1
10=	Saint Lucia	1	0	0	1
13	Dominican Republic	0	3	1	4
14	Mexico	0	2	2	4
15	Barbados	0	1	1	2
16=	Costa Rica	0	1	0	1
16=	Antigua and Barbuda	0	1	0	1
16=	Cayman Islands	0	1	0	1
19	Bermuda	0	0	2	2
20	Guatemala	0	0	1	1

Participating nations

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(14) (114) (27) (3) (10) (5) (4) (33) (19)
(5) (3) (26) (9) (2) (6) (28) (9) (24)

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