List of Central American and Caribbean under-20 records in athletics

Central American and Caribbean Junior records in athletics are the best marks set in an event by an athlete who has not yet reached their 20th birthday in the given year of competition, 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.

Outdoor edit

  Not ratified or later rescinded by World Athletics

Men edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref Video
100 m 9.99 (+0.3 m/s) Bouwahjgie Nkrumie   Jamaica 29 March 2023 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships Kingston, Jamaica 18 years, 68 days [1]
200 m 19.93 (+1.4 m/s) Usain Bolt   Jamaica 11 April 2004 CARIFTA Games Devonshire, Bermuda 17 years, 234 days [1]
400 m 44.99 Jamal Walton   Cayman Islands 21 July 2017 Pan American U20 Championships Trujillo, Peru 18 years, 238 days [2]
800 m
1500 m 3:41.21 Luis Grijalva   Guatemala 20 April 2018 Bryan Clay Invitational Azusa, United States 19 years, 10 days [3]
3000 m
5000 m
10000 m
Marathon
110 m hurdles (99 cm) 12.99
(+0.3 m/s)
Damion Thomas   Jamaica 23 June 2018 Jamaican Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 18 years, 359 days [4]
110 m hurdles 13.32 (+0.7 m/s) Dejour Russell   Jamaica 24 June 2017 Jamaican Championships Kingston, Jamaica 17 years, 84 days [5]
400 m hurdles 47.34 Roshawn Clarke   Jamaica 21 August 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 19 years, 51 days [6]
3000 m steeplechase
High jump 2.36 m Javier Sotomayor   Cuba 23 February 1986 Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 18 years, 133 days
Pole vault
Long jump 8.33 m (+2.0 m/s) Maykel Massó   Cuba 14 July 2017 Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Madrid, Spain 18 years, 67 days [7]
Triple jump 17.87 m
(+1.3 m/s)
Jaydon Hibbert   Jamaica 13 May 2023 SEC Championships Baton Rouge, United States 18 years, 116 days [8][9]
Shot put
Discus throw (1.75 kg) 66.88 m Traves Smikle   Jamaica 31 March 2011 Kingston, Jamaica 18 years, 328 days
Discus throw (2.0 kg) 61.54 m Pedro Acosta   Cuba 15 July 1989 Havana, Cuba
Hammer throw (6.0 kg) 79.14 m Reinier Mejias   Cuba 27 June 2009 Havana, Cuba
Hammer throw (7.26 kg) 69.78 m Alberto Sanchez   Cuba 18 September 1992 Seoul, South Korea 19 years, 229 days
Javelin throw (800 g) 84.58 m Keshorn Walcott   Trinidad and Tobago 11 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 19 years, 131 days [10]
Decathlon (Senior implements) 8257pts Yordani García   Cuba 31 August - 1 September 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 18 years, 284 days [11]
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
10.73 (+0.7 m/s) 7.15 m (+0.2 m/s) 14.94 m 2.09 m 49.25 14.08 (-0.2 m/s) 42.91 m 4.70 m 68.74 m 4:55.42
10000 m walk (track) 39:56.49 Alberto Cruz   Mexico 10 August 1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 18 years, 65 days
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4×100 m relay 38.61 A Alexavier Monfried
Bryan Levell
Andrew Gilipps
Sandrey Davison
  Jamaica 22 August 2021 World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [12]
4×400 m relay 3:00.99 Evaldo Whitehorne
Jeremy Farr
Bovel McPherson
Anhony Cox
  Jamaica 21 July 2019 Pan American U20 Championships San José, Costa Rica [13]

Women edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
100 m 10.92 (+1.0 m/s) Alana Reid   Jamaica 29 March 2023 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships Kingston, Jamaica 18 years, 68 days [14]
200 m 22.45 (+0.9 m/s) Shaunae Miller   Bahamas 22 June 2013 Bahamian Championships Nassau, Bahamas 19 years, 53 days
400 m 50.70 Shaunae Miller   Bahamas 7 June 2013 NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, United States 19 years, 53 days [15]
800 m 1:57.74 Sahily Diago   Cuba 25 May 2014 Memorial Barrientos Havana, Cuba 18 years, 272 days [16]
1000 m
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
10000 m 32:22.99 Madaí Pérez   Mexico 17 April 1999 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, United States 19 years, 74 days
3000 m steeplechase
100 m hurdles 12.71 (+1.3 m/s) Britany Anderson   Jamaica 24 July 2019 Motonet Grand Prix Joensuu, Finland 18 years, 174 days [17]
400 m hurdles
High jump 1.98 m Silvia Costa   Cuba 11 July 1983 Edmonton, Canada 19 years, 68 days
Pole vault
Long jump 6.74 m A (+0.4 m/s) Yudelkis Fernandez   Cuba 22 May 2004 Mexico City, Mexico 19 years, 84 days
Triple jump 14.53 m (+0.5 m/s) Leyanis Perez   Cuba 29 June 2021 José Antonio Cansino Memorial Castellón, Spain 19 years, 170 days [18]
Shot put 18.78 Yumileidi Cumbá   Cuba 10 June 1994 Camagüey, Cuba 19 years, 119 days
Discus throw 63.60 Hilda Ramos   Cuba 19 May 1983 Havana, Cuba 18 years, 260 days
Hammer throw 68.74 Arasay Thondike   Cuba 20 May 2005 Havana, Cuba 18 years, 357 days
Javelin throw 63.86 m Yuleimis Aguilar   Cuba 2 August 2015 Pan American Junior Championships Edmonton, Canada 18 years, 364 days [19]
Heptathlon 6231 pts Yorgelis Rodríguez   Cuba 21–22 February 2014 Havana, Cuba 19 years, 28 days
14.01 (0.0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.84 m (high jump), 14.21 m (shot put), 24.93 (0.0 m/s) (200 m) /
6.03 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.58 m (javelin), 2:17.93 (800 m)
5 km walk (road) 23:06+ Valeria Ortuño   Mexico 8 April 2017 EA Race Walking Permit Meeting Poděbrady, Czech Republic 18 years, 316 days [20]
10000 m walk (track) 44:13.88 Alegna González   Mexico 14 July 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 19 years, 193 days [21]
10 km walk (road) 44:50 Rachelle De Orbeta   Puerto Rico 10 February 2019 Oceania Race Walking Championships Adelaide, Australia 18 years, 320 days [22]
20000 m walk (track)
20 km walk (road) 1:31:48 Valeria Ortuño   Mexico 8 April 2017 EA Race Walking Permit Meeting Poděbrady, Czech Republic 18 years, 316 days [23]
4 × 100 m relay 42.59 A Serena Cole
Tina Clayton
Kerrica Hill
Tia Clayton
  Jamaica 5 August 2022 World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 18 years, 40 days
17 years, 353 days

17 years, 352 days
[24]
42.58 [a] Serena Cole
Tina Clayton
Brianna Lyston
Tia Clayton
  Jamaica 17 April 2022 CARIFTA Games Kingston, Jamaica 17 years, 295 days
17 years, 243 days
17 years, 328 days
17 years, 243 days
[25]
4 × 400 m relay

Mixed edit

Event Record Athlete Nation Date Meet Place Age Ref
4 × 400 m relay 3:19.98 A Jasauna Dennis
Abigail Campbell
Malachi Johnson
Alliah Baker
  Jamaica 2 August 2022 World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia [26]

Indoor edit

Men edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
60 m
200 m
400 m 44.80 Kirani James   Grenada 27 February 2011 SEC Championships Fayetteville, United States 18 years, 179 days [27][28]
800 m
1000 m
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump 2.30 m Javier Sotomayor   Cuba 18 January 1985 Paris, France 17 years, 97 days
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Heptathlon
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk
4×400 m relay

Women edit

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
50 m 6.24+ Adaejah Hodge   British Virgin Islands 12 January 2024 VA Showcase Virginia Beach, United States 17 years, 305 days [29]
60 m 7.10 A Julien Alfred   Saint Lucia 25 January 2020 Martin Luther King Invitational Albuquerque, United States 18 years, 229 days [30]
200 m 22.33 Adaejah Hodge   British Virgin Islands 12 March 2023 New Balance Nationals Boston, United States 16 years, 364 days [31]
400 m
800 m
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
60 m hurdles 7.91 Ackera Nugent   Jamaica 25 January 2020 Big 12 Championships Lubbock, United States 18 years, 303 days [32]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon 4194 pts Akela Jones   Barbados 31 January 2014 Wichita State Varsity Apartments Invitational Wichita, United States 18 years, 284 days [33]
8.49 (60 m hurdles), 1.85 m (high jump), 12.19 m (shot put), 6.11 m (long jump), 2:29.62 (800 m)
3000 m walk
4×400 m relay

Notes edit

  1. ^ all team members were not subjected to doping control after the race

References edit

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