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Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

Not to be confused with NACAC Championships in Athletics.

The Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships was an international track and field athletics event organised by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) from 1967 to 2013. Only athletes representing a member nation of the confederation may compete. Started in 1967, the event has been held every two years except for the 2007 edition which was held in 2008 instead.

After 24 editions replaced with NACAC Championships since 2015.

Editions

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An overview of the early editions of the championships together with a list of the top three performing countries and the outstanding athletes was published.[1]

Edition Year City Country Date Venue No. of
events 		No. of
countries 		No. of
athletes 		Top nation
1 1967 Xalapa   Mexico 5–7 May Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona 35   Cuba
2 1969 Havana   Cuba 17–19 August Estadio Juan Abrantes 35   Cuba
3 1971 Kingston   Jamaica 14–17 July National Stadium 38   Cuba
4 1973 Maracaibo   Venezuela 26–29 July Estadio José Pachencho Romero 37   Cuba
5 1975 Ponce   Puerto Rico 6–10 August Estadio Paquito Montaner 33   Cuba
6 1977 Xalapa   Mexico 5–7 August Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona 38   Cuba
7 1979 Guadalajara   Mexico 15–17 June Estadio Revolución 39   Cuba
8 1981 Santo Domingo   Dominican Republic 10–12 July Estadio Juan Pablo Duarte 39   Cuba
9 1983 Havana   Cuba 22–24 July Estadio Pedro Marrero 40   Cuba
10 1985 Nassau   Bahamas 25–27 July Thomas Robinson Stadium 41   Cuba
11 1987 Caracas   Venezuela 24–26 July Estadio Olímpico 40   Cuba
12 1989 San Juan   Puerto Rico 27–29 July Estadio Sixto Escobar 41   Cuba
13 1991 Xalapa   Mexico 26–28 July Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona 40   Mexico
14 1993 Cali   Colombia 30 July - 1 August Estadio Pascual Guerrero 43   Cuba
15 1995 Guatemala City   Guatemala 14–16 July Estadio La Pedrera 44   Cuba
16 1997 San Juan   Puerto Rico 26–28 June Estadio Sixto Escobar 45   Cuba
17 1999 Bridgetown   Barbados 25–27 June Barbados National Stadium 39   Jamaica
18 2001 Guatemala City   Guatemala 20–22 July Estadio Mateo Flores 45   Cuba
19 2003 St. George's   Grenada 4–6 July National Stadium   Mexico
20 2005 Nassau   Bahamas 8–11 July Thomas Robinson Stadium 44 29 374   Cuba
21 2008 Cali   Colombia 4–6 July Estadio Pedro Grajales 44 30 383   Cuba
22 2009 Havana   Cuba 3–7 July Estadio Panamericano 46 27 420[2]   Cuba
23 2011 Mayagüez   Puerto Rico 15–17 July Estadio Jose Antonio Figueroa 46 35 449   Jamaica
24 2013 Morelia   Mexico 5–7 July Estadio Venustiano Carranza 44 28 338   Mexico

Medals (1967-2013)

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Source:[3]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cuba413302170885
Totals (1 entries)413302170885

MEX 154 177 147 478

JAM 133 118 85 336

BAH 50 53 64 167

PUR 44 85 100 229

COL 36 44 57 137

TTO 33 28 47 108

VEN 20 49 83 152

BAR 18 16 28 62

DOM 9 27 35 71

LCA 9 3 3 15

GUA 8 11 31 50

BER 6 17 14 37

SKN 6 3 4 13

GRN 5 5 3 13

CAY 5 3 1 9

ESA 5 2 8 15

CRC 4 4 9 17

DMA 3 3 4 10

VIN 3 2 6 11

ANT 2 6 6 14

HAI 2 3 5 10

GUY 2 3 4 9

ISV 2 1 1 4

GUF 2 0 0 2

PAN 1 4 14 19

IVB 1 1 4 6

MRT 1 1 4 6

AIA 1 1 0 2

NCA 0 3 3 6

AHO 0 1 6 7

SUR 0 1 3 4

GUD 0 1 0 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ XXII Central American and Caribbean Track and Field Championships, Havana - Cuba, 2009, History of Athletics in Central American and Caribbean Championships, archived from the original on October 2, 2011, retrieved July 17, 2011{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (2009-07-06). Culson prevails over Sanchez as six more records fall – CAC Champs Final Day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-07-14.
  3. ^ "Athletics Podium".
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