Athletics at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games

Athletics at the XXIII CAC Games
Dates	29 July – 3 August
Host city	Barranquilla, Colombia
Venue	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Events	46
Participation	468 athletes from 35 nations
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The athletics competition at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla, Colombia from 29 July to 3 August at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez (warm-up Rafael Cotes Stadium).

Medal summary

Further information: Athletics at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m	Nesta Carter Jamaica	10.07 SB	Jason Rogers Saint Kitts and Nevis	10.15	Cejhae Greene Antigua and Barbuda	10.16
200 m	Bernardo Baloyes Colombia	20.13	Alonso Edward Panama	20.17	Kyle Greaux Trinidad and Tobago	20.26
400 m	Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic	44.59 SB	Yoandys Lescay Cuba	45.38 SB	Nery Brenes Costa Rica	45.61
800 m	Jesús Tonatiu López Mexico	1:45.2	Ryan Sánchez Puerto Rico	1:46.3	Wesley Vázquez Puerto Rico	1:46.6
1500 m	Fernando Daniel Martínez Mexico	3:56.57	José Eduardo Rodríguez Mexico	3:56.70	Carlos San Martín Colombia	3:56.78
5000 m	José Mauricio González Colombia	13:53.40 SB	Mario Pacay Guatemala	13:56.30	Víctor Montañez Mexico	14:05.87 PB
10,000 m	Juan Luis Barrios Mexico	30:07.49	Mario Pacay Guatemala	30:09.79	Iván Darío González Colombia	30:15.23
110 m hurdles	Shane Brathwaite Barbados	13.38 SB	Ruebin Walters Trinidad and Tobago	13.57	Roger Iribarne Cuba	13.58
400 m hurdles	Kyron McMaster British Virgin Islands	47.60 GR	Annsert Whyte Jamaica	48.50 SB	Juander Santos Dominican Republic	48.77 SB
3000 m steeplechase	Gerard Giraldo Colombia	8:44.51 SB	Ricardo Estremera Puerto Rico	8:46.24 SB	Andrés Camilo Camargo Colombia	8:50.66
4 × 100 m relay	Barbados Shane Brathwaite Mario Burke Burkheart Ellis Jaquone Hoyte	38.41 NR	Dominican Republic Christopher Valdez Yohandris Andújar Stanly del Carmen Yancarlos Martínez	38.71 SB	Jamaica Nesta Carter Romario Williams Rasheed Dwyer Javoy Tucker	38.79
4 × 400 m relay	Cuba Leandro Zamora Adrián Chacón Raydel Rojas Yoandys Lescay	3:03.87 SB	Dominican Republic Luguelín Santos Juander Santos Andito Charles Leonel Bonón	3:03.92 SB	Colombia Diego Palomeque Rafith Rodríguez Yilmar Herrera Jhon Perlaza	3:04.35 SB
Marathon	Jeison Suárez Colombia	2:29:54	Daniel Vargas Mexico	2:30:30	Williams Julajuj Guatemala	2:31:42
20 km walk	Éider Arévalo Colombia	1:26:42	Manuel Esteban Soto Colombia	1:26:59	Érick Barrondo Guatemala	1:27:17
50 km walk	José Leyver Ojeda Mexico	4:02:45	Jorge Armando Ruiz Colombia	4:05:28	José Leonardo Montaña Colombia	4:08:10
High jump	Donald Thomas Bahamas	2.28 m	Eure Yáñez Venezuela	2.28 m =SB	Jermaine Francis Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.28 m NR
Pole vault	Lázaro Borges Cuba Walter Viáfara Colombia	5.30 m SB 5.30 m =PB	Not awarded		Eduardo Nápoles Cuba	5.20 m
Long jump	Ramone Bailey Jamaica	8.07 m	Tyrone Smith Bermuda	8.03 m SB	Andwuelle Wright Trinidad and Tobago	7.94 m
Triple jump	Cristian Nápoles Cuba	17.34 m PB	Jordan Díaz Cuba	17.29 m w	Miguel van Assen Suriname	16.96 m NR
Shot put	O'Dayne Richards Jamaica	21.02 m GR	Ashinia Miller Jamaica	20.19 m	Eldred Henry British Virgin Islands	20.18 m NR
Discus throw	Mauricio Ortega Colombia	66.30 m NR	Jorge Yedián Fernández Cuba	65.27 m SB	Traves Smikle Jamaica	64.68 m
Hammer throw	Diego del Real Mexico	74.95 m GR	Rainier Mejías Cuba	73.28 m	Roberto Janet Cuba	73.11 m
Javelin throw	Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago	84.47 m	Anderson Peters Grenada	81.80 m	David Carreón Mexico	76.27 m
Decathlon	Leonel Suárez Cuba	8026 pts	José Lemos Colombia	7913 pts NR	Briander Rivero Cuba	7858 pts

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m	Jonielle Smith Jamaica	11.04	Khalifa St. Fort Trinidad and Tobago	11.15	Andrea Purica Venezuela	11.32
200 m	Sashalee Forbes Jamaica	22.80 SB	Semoy Hackett Trinidad and Tobago	22.95	Jodean Williams Jamaica	22.96
400 m	Tiffany James Jamaica	52.35	Fiordaliza Cofil Dominican Republic	52.72 PB	Derri-Ann Hill Jamaica	53.30
800 m	Rose Mary Almanza Cuba	2:01.63	Alena Brooks Trinidad and Tobago	2:02.26	Sonia Gaskin Barbados	2:03.13 NR
1500 m	Rose Mary Almanza Cuba	4:22.14 SB	Angelín Figueroa Puerto Rico	4:22.52	Rosibel García Colombia	4:23.43 SB
5000 m	Muriel Coneo Colombia	16:13.47	Beverly Ramos Puerto Rico	16:14.04	Brenda Flores Mexico	16:16.71 SB
10,000 m	Úrsula Sánchez Mexico	33:41.48 GR	Beverly Ramos Puerto Rico	33:46.99 SB	Vianey de la Rosa Mexico	34:10.75
100 m hurdles	Andrea Vargas Costa Rica	12.90 NR	Vanessa Clerveaux Haiti	13.07	Jeanine Williams Jamaica	13.11
400 m hurdles	Ronda Whyte Jamaica	55.08	Zudikey Rodríguez Mexico	55.11 NR	Zurian Hechavarría Cuba	55.13 PB
3000 m steeplechase	Ana Cristina Narváez Mexico	10:00.01 SB	Beverly Ramos Puerto Rico	10:07.71	Andrea Ferris Panama	10:18.92 SB
4 × 100 m relay	Jamaica Jura Levy Sherone Simpson Jonielle Smith Natasha Morrison	43.41	Trinidad and Tobago Khalifa St. Fort Zakiyah Denoon Reyare Thomas Semoy Hackett	43.61	Dominican Republic Mariely Sánchez Marileidy Paulino Anabel Medina Estrella de Aza	43.68 SB
4 × 400 m relay	Cuba Zurian Hechavarría Rose Mary Almanza Gilda Casanova Roxana Gómez	3:29.48 GR	Jamaica Derri-Ann Hill Tiffany James Sonikqua Walker Junelle Bromfield	3:30.67	Colombia Eliana Chávez Rosangélica Escobar Melissa Gonzalez Jennifer Padilla	3:32.61
Marathon	Madaí Pérez Mexico	2:57:55	Dailín Belmonte Cuba	2:59:09	Angie Orjuela Colombia	2:59:49
High jump	Levern Spencer Saint Lucia	1.90 m	Ximena Esquivel Mexico	1.86 m	María Fernanda Murillo Colombia	1.86 m
Pole vault	Yarisley Silva Cuba	4.70 m GR	Robeilys Peinado Venezuela	4.50 m	Lisa Salomón Cuba	4.10 m =PB
Long jump	Caterine Ibargüen Colombia	6.83 m w	Chantel Malone British Virgin Islands	6.52 m SB	Alysbeth Félix Puerto Rico	6.45 m w
Triple jump	Caterine Ibargüen Colombia	14.92 m GR	Yosiris Urrutia Colombia	14.48 m w	Liadagmis Povea Cuba	14.44 m w
Shot put	Cleopatra Borel Trinidad and Tobago	18.14 m	Yaniuvis López Cuba	18.03 m	María Fernanda Orozco Mexico	17.88 NR
Discus throw	Yaime Pérez Cuba	66.00 m GR	Denia Caballero Cuba	65.10 m	Shaniece Love Jamaica	58.40 m PB
Hammer throw	Rosa Rodríguez Venezuela	67.91 m	Elianis Despaigne Cuba	64.40 m	Yaritza Martínez Cuba	61.44 m
Javelin throw	María Lucelly Murillo Colombia	59.54 m	Coraly Ortiz Puerto Rico	56.27 m	Yulenmis Aguilar Cuba	55.60 m
Heptathlon	Yorgelis Rodríguez Cuba	6436 pts GR	Evelis Aguilar Colombia	6285 pts AR	Luisaris Toledo Venezuela	5848 pts NR

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Colombia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Colombia (COL)*	11	5	9	25
2	Cuba (CUB)	10	8	9	27
3	Mexico (MEX)	8	4	5	17
4	Jamaica (JAM)	8	3	6	17
5	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	2	5	2	9
6	Barbados (BAR)	2	0	1	3
7	Dominican Republic (DOM)	1	3	2	6
8	Venezuela (VEN)	1	2	2	5
9	British Virgin Islands (IVB)	1	1	1	3
10	Costa Rica (CRC)	1	0	1	2
11	Bahamas (BAH)	1	0	0	1
	Saint Lucia (LCA)	1	0	0	1
13	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	7	2	9
14	Guatemala (GUA)	0	2	2	4
15	Panama (PAN)	0	1	1	2
	Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)	0	1	1	2
17	Bermuda (BER)	0	1	0	1
	Grenada (GRN)	0	1	0	1
	Haiti (HAI)	0	1	0	1
20	Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)	0	0	1	1
	Suriname (SUR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 entries)		47	45	46	138

Participating nations

• Antigua and Barbuda (2)
• Aruba (2)
• Bahamas (10)
• Barbados (15)
• Belize (2)
• Bermuda (5)
• British Virgin Islands (13)
• Cayman Islands (4)
• Colombia (50)
• Costa Rica (17)
• Cuba (52)
• Curaçao (6)
• Dominica (2)
• Dominican Republic (26)
• French Guiana (2)
• Grenada (3)
• Guatemala (22)
• Guyana (5)
• Haiti (8)
• Honduras (2)
• Jamaica (45)
• Martinique (4)
• Mexico (40)
• Nicaragua (2)
• Panama (17)
• Puerto Rico (20)
• Saint Kitts and Nevis (6)
• Saint Lucia (3)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
• El Salvador (6)
• Suriname (4)
• Trinidad and Tobago (28)
• Turks and Caicos Islands (7)
• United States Virgin Islands (9)
• Venezuela (27)

External links

• 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Athletics