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Central American and Caribbean youth bests in the sport of athletics are the all-time best marks set in competition by aged 17 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance and 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

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Boys

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
100 m 10.20 (+2.0 m/s) Sachin Dennis  Jamaica 24 March 2018 ISSA/GraceKennedy Championships Kingston, Jamaica 15 years, 133 days [1]
200 m 20.13 (0.0 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 20 July 2003 Pan American Junior Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 16 years, 333 days
400 m
800 m 1:47.38 Wesley Vázquez  Puerto Rico 14 May 2011 Ponce Grand Prix Ponce, Puerto Rico 17 years, 48 days [2]
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
10000 m
110 m hurdles
(91.4 cm) 		12.96 (+1.3 m/s) Jaheel Hyde  Jamaica 23 August 2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 17 years, 202 days [3]
110 m hurdles (99/100 cm) 13.20 (+0.6 m/s) Dejour Russell  Jamaica 20 July 2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 16 years, 110 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]
300 m hurdles (91.4 cm)
400 m hurdles
(84.0 cm)
400 m hurdles
(91.4 cm) 		49.29 Jaheel Hyde  Jamaica 25 July 2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 17 years, 173 days [6]
2000 m steeplechase (91.0 cm) 6:10.97 Paulo Gómez González  Costa Rica 11 July 2021 NACAC U18 Championships San José, Costa Rica 17 years, 143 days [7]
3000 m steeplechase 8:53.78 Osmani Calzado  Cuba 18 March 2005 Cuban Championships Havana, Cuba 16 years, 264 days [8]
High jump 2.33 m Javier Sotomayor  Cuba 19 May 1984 Havana, Cuba 16 years, 219 days
Pole vault
Long jump 8.28 m (+1.8 m/s) Maykel Demetrio Massó  Cuba 28 May 2016 Barrientos Memorial Havana, Cuba 17 years, 20 days [9]
Triple jump 17.41 m (+1.0 m/s) Jordan A. Díaz  Cuba 8 June 2018 Havana, Cuba 17 years, 105 days [10]
Shot put (6 kg)
Discus throw (1.5 kg) 67.05 m Fedrick Dacres  Jamaica 6 July 2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 17 years, 128 days
Discus throw (1.750 kg) 59.92 m Ralford Mullings  Jamaica 19 July 2019 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships San José, Costa Rica 16 years, 239 days [11]
Hammer throw (6 kg)
Javelin throw
Octathlon 6482 pts Yordanis García  Cuba 13–14 July 2005 Marrakesh, Morocco 16 years, 235 days
11.24 (100 m), 6.86 m (long jump), 16.39 m (shot put), 51.35 (400 m) /
14.11 (110 m hurdles), 1.95 m (high jump), 65.76 m (javelin), 2:54.19 (1000 m)
10000 m walk (track) 39:27.10 Emiliano Barba  Mexico 30 August 2024 World U20 Championships Lima, Peru 17 years, 160 days [12]
10 km walk (road) 40:46 Bryan Alexander Matías Ortíz  Guatemala 8 May 2022 Campeonato International De Marcha San Jerónimo, Guatemala 17 years, 29 days [13]
4×100 m relay 40.03 Winston Smith
Michael Frater
Davaon Spence
Omar Brown 		 Jamaica 18 July 1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 16 years, 238 days
16 years, 285 days


17 years, 27 days
4×400 m relay 3:12.07 Leonardo Ledgister
Devaughn Ellington
Jauavney James
Christopher Taylor 		 Jamaica 6 April 2015 CARIFTA Games Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 16 years, 344 days
17 years, 34 days
16 years, 106 days
15 years, 187 days 		[14]
Swedish medley relay 1:49.23 Waseem Williams
Michael O'Hara
Okeen Williams
Martin Manley 		 Jamaica 14 July 2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 16 years, 187 days
16 years, 288 days
17 years, 194 days
16 years, 126 days 		[15]

Girls

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref Video
100 m 10.94 (+0.6 m/s) Briana Williams  Jamaica 21 June 2019 Jamaican Championships Kingston, Jamaica 17 years, 92 days [16]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
10000 m
100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 12.71 (+0.8 m/s) Kerrica Hill  Jamaica 9 April 2022 ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls Championships Kingston, Jamaica 17 years, 34 days [17]
100 m hurdles (83.8 cm) 12.77 (+0.2 m/s) Kerrica Hill  Jamaica 6 August 2022 World U20 Championships Cali, Colombia 17 years, 153 days [18]
300 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
2000 m steeplechase
3000 m steeplechase
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw (3 kg) 71.12 m Amanda Almendáriz  Cuba 15 July 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 16 years, 238 days [19]
Hammer throw
Javelin throw (500 g) 65.44 m Marisleisys Duarthe  Cuba 25 May 2017 Barrientos Memorial Havana, Cuba 16 years, 250 days [20]
Javelin throw 57.46 m Yiselena Ballar Rojas  Cuba 13 March 2020 Prueba de confrontacion 2020 Havana, Cuba 17 years, 61 days [21]
Heptathlon (youth) 5720 pts Adriana Rodríguez  Cuba 17-18 July 2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 16 years, 5 days [22]
13.43 (+0.6 m/s) (100m hurdles), 1.73m (high jump), 14.19m (shot put), 24.64 (−0.5 m/s) (200m) /
5.66m (+0.2 m/s) (long jump), 34.54m (javelin), 2:26.91 (800m)
Heptathlon
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
10000 m walk (track)
10 km walk (road)
4x100 m relay
4x400 m relay
Medley relay 2:03.42 Christania Williams
Shericka Jackson
Chrisann Gordon
Olivia James 		 Jamaica 10 July 2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France [23][24] [1]

Indoor

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Boys

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
60 m
200 m 21.67 Jaylen Bennett  Saint Kitts and Nevis 26 January 2024 BU John Thomas Terrier Classic Boston, United States 16 years, 265 days [25]
400 m 47.83 Jaylen Bennett  Saint Kitts and Nevis 26 January 2024 BU John Thomas Terrier Classic Boston, United States 16 years, 265 days [26]
800 m
1000 m
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Heptathlon
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
5000 m walk 20:18.99 Alberto Cruz  Mexico 5 March 1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 16 years, 272 days [27]
4×400 m relay

Girls

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Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
60 m 7.13 Lisa Raye  Trinidad and Tobago 8 February 2025 Millrose Games New York City, United States 17 years, 20 days [28]
200 m 22.33 Adaejah Hodge  British Virgin Islands 12 March 2023 New Balance Nationals Boston, United States 16 years, 364 days [29]
400 m
800 m
1500 m
Mile
3000 m
5000 m
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4×400 m relay

References

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  2. ^ "2011 Ponce Grand Prix Results". runnerspace.com. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  3. ^ Steve Landells (23 August 2014). "Hyde sets 110m hurdles world youth best in Nanjing - Youth Olympic games". IAAF. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  4. ^ Noel Francis (10 May 2017). "Fuelled by Bydgoszcz experience, Russell aims for redemption in Nairobi". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. ^ "110m Hurdles Results". JAAA. 24 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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  12. ^ "10,000m Race Walk Results" (PDF). World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Bryan Matias Ortiz Talento Combinado con Esfuerzo y Dedicación". Guatemalan Athletics Federation (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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  23. ^ David Martin (10 July 2011). "Sitonik's impressive 3000m caps the action as curtain draws on World Youth champs - Lille 2011 - Day 5 report". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
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  25. ^ "200m Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  26. ^ "400m Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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  28. ^ "60m Results". World Athletics. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  29. ^ Cory Mull (12 March 2023). "Adaejah Hodge, Just 16, Smashes The World U20 Record In 200m". milesplit.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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