# 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Pedro Grajales in Cali, Colombia between 4–6 July 2008. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. During the three-day competition, six championship records were broken. The competition took place at almost 1000 m above sea level, a factor which helps athletic performance in some events.
Cuba took the most medals overall, winning 34 medals – half of which were gold. The hosts Colombia were the next best with 8 golds and 24 medals altogether, shortly followed by Trinidad and Tobago. Guest athletes took part in some events, but their performances were excluded from the medal tally.
Championship records were broken in both triple jump events; by Mabel Gay in the women's event and Leevan Sands in the men's. The championships also saw four national records broken in competition. Two athletes topped the podium twice: Rosibel García completed the 800 metres/1500 metres double, while Indira Terrero won in the 400 metres sprint and relay races. Bertha Sánchez, representing the hosts, took the 10,000 metres title, but just missed out on a second gold, winning the silver in the 5000 metres. Bahamian Shamar Sands showed multi-event ability by winning the 110 metres hurdles gold medal, as well as helping his country to the 100 m relay silver medal.

## Records

| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
| Andy González | 800 metres | Cuba | 1:46.11 | CR |
| Wilfredo Martínez | Long jump | Cuba | 8.31 m | CR |
| Leevan Sands | Triple jump | Bahamas | 17.29 m | CR |
| Jefferson Pérez | 20000 m walk (track) | Ecuador | 1:20:54.9 | CR |
| Anay Tejeda | 100 metres hurdles | Cuba | 12.61 | CR NR |
| Aleesha Barber | 100 metres hurdles | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.98 | NR |
| Semoy Hackett Ayanna Hutchinson Sasha Springer-Jones Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 4×100 metre relay | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.43 | NR |
| Mabel Gay | Triple jump | Cuba | 14.19 m | CR |
| Candice Scott | Hammer throw | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.26 | CR |
| Eli Johana Moreno | Hammer throw | Colombia | 67.09 | NR |
| Key:0000 | WR — World record • AR — Area record • CR — Championship record • NR — National record |

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Darrel Brown (TRI) | 10.12 | Daniel Bailey (ATG) | 10.18 | Henry Vizcaíno (CUB) | 10.34 |
| 200 metres | Emmanuel Callender (TRI) | 20.69 | Rondel Sorrillo (TRI) | 20.71 | José Acevedo (VEN) | 20.79 |
| 400 metres | Renny Quow (TRI) | 45.27 | Michael Mathieu (BAH) | 45.66 | Omar Cisneros (CUB) | 45.98 |
| 800 metres | Andy González (CUB) | 1:46.11 CR | Eduard Villanueva (VEN) | 1:46.92 | Juan Pablo Solares (MEX) | 1:47.18 |
| 1500 metres | Isaías Haro (MEX) | 3:45.15 | Nico José Herrera (VEN) | 3:45.39 | Maury Surel Castillo (CUB) | 3:47.17 |
| 5000 metres | John Tello (COL) | 14:21.21 | Isaías Haro (MEX) | 14:35.81 | Javier Alexander Guarín (COL) | 15:10.58 |
| 10,000 metres | William Naranjo (COL) | 29:30.29 | Diego Colorado (COL) | 29:41.88 | Only two finishers | Only two finishers |
| 110 metre hurdles | Shamar Sands (BAH) | 13.32w | Paulo César Villar (COL) | 13.45w | Héctor Cotto (PUR) | 13.55w |
| 400 metre hurdles | Isa Phillips (JAM) | 49.98 | Yasmany Copello (CUB) | 50.08 | Yeison Rivas (COL) | 50.44 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | José Alberto Sánchez (CUB) | 8:53.24 | Alexander Greaux (PUR) | 9:12.70 | Yovanni Adame (DOM) | 9:15.72 |
| High jump | Víctor Moya (CUB) | 2.25 m | Trevor Barry (BAH) | 2.25 m | Jamal Wilson (BAH) | 2.13 m |
| Pole vault | Lázaro Eduardo Borges (CUB) | 5.50 m | Dominic Johnson (LCA) | 5.30 m | Natanael Semeis (DOM) | 4.80 m |
| Long jump | Wilfredo Martínez (CUB) | 8.31 m CR | Herbert McGregor (JAM) | 7.90 m | Tyrone Smith (BER) | 7.80 m |
| Triple jump | Leevan Sands (BAH) | 17.29 m CR | Héctor Dairo Fuentes (CUB) | 17.23 m | Alexis Copello (CUB) | 16.91 m |
| Shot put | Alexis Paumier (CUB) | 19.60 m | Manuel Repollet (PUR) | 18.43 m | Carlos Jovanny García (COL) | 17.70 m |
| Discus throw | Jorge Fernández (CUB) | 58.60 m | Yunio Lastre (CUB) | 58.00 m | Jesús Parejo (VEN) | 56.49 m |
| Hammer throw | Noleysi Vicet (CUB) | 71.61 m | Luis Martín García (MEX) | 66.36 m | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 64.58 m |
| Javelin throw | Anier Boué (CUB) | 74.98 m | Dayron Márquez (COL) | 74.37 m | Johnny Walter Viáfara (COL) | 71.07 m |
| Decathlon | Yosley Azcuy (CUB) | 7408 pts | Steven Marrero (PUR) | 7297 pts | Andrés Horacio Mantilla (COL) | 7164 pts |
| 20000 m track walk † | James Rendón (COL) | 1:25:22.7 | Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:27:57.2 | Claudio Erasmo Vargas (MEX) | 1:28:51.6 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Keston Bledman Marc Burns Aaron Armstrong Richard Thompson | 38.54 | Bahamas (BAH) Adrian Griffith Derrick Atkins Rodney Green Shamar Sands | 39.22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) Jason Rogers Larry Inanga Jevon Claxton Delwayne Delaney | 40.81 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Cuba (CUB) William Collazo Yunier Pérez Omar Cisneros Yeimer López | 3:02.10 | Bahamas (BAH) Ramon Miller Michael Mathieu Avard Moncur Andretti Bain | 3:02.48 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Renny Quow Cowin Mills Ade Alleyne-Forte Stann Waithe | 3:04.12 |
* † The 20 km racewalk event was won by Jefferson Pérez of Ecuador, who was competing as a guest athlete.

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.20 | Sherry Fletcher (GRN) | 11.39 | Barbara Pierre (HAI) | 11.40 |
| 200 metres | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH) | 22.78 | Roxana Díaz (CUB) | 22.82 | Darlenys Obregón (COL) | 23.13 |
| 400 metres | Indira Terrero (CUB) | 50.98 | Gabriela Medina (MEX) | 51.78 | Ginou Ettiene (HAI) | 52.20 |
| 800 metres | Rosibel García (COL) | 2:05.9 | Sheena Gooding (BAR) | 2:06.6 | Cristina Guevara (MEX) | 2:07.2 |
| 1500 metres | Rosibel García (COL) | 4:24.62 | Yamilé Alaluf (MEX) | 4:25.43 | Muriel Coneo (COL) | 4:28.92 |
| 5000 metres | Nora Leticia Rocha (MEX) | 16:41.27 | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 16:43.82 | María Isabel Montilla (VEN) | 16:53.42 |
| 10,000 metres | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 35:16.36 | María Isabel Montilla (VEN) | 35:42.18 | Andreina de la Rosa (DOM) | 36:43.36 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Anay Tejeda (CUB) | 12.61 CR NR | Yenima Arencibia (CUB) | 12.95 | Aleesha Barber (TRI) | 12.98 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Josanne Lucas (TRI) | 56.55 | Princesa Oliveros (COL) | 57.44 | Yolanda Osana (DOM) | 58.91 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Ángela Figueroa (COL) | 10:18.23 | Milena Pérez (CUB) | 10:45.46 | Sonny García (DOM) | 12:16.51 |
| High jump | Levern Spencer (LCA) | 1.91 m | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | 1.88 m | Marierlis Rojas (VEN) | 1.79 m |
| Pole vault | Milena Jazmín Agudelo (COL) | 4.10 m | Keisa Monterola (VEN) | 4.00 m | Only two competitors | Only two competitors |
| Long jump | Bianca Stuart (BAH) | 6.54 m | Shara Proctor (AIA) | 6.54 m NR | Charisse Bacchus (TRI) | 6.49 m |
| Triple jump | Mabel Gay (CUB) | 14.19 m CR | Yarianna Martínez (CUB) | 13.95 m | Ayanna Alexander (TRI) | 13.30 m |
| Shot put | Cleopatra Borel-Brown (TRI) | 18.39 m | Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) | 18.10 m | Yaniuvis López (CUB) | 17.87 m |
| Discus throw | Yarelis Barrios (CUB) | 62.87 m | Yania Ferrales (CUB) | 58.74 m | Annie Alexander (TRI) | 54.56 m |
| Hammer throw | Candice Scott (TRI) | 69.26 m CR | Yunaika Crawford (CUB) | 69.03 m | Eli Johana Moreno (COL) | 67.09 m NR |
| Javelin throw | Laverne Eve (BAH) | 56.36 m | Yanet Cruz (CUB) | 56.14 m | Kateema Riettie (JAM) | 54.90 m |
| Heptathlon | Yarianny Argüelles (CUB) | 5862 pts | Yasmiany Pedroso (CUB) | 5833 pts | Thaimara Solsiree Rivas (VEN) | 5302 pts |
| 10000 m track walk | Claudia Ortega (MEX) | 50:10.37 | Milángela Rosales (VEN) | 51:06.83 | Ingrid Hernández (COL) | 52:44.84 |
| 4×100 metres relay †† | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Semoy Hackett Ayanna Hutchinson Sasha Springer-Jones Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 43.43 NR | Colombia (COL) Mirtha Brock Felipa Palacios Darlenys Obregón Yomara Hinestroza | 43.56 | Bahamas (BAH) Kristy White Chandra Sturrup Tamicka Clarke Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 44.03 |
| 4×400 metres relay ††† | Cuba (CUB) Aymée Martínez Diosmely Peña Daisurami Bonne Indira Terrero | 3:27.97 | Mexico (MEX) María Teresa Rugeio Gabriela Medina Nallely Vela Zudikey Rodríguez | 3:29.94 | Bahamas (BAH) Sasha Rolle Christine Amertil Shakeitha Henfield Crystal Strachan | 3:35.57 |
* †† A Brazilian team of Rosemar Coelho Neto, Lucimar de Moura, Thaissa Presti and Franciela Krasucki took third place in the 4×100 m relay, but they were competing as guest athletes.
* ††† A Brazilian team of Maria Laura Almirão, Lucimar Teodoro, Josiane Tito and Emmily Pinheiro took second place in the 4×400 m relay, but they were competing as guest athletes.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cuba | 17 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 2 | Colombia* | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Bahamas | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Mexico | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Venezuela | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Anguilla | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Barbados | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Grenada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 16 | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 44 | 44 | 42 | 130 |

## Participating nations

* Antigua and Barbuda (3)
* Aruba (1)
* Bahamas (34)
* Barbados (10)
* Bermuda (6)
* Brazil* (8)
* British Virgin Islands (2)
* Cayman Islands (7)
* Chile* (2)
* Colombia (54)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Cuba (41)
* Dominica (7)
* Dominican Republic (27)
* Ecuador* (1)
* Grenada (5)
* Guatemala (11)
* Guyana (4)
* Haiti (6)
* Honduras (2)
* Jamaica (17)
* Mexico (26)
* Netherlands Antilles (1)
* Nicaragua (3)
* Panama (2)
* Puerto Rico (24)
* El Salvador (4)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (10)
* Saint Lucia (4)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5)
* Trinidad and Tobago (27)
* United States Virgin Islands (6)
* Venezuela (22)
* Guest nations