# 2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships in athletics were held in St George's, Grenada, between 4–6 July 2003. It was the first time that the country had hosted the competition.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.13 | Darrel Brown Trinidad and Tobago | 10.17 | Marc Burns Trinidad and Tobago | 10.29 |
| 200 m | Dominic Demeritte Bahamas | 20.43 | Julieon Raeburn Trinidad and Tobago | 20.57 | Christopher Williams Jamaica | 20.58 |
| 400 m | Alleyne Francique Grenada | 45.27 | Chris Brown Bahamas | 45.42 | Ato Modibo Trinidad and Tobago | 45.81 |
| 800 m | Sherridan Kirk Trinidad and Tobago | 1:49.10 | Jermaine Myers Jamaica | 1:49.36 | Marvin Watts Jamaica | 1:49.48 |
| 1500 m | Juan Luis Barrios Mexico | 3:44.78 | Ricky Etheridge Puerto Rico | 3:48.68 | Mario Smith Jamaica | 3:52.22 |
| 5000 m † | Eduardo Rojas Mexico | 14:29.88 | José Amado García Guatemala | 14:40.94 | Pamenos Ballantyne Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 14:43.72 |
| 10,000 m | Eduardo Rojas Mexico | 29:37.08 | Alfredo Arevalo Guatemala | 29:39.48 | José Amado García Guatemala | 29:42.52 |
| Half marathon | Pamenos Ballantyne Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1:09:14 | Alfredo Arevalo Guatemala | 1:09:39 | Claude Nohile Martinique | 1:10:59 |
| 3000 m steeplechase † | Alex Greaux Puerto Rico | 8:39.68 | Néstor Nieves Venezuela | 8:40.27 | | |
| 110 m hurdles † | Hugh Henry Barbados | 13.85 | Alleyne Lett Grenada | 13.98 | Ricardo Melbourne Jamaica | 14.01 |
| 400 m hurdles | Greg Little Jamaica | 50.04 | Sergio Hierrezuelo Cuba | 50.26 | Oscar Juanz Mexico | 50.34 |
| High jump | Lisvany Pérez Cuba | 2.21 | Huguens Jean Haiti | 2.15 | Henderson Dottin Barbados | 2.15 |
| Pole vault † | Giovanni Lanaro Mexico | 5.30 | Ricardo Diez Venezuela | 5.00 | | |
| Long jump | Kareem Streete-Thompson Cayman Islands | 8.12w | Osbourne Moxey Bahamas | 7.85w | Aundre Edwards Jamaica | 7.74w |
| Triple jump | Leevan Sands Bahamas | 17.16 | Gregory Hughes Barbados | 16.17 | Ayata Joseph Antigua and Barbuda | 15.94 |
| Shot put | Yojer Medina Venezuela | 19.12 | Francisco Guzmán Mexico | 17.82 | Dave Stoute Trinidad and Tobago | 17.70 |
| Discus throw | Alfredo Romero Puerto Rico | 54.09 | Alleyne Lett Grenada | 53.14 | David Bissoly Martinique | 52.38 |
| Hammer throw † | Yosvany Suárez Cuba | 69.59 | Aldo Bello Venezuela | 64.26 | Raúl Rivera Guatemala | 60.94 |
| Javelin throw | Manuel Fuenmayor Venezuela | 72.35 | Rigoberto Calderón Nicaragua | 67.50 | Robert Barnes Jamaica | 66.57 |
| Decathlon | Yonelvis Águila Cuba | 7337 | Decosma Wright Jamaica | 6383 | Guillermo Toledo Puerto Rico | 6074 |
| 20 km road walk † | Julio Martínez Guatemala | 1:22:07 | José Olivares Mexico | 1:24:02 | Ezequiel Nazario Puerto Rico | 1:26:01 |
| 4 x 100 m relay | Trinidad and Tobago | 39.05 | Jamaica | 39.2 | Netherlands Antilles | 39.46 |
| 4 x 400 m relay | Bahamas Avard Moncur Carl Oliver Nathaniel McKinney Chris Brown | 3:02.56 | Jamaica Marvin Essor Lanceford Spence Jermaine Myers Richard James | 3:04.08 | Trinidad and Tobago Damion Barry Julieon Raeburn Simeon Bovell Sherridan Kirk | 3:04.48 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Fana Ashby Trinidad and Tobago | 11.32 | Tamica Clarke Bahamas | 11.33 | Judith Kitson Jamaica | 11.37 |
| 200 m | Cydonie Mothersille Cayman Islands | 22.45 | Roxana Díaz Cuba | 22.74 | Tonique Williams Bahamas | 22.8 |
| 400 m | Hazel-Ann Regis Grenada | 51.56 | Michelle Burgher Jamaica | 52.19 | Eliana Pacheco Venezuela | 52.87 |
| 800 m | Neisha Bernard-Thomas Grenada | 2:04.12 | Kenia Sinclair Jamaica | 2:04.50 | Sheena Gooding Barbados | 2:04.55 |
| 1500 m † | Ashley Couper Bermuda | 4:27.71 | Margarita Tapia Mexico | 4:32.16 | Elsa Monterroso Guatemala | 4:39.44 |
| 10,000 m † | Yudelkis Martínez Cuba | 34:29.05 | Elsa Monterroso Guatemala | 35:54.46 | Lourdes Cruz Puerto Rico | 38:27.73 |
| Half marathon † | Lourdes Cruz Puerto Rico | 1:31:50 | Adelaide Carrington Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1:38:45 | Kenisha Pascal Grenada | 2:02:28 NR |
| 100 m hurdles | Delloreen Ennis-London Jamaica | 12.70 CR | Nadine Faustin Haiti | 12.82 | Vonette Dixon Jamaica | 13.35 |
| 400 m hurdles | Allison Beckford Jamaica | 55.12 CR | Yvonne Harrison Puerto Rico | 55.29 | Andrea Blackett Barbados | 56.12 |
| High jump | Desiree Crichlow Barbados | 1.81 | Yetzálida Pérez Venezuela | 1.79 | Keitha Moseley Barbados | 1.76 |
| Pole vault † | Alejandra Meza Mexico | 4.00 (CR) | Denisse Orengo Puerto Rico | 3.90 | | |
| Long jump | Elva Goulbourne Jamaica | 6.96w | Jackie Edwards Bahamas | 6.63w | Yuridia Bustamante Mexico | 6.28w |
| Triple jump | Suzette Lee Jamaica | 13.89w | María Espencer Dominican Republic | 13.41w | Michelle Vaughn Guyana | 12.74 |
| Shot put | Misleydis González Cuba | 18.09 | Cleopatra Borel Trinidad and Tobago | 17.79 | Rosario Ramos Venezuela | 15.02 |
| Discus throw | Yania Ferrales Cuba | 59.07 | María Cubillán Venezuela | 49.05 | Doris Thompson Bahamas | 43.88 |
| Hammer throw † | Violeta Guzmán Mexico | 55.72 | Adriana Benaventa Venezuela | 50.82 | | |
| Javelin throw | Laverne Eve Bahamas | 56.75 | Kateema Riettie Jamaica | 51.36 | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 47.40 |
| 10 km road walk † | Rosario Sánchez Mexico | 49:06 | Estela Hernández Mexico | 52:03 | | |
| 4 x 100 m relay | Bahamas Tamicka Clarke Debbie Ferguson Christine Amertil Shandria Brown | 43.06 CR | Jamaica | 43.30 | Cuba Dainelky Pérez Roxana Díaz Virgen Benavides Magalys García | 43.83 |
| 4 x 400 m relay | Jamaica Naleya Downer Michelle Burgher Carlene Robinson Allison Beckford | 3:29.75 | Grenada Kishara George Neisha Bernard-Thomas Jackie-Ann Morain Hazel-Ann Regis | 3:32.99 NR | Puerto Rico ? Sandra Moya Lizaira Del Valle Militza Castro | 3:33.35 |
† = non-championship event

## Medal table

* Host nation (Grenada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Mexico (MEX) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Cuba (CUB) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Bahamas (BAH) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Grenada (GRN)* | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Barbados (BAR) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Bermuda (BER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Haiti (HAI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Martinique (MTQ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | Totals (21 entries) | 43 | 43 | 38 | 124 |

## Participation

* Antigua and Barbuda (6)
* Aruba (2)
* Bahamas (26)
* Barbados (18)
* Bermuda (7)
* British Virgin Islands (5)
* Cayman Islands (5)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Cuba (15)
* Dominica (8)
* Dominican Republic (3)
* Grenada (27)
* Guatemala (6)
* Guyana (5)
* Haiti (4)
* Jamaica (30)
* Martinique (11)
* Mexico (19)
* Netherlands Antilles (6)
* Nicaragua (2)
* Puerto Rico (25)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (12)
* Saint Lucia (2)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (12)
* El Salvador (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (17)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (2)
* United States Virgin Islands (12)
* Venezuela (29)