# List of Central American and Caribbean under-20 records in athletics

Central American and Caribbean Junior records in athletics are the best marks set in an event by an athlete who has not yet reached their 20th birthday in the given year of competition, 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

Not ratified or later rescinded by World Athletics

### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age |
| 100 m | 9.99 (+0.3 m/s) | Bouwahjgie Nkrumie | Jamaica | 29 March 2023 | ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 18 years, 68 days |
| 200 m | 19.93 (+1.4 m/s) | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 11 April 2004 | CARIFTA Games | Devonshire, Bermuda | 17 years, 234 days |
| 400 m | 44.99 | Jamal Walton | Cayman Islands | 21 July 2017 | Pan American U20 Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 18 years, 238 days |
| 800 m | 1:47.38 | Wesley Vázquez | Puerto Rico | 14 May 2011 | Ponce Grand Prix | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 17 years, 48 days |
| 1500 m | 3:41.21 | Luis Grijalva | Guatemala | 20 April 2018 | Bryan Clay Invitational | Azusa, United States | 19 years, 10 days |
| 3000 m | 8:53.78 | Osmani Calzado | Cuba | 18 March 2005 | Cuban Championships | Havana, Cuba | 16 years, 264 days |
| 5000 m | | | | | | |
| 10000 m | | | | | | |
| Marathon | | | | | | |
| 110 m hurdles (99 cm) | 12.99 (+0.3 m/s) | Damion Thomas | Jamaica | 23 June 2018 | Jamaican Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 18 years, 359 days |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.32 (+0.7 m/s) | Dejour Russell | Jamaica | 24 June 2017 | Jamaican Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 17 years, 84 days |
| 400 m hurdles | 47.34 | Roshawn Clarke | Jamaica | 21 August 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 19 years, 51 days |
| 3000 m steeplechase | | | | | | |
| High jump | 2.36 m | Javier Sotomayor | Cuba | 23 February 1986 | | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 18 years, 133 days |
| Pole vault | | | | | | |
| Long jump | 8.33 m (+2.0 m/s) | Maykel Massó | Cuba | 14 July 2017 | Meeting de Atletismo Madrid | Madrid, Spain | 18 years, 67 days |
| Triple jump | 17.87 m (+1.3 m/s) | Jaydon Hibbert | Jamaica | 13 May 2023 | SEC Championships | Baton Rouge, United States | 18 years, 116 days |
| Shot put | | | | | | | |
| Discus throw (1.75 kg) | 66.88 m | Traves Smikle | Jamaica | 31 March 2011 | | Kingston, Jamaica | 18 years, 328 days |
| Discus throw (2.0 kg) | 61.54 m | Pedro Acosta | Cuba | 15 July 1989 | | Havana, Cuba | |
| Hammer throw (6.0 kg) | 79.14 m | Reinier Mejias | Cuba | 27 June 2009 | | Havana, Cuba | |
| Hammer throw (7.26 kg) | 69.78 m | Alberto Sanchez | Cuba | 18 September 1992 | | Seoul, South Korea | 19 years, 229 days |
| Javelin throw (800 g) | 84.58 m | Keshorn Walcott | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 19 years, 131 days |
| Decathlon (Senior implements) | 8257pts | Yordani García | Cuba | 31 August - 1 September 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 18 years, 284 days |
| Decathlon (Senior implements) | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.73 (+0.7 m/s) 7.15 m (+0.2 m/s) 14.94 m 2.09 m 49.25 14.08 (-0.2 m/s) 42.91 m 4.70 m 68.74 m 4:55.42 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.73 (+0.7 m/s) 7.15 m (+0.2 m/s) 14.94 m 2.09 m 49.25 14.08 (-0.2 m/s) 42.91 m 4.70 m 68.74 m 4:55.42 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.73 (+0.7 m/s) 7.15 m (+0.2 m/s) 14.94 m 2.09 m 49.25 14.08 (-0.2 m/s) 42.91 m 4.70 m 68.74 m 4:55.42 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.73 (+0.7 m/s) 7.15 m (+0.2 m/s) 14.94 m 2.09 m 49.25 14.08 (-0.2 m/s) 42.91 m 4.70 m 68.74 m 4:55.42 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.73 (+0.7 m/s) 7.15 m (+0.2 m/s) 14.94 m 2.09 m 49.25 14.08 (-0.2 m/s) 42.91 m 4.70 m 68.74 m 4:55.42 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.73 (+0.7 m/s) 7.15 m (+0.2 m/s) 14.94 m 2.09 m 49.25 14.08 (-0.2 m/s) 42.91 m 4.70 m 68.74 m 4:55.42 | 100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.73 (+0.7 m/s) 7.15 m (+0.2 m/s) 14.94 m 2.09 m 49.25 14.08 (-0.2 m/s) 42.91 m 4.70 m 68.74 m 4:55.42 |
| 10000 m walk (track) | 39:27.10 | Emiliano Barba | Mexico | 30 August 2024 | World U20 Championships | Lima, Peru | 17 years, 160 days |
| 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 |
| 20 km walk (road) | | | | | | |
| 50 km walk (road) | | | | | | |
| 4×100 m relay | 38.61 A | Alexavier Monfried Bryan Levell Andrew Gilipps Sandrey Davison | Jamaica | 22 August 2021 | World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 17 years, 242 days 18 years, 209 days |
| 4×400 m relay | 3:00.99 | Evaldo Whitehorne Jeremy Farr Bovel McPherson Anhony Cox | Jamaica | 21 July 2019 | Pan American U20 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 18 years, 329 days |
| 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 |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age |
| 100 m | 10.92 (+1.0 m/s) | Alana Reid | Jamaica | 29 March 2023 | ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 18 years, 68 days |
| 200 m | 22.45 (+0.9 m/s) | Shaunae Miller | Bahamas | 22 June 2013 | Bahamian Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 19 years, 53 days |
| 400 m | 50.70 | Shaunae Miller | Bahamas | 7 June 2013 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, United States | 19 years, 53 days |
| 800 m | 1:57.74 | Sahily Diago | Cuba | 25 May 2014 | Memorial Barrientos | Havana, Cuba | 18 years, 272 days |
| 1000 m | | | | | | | |
| 1500 m | | | | | | | |
| Mile | | | | | | | |
| 3000 m | | | | | | | |
| 5000 m | | | | | | | |
| 10000 m | 32:22.99 | Madaí Pérez | Mexico | 17 April 1999 | Mt. SAC Relays | Walnut, United States | 19 years, 74 days |
| 3000 m steeplechase | | | | | | | |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.71 (+1.3 m/s) | Britany Anderson | Jamaica | 24 July 2019 | Motonet Grand Prix | Joensuu, Finland | 18 years, 174 days |
| 400 m hurdles | | | | | | | |
| High jump | 1.98 m | Silvia Costa | Cuba | 11 July 1983 | | Edmonton, Canada | 19 years, 68 days |
| Pole vault | | | | | | | |
| Long jump | 6.74 m A (+0.4 m/s) | Yudelkis Fernandez | Cuba | 22 May 2004 | | Mexico City, Mexico | 19 years, 84 days |
| Triple jump | 14.53 m (+0.5 m/s) | Leyanis Perez | Cuba | 29 June 2021 | José Antonio Cansino Memorial | Castellón, Spain | 19 years, 170 days |
| Shot put | 18.78 | Yumileidi Cumbá | Cuba | 10 June 1994 | | Camagüey, Cuba | 19 years, 119 days |
| Discus throw | 63.60 | Hilda Ramos | Cuba | 19 May 1983 | | Havana, Cuba | 18 years, 260 days |
| Hammer throw | 68.74 | Arasay Thondike | Cuba | 20 May 2005 | | Havana, Cuba | 18 years, 357 days |
| Javelin throw | 63.86 m | Yuleimis Aguilar | Cuba | 2 August 2015 | Pan American Junior Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 18 years, 364 days |
| Heptathlon | 6231 pts | Yorgelis Rodríguez | Cuba | 21–22 February 2014 | | Havana, Cuba | 19 years, 28 days |
| Heptathlon | 14.01 (0.0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.84 m (high jump), 14.21 m (shot put), 24.93 (0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 6.03 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.58 m (javelin), 2:17.93 (800 m) | 14.01 (0.0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.84 m (high jump), 14.21 m (shot put), 24.93 (0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 6.03 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.58 m (javelin), 2:17.93 (800 m) | 14.01 (0.0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.84 m (high jump), 14.21 m (shot put), 24.93 (0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 6.03 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.58 m (javelin), 2:17.93 (800 m) | 14.01 (0.0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.84 m (high jump), 14.21 m (shot put), 24.93 (0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 6.03 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.58 m (javelin), 2:17.93 (800 m) | 14.01 (0.0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.84 m (high jump), 14.21 m (shot put), 24.93 (0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 6.03 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.58 m (javelin), 2:17.93 (800 m) | 14.01 (0.0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.84 m (high jump), 14.21 m (shot put), 24.93 (0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 6.03 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.58 m (javelin), 2:17.93 (800 m) | 14.01 (0.0 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.84 m (high jump), 14.21 m (shot put), 24.93 (0.0 m/s) (200 m) / 6.03 m (0.0 m/s) (long jump), 47.58 m (javelin), 2:17.93 (800 m) |
| 5 km walk (road) | 23:06+ | Valeria Ortuño | Mexico | 8 April 2017 | EA Race Walking Permit Meeting | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 18 years, 316 days |
| 10000 m walk (track) | 44:13.88 | Alegna González | Mexico | 14 July 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 19 years, 193 days |
| 10 km walk (road) | 44:50 | Rachelle De Orbeta | Puerto Rico | 10 February 2019 | Oceania Race Walking Championships | Adelaide, Australia | 18 years, 320 days |
| 20000 m walk (track) | | | | | | | |
| 20 km walk (road) | 1:31:48 | Valeria Ortuño | Mexico | 8 April 2017 | EA Race Walking Permit Meeting | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | 18 years, 316 days |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 42.59 A | Serena Cole Tina Clayton Kerrica Hill Tia Clayton | Jamaica | 5 August 2022 | World U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 18 years, 40 days 17 years, 353 days 17 years, 352 days |
| 4 × 100 m relay | 42.58 | Serena Cole Tina Clayton Brianna Lyston Tia Clayton | Jamaica | 17 April 2022 | CARIFTA Games | Kingston, Jamaica | 17 years, 295 days 17 years, 243 days 17 years, 328 days 17 years, 243 days |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | |

### Mixed

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Meet | Place | Age | Ref |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.98 A | Jasauna Dennis Abigail Campbell Malachi Johnson Alliah Baker | Jamaica | 2 August 2022 | World U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | | |

## Indoor
### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age |
| 60 m | | | | | | | |
| 200 m | | | | | | | |
| 400 m | 44.80 | Kirani James | Grenada | 27 February 2011 | SEC Championships | Fayetteville, United States | 18 years, 179 days |
| 800 m | | | | | | | |
| 1000 m | | | | | | | |
| 1500 m | | | | | | | |
| Mile | | | | | | | |
| 3000 m | | | | | | | |
| 5000 m | | | | | | | |
| 60 m hurdles | | | | | | | |
| High jump | 2.30 m | Javier Sotomayor | Cuba | 18 January 1985 | | Paris, France | 17 years, 97 days |
| Pole vault | | | | | | | |
| Long jump | | | | | | | |
| Triple jump | | | | | | | |
| Shot put | | | | | | | |
| Heptathlon | | | | | | | |
| Heptathlon | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 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 |
| 4×400 m relay | | | | | | | |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Age |
| 50 m | 6.24+ | Adaejah Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 12 January 2024 | VA Showcase | Virginia Beach, United States | 17 years, 305 days |
| 60 m | 7.10 A | Julien Alfred | Saint Lucia | 25 January 2020 | Martin Luther King Invitational | Albuquerque, United States | 18 years, 229 days |
| 200 m | 22.33 | Adaejah Hodge | British Virgin Islands | 12 March 2023 | New Balance Nationals | Boston, United States | 16 years, 364 days |
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| 800 m | | | | | | | |
| 1500 m | | | | | | | |
| Mile | | | | | | | |
| 3000 m | | | | | | | |
| 5000 m | | | | | | | |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.91 | Ackera Nugent | Jamaica | 25 January 2020 | Big 12 Championships | Lubbock, United States | 18 years, 303 days |
| High jump | | | | | | | |
| Pole vault | | | | | | | |
| Long jump | | | | | | | |
| Triple jump | | | | | | | |
| Shot put | | | | | | | |
| Pentathlon | 4194 pts | Akela Jones | Barbados | 31 January 2014 | Wichita State Varsity Apartments Invitational | Wichita, United States | 18 years, 284 days |
| Pentathlon | 8.49 (60 m hurdles), 1.85 m (high jump), 12.19 m (shot put), 6.11 m (long jump), 2:29.62 (800 m) | 8.49 (60 m hurdles), 1.85 m (high jump), 12.19 m (shot put), 6.11 m (long jump), 2:29.62 (800 m) | 8.49 (60 m hurdles), 1.85 m (high jump), 12.19 m (shot put), 6.11 m (long jump), 2:29.62 (800 m) | 8.49 (60 m hurdles), 1.85 m (high jump), 12.19 m (shot put), 6.11 m (long jump), 2:29.62 (800 m) | 8.49 (60 m hurdles), 1.85 m (high jump), 12.19 m (shot put), 6.11 m (long jump), 2:29.62 (800 m) | 8.49 (60 m hurdles), 1.85 m (high jump), 12.19 m (shot put), 6.11 m (long jump), 2:29.62 (800 m) | |
| 3000 m walk | | | | | | | |
| 4×400 m relay | | | | | | | |