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Not ratified or later rescinded by World Athletics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
Ref
Video
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
[1]
200 m
19.93 (+1.4 m/s)
Usain Bolt
Jamaica
11 April 2004
CARIFTA Games
Devonshire , Bermuda
17 years, 234 days
[1]
400 m
44.99
Jamal Walton
Cayman Islands
21 July 2017
Pan American U20 Championships
Trujillo , Peru
18 years, 238 days
[2]
800 m
1500 m
3:41.21
Luis Grijalva
Guatemala
20 April 2018
Bryan Clay Invitational
Azusa , United States
19 years, 10 days
[3]
3000 m
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
[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]
400 m hurdles
47.34
Roshawn Clarke
Jamaica
21 August 2023
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
19 years, 51 days
[6]
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
[7]
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
[8] [9]
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
[10]
Decathlon (Senior implements)
8257pts
Yordani García
Cuba
31 August - 1 September 2007
World Championships
Osaka , Japan
18 years, 284 days
[11]
100m (wind)
Long jump (wind)
Shot put
High jump
400m
110H (wind)
Discus
Pole vault
Javelin
1500m
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)
39:56.49
Alberto Cruz
Mexico
10 August 1990
World Junior Championships
Plovdiv , Bulgaria
18 years, 65 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
[12]
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
[13]
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Nationality
Date
Meet
Place
Age
Ref
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
[14]
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
[15]
800 m
1:57.74
Sahily Diago
Cuba
25 May 2014
Memorial Barrientos
Havana , Cuba
18 years, 272 days
[16]
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
[17]
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
[18]
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
[19]
Heptathlon
6231 pts
Yorgelis Rodríguez
Cuba
21–22 February 2014
Havana , Cuba
19 years, 28 days
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
[20]
10000 m walk (track)
44:13.88
Alegna González
Mexico
14 July 2018
World U20 Championships
Tampere , Finland
19 years, 193 days
[21]
10 km walk (road)
44:50
Rachelle De Orbeta
Puerto Rico
10 February 2019
Oceania Race Walking Championships
Adelaide , Australia
18 years, 320 days
[22]
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
[23]
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
[24]
42.58 [a]
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
[25]
4 × 400 m relay
Mixed
Indoor
Men
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Nationality
Date
Meet
Place
Age
Ref
50 m
6.24+
Adaejah Hodge
British Virgin Islands
12 January 2024
VA Showcase
Virginia Beach , United States
17 years, 305 days
[29]
60 m
7.10 A
Julien Alfred
Saint Lucia
25 January 2020
Martin Luther King Invitational
Albuquerque , United States
18 years, 229 days
[30]
200 m
22.33
Adaejah Hodge
British Virgin Islands
12 March 2023
New Balance Nationals
Boston , United States
16 years, 364 days
[31]
400 m
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
[32]
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
[33]
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
Notes
^ all team members were not subjected to doping control after the race
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