The athletics competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

The 20th edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games was held in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The tournament began on July 15 and ended on July 30.-Host City:*Main**Cartagena de Indias*Other host cities...

took place at the Estadio Pedro de Heredia

Estadio Pedro de Heredia

Estadio Jaime Morón León formerly known as Estadio Pedro de Heredia is a multi-use stadium in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 16,068 people and was built in 1958. Real Cartagena plays its home games at this...

 in Cartagena, Colombia

Cartagena, Colombia

Cartagena de Indias , is a large Caribbean beach resort city on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region and capital of Bolívar Department...

 and lasted from July 25 to July 29. There were 23 events for men and 21 for women. A total of ten Games records were broken at the competition, in addition to a number of national records.

The events were dominated by Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

n athletes, whereas teams like Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

 did not send their strongest athletes. With 21 gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

s, Cuba won nearly half of the events and 45 medals were won by the country's athletes. Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 was the next most successful nation, winning eight golds and fourteen medals overall. The hosts Colombia took third place on the medal tally, having won four golds, but also had the second greatest medal haul with nineteen in total. Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

, the Netherlands Antilles

Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...

 and Panama

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

 were the only other nations at the competition to win two golds or more.

Men

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Churandy Martina Churandy Martina Churandy Martina is a sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.93 seconds, a national record, achieved in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games final...  Netherlands Antilles	10.06 GR	Derrick Atkins Derrick Atkins Derrick Atkins is a Bahamian sprinter. Atkins specializes in the 100 metres event and also holds the national record, with a time of 9.91 seconds...  The Bahamas	10.13	Jacey Harper  Trinidad and Tobago	10.33
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Xavier Brown  Jamaica	20.74	Hawar Murillo  Colombia	20.78	Andrew Hinds Andrew Hinds Andrew Hinds is a Barbadian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.03 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in Bridgetown, and 20.38 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in Bridgetown....  Barbados	20.83
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Yeimer López Yeimer López Yeimer López García is a middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2004. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil. López is the twin brother of female...  Cuba	45.28	Alleyne Francique Alleyne Francique Alleyne Jeremy Francique is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006....  Grenada	45.44	Arismendy Peguero Arismendy Peguero Arismendy Peguero Thicket is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres. He was born in La Romana....  Dominican Republic	45.55
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Andy González Andy González (athlete) Andy González Núñez is a Cuban middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres. He was the gold medalist in the event at the 2011 Pan American Games. He represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics....  Cuba	1:46.26	Sherridan Kirk Sherridan Kirk Sherridan Kirk is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 800 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. He attended the Kansas City Kansas Community College and Auburn University in the United States.-Achievements:...  Trinidad and Tobago	1:46.55	Maury Castillo  Cuba	1:47.60
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Juan Luis Barrios Juan Luis Barrios Juan Luis Barrios Nieves is a Mexican athlete. He is 173 cm tall and weighs 65 kg . He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the men's 5000 metres...  Mexico	3:42.52	David Freeman  Puerto Rico	3:43.84	Maury Castillo  Cuba	3:43.93
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Juan Luis Barrios Juan Luis Barrios Juan Luis Barrios Nieves is a Mexican athlete. He is 173 cm tall and weighs 65 kg . He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics and finished seventh in the men's 5000 metres...  Mexico	14:09.08	Alejandro Suárez Alejandro Suárez Alejandro Suárez Velázquez is a Mexican long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. His personal best time is 13:18.13 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Victoria...  Mexico	14:10.58	Norbert Gutiérrez  Cuba	14:13.50
10,000 metres	José David Galván  Mexico	29:40.08	Javier Alexander Guarín  Colombia	29:41.51	Norbert Gutiérrez  Cuba	29:50.53
110 m hurdles	Dayron Robles Dayron Robles Dayron Robles is a track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles.He won his first major medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 season having improved his outdoor best to 13 seconds and become the Central American and...  Cuba	13.12 GR	Paulo César Villar  Colombia	13.29 NR Colombian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF... /AR=	Yoel Hernández  Cuba	13.51
400 m hurdles	Bayano Kamani Bayano Kamani Bayano Kamani is a Panamanian hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. He is the South American record holder in that event. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, reaching the semi-finals....  Panama	49.44	Ian Weakley Ian Weakley Ian Weakley is a retired male hurdler from Jamaica. His personal best time is 48.55 seconds, achieved in June 2003 in Trikala....  Jamaica	49.74	Bryan Steele  Jamaica	50.12
3000 m steeplechase	Alex Greaux  Puerto Rico	8:44.51	Néstor Nieves Néstor Nieves Néstor Francisco Nieves is a retired middle- and long-distance runner from Venezuela. He won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Nieves represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,...  Venezuela	8:44.86	José Alberto Sánchez  Cuba	8:46.05
20 km race walk	Luis Fernando López Luis Fernando López Luis Fernando López Erazo is a Colombian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...  Colombia	1:24:20	Eder Sánchez Eder Sánchez Heraclio Eder Sánchez Terán is a Mexican race walker. He's currently serving the Mexican Army, and has won the Mexican 'Premio Nacional del Deporte'.-Achievements:-References:*...  Mexico	1:26:30	Luis Fernando García Luis Fernando García Luis Fernando García Bechinie is a male race walker from Guatemala. He competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 .-Achievements:-References:*...  Guatemala	1:29:50
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	Procopio Franco  Mexico	2:24:35	Juan Carlos Cardona Juan Carlos Cardona Juan Carlos Cardona Rivas is a male marathon runner from Colombia, who twice represented his native country in the men's marathon at the Summer Olympics . He won the 2007 edition of the Buenos Aires Marathon in Argentina.-Achievements:-References:*...  Colombia	2:27:43	Alfredo Arevalo  Guatemala	2:28:27
4 x 100 m relay	Netherlands Antilles Brian Mariano Brian Mariano Brian Mariano is a Curaçaoan sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres and starts for the Netherlands, formerly for Netherlands Antilles until October 1, 2010. He finished fourth-fastest in the men's 60 metres heats at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha, but was disqualified... Prince Kwidama Jairo Duzant Jairo Duzant Jairo Duzant is a male track and field sprinter from Curaçao, in the Netherlands Antilles. His personal best times are 10.37 seconds over 100 metres and 20.78 seconds over 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Churandy Martina Churandy Martina Churandy Martina is a sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.93 seconds, a national record, achieved in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games final...	39.29	The Bahamas Adrian Griffith Adrian Griffith (athlete) Adrian Griffith is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final... Derrick Atkins Derrick Atkins Derrick Atkins is a Bahamian sprinter. Atkins specializes in the 100 metres event and also holds the national record, with a time of 9.91 seconds... Rodney Green Rodney Green (athlete) Rodney Green is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final... Dominic Demeritte Dominic Demeritte Dominic Demeritte is a sprints athlete who specializes in the 200 metres.He became indoor world champion in 2004, his result 20.66 a new Bahamian record...	39.44	Jamaica Lerone Clarke Lerone Clarke Lerone Ephraime Clarke is a Jamaican sprinter who is the 2010 Commonwealth Games champion in the 100 metres.Like current Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt and former Jamaican Sprinter Michael Green , Clarke is a former student of William Knibb Memorial High School.He finished fourth in 4 x 100 m... Xavier Brown Herbert McGregor Herbert McGregor Herbert McGregor is a Jamaican long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.08 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Fort-de-France.... Carl Barrett	39.45
4 x 400 m relay	Jamaica Sanjay Ayre Sanjay Ayre Sanjay Claude Ayre is a world-class Jamaican sprinter specializing in the 400 meters.Puma North America Signed Ayre to an undisclosed record 3 year contract in June 2003. Together with Brandon Simpson, Lansford Spence and Davian Clarke he won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005... Leford Green Leford Green Leford Green is a Jamaican athlete who specialises in the 400 metre hurdles & 400m.-External links:... Ricardo Chambers Ricardo Chambers Ricardo Chambers is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.Hailing from Trelawny Parish in Jamaica, he moved to the United States to study on a sports scholarship at Florida State University... Bryan Steele	3:01.78 GR	Trinidad and Tobago Renny Quow Renny Quow Renny Quow is a male track and field sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres. He was born in Tobago.... Kevon Pierre Kevon Pierre Kevon Pierre is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. Pierre traveled to the 2005 World Championships having set personal bests in both 100 and 200 metres two months prior to the meet. He competed in the 200 metres contest, but was knocked out in the heats... Jamil James Jamil James Jamil J James is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres.His father, Trevor J James, is a former Olympic sprinter who represented Trinidad and Tobago in the 1972 Munich Olympics.... Damion Barry Damion Barry Damion Barry is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.55 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Port-of-Spain....	3:02.65	Dominican Republic Félix Sánchez Felix Sanchez Félix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic... Arismendi Peguero Carlos Santa Carlos Santa Carlos Johelín Santa is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400... Yoel Tapia	3:03.25
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Gilmar Mayo Gilmar Mayo Gilmar Jalith Mayo Lozano is a Colombian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in October 1994 in Pereira. This is the current Colombian record.-Achievements:-References:...  Colombia	2.19	Trevor Barry Trevor Barry Trevor Barry is a male high jumper from the Bahamas. His personal best high jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea on 1 September 2011....  The Bahamas	2.16	Gerardo Martínez Gerardo Martínez Gerardo Eugenio Martínez Dibene is a Mexican high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.30 metres, achieved in April 2007 in Walnut. This is the current Mexican record....  Mexico	2.16
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Robinson Pratt  Mexico	5.50 NR Mexican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Mexico maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Mexicana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing+ = en route to a longer distance# = not officially ratified...	Dominic Johnson Dominic Johnson Dominic Laurence Johnson is a retired St Lucian athlete competing in the pole vault. He is a former decathlete.His personal best result is 5.70 metres, achieved in 2000. This is the current St Lucian record. He also holds the St Lucian records in decathlon, 110 metres hurdles and 4 x 100 metres...  Saint Lucia	5.20	David Rojas  Colombia	4.60
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Irving Saladino Irving Saladino Irving Jahir Saladino Aranda is a Panamanian long jumper. He is the current Olympic champion, and Panama's first and only Olympic gold medallist.Saladino was born in Colón, Panama....  Panama	8.29	Iván Pedroso Iván Pedroso Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler is a retired Cuban athlete, specializing in long jump.In July 1990, still at the age of 17, Pedroso jumped more than 8 meters for the first time. Facing tough competition from Carl Lewis, Mike Powell and others, he still won numerous gold medals in international...  Cuba	7.92	Ibrahim Camejo Ibrahim Camejo Ibrahim Camejo is a Cuban long jumper.He won the bronze medals at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. He then won the more prestigious bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games...  Cuba	7.83
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Yoandri Betanzos Yoandri Betanzos Yoandri Betanzos Francis is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump.His personal best jump is 17.65 metres, achieved in April 2009 in Havana...  Cuba	17.46 GR	Alexis Copello Alexis Copello Alexis Copello born is a Cuban triple jumper with a personal best triple jump of . He is a World Championship medalist, having won the bronze at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics...  Cuba	16.85	Wilbert Walker Wilbert Walker Wilbert Walker is a Jamaican triple jumper. His personal best jump is 16.47 metres , achieved in March 2006 in Boston...  Jamaica	16.35
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Dorian Scott Dorian Scott Dorian Armand Scott is a Jamaican shot putter. His personal best is 21.45 meters, achieved in March 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida...  Jamaica	20.34 NR Jamaican records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Jamaica maintained by its national athletics federation: Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitude...	Alexis Paumier Alexis Paumier Alexis Paumier is a Cuban shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.78 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Havana.He won the silver medals at the 2001 and 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games...  Cuba	18.26	Reynaldo Proenza Reynaldo Proenza Reynaldo Proenza Ribot is a male shot putter from Cuba. His personal best throw is 20.30 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:...  Cuba	18.03
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Yunior Lastre Yunior Lastre Yunior Lastre Hechevarría is a Cuban discus thrower. His personal best throw is 63.67 metres, achieved in March 2009 in Havana....  Cuba	57.00	Jason Morgan Jason Morgan (athlete) Jason Morgan is a Jamaican discus thrower. His personal best throw is 64.11 metres, achieved on May 28, 2011 in Monroe.He won the silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final.-Achievements:-External links:...  Jamaica	56.56	Héctor Hurtado  Venezuela	52.60
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Guillermo Martínez Guillermo Martínez (athlete) Guillermo Martínez López is a Cuban javelin thrower.In intercontinental competitions, he finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships and ninth at the 2007 World Championships...  Cuba	84.91 GR	Yudel Moreno Yudel Moreno Yudel Moreno Hernández is a Cuban javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 80.19 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Valencia, Venezuela....  Cuba	78.44	Noraldo Palacios Noraldo Palacios Noraldo Palacios Rivas is a Colombian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 79.09 metres, achieved in October 2006 in Tunja....  Colombia	74.10
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Noleysi Bicet Noleysi Bicet Noleysi Bicet is a male hammer thrower from Cuba. His personal best throw is 73.90 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Havana.He won the gold medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also became Cuban champion in 2006....  Cuba	69.56	Iosvany Suárez  Cuba	67.62	Aldo Bello Aldo Bello Aldo Bello is a male hammer thrower from Venezuela. His personal best throw is 67.63 metres, achieved in August 2005 in Armenia....  Venezuela	62.55
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Alexis Chivas Alexis Chivás Alexis Chivás Hechavarría is a Cuban decathlete. His personal best score is 7956 points, achieved in March 2008 in Havana. He also became Cuban champion in 2005.-Achievements:-References:...  Cuba	7551	Carlos Paterson  Cuba	7203	Andrés Horacio Mantilla  Colombia	7157

Women

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Tahesia Harrigan Tahesia Harrigan Tahesia Harrigan is a sprinter from the British Virgin Islands.Harrigan was born in the British Virgin Islands to Doris Harrigan. Harrigan's illustrious track and field career began in Tallahassee, Florida...  British Virgin Islands	11.15	Laverne Jones LaVerne Jones LaVerne Janet Jones-Ferrette is a sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She won the silver medal over 60 meters at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships...  United States Virgin Islands	11.50	Virgil Hodge Virgil Hodge Virgil Hodge is a female sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis who specializes in the 200 metres. She was born in Basseterre....  Saint Kitts and Nevis	11.52
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Roxana Díaz  Cuba	22.76 GR	Virgil Hodge Virgil Hodge Virgil Hodge is a female sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis who specializes in the 200 metres. She was born in Basseterre....  Saint Kitts and Nevis	23.09	Jade Bailey Jade Bailey Jade Bailey is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Barbados.Bailey lives in Barbados and is coached by Keith Thornhill,her agent is Andre Thomas of [Athletes.first Sports Management http://www.athletes-first.de/]She won the bronze medal in 200 metres at the [2006...  Barbados	23.32
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Ana Guevara Ana Guevara Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza is a now-retired Mexican track and field athlete, specialized in the 400 meters. Her career began in 1996 carrying out diverse tours, participating in her first international competences...  Mexico	50.99	Hazel-Ann Regis Hazel-Ann Regis Hazel-Ann Regis is a Grenadian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She participated at the World Championships in Athletics in 1999, 2003 and 2005 as well as the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004, without reaching the final....  Grenada	51.16	Kineke Alexander  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	52.04
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Zulia Calatayud Zulia Calatayud Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the...  Cuba	2:05.26	Rosibel García Rosibel García Rosibel García Mena is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance track events. She has represented her country at the Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics.She is the Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and 1500 metres...  Colombia	2:05.78	Gabriela Medina Gabriela Medina Gabriela Elizabeth Medina Solórzano is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.25 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Xalapa.-Achievements:-References:...  Mexico	2:06.15
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Rosibel García Rosibel García Rosibel García Mena is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance track events. She has represented her country at the Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics.She is the Colombian record holder for the 800 metres and 1500 metres...  Colombia	4:18.29 GR	Yuneisy Santiusty  Cuba	4:19.32	Lysaira del Valle  Puerto Rico	4:21.84
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Bertha Sánchez Bertha Sánchez Bertha Oliva Sánchez Rivera is a female long-distance runner from Colombia, who won several medals on continental level from the mid-1990s on. She has won twice at the South American Cross Country Championships; first winning the long race in 2000, then winning the short race competition in...  Colombia	16:17:13	Dulce Maria Rodriguez Dulce María Rodríguez Dulce María Rodríguez de la Cruz is a Mexican long-distance runner who competes in track and road running events, including the marathon...  Mexico	16:18.15	Madaí Pérez Madaí Pérez Madaí Pérez Carrillo is a Mexican long-distance runner. She represented Mexico in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.- Career :...  Mexico	16:19.38
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	Maria Elena Valencia  Mexico	2:45:49	Yailén García  Cuba	2:51:43	Iglandini González Iglandini González Iglandini de Jesús González Pardo long-distance runner from Colombia, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race . She set her personal best – and the Colombian national record – in the classic distance on March 3, 1996 in Los Angeles,...  Colombia	2:54:05
100 m hurdles	Anay Tejeda Anay Tejeda Anay Tejeda Quesada is a Cuban hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.72 seconds, achieved in August 2006 in Linz.-Achievements:-External links:...  Cuba	12.86	Nadine Faustin  Haiti	12.91	Toni-Ann D'Oyley  Jamaica	13.10
400 m hurdles	Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200...  Cuba	55.32	Josanne Lucas Josanne Lucas Josanne Lucas is a track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.Born in Scarborough, Tobago, Lucas' first success was a win at the national championships in the 400 metres in 2005, but she focused on hurdling instead...  Trinidad and Tobago	55.60	Melaine Walker Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...  Jamaica	55.97
20 km race walk	Cristina López Cristina López Cristina Esmeralda López is an Salvadoran race walker.When she won the gold medal at the Pan American Games, she made history by winning the first ever medal for El Salvador at the games. Lopez also had the worries of having her 3-year-old daughter Monica Michelle back in El Salvador undergoing...  El Salvador	1:38:26	Evelyn Núñez  Guatemala	1:39:37	Sandra Zapata  Colombia	1:41.37
4 x 100 m relay	Cuba Virgen Benavides Virgen Benavides Virgen Benavides Muñoz is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Cuba.Benavides represented Cuba at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed third in her first round heat after Ivet Lalova and Montell Douglas in a time of... Misleidys Lazo Roxana Díaz Anay Tejeda Anay Tejeda Anay Tejeda Quesada is a Cuban hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.72 seconds, achieved in August 2006 in Linz.-Achievements:-External links:...	43.29	Colombia Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Yomara Hinestroza Murillo is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Colombia.... Felipa Palacios Felipa Palacios Felipa Alicia Palacios Hinestroza is a retired female track and field athlete from Colombia, who competed in the sprint events.She represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996... Darlenys Obregón Darlenys Obregón Darlenys Obregón Mulato is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the sprinting events, primarily the 200 metres in which she has a personal best of 23.09 seconds... Norma González	44.32	The Bahamas Savatheda Fynes Shandra Brown Tamica Clarke T-Shonda Webb	44.34
4 x 400 m relay	Mexico Ruth Grajeda Ana Guevara Ana Guevara Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza is a now-retired Mexican track and field athlete, specialized in the 400 meters. Her career began in 1996 carrying out diverse tours, participating in her first international competences... Gabriela Medina Gabriela Medina Gabriela Elizabeth Medina Solórzano is a Mexican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.25 seconds, achieved in May 2007 in Xalapa.-Achievements:-References:... Mayra González	3:29.92	Jamaica Clora Williams Shevon Stoddart Shevon Stoddart Shevon Stoddart is a Jamaican hurdler.She won the bronze medal at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and finished fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games... Melanie Walker Althea Chambers	3:32.86	Cuba Ana Peña Daimi Pernía Daimí Pernía Daimí Pernía Figueroa is a Cuban athlete competing mainly in 400 m hurdles. A former basketball player, she did not rise to international level until 1999, when she lowered her personal best from 55.51s to 52.89s and even became world champion.-Personal bests:*400 metres hurdles - 52.89 *200... Yenima Arencibia Zulia Calatayud Zulia Calatayud Zulia Inés Calatayud Torres is a Cuban runner competing mostly in the 800 metres event.-Early career:Calatayud, who attended Havana's Manuel Permuy Sports School, got involved in athletics to help her deal with her asthma. She first gained prominence by reaching the semi-finals of the 400m at the...	3:36.34
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Juana Arrendel Juana Arrendel Juana Rosario Arrendel is a female high jumper from the Dominican Republic.Arrendel originally won the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, but lost the gold medal after testing positive for stanozolol. In 2006 she became the sixth woman to win three Central American and Caribbean Games titles in...  Dominican Republic	1.93	Catherine Ibargüen  Colombia	1.88	Levern Spencer Levern Spencer Levern Donaline Spencer is a Saint Lucian high jumper.-Biography:Spencer was an All-American high jumper for the University of Georgia and 2008 Olympian for St Lucia, set a new facility record at the Georgia Invitational in Athens, Georgia on Saturday 8 May 2010, clearing 1.98m to cruise to a...  Saint Lucia	1.88
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Maryoris Sánchez  Cuba	4.10 GR	Yarisley Silva  Cuba	3.95	Keisa Monterola  Venezuela	3.85
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Yudelkis Fernández Yudelkis Fernández Yudelkis Fernández Luis is a Cuban long jumper.-Achievements:-External links:...  Cuba	6.37	Catherine Ibargüen  Colombia	6.36	Tanika Liburd  Saint Kitts and Nevis	6.23
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Mabel Gay Mabel Gay Mabel Gay Tamayo is a Cuban triple jumper. Her personal best jump is 14.66 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:...  Cuba	14.20	Yudelkis Fernández Yudelkis Fernández Yudelkis Fernández Luis is a Cuban long jumper.-Achievements:-External links:...  Cuba	13.87	Johana Triviño  Colombia	13.71
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Yumileidi Cumbá Yumileidi Cumbá Yumileidi Cumbá Jay is a Cuban shot putter.Her greatest season was 2004, when she won an Olympic gold medal and achieved a new personal best throw....  Cuba	19.31	Misleidis González  Cuba	18.80	Cleopatra Borel  Trinidad and Tobago	18.33
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Yania Ferrales Yania Ferrales Yania Ferrales Monteagudo is a Cuban discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 66.00 metres, achieved in February 2006 in Havana.-Achievements:-References:...  Cuba	59.70	Yarelis Barrios Yarelis Barrios Yarelys Barrios Castañeda is a female discus thrower from Cuba. Her personal best throw is 66.13 metres, achieved in July 2008.-Achievements:-References:*...  Cuba	58.22	Keisha Walkes  Barbados	48.10
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Yipsi Moreno Yipsi Moreno Yipsi Moreno González is a Cuban hammer thrower. She is a double world champion and Olympic silver medalist, a former world junior record holder and current area record holder...  Cuba	70.22 GR	Yunaika Crawford Yunaika Crawford Yunaika Crawford Rogert is a Cuban hammer thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2004 with a personal best throw of 73.16 metres.-Early career:...  Cuba	67.88	Johana Moreno Johana Moreno Eli Johana Moreno Valencia is a Colombian track and field athlete who specialises in the hammer throw...  Colombia	65.51 NR Colombian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Colombia maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Colombiana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:A = affected by altitude# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Sonia Bisset Sonia Bisset Sonia Bisset Poll is a female javelin thrower from Cuba. She set her personal best throw in 2005 with 67.67 metres.-Achievements:*2005 IAAF World Athletics Final - bronze medal...  Cuba	63.30 NR Cuban records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Cuba maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Cubana de Atletismo .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to longer distance# = not officially ratified by IAAF...	Osleidys Menéndez Osleidys Menéndez Osleidys Menéndez Sáez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She has been described as the female "Jan Železný" of her times....  Cuba	59.94	Laverne Eve Laverne Eve Laverne Eve is a female track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Nashville. In her early career she also competed in shot put and discus throw...  The Bahamas	57.29
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Yuleidis Limonta Yuleidis Limonta Yuleidis Limonta Ramírez is a female heptathlete from Cuba.-Achievements:-References:*...  Cuba	5952 GR	Juana Castillo  Dominican Republic	5664	Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Gretchen Quintana Cordero is a female heptathlete from Cuba, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...  Cuba	5584

Medal table

Key:

1	Cuba	21	14	10	45
2	Mexico	8	3	3	14
3	Colombia	4	8	7	19
4	Jamaica	2	3	5	9
5=	Netherlands Antilles	2	0	0	2
5=	Panama	2	0	0	2
7	Dominican Republic	1	1	2	4
8	Puerto Rico	1	1	1	3
9=	British Virgin Islands	1	0	0	1
9=	El Salvador	1	0	0	1
11=	The Bahamas	0	3	2	5
11=	Trinidad and Tobago	0	3	2	5
13	Grenada	0	2	0	2
14	Venezuela	0	1	3	4
15=	Guatemala	0	1	2	3
15=	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	1	2	3
17	Saint Lucia	0	1	1	2
18=	Haiti	0	1	0	1
18=	United States Virgin Islands	0	1	0	1
20	Barbados	0	0	3	3
21	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0	1	1
Total		43	44	44	131

• Note: Medal count excludes Dorian Scott's gold in the men's shot put as he was disqualified from the competition after a positive test for marijuana.

External links

Official site - results