NACAC Championships
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The North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships is a continental track and field athletics event organised by the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association. The last of the six IAAF areas to hold a continental senior athletics competition, the NACAC Championships' inaugural edition was held in 2007 in San Salvador
, El Salvador
. Three hundreds athletes competed at the 2007 Championships and a total of 26 nations were represented. The United States
dominated the first edition with a total of 43 medals and 28 gold medals. Mexico
and Trinidad and Tobago
took second and third places with totals of 20 and 11, respectively.
It should not be confused with the Central American and Caribbean Championships
(CAC Championships), which does not include North American athletic associations.
San Salvador
The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...
, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. Three hundreds athletes competed at the 2007 Championships and a total of 26 nations were represented. The United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
dominated the first edition with a total of 43 medals and 28 gold medals. 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...
and Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
took second and third places with totals of 20 and 11, respectively.
It should not be confused with the Central American and Caribbean Championships
Central American and Caribbean Championships
The Central American and Caribbean Championships is an international track and field athletics event organised by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation . Only athletes representing a member nation of the confederation may compete. Created in 1967, the event has been held every...
(CAC Championships), which does not include North American athletic associations.
Editions
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events |
No. of Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 2007 NACAC Championships The 2007 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships were a regional track and field competition held at the Flor Blanca National Stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador from July 13–15, 2007. It was the inaugural edition of a senior track and field championship for the NACAC region... |
San Salvador San Salvador The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador... |
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| 2 | ? |
External links
- NACAC official site
- 2007 Medal table
- NACAC Junior results at gbrathletics