The 13th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships were held in the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in Georgetown, Cayman Islands between 10–12 July 1998.

Records

A total of 19 new championship records were set. Event Record Athlete Country TypeBoys Under 20 (Junior)100 m10.38 s   (1.4 m/s)Roy Bailey CR800 m1:49.41Dwayne Miller CR4 × 100 m relay39.84Paul Thompson Dwight Thomas Steve Slowly Roy Bailey CRGirls Under 20 (Junior)200 m23.43s   (0.7 m/s)Fana Ashby CR400 m hurdles57.89Peta-Gaye Gayle CR4 × 100 m relay45.24s†Tulia Robinson Danielle Browning Elva Goulbourne Althea Johnson CRBoys Under 17 (Youth)100 m10.69s†   (1.2 m/s)Omar Brown CR200 m21.47s   (0.8 m/s)Omar Brown CR100 m hurdles13.09s   (1.0 m/s)Dwayne Robinson CR400 m hurdles53.34sJason Hunte CRPole vault4.20mErik Corral CR4 × 100 m relay42.12sNicholas Denniser Davaon Spence DeWayne Barnett Omar Brown CRGirls Under 17 (Youth)200 m23.55s   (1.4 m/s)Melaine Walker CR100 m hurdles13.72sAlicia Cave CR300 m hurdles41.33sPatricia Hall CRTriple jump12.22m   (-1.1 m/s)Raneika Bean CR4000 metres track walk20:44.48Diana Flores CR4 × 100 m relay45.35Nadine Palmer Lisa Sharpe Melaine Walker Veronica Campbell CR4 × 400 m relay3:40.65Tameisha Gutherie Patricia Hall Shauna-Kay Campbell Melaine Walker CR Key AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record

†: Electronic timing. Still better hand timing results.

Medal summary

Complete results are published on the CFPI and on the World Junior Athletics History website, and medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, Junior A, Female, and Junior B.

Male Junior A (under 20)

100 metres (1.4 m/s) 10.38 CR 10.53 10.58200 metres (1.1 m/s) 20.99 21.00 21.28400 metres 46.80 47.56 47.68800 metres 1:49.41 CR 1:49.47 1:50.781500 metres 4:03.87 4:04.52 4:05.715000 metres 15:37.23 15:39.60 16:09.2710,000 metres 31:57.00 33:46.69 35:24.483000 metres steeplechase 9:52.07 10:03.61 110 metres hurdles (0.5 m/s) 14.40 14.73 15.25400 metres hurdles 52.04 52.33 52.51High jump 2.02 1.99 1.99Pole vault 4.50 4.30 4.20Long jump 7.45 (-1.0 m/s) 7.26 (-1.6 m/s) 7.13 (-2.5 m/s)Triple jump 15.66 15.52 14.75Shot put 15.39 15.28 14.78Discus throw 46.33 46.05 44.78Hammer throw† 46.52 45.80 Javelin throw 61.40 59.48 55.50Decathlon 6673 5867 550910,000 metres track walk 46:57.46 49:18.32 50:35.884 × 100 metres relay Paul Thompson Dwight Thomas Steve Slowly Roy Bailey 39.84 CR Himma McLaughlin Adrian McLaughlin Rico Boddon Roger Smith 41.72 Maurice Clarke Fabian Moore Troy Wickham Hugh Henry 41.754 × 400 metres relay Collin Thomas Sanjay Ayre Leroy Colquhoun Dwayne Miller 3:06.77 Carlos Jiménez Nazario Padilla Roberto Carbajal Manuel Vázquez 3:13.29 Jesús Torres Esteban Castro Edwin Esparra Jairo Velázquez 3:15.20

†: Event marked as exhibition.

Female Junior A (under 20) 100 metres (0.7 m/s) 11.56 11.58 11.68200 metres (0.7 m/s) 23.43 CR 23.86 24.13400 metres 53.36 54.51 55.00800 metres 2:09.82 2:11.15 2:11.981500 metres 4:37.51 4:43.23 4:43.735000 metres 17:41.88 18:26.70 19:18.88100 metres hurdles (2.0 m/s) 14.28w 14.29w 14.30w400 metres hurdles 57.89 CR 60.03 60.07High jump 1.74 1.71 1.71Long jump 5.96 (-0.7 m/s) 5.95 (-1.4 m/s) 5.88 (-2.1 m/s)Triple jump 12.64 12.61 12.38Shot put 13.68 12.78 12.48Discus throw 45.87 43.21 41.52Hammer throw† 50.22 47.44 Javelin throw 43.54 42.81 42.00Heptathlon 4771 4700 45575000 metres track walk 26:04.28 26:39.79 28:24.664 × 100 metres relay Tulia Robinson Danielle Browning Elva Goulbourne Althea Johnson 45.24 CR Juanita Ferguson Tamica Clarke Tamara Cherebin Marcia Dorsett 45.99 Jeniffer Marrero Glynette Rodriguez Beatriz Cruz Madeline Morales 47.494 × 400 metres relay Shellene Williams Keasha Downer Peta-Gaye Gayle Allison Beckford 3:36.02 Michelle Barraza Diana García Amiel Ruíz Angeles Pantoga 3:51.19 Damaris Diana Beatriz Cruz Jeniffer Marrero Glynette Rodríguez 3:54.89

†: Event marked as exhibition.

Male Junior B (under 17) 100 metres (1.2 m/s) 10.69 CR 10.82 10.83200 metres (0.8 m/s) 21.47 CR 21.93 21.94400 metres 48.19 49.03 49.45800 metres 1:55.79 1:56.42 1:57.151500 metres 4:14.17 4:14.95 4:15.063000 metres 9:06.29 9:08.03 9:23.282000 metres steeplechase 6:47.30 7:06.53 9:23.50100 metres hurdles (1.0 m/s) 13.09 CR 13.39 14.14400 metres hurdles 53.34 CR 53.70 53.85High jump 2.07 2.01 2.01Pole vault 4.20 CR 4.00 3.70Long jump 6.80 (-1.1 m/s) 6.71 (-0.6 m/s) 6.53 (-0.6 m/s)Triple jump 14.44 (-0.7 m/s) 13.79 (-0.4 m/s) 13.77 (-0.5 m/s)Shot put 14.20 14.20 14.06Discus throw 40.94 40.59 39.28Hammer throw 50.74 48.72 43.66Javelin throw 57.76 56.38 52.10Heptathlon 4666 4102 41005000 metres track walk† 22:21.75 34:31.72 4 × 100 metres relay Nicholas Denniser Davaon Spence DeWayne Barnett Omar Brown 42.12 CR Damion Barry Marc Burns Anthony Fredrick Darrel Brown 42.21 Ron Fraser Barton Duncanson Clement Taylor Theron Smith 42.644 × 400 metres relay Dwayne Greenidge Jason Hunte Jamal Nedo Wilan Louis 3:16.81 Jameel Wilson Brent Harry Marc Burns Damion Barry 3:18.80 Sambrino Williams Ron Fraser Barton Duncanson Theron Smith 3:20.08

†: Event marked as exhibition.

Female Junior B (under 17) 100 metres (2.4 m/s) 11.72 w 11.78 w 11.82 w200 metres (0.0 m/s) 23.55 CR 24.20 24.38400 metres 54.54 55.84 56.47800 metres 2:12.48 2:14.94 2:15.451200 metres 3:36.90 3:38.48 3:41.60100 metres hurdles (0.8 m/s) 13.72 CR 14.47 14.76300 metres hurdles 41.33 CR 41.62 43.33High jump 1.73 1.70 1.61Long jump 5.50 (-0.3 m/s) 5.27 (-0.5 m/s) 5.19 (-0.4 m/s)Triple jump 12.22 CR (-1.1 m/s) 11.09 (-0.5 m/s) 10.55 (-2.3 m/s)Shot put 12.44 12.09 11.55Discus throw 37.33 36.23 34.45Javelin throw 38.16 37.23 36.57Pentathlon 3371 3228 31604000 metres track walk 20:44.48 CR 22:46.34 23:07.604 × 100 metres relay Nadine Palmer Lisa Sharpe Melaine Walker Veronica Campbell 45.35 CR Keisha James Calicia Burke Crystal Robinson 49.05 Mayra Pérez Elizabeth Rivera Waleska Ayala Sydiannet Dalmau 50.034 × 400 metres relay Tameisha Gutherie Patricia Hall Shauna-Kay Campbell Melaine Walker 3:40.65 CR Sheila Mercado Lysaira Del Valle Eva Guzmán Waleska Ayala 4:03.01 Schwannah McCarthy Gabriella Myles Crystal Robinson Calicia Burke 4:03.19

Medal table (unofficial)

Participation (unofficial)

The Commonwealth of Dominica competed for the first time at the championships. Detailed result lists can be found on the CFPI and on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 361 athletes (187 junior (under-20) and 174 youth (under-17)) from about 21 countries:

(2) (5) (1) (21) (23) (7) (4) (30) (1) (7) (4) (14) (2) (76) México (74) (2) (47) (2) (3) (28) (8)

References

External links Official CACAC Website Local Championships Website World Junior Athletics History