| XIV Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | |
| Size: | 130px |
| Host City: | San Juan, Puerto Rico  |
| Dates: | 14–16 July |
| Stadium: | Estadio Sixto Escobar |
| Nations Participating: | 31 |
| Athletes Participating: | about 422 (260 junior, 162 youth) |
| Events: | 80 |
| Records Set: | 15 championship records |
| Level: | Junior and Youth |
| Previous: | 1998 Grand Cayman |
| Next: | 2002 Bridgetown |
The 14th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships were held in the Estadio Sixto Escobar in San Juan, Puerto Rico between 14–16 July 2000.
A total of 15 new championship records were set. The wind-assisted mark of 8.09 m (2.9 m/s) by Cleavon Dillon from Trinidad and Tobago was the best performance in long jump of the Male Junior A (U-20) category, as was the mark of 13.30 s (4.8 m/s) by Toni Ann D'Oyley from Jamaicain 100 metres hurdles of the Female Junior A (U-20) category, the mark of 21.46 s (2.4 m/s) by Darrel Brown from Trinidad and Tobago in 200 metres of the Male Junior B (U-17) category, the mark of 7.35 m (5.1 m/s) by Damion Young from Jamaica in long jump of the Male Junior B (U-17) category, and the mark of 6.17m (3.4 m/s) by Charisse Bacchus from Trinidad and Tobago in long jump of the Female Junior B (U-17) category,but all five could not be recognized as new records.
| Event | Record | Athlete | Country | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Under 20 (Junior) | |||||
| Javelin Throw | 69.91m | Edwin Cuesta | CR | ||
| 10,000 metres Track Walk | 41:29.66 | Cristián David Berdeja | CR | ||
| Girls Under 20 (Junior) | |||||
| 100 m | 11.45s (1.7 m/s) (heat) | Nadine Palmer | CR | ||
| 11.18s (1.2 m/s) | Veronica Campbell | CR | |||
| 800 m | 2:06.37 | Kareen Gayle | CR | ||
| High Jump | 1.86m | Sheree Francis | CR | ||
| Long Jump | 6.47m (1.4 m/s) | Nolle Graham | CR | ||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 44.26s | CR | |||
| Boys Under 17 (Youth) | |||||
| 100 m | 10.47s (1.2 m/s) | Darrel Brown | CR | ||
| 400 m | 48.14s | Kimani Williams | CR | ||
| Javelin Throw | 61.81m | Jamal Forde | CR | ||
| 4 × 100 m relay | 41.62s | Chevon Simpson Darrel Brown Marlon St. Louis Dion Rodriguez | CR | ||
| Girls Under 17 (Youth) | |||||
| 100 m | 11.67s (1.4 m/s) | Lisa Sharpe | CR | ||
| 400 m | 53.54s | Anneisha McLaughlin | CR | ||
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:40.40 | Anna-Kay Campbell Kashain Page Camille Robinson Anneisha McLaughlin | CR | ||
| AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record |
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Complete results are published on a day by day basis, and medal winners are published by category: Junior A, Male, Junior A, Female, and Junior B.
| 100 metres (0.4 m/s) | 10.56 | 10.57 | 10.58 | ||||
| 200 metres (2.0 m/s) | 21.10 | 21.44 | 21.50 | ||||
| 400 metres | 46.49 | 47.28 | 47.48 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:51.84 | 1:52.28 | 1:53.28 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:57.73 | 3:58.76 | 4:01.14 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:07.72 | 15:20.86 | 15:35.48 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 32:16.20 | 32:46.51 | 33:37.48 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:29.08 | 10:02.79 | 10:08.04 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles (4.4 m/s) | 14.21 w | 14.47 w | 14.58 w | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 52.98 | 53.24 | 53.51 | ||||
| High jump | 2.15 | 2.05 | 2.05 | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.95 | 3.70 | 3.50 | ||||
| Long jump | 8.09 w (2.9 m/s) | 7.83 (0.8 m/s) | 7.77 w (2.8 m/s) | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.95 w (3.8 m/s) | 15.55 w (3.1 m/s) | 15.20 w (3.5 m/s) | ||||
| Shot put | 16.18 | 15.57 | 15.55 | ||||
| Discus throw | 51.10 | 49.13 | 46.67 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 45.95 | ||||||
| Javelin throw | 69.91 CR | 64.94 | 59.73 | ||||
| Decathlon | 6387 | 5977 | 5864 | ||||
| 10,000 metres track walk | 41:29.66 CR | 42:53.42 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 40.39 | 40.56 | 41.27 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:08.42 | 3:12.59 | 3:12.84 |
| 100 metres (1.2 m/s) | 11.18 CR | 11.36 | 11.57 | ||||
| 200 metres (2.5 m/s) | 23.67 w | 23.84 w | 24.27 w | ||||
| 400 metres | 53.32 | 54.03 | 54.54 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:06.37 CR | 2:06.63 | 2:08.75 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:35.68 | 4:35.70 | 4:37.76 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 10:15.96 | 10:20.57 | 10:31.43 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 17:50.72 | 17:56.42 | 18:15.93 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (4.8 m/s) | 13.30 w | 13.71 w | 13.77 w | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 59.65 | 60.39 | 60.52 | ||||
| 2000 metres steeplechase | |||||||
| High jump | 1.86 CR | 1.77 | | 1.57 1.57 | |||
| Pole vault | 3.25 | 3.20 | 3.10 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.47 CR (1.4 m/s) | 6.30 (1.5 m/s) | 6.14 w (2.4 m/s) | ||||
| Triple jump | 13.15 w (4.0 m/s) | 13.10 w (3.4 m/s) | 12.73 w (5.5 m/s) | ||||
| Shot put | 14.18 | 13.10 | 12.66 | ||||
| Discus throw | 44.05 | 42.35 | 34.68 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 47.46 | 45.66 | 44.45 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 46.28 | 41.16 | 41.07 | ||||
| Heptathlon | 4723 w | 4713 w | 4703 w | ||||
| 5000 metres track walk | 25:06.34 | 25:10.47 | 26:21.77 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 44.26 CR | 46.20 | 48.60 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:36.14 | 3:40.24 | 3:54.14 |
| 100 metres (1.2 m/s) | 10.47 CR | 10.70 | 10.93 | ||||
| 200 metres (2.4 m/s) | 21.46 w | 21.74 w | 21.92 w | ||||
| 400 metres | 48.14 CR | 48.99 | 49.17 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:57.41 | 1:59.35 | 1:59.50 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:59.19 | 4:01.40 | 4:03.92 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 9:05.4 | 9:11.2 | 9:22.9 | ||||
| 2000 metres steeplechase | 6:06.05 | 6:25.72 | 7:07.57 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (4.0 m/s) | 13.15 w | 13.16 w | 13.51 w | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 54.21 | 56.08 | 57.41 | ||||
| High jump | 1.93 | | 1.83 1.83 | ||||
| Pole vault | 2.75 | 2.50 | |||||
| Long jump | 7.35 w (5.1 m/s) | 6.88 w (4.8 m/s) | 6.82 w (4.5 m/s) | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.07 w (4.9 m/s) | 14.03 w (5.5 m/s) | 13.93 w (3.8 m/s) | ||||
| Shot put | 15.55 | 15.25 | 13.04 | ||||
| Discus throw | 48.24 | 47.64 | 42.57 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 47.24 | ||||||
| Javelin throw | 61.81 CR | 61.79 | 59.83 | ||||
| Octathlon | |||||||
| 5000 metres track walk | 24:28.53 | 25:06.47 | 25:06.79 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 41.62 CR | 42.72 | Rhenardo Forbes Grafton Ifill Jarett Russell | 43.33 | |||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:21.56 | 3:24.71 | 3:25.70 |
| 100 metres (1.4 m/s) | 11.67 CR | 11.86 | 11.92 | ||||
| 200 metres (2.3 m/s) | 24.14 w | 24.24 w | 24.51 w | ||||
| 400 metres | 53.54 CR | 54.32 | 54.45 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:13.53 | 2:13.95 | 2:13.99 | ||||
| 1200 metres | 3:39.60 | 3:41.85 | 3:44.96 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.96 | 14.05 | 14.07 | ||||
| 300 metres hurdles | 43.00 | 45.34 | 47.19 | ||||
| High jump | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.72 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.17 w (3.4 m/s) | 6.04 w (3.8 m/s) | 6.00 w (3.3 m/s) | ||||
| Triple jump | 11.85 (-0.8 m/s) | 11.42 (0.2 m/s) | 11.14 (-2.1 m/s) | ||||
| Shot put | 13.65 | 12.70 | 12.39 | ||||
| Discus throw | 41.86 | 34.61 | 33.98 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 31.53 | 31.27 | 17.40 | ||||
| Pentathlon | 3381 w | 3278 | 3202 | ||||
| 4000 metres Track Walk | 20:55.64 | 22:00.64 | 22:54.72 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 45.66 | 47.91 | 48.47 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:40.40 CR | 3:51.48 | 3:57.71 |
There is a mismatch between the unofficial medal count and the published medalcount above. The unofficial count results in only 3 gold medals for both theBahamas and Puerto Rico, only 13 silver medals for Puerto Rico, no silver orany other medal for Saint Lucia, and only 7 bronze medals for Mexico and only2 bronze medals for Barbados. This could be explained by published results being incomplete. In the technical manual the events 2000 metres steeplechase in the Girls under 20 (Junior) category andOctathlon in the Boys under 17 (Youth) category were scheduled, but no results could be found. Assuming that the published medal tables arecorrect, and working through the published medalcount, the following result could tentatively be assigned: 2000 metressteeplechase girls (U-20): gold for Puerto Rico, silver for Puerto Rico, andbronze for Barbados, octathlon boys (U-17): gold for the Bahamas, silver forSaint Lucia, and bronze for Mexico. The number of events would increase to 82.
Haiti competed for the first time at the championships. Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields a number of about 422 athletes (260 junior (under-20) and 162 youth (under-17)) from about 31 countries, a new record number of participating nations:
(3)
(1)
(4)
(23)
(23)
(6)
(8)
(4)
(2)
(1)
(11)
(8)
(12)
(10)
(2)
(2)
(70)
México (42)
(1)
(8) (88)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(40)
(2)