| XVI Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships | |
| Size: | 200px |
| Host City: | Coatzacoalcos, Mexico  |
| Dates: | 25–27 June |
| Stadium: | Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa |
| Nations Participating: | 21 |
| Athletes Participating: | about 411 (223 junior, 188 youth) |
| Events: | 81 (43 junior, 38 youth) |
| Level: | Junior and Youth |
| Previous: | 2002 Bridgetown |
| Next: | 2006 Port of Spain |
The 16th Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships were held in the Estadio Rafael Hernández Ochoa in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, between 25–27 June 2004. The games were originally planned to be held in San Salvador, El Salvador. However, they were relocated to the state of Veracruz in Mexico in early 2004. Both cities of Xalapa and Coatzacoalcos were applicants. A discussion of the results is given.
A couple of new championship records were set.
| Event | Record | Athlete | Country | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Under 20 (Junior) | |||||
| 200 m | 20.67s (1.2 m/s) | Marcus Duncan | CR | ||
| Hammer throw (junior implement, 6 kg) | 59.03m1) | Santiago Loera | CR | ||
| Girls Under 20 (Junior) | |||||
| Shot put | 15.74m | Annie Alexander | CR | ||
| Boys Under 17 (Youth) | |||||
| Octathlon | 4832 pts2) | Ramón Garibay | CR | ||
| AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record |
|---|
Notes:
1): A new (junior implement) hammer of 6 kg was used for the first time at the championships. Therefore, the mark of 59.03m is naturally a new championship record. However, Yosmel Montes from Cuba threw the hammer 65.88m using the (senior implement) 7.257 kg hammer during the 1996 championships.
2): The result of 14.91s in 110m hurdles was reported as wind-assisted (2.7 m/s).
Moreover, there were a couple of further results marked as championship records. However, they might be disputable as discussed below:
| Event | Record | Athlete | Country | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Under 20 (Junior) | |||||
| Pole vault | 3.35m3) | Nidza Torres | CR | ||
| Carmen Castillo | |||||
| Isadora García | |||||
| Hammer throw | 48.01m4) | Mónica Coronado | CR | ||
| Boys Under 17 (Youth) | |||||
| Pole vault | 3.95m5) | Yeisel Cintrón | CR | ||
| AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record |
|---|
Notes:
3): Citlalli Huerta from Mexico jumped 3.70m during the 2002 championships (marked as "Exhibition").
4): Violeta Guzmán of Mexico threw the hammer (4 kg as in this competition) 51.46m during the 1996 championships. The event was not held during the last championships in 2002, which might explain the mismatch.
5): Erik Corral of Mexico jumped 4.20m during the 1998 championships. Again, the event was not held during the last championships in 2002, which might explain the mismatch.
The results are published.
| 100 metres (1.6 m/s) | 10.33 | 10.43 | 10.45 | ||||
| 200 metres (1.2 m/s) | 20.67 CR | 20.81 | 21.05 | ||||
| 400 metres | 47.62 | 47.95 | 48.05 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:53.14 | 1:55.31 | 1:56.12 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:49.04 | 3:57.98 | 3:59.49 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:21.39 | 15:27.57 | 15:31.66 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 32:41.03 | 32:41.24 | 33:21.46 | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:25.02 | 9:48.77 | 10:11.44 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles (3.9 m/s) | 14.37 w | 14.53 w | 14.76 w | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 53.25 | 53.30 | 53.80 | ||||
| High jump | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.06 | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.00 | ||||
| Long jump | 7.23 (-2.4 m/s) | 7.06 (-0.2 m/s) | 6.70 (0.6 m/s) | ||||
| Triple jump | 15.80 (-0.7 m/s) | 15.01 (-1.3 m/s) | 14.56 (-1.6 m/s) | ||||
| Shot put | 16.66 | 16.55 | 16.54 | ||||
| Discus throw | 47.22 | 45.74 | 45.10 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 59.03 CR | 57.56 | 56.55 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 59.20 | 59.11 | 56.13 | ||||
| Decathlon | 6293 | 6032 | 5923 | ||||
| 10,000 metres track walk | 43:21.99 | 44:06.05 | 61:44.56 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metre relay | 40.63 | 41.04 | 41.04 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metre relay | 3:10.97 | 3:12.10 | 3:12.92 |
| 100 metres (0.6 m/s) | 11.46 | 11.50 | 11.73 | ||||
| 200 metres (2.7 m/s) | 23.37 w | 23.50 w | 23.71 w | ||||
| 400 metres | 53.93 | 54.36 | 54.81 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:12.92 | 2:15.93 | 2:22.48 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:42.93 | 4:43.27 | 4:44.05 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 10:07.85 | 10:13.28 | 10:16.63 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 18:43.28 | 18:52.76 | 20:25.41 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (1.6 m/s) | 13.76 | 15.05 | 15.08 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 62.46 | 63.64 | 64.75 | ||||
| High jump | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.70 | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.35 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.85 (-1.7 m/s) | 5.81 (-1.2 m/s) | 5.67 (-2.2 m/s) | ||||
| Triple jump | 12.23 (-0.8 m/s) | 11.95 (-1.4 m/s) | 11.44 (-2.3 m/s) | ||||
| Shot put | 15.74 CR | 14.67 | 13.18 | ||||
| Discus throw | 41.87 | 41.59 | 39.53 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 48.01 | 41.87 | 39.53 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 48.45 | 41.59 | 41.29 | ||||
| Heptathlon | 5161 | 4632 | 4465 | ||||
| 5000 metres track walk | 25:00.74 | 25:35.12 | 25:42.23 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 44.85 | 45.10 | 47.86 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:40.40 | 3:44.87 | 3:47.73 |
| 100 metres (1.4 m/s) | 10.78 | 10.81 | 10.82 | ||||
| 200 metres (4.5 m/s) | 21.53 w | 21.80 w | 21.83 w | ||||
| 400 metres | 48.32 | 49.01 | 50.36 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:53.93 | 1:54.78 | 1:59.15 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:08.21 | 4:08.26 | 4:09.28 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 8:43.68 | 8:44.77 | 9:36.29 | ||||
| 2000 metres steeplechase | 6:04.73 | 6:12.63 | 6:13.74 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (2.5 m/s) | 13.20 w | 13.52 w | 13.60 w | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 54.35 | 54.47 | 56.09 | ||||
| High jump | 1.96 | 1.96 | | 1.85 1.85 | |||
| Pole vault | 3.95jo | 3.90 | 3.90 | ||||
| Long jump | 6.65 (-1.5 m/s) | 6.54 (-2.4 m/s) | 6.49 (-1.6 m/s) | ||||
| Triple jump | 13.88 (-1.8 m/s) | 13.61 (-1.5 m/s) | 13.39 (-0.5 m/s) | ||||
| Shot put | 15.68 | 15.21 | 14.95 | ||||
| Discus throw | 48.35 | 44.41 | 42.89 | ||||
| Hammer throw | 57.57 | 51.77 | 49.51 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 60.48 | 51.66 | 51.03 | ||||
| Octathlon | 4832 CR | 4541 | 3629 | ||||
| 5000 metres track walk | 22:37.41 | 23:46.06 | 23:56.44 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.33 | 42.65 | 42.77 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:21.15 | 3:21.98 | 3:22.57 |
| 100 metres (0.4 m/s) | 11.64 | 11.94 | 11.97 | ||||
| 200 metres (2.7 m/s) | 23.83 w | 24.31 w | 24.43 w | ||||
| 400 metres | 54.61 | 54.68 | 56.09 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:16.13 | 2:16.58 | 2:18.39 | ||||
| 1200 metres | 3:41.72 | 3:42.90 | 3:46.21 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (1.6 m/s) | 13.83 | 13.94 | 14.24 | ||||
| 300 metres hurdles | 43.88 | 44.67 | 44.75 | ||||
| High jump | 1.76 | 1.66 | 1.60 | ||||
| Long jump | 5.99 (0.0 m/s) | 5.85 (0.0 m/s) | 5.71 (0.0 m/s) | ||||
| Triple jump | 11.87 (-1.5 m/s) | 11.76 (-2.2 m/s) | 11.37 (-1.7 m/s) | ||||
| Shot put | 12.30 | 12.00 | 11.73 | ||||
| Discus throw | 36.78 | 33.83 | 32.47 | ||||
| Javelin throw | 37.30 | 37.15 | 33.79 | ||||
| Pentathlon | 3018 | 2960 | 2498 | ||||
| 4000 metres Track Walk | 21:02.84 | 21:12.78 | 22:03.45 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres relay | 46.08 | 47.28 | 47.97 | ||||
| 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:49.42 | 3:56.42 | 4:00.77 |
The placing table and medal count was published.
The placing table for team trophydistributed to the 1st place overall team (men and womencategories) was published.
| Rank | Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 759 | |||
| 2 | 369 | ||
| 3 | 349 | ||
| 4 | 234 | ||
| 5 | 157 | ||
| 6 | 149 | ||
| 7 | 113.5 | ||
| 8 | 82 | ||
| 9 | 82 | ||
| 10 | 72.5 | ||
| 11 | 38 | ||
| 12 | 26 | ||
| 13 | 24 | ||
| 14 | 19 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 15 | ||
| 18 | 14 | ||
| 19 | 8 | ||
| 20 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 5 |
Detailed result lists can be found on the World Junior Athletics History website. An unofficial count yields a number of about 411 athletes (223 junior (under-20) and 188 youth (under-17)) from about 21 countries:
(1)
(3)
(2)
(27)
(10)
(2)
(18)
(12)
(27)
(13)
(18)
(7)
(44) México (137)
(3)
(48)
(5)
(2)
(3)
(25)