2008 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics explained

V NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics
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Host City:Toluca, Mexico
Dates:July 18–20
Stadium:Estadio Universitario Alberto Chivo Cordova
Nations Participating:19
Athletes Participating:258
Level:U-23
Previous:2006 Santo Domingo
Next:2010 Miramar

The 5th NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics were held inToluca, Mexico, at the Alberto "Chivo" Córdova Stadium at theUniversidad Autónoma del Estado de México on July 18–20, 2008. A detailed report on the results was given.

Medal summary

See main article: 2008 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics – Results. The gold medal winners were published.Detailed results can be found on the Athletics Canadawebsite, on the CACACwebsite, on the MileSplitwebsite, and on the Tilastopajawebsite.

Men

100 metres
(+0.3 m/s)
10.09 CR10.1510.22 NR
200 metres
(-0.9 m/s)
20.34 CR20.40 NR 20.95
400 metres44.75 CR 45.37 NR45.96
800 metres1:50.221:50.311:50.51
1500 metres3:51.52 3:52.173:55.70
5000 metres15:10.9615:22.3216:07.87
10000 metres32:10.8632:34.5133:49.30
3000 m steeplechase9:15.049:24.529:38.82
110 m hurdles
(-1.0 m/s)
13.32 CR13.5013.72
400 m hurdles49.5050.7451.92
High jump2.27m =CR 2.23m NR 2.23m
Pole vault5.50m5.20m5.10m
Long jump7.96m7.83m7.61m
Triple jump15.91
(1.2 m/s)
15.78
(-1.8 m/s)
15.76
(0.9 m/s)
Shot Put19.46m17.97m16.95m
Discus Throw58.70m53.47m50.91m
Hammer Throw65.30m63.70m59.61m
Javelin Throw80.51m CR78.52m69.67m
Decathlon7504 pts CR7354 pts6959 pts
20000 m Walk1:30:46.781:31:41.19 1:35:38.20
4 x 100 metres relay38.39 CR39.3139.68 NR
4 x 400 metres relay3:05.613:05.803:13.83

Women

100 metres
(+0.3 m/s)
11.24 CR11.3611.39
200 metres
(-1.2 m/s)
22.92 23.3323.50 NR
400 metres51.3452.2152.45
800 metres2:10.322:10.642:10.93
1500 metres4:36.274:36.504:48.86
5000 metres18:04.56
10000 metres37:31.28 CR37:33.42
3000 m steeplechase10:42.1711:12.6511:49.78
100 m hurdles
(-0.6 m/s)
12.82 CR13.2113.51
400 m hurdles55.78 CR57.0558.74
High jump1.85m1.82m1.79m
Pole vault4.35m CR 4.00m 4.00m
Long jump6.66m CR 6.56m 6.37m
Triple jump13.52m13.11m13.11m
Shot Put16.04m15.98m15.34m
Discus Throw52.92m52.13m46.02m
Hammer Throw62.79m61.45m52.77m
Javelin Throw51.76m50.72m49.41m
Heptathlon5714 pts 5511 pts5509 pts
10000 m Walk49:50.6349:57.22 55:39.66
4 x 100 metres relay43.6443.7346.23
4 x 400 metres relay3:27.46 CR3:28.253:35.26

Participation (unofficial)

20 countries are reported to participate. However, an unofficial count through the result lists resulted in 258 participating athletes from only 19 countries: