2018 NACAC Championships explained

III NACAC Championships
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Host City:	Toronto, Canada
Dates:	August 10–12, 2018
Stadium:	Varsity Stadium
Nations Participating:	29
Athletes Participating:	319
Events:	42
Level:	Senior
Previous:	2015 San José
Next:	2022 Freeport

The 2018 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships was a regional track and field competition held at Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Canada, from August 10–12, 2018. It was the third edition of a senior track and field championship for the NACAC region, held three years after the 2015 NACAC Championships.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} The winner of each event qualified (granted their country would ultimately pick them) for the 2019 Pan American Games competition, which was held in Lima, Peru.^[6]

Medal summary

Men

100 metres (wind: +0.4 m/s)		10.03 CR		10.11		10.12
200 metres (wind: +1.7 m/s)		20.11 CR		20.20		20.57
400 metres		45.47		45.67		45.76
800 metres		1:46.14		1:46.82		1:47.63
1500 metres		3:51.85		3:51.87		3:52.60
5000 metres		14:00.18		14:01.04		14:01.77
10,000 metres		29:49.03 CR		29:51.37		29:53.63
110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.4 m/s)		13.28		13.49		13.52
400 metres hurdles		48.18 CR		48.91		49.13
3000 metres steeplechase		8:28.55 CR		8:29.29		8:45.14
4 × 100 metres relay		38.57	Shane Brathwaite Mario Burke Burkheart Ellis Jr Jaquone Hoyte	38.69		38.89
4 × 400 metres relay		3:00.60		3:03.80		3:04.11
20,000 metres walk		1:25:39 CR		1:30:11		1:36:05
High jump		2.28 m CR		2.28 m		2.28 m
Pole vault		5.45 m CR		5.40 m	Not Awarded
Long jump		8.29 m CR		8.24 m		8.09 m
Triple jump		16.83 m		16.73 m		16.65 m
Shot put		21.68 m CR		21.02 m		20.89 m
Discus throw		68.47 m CR		65.46 m		62.70 m
Hammer throw		72.94 m CR		72.75 m		72.72 m
Javelin throw		79.65 m CR		76.02 m		75.14 m

• Only three competitors were in the men's pole vault, with the third placed athlete not registering a height. This meant a bronze medal was not awarded.

Women

100 metres (wind: +0.9 m/s)		10.96 CR		11.07		11.11
200 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s)		22.64		22.67		22.91
400 metres		51.15		52.00		52.19
800 metres		1:57.52 CR		1:57.95		2:00.15
1500 metres		4:06.23 CR		4:06.92		4:07.36
5000 metres		15:26.19 CR		15:39.40		15:50.35
10,000 metres		33:27.19		33:28.33		33:30.16
100 metres hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s)		12.55 CR		12.61		12.91
400 metres hurdles		53.32 CR		53.81		54.26
3000 metres steeplechase		9:45.36 CR		9:56.66		9:59.85
4 × 100 metres relay		42.50		43.33		43.50
4 × 400 metres relay		3:26.08		3:27.25		3:28.04
20,000 metres walk		1:36:34 CR		1:38:36		1:39:31
High jump		1.91 m CR		1.88 m		1.82 m
Pole vault		4.75 m CR		4.70 m		4.65 m
Long jump		6.60 m		6.59 m		6.38 m
Triple jump		14.25 m CR		14.09 m		13.74 m
Shot put		18.22 m		17.83 m		17.80 m
Discus throw		61.97 m CR		59.67 m		59.00 m
Hammer throw		74.60 m CR		71.96 m		70.05 m
Javelin throw		59.59 m		54.07 m		53.11 m

Participating nations

According to an unofficial count, 319 athletes from 29 countries participated.

Schedule

August 10
EST Time	Event
10:05 a.m.	Women's long jump Qualification
10:20 a.m.	Women's 100m Qualification
10:34 a.m.	Men's 100m Qualification
10:50 a.m.	Women's 400m Semi-Finals
11:00 a.m.	Men's and Women's 20 km RW Final (Off-site)
11:17 a.m.	Men's 400m Semi-Finals
11:40 a.m.	Men's long jump qualification
11:50 a.m.	Women's 100mH Qualification
12:07 p.m.	Men's 110mH Qualification
12:30 p.m.	Women's 200m Qualification
12:46 p.m.	Men's 200m Qualification
6:00 p.m.	Women's Hammer Final
6:30 p.m.	Women's 400mH Semi-Finals
6:55 p.m.	Men's 400mH Semi-Finals
7:00 p.m.	Men's Triple jump Final
7:20 p.m.	Women's 800m Semi-Finals
7:30 p.m.	Men's Shot Final
7:35 p.m.	Men's 800m Semi-Finals
7:45 p.m.	Women's Discus Final
7:50 p.m.	Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final
8:00 p.m.	Women's High jump Final
8:10 p.m.	Women's 100mH Semi-Finals
8:30 p.m.	Men's 110mH Semi-Finals
8:50 p.m.	Women's 200m Semi-Finals
9:10 p.m.	Men's 200m Semi-Finals
9:30 p.m.	Women's 5000m Final
9:55 p.m.	Men's 10000m Final
August 11
3:30 p.m.	Men's Hammer Final
3:30 p.m.	Men's High jump Final
3:55 p.m.	Women's 100m Semi-Finals
4:00 p.m.	Women's Long jump Final
4:13 p.m.	Men's 100m Semi-Finals
4:35 p.m.	Women's 800m Final
4:45 p.m.	Men's 800m Final
5:00 p.m.	Women's Pole vault Final
5:00 p.m.	Men's Javelin Final
5:00 p.m.	Women's 100mH Final
5:10 p.m.	Men's 110mH Final
5:20 p.m.	Women's 400m Final
5:30 p.m.	Men's 400m Final
5:40 p.m.	Women's 100m Final
5:50 p.m.	Men's 100m Final
6:00 p.m.	Men's 5000m Final
6:25 p.m.	Women's 10000m Final
August 12
1:00 p.m.	Men's Discus Final
1:00 p.m.	Men's Long jump Final
2:00 p.m.	Men's Pole vault Final
2:00 p.m.	Women's Shot Final
2:00 p.m.	Women's 400mH Final
2:10 p.m.	Men's 400mH Final
2:20 p.m.	Women's 200m Final
2:30 p.m.	Men's 200m Final
2:40 p.m.	Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final
3:00 p.m.	Women's Javelin Final
3:00 p.m.	Women's Triple jump Final
3:10 p.m.	Women's 1500m Final
3:25 p.m.	Men's 1500m Final
3:40 p.m.	Women's 4 × 400 m Final
3:55 p.m.	Men's 4 × 400 m Final
4:10 p.m.	Women's 4 × 100 m Final
4:30 p.m.	Men's 4 × 100 m Final

See also

• Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

External links

• Toronto 2018 Official Website
• Official NACAC website

Notes and References

1. http://www.athleticsnacac.org/calendar/ 2018 NACAC Championships calendar
2. http://athletics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2018-NACAC-SENIOR-CHAMPIONSHIPS.pdf 2018 NACAC Championships information
3. https://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/nacac-athletics-website NACAC unveils new website iaaf.org
4. https://www.narcity.com/ca/on/toronto/news/a-massive-sporting-event-is-coming-to-toronto-this-summer-2018 A Massive Sporting Event Is Coming To Toronto This Summer 2018
5. https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5967334-reigning-world-olympic-champ-derek-drouin-out-of-worlds-with-injury Drouin still plans to continue training with the goal of being healthy to compete in the Commonwealth Games and NACAC Championships in 2018.
6. Web site: Qualification System manual. 25 April 2018. www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 10 August 2018.