Central American and Caribbean records in athletics are the best marks set in an event by an athlete who competes for a member nation of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). CACAC doesn't maintain an official list for such performances. All bests shown on this list are tracked by statisticians not officially sanctioned by the governing body.
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
A = affected by altitude
h = hand timing
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Video | |
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50 m | 5.47 | Usain Bolt | 16 August 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | [1] | ||
60 m | 6.31 | Usain Bolt | 16 August 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | [2] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By1JQFxfLMM | |
100 y | 9.07 | Asafa Powell | 27 May 2010 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | |||
100 m | 9.58 | Usain Bolt | 16 August 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | [3] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By1JQFxfLMM | |
150 m (bend) | 14.44 | Usain Bolt | 20 August 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | [4] | ||
150 m (straight) | 14.35 | Usain Bolt | 17 May 2009 | Manchester City Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | [5] | ||
200 m | 19.19 | Usain Bolt | 20 August 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | [6] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DjvvI-0xjc | |
200 m (straight) | 19.88 | Steven Gardiner | 20 May 2018 | Adidas Boost Boston Games | Boston, United States | [7] | ||
300 m | 30.97 | Usain Bolt | 27 May 2010 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | [8] | ||
400 m | 43.48 | Steven Gardiner | 4 October 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [9] | ||
500 m | 59.32 | Orestes Rodriguez | 5 February 2013 | La Habana, Cuba | [10] | |||
600 m | 1:13.9 | Raidel Acea | 20 April 2013 | La Habana, Cuba | ||||
800 m | 1:42.85 | 31 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | ||||
1000 m | 2:17.0 # | Byron Dyce | 15 August 1973 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||
1500 m | 3:35.03 | 7 June 2012 | 8th Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo | Huelva, Spain | [11] | |||
Mile | 3:57.34 # | Byron Dyce | 1 July 1974 | Stockholm, Sweden | ||||
3:57.34 | Juan Luis Barrios | 17 July 2013 | Morton Games | Finglas, Ireland | [12] | |||
2000 m | 5:03.4 # | 10 July 1989 | Nice, France | |||||
3000 m | 7:29.43 | Luis Grijalva | 17 September 2023 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | [13] | ||
Two miles | 8:21.98 | Luis Grijalva | 21 August 2021 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | [14] | ||
5000 m | 12:50.58 | Luis Grijalva | 30 May 2024 | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | [15] | ||
5 km (road) | 13:18 | Armando Quintanilla | 31 March 1996 | Carlsbad 5000 | Carlsbad, United States | [16] | ||
10,000 m | 27:08.23 | 18 August 1989 | ISTAF | Berlin, Germany | ||||
10 km (road) | 27:41 # | Arturo Barrios | 1 March 1986 | Continental Homes 10K | Phoenix, United States | |||
15 km (road) | 42:36 # | Arturo Barrios | 29 June 1986 | Portland, United States | ||||
20,000 m (track) | 56:55.6 | Arturo Barrios | 30 March 1991 | La Fléche, France | ||||
20 km (road) | 58:26 # | Juan Carlos Romero | 11 October 2009 | World Half Marathon Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [17] | ||
One hour | 21101 m | Arturo Barrios | 30 March 1991 | La Fléche, France | ||||
Half marathon | 1:00:14 | 21 January 1996 | World Half Marathon Championships | Tokyo, Japan | ||||
1:00:28 # | 24 September 1994 | Oslo, Norway | ||||||
25 km (road) | 1:16:26 | Andrés Espinosa | 28 September 2003 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Berlin | |||
1:14:54 # | Juan Luis Barrios | 6 March 2011 | Lala Marathon | Torreón, Mexico | ||||
30 km (road) | 1:30:19 # | Juan Luis Barrios | 6 March 2011 | Lala Marathon | Torreón, Mexico | |||
1:31:46 # | Andrés Espinosa | 28 September 2003 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | ||||
Marathon | 2:07:19 | 18 April 1994 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | ||||
2:08:30 # | 2 April 1995 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | |||||
110 m hurdles | 12.87 | 12 June 2008 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | ||||
200 m hurdles (straight) | 22.61 | Félix Sánchez | 17 May 2014 | Manchester City Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | [18] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7dP5Ftn62E | |
300 m hurdles | 34.94 | Yeral Nuñez | 1 April 2023 | Felix Sánchez Classic | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [19] | ||
400 m hurdles | 47.02 | Rai Benjamin | 8 June 2018 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, United States | [20] | ||
2000 m steeplechase | 5:28.56 | 7 June 2005 | Huelva, Spain | |||||
3000 m steeplechase | 8:25.69 | 9 July 2000 | Barakaldo, Spain | |||||
High jump | 2.45 m | 27 July 1993 | Salamanca, Spain | |||||
Pole vault | 5.90 m | 29 August 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | [21] | |||
Long jump | 8.71 m | 18 July 1995 | Salamanca, Spain | |||||
Triple jump | 18.08 m | Pedro Pablo Pichardo | 28 May 2015 | Copa Cuba-Memorial Barrientos | Havana, Cuba | [22] | ||
Shot put | 21.96 m | O'Dayne Richards | 16 July 2017 | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | Rabat, Morocco | [23] | ||
Discus throw | 71.06 m | 21 May 1983 | Havana, Cuba | |||||
Hammer throw | 78.02 m | Roberto Janet | 28 May 2015 | Copa Cuba-Memorial Barrientos | Havana, Cuba | |||
Javelin throw | 93.07 m | Anderson Peters | 13 May 2022 | Doha Diamond League | Doha, Qatar | [24] | ||
Decathlon | 8654 pts | Leonel Suárez | 3–4 July 2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | |||
11.07 (100 m), 7.42 m (long jump), 14.39 m (shot put), 2.09 m (high jump), 47.65 (400 m) / 14.15 (110 m hurdles), 46.07 m (discus), 4.70 m (pole vault), 77.47 m (javelin), 4:27.29 (1500 m) | ||||||||
5000 m walk (track) | 18:35.36 | Eder Sánchez | 2 July 2014 | Myting lekkoatletyczny AWF Katowice | Katowice, Poland | [25] | ||
10,000 m walk (track) | 38:26.4 | 17 May 1997 | Sønder-Omme, Denmark | |||||
10 km walk (road) | 38:31 | Eder Sánchez | 19 September 2009 | IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final | Saransk, Russia | [26] | ||
20,000 m walk (track) | 1:17:25.6 [27] | 7 May 1994 | Bergen, Norway | |||||
20 km walk (road) | 1:17:46 | 8 May 1999 | Oder-Neisse Grand Prix | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | ||||
35 km walk (road) | 2:26:37 | José Luis Doctor | 25 March 2023 | Dudinská Päťdesiatka | Dudince, Slovakia | [28] | ||
50,000 m walk (track) | 3:41:38.4 # | Raúl González | 25 May 1979 | Bergen, Norway | ||||
50 km walk (road) | 3:41:09 | Erick Barrondo | 23 March 2013 | Dudinska 50-ka | Dudince, Slovakia | [29] | ||
4 × 100 m relay | 36.84 | Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt | 11 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [30] | ||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:18.63 | Nickel Ashmeade Warren Weir Jermaine Brown Yohan Blake | 24 May 2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [31] | ||
Swedish relay | 1:46.59 | Puma Reggae Team Christopher Williams (100m) Usain Bolt (200m) Davian Clarke (300m) Jermaine Gonzales (400 m) | 25 July 2006 | DN Galan | Stockholm, Sweden | [32] | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 2:56.72 | Chris Brown Demetrius Pinder Michael Mathieu Ramon Miller | 10 August 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | [33] | ||
Sprint medley relay (2,2,4,8) | 3:19.25 | Chad Walker (200 m) Rasheed Dwyer (200 m) Rusheen McDonald (400 m) Daniel Glave (800 m) | 27 April 2019 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, United States | [34] | ||
4 × 800 m relay | 7:21.12 | 24 May 2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [35] | |||
Distance medley relay | 10:00.41 | Edgar Quiroz 3:03.66 (1200 m) Jose Fraire 48.15 (400 m) Bryan Martinez 1:55.13 (800 m) Christopher Sandoval 4:13.47 (1600 m) | 26 April 2014 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, United States | [36] | ||
Marathon road relay (Ekiden) | 2:03.48 | David Galindo (14:07) Victor Rodríguez (30:15) Jesús Primo (14:55) Benjamín Paredes (29:35) Ruben García (14:24) Martín Rodríguez (20:32) | 14 April 1996 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | ||
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60 m | 7.02 | Elaine Thompson | 28 January 2017 | Queens Grace Invitational | Kingston, Jamaica | [37] | ||
100 y | 9.91 | Veronica Campbell Brown | 31 May 2011 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | [38] | ||
100 m | 10.54 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | 21 August 2021 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | [39] | ||
150 m (bend) | 16.09 | Shericka Jackson | 8 September 2023 | Memorial van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | [40] | ||
150 m (straight) | 16.23 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 20 May 2018 | Adidas Boost Boston Games | Boston, United States | [41] | ||
200 m | 21.41 | Shericka Jackson | 25 August 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [42] | ||
200 m straight | 21.76 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 4 June 2017 | Boost Boston Games | Somerville, United States | [43] | ||
300 m | 34.41 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 20 June 2019 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | [44] | ||
400 m | 48.36 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | 6 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [45] | ||
600 m | 1:22.63 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | 25 July 1997 | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||||
800 m | 1:54.44 | 9 September 1989 | Barcelona, Spain | |||||
1000 m | 2:33.21 | 13 September 1989 | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |||||
1500 m | 4:01.84 | 25 July 1995 | Herculis | Fontvieille, Monaco | ||||
Mile | 4:24.64 | 17 August 1994 | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich, Switzerland | ||||
3000 m | 8:37.07 | 16 August 1995 | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich, Switzerland | ||||
Two miles | 9:15.74 | Laura Galván | 27 May 2022 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | [46] | ||
5000 m | 15:04.32 | 17 May 2003 | Adidas Oregon Track Classic | Portland, United States | ||||
10,000 m | 31:10.12 | 1 July 2000 | Maine Distance Festival | Brunswick, United States | ||||
10 km (road) | 31:56 # | Adriana Fernández | 3 August 2002 | Cape Elizabeth, United States | ||||
32:20 # | Sara Cedillo | 1 December 2001 | Mazatlán, Mexico | |||||
20 km (road) | 1:06:38 # | 22 October 2006 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | [47] | |||
Half marathon | 1:08:34 | 24 January 1993 | Tokyo, Japan | |||||
1:09:28 # | 9 March 2003 | Kyoto, Japan | ||||||
25 km (road) | 1:23:26 | 22 October 2006 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | ||||
30 km (road) | 1:40:12 # | 22 October 2006 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | ||||
Marathon | 2:22:59 | 22 October 2006 | Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | ||||
100 m hurdles | 12.24 | Ackera Nugent | 30 August 2024 | Golden Gala | Rome, Italy | [48] | ||
200 m hurdles (straight) | 24.86 | Shiann Salmon | 23 May 2021 | Adidas Boost Boston Games | Boston, United States | [49] | ||
300 m hurdles | 41.52 | Franchina Martinez | 1 April 2023 | Felix Sánchez Classic | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | [50] | ||
400 m hurdles | 52.42 | 20 August 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | [51] | |||
3000 m steeplechase | 9:14.09 | Aisha Praught | 31 August 2018 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | [52] | ||
High jump | 2.04 m | 9 September 1989 | Barcelona, Spain | |||||
Pole vault | 4.91 m | 2 August 2015 | 17th International Pole Vault Meeting | Beckum, Germany | [53] | |||
Long jump | 7.16 m | 22 May 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||
Triple jump | 15.29 m | 11 July 2003 | Golden Gala | Rome, Italy | ||||
Shot put | 20.96 m | 2 May 1992 | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||
Discus throw | 73.09 m | Yaime Pérez | 13 April 2024 | Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational | Ramona, United States | [54] [55] | ||
Hammer throw | 76.62 m | 9 September 2008 | Hanžeković Memorial | Zagreb, Croatia | ||||
Javelin throw | 71.70 m | 14 August 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | [56] | |||
Heptathlon | 6742 pts | Yorgelis Rodríguez | 26–27 May 2018 | Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | [57] | ||
Decathlon | 7245 pts # | Magalys García | 28–29 June 2002 | Vienna, Austria | ||||
(100 m), (discus), (pole vault), (javelin), (400 m) / (100 m hurdles), (long jump), (shot put), (high jump), (1500 m) | ||||||||
10,000 m walk (track) | 43:26.18 | 7 October 1989 | Hull, Canada | |||||
10 km walk (road) | 42:42 | 25 May 1997 | Naumburg, Germany | |||||
15 km walk (road) | 1:05:14 | María Guadalupe González | 7 May 2016 | World Race Walking Team Championships | Rome, Italy | [58] | ||
20,000 m walk (track) | 1:34:56.7 | 16 July 2000 | Xalapa, Mexico | |||||
20 km walk (road) | 1:26:17 | María Guadalupe González | 7 May 2016 | World Race Walking Team Championships | Rome, Italia | [59] | ||
35 km walk (road) | 2:50:44 | Alejandra Ortega | 24 August 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [60] | ||
50 km walk (road) | 4:13:56 | Mirna Ortiz | 24 February 2019 | Central American Race Walking Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | [61] | ||
4 × 100 m relay | 41.07 | Veronica Campbell Brown Natasha Morrison Elaine Thompson Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 29 August 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | [62] | ||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:29.04 | Jura Levy Shericka Jackson Sashalee Forbes Elaine Thompson | 22 April 2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [63] | ||
Sprint medley relay (1,1,2,4) | 1:36.67 | Audra Segree (100 m) Natasha Morrison (100 m) Anastasia Le-Roy (200 m) Verone Chambers (400 m) | 29 April 2017 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | [64] | ||
Swedish relay | 2:03.42 | Christania Williams (100 m) Shericka Jackson (200 m) Olivia James (300 m) Chrisann Gordon (400 m) | 10 July 2011 | Lille, France | [65] | |||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:18.71 | Rosemarie Whyte Davita Prendergast Novlene Williams-Mills Shericka Williams | 3 September 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | [66] | ||
Sprint medley relay (2,2,4,8) | 3:34.56 | Sherri-Ann Brooks (200 m) Rosemarie Whyte(200 m) Moya Thompson 51.7 (400 m) Kenia Sinclair 1:57.43 (800 m) | April 2009 | Penn Relays | Philadelphia, United States | |||
4 × 800 m relay | 8:15.84 | Rose Mary Almanza Arletis Thaureaux Gilda Casanova Sahily Diago | 3 May 2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | [67] | ||
4 × 1500 m relay | 24:05.6 | Isabel Dickison Guadalupe Rivero Norma Pérez Isis Rodríguez | 13 May 1972 | Havana, Cuba |
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Video | |
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50 m | 5.61 | Michael Green | 16 February 1997 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | |||
Freddy Mayola | 16 February 2000 | Madrid, Spain | ||||||
55 m | 5.99 | Obadele Thompson | 22 February 1997 | Colorado Springs, United States | [69] | |||
60 m | 6.44 (heat) | Asafa Powell | 18 March 2016 | World Championships | Portland, United States | [70] | ||
6.44 (semifinal) | [71] | |||||||
150 m | 15.66 | Lerone Clarke | 11 February 2010 | Botnia Games | Korsholm, Finland | |||
200 m | 20.26 | Obadele Thompson | 6 March 1999 | World Championships | Maebashi, Japan | |||
300 m | 31.56 | Steven Gardiner | 28 January 2022 | South Carolina Invitational | Columbia, United States | [72] | ||
400 m | 44.80 | Kirani James | 27 February 2011 | SEC Championships | Fayetteville, United States | [73] [74] | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhwKMlHw2yk | |
500 m | 1:01.84 | Jarrin Solomon | 8 February 2014 | New Balance Indoor Grand Prix | Roxbury, United States | [75] | ||
600 y | 1:06.68 | Jonathan Jones | 26 February 2022 | Big 12 Championships | Ames, United States | [76] | ||
600 m | 1:15.12 | Jonathan Jones | 4 February 2022 | New Mexico Collegiate Classic | Albuquerque, United States | [77] | ||
800 m | 1:46.20 | Andrés Arroyo | 27 February 2016 | SEC Championships | Fayetteville, United States | [78] | ||
1000 m | 2:19.96 | Mario Vernon-Watson | 12 February 2000 | Allston, United States | ||||
1500 m | 3:38.93 | Pablo Solares | 7 February 2009 | Boston Indoor Games | Roxbury, United States | |||
Mile | 3:54.52 | Pablo Solares | 7 February 2009 | Boston Indoor Games | Roxbury, United States | |||
3000 m | 7:40.79 | Kemoy Campbell | 20 February 2016 | Millrose Games | New York City, United States | [79] | ||
5000 m | 13:14.45 | Kemoy Campbell | 26 February 2017 | Boston University Last Chance Meet | Boston, United States | [80] | ||
50 m hurdles | 6.36 | Anier García | 13 February 2000 | Meeting Pas de Calais | Liévin, France | |||
55 m hurdles | 7.05 | Shamar Sands | 24 January 2009 | Gainesville, United States | ||||
60 m hurdles | 7.33 | Dayron Robles | 8 February 2008 | PSD Bank Meeting | Düsseldorf, Germany | [81] | ||
300 m hurdles | 36.02 OT | Dinsdale Morgan | 4 February 1998 | Pirkkahall | Tampere, Finland | [82] | ||
400 m hurdles | 48.78 | Felix Sánchez | 18 February 2012 | Meeting National | Val-de-Reuil, France | [83] [84] | ||
High jump | 2.43 m | Javier Sotomayor | 4 March 1989 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |||
Pole vault | 5.72 m | Lázaro Borges | 11 February 2012 | Pole Vault Stars | Donetsk, Ukraine | [85] | ||
Long jump | 8.62 m | Iván Pedroso | 7 March 1999 | World Championships | Maebashi, Japan | |||
Triple jump | 17.83 m | Aliecer Urrutia | 1 March 1997 | Sindelfingen, Germany | ||||
Shot put | 22.16 m | Rajindra Campbell | 23 February 2024 | Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting | Madrid, Spain | [86] | ||
Weight throw | 21.60 m | Caniggia Raynor | 6 February 2016 | Mule Relays | Warrensburg, United States | [87] | ||
Discus throw | 63.40 m | Fedrick Dacres | 13 February 2016 | ISTAF Indoor | Berlin, Germany | [88] | ||
Heptathlon | 6518 pts | Ayden Owens-Delerme | 10–11 March 2023 | NCAA Division I Championships | Albuquerque, United States | [89] | ||
5000 m walk | 18:38.71 | Ernesto Canto | 7 March 1987 | World Championships | Indianapolis, United States | |||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:25.63 | Colin King Kevon Rattray Jermaine Browne Andre Clarke | 27 January 2018 | Dr. Norb Sander Invitational | New York City, United States | [90] | ||
relay | 3:02.52 | Renny Quow Jereem Richards Machel Cedenio Lalonde Gordon | 4 March 2018 | World Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [91] |