Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

Not to be confused with NACAC Championships in Athletics.

The Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships is an international track and field athletics event organised by the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC). Only athletes representing a member nation of the confederation may compete. Started in 1967, the event has been held every two years except for the 2007 edition which was held in 2008 instead.

Editions

An overview of the early editions of the championships together with a list of the top three performing countries and the outstanding athletes was published.

Edition Year City Country Date Venue No. of
events 		No. of
countries 		No. of
athletes 		Top nation
1 1967 Xalapa Mexico 5–7 May Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona Cuba
2 1969 Havana Cuba 17–19 August Estadio Juan Abrantes Cuba
3 1971 Kingston Jamaica 14–17 July National Stadium Cuba
4 1973 Maracaibo Venezuela 26–29 July Estadio José Pachencho Romero Cuba
5 1975 Ponce Puerto Rico 6–10 August Estadio Paquito Montaner Cuba
6 1977 Xalapa Mexico 5–7 August Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona Cuba
7 1979 Guadalajara Mexico 15–17 June Estadio Revolución Cuba
8 1981 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 10–12 July Estadio Juan Pablo Duarte Cuba
9 1983 Havana Cuba 22–24 July Estadio Pedro Marrero Cuba
10 1985 Nassau Bahamas 25–27 July Thomas Robinson Stadium Cuba
11 1987 Caracas Venezuela 24–26 July Estadio Olímpico Cuba
12 1989 San Juan Puerto Rico 27–29 July Estadio Sixto Escobar Cuba
13 1991 Xalapa Mexico 26–28 July Estadio Heriberto Jara Corona Mexico
14 1993 Cali Colombia 30 July - 1 August Estadio Pascual Guerrero Cuba
15 1995 Guatemala City Guatemala 14–16 July Estadio La Pedrera Cuba
16 1997 San Juan Puerto Rico 26–28 June Estadio Sixto Escobar Cuba
17 1999 Bridgetown Barbados 25–27 June Barbados National Stadium Jamaica
18 2001 Guatemala City Guatemala 20–22 July Estadio Mateo Flores Cuba
19 2003 St. George's Grenada 4–6 July National Stadium Mexico
20 2005 Nassau Bahamas 8–11 July Thomas Robinson Stadium 44 29 374 Cuba
21 2008 Cali Colombia 4–6 July Estadio Pedro Grajales 44 30 383 Cuba
22 2009 Havana Cuba 3–7 July Estadio Panamericano 46 27 420 Cuba
23 2011 Mayagüez Puerto Rico 15–17 July Estadio Jose Antonio Figueroa 46 35 449 Jamaica
24 2013 Morelia Mexico 5–7 July Estadio Venustiano Carranza 44 28 338 Mexico
25 2017 Colombia

See also