Central American and Caribbean youth bests in the sport of athletics are the all-time best marks set in competition by aged 17 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance and competing 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.
Outdoor
Boys EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAge100 m10.20 Sachin Dennis24 March 2018ISSA/GraceKennedy ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica200 m20.13 Usain Bolt20 July 2003Pan American Junior ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados400 m800 m1:47.38Wesley Vázquez14 May 2011Ponce Grand PrixPonce, Puerto Rico1500 mMile3000 m5000 m10,000 m110 m hurdles(91.4 cm)12.96 Jaheel Hyde23 August 2014Youth Olympic GamesNanjing, China110 m hurdles (99/100 cm)13.20 Dejour Russell20 July 2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland110 m hurdles13.32 Dejour Russell24 June 2017Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica300 m hurdles (91.4 cm)400 m hurdles(84.0 cm)400 m hurdles(91.4 cm)49.29Jaheel Hyde25 July 2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States2000 m steeplechase (91.0 cm)6:10.97Paulo Gómez González11 July 2021NACAC U18 ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica3000 m steeplechase8:53.78Osmani Calzado18 March 2005Cuban ChampionshipsHavana, CubaHigh jump2.33 mJavier Sotomayor19 May 1984 Havana, CubaPole vaultLong jump8.28 m Maykel Demetrio Massó28 May 2016Barrientos MemorialHavana, CubaTriple jump17.41 m Jordan A. Díaz8 June 2018Havana, CubaShot put (6 kg)Discus throw (1.5 kg)67.05 mFedrick Dacres6 July 2011World Youth ChampionshipsLille, FranceDiscus throw (1.750 kg)59.92 mRalford Mullings19 July 2019Pan American U20 Athletics ChampionshipsSan José, Costa RicaHammer throw (6 kg)Javelin throwOctathlon6482 ptsYordanis García13–14 July 2005Marrakesh, Morocco10,000 m walk (track)39:27.10Emiliano Barba30 August 2024World U20 ChampionshipsLima, Peru10 km walk (road)40:46Bryan Alexander Matías Ortíz8 May 2022Campeonato International De MarchaSan Jerónimo, Guatemala4 × 100 m relay40.03Winston SmithMichael FraterDavaon SpenceOmar Brown18 July 1999World Youth ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland4 × 400 m relay3:12.07Leonardo LedgisterDevaughn EllingtonJauavney JamesChristopher Taylor 6 April 2015CARIFTA GamesBasseterre, Saint Kitts and NevisSwedish medley relay1:49.23Waseem WilliamsMichael O'HaraOkeen WilliamsMartin Manley14 July 2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine
Girls EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAgeVideo100 m10.94 Briana Williams21 June 2019Jamaican ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica200 m400 m800 m1500 mMile3000 m5000 m10,000 m100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)12.71 Kerrica Hill9 April 2022ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica100 m hurdles (83.8 cm)12.77 Kerrica Hill6 August 2022World U20 ChampionshipsCali, Colombia300 m hurdles400 m hurdles2000 m steeplechase3000 m steeplechaseHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpTriple jumpShot putDiscus throwHammer throw (3 kg)71.12 mAmanda Almendáriz15 July 2017IAAF World U18 ChampionshipsNairobi, KenyaHammer throwJavelin throw (500 g)65.44 mMarisleisys Duarthe25 May 2017Barrientos MemorialHavana, CubaJavelin throw57.46 mYiselena Ballar Rojas13 March 2020Prueba de confrontacion 2020Havana, CubaHeptathlon (youth)5720 ptsAdriana Rodríguez17-18 July 2015World Youth ChampionshipsCali, ColombiaHeptathlon10,000 m walk (track)10 km walk (road)44:46Maribel Rebollo23 May 1993Brandýs nad Labem, Czech Republic4 × 100 m relay42.94Serena ColeTina ClaytonKerrica HillTia Clayton22 August 2021World U20 ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya4 × 400 m relay3:34.43Breanna BrownJody-Ann DaleyRosalee GallimoreRhianna Lewis10 April 2023CARIFTA GamesNassau, The BahamasMedley relay2:03.42Christania WilliamsShericka JacksonChrisann GordonOlivia James10 July 2011World Youth ChampionshipsLille, France
Indoor
Boys EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAge60 m200 m21.67Jaylen Bennett26 January 2024BU John Thomas Terrier ClassicBoston, United States400 m47.83Jaylen Bennett26 January 2024BU John Thomas Terrier ClassicBoston, United States800 m1000 m1500 m Mile3000 m5000 m60 m hurdlesHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpTriple jumpShot putHeptathlon5000 m walk20:18.99Alberto Cruz5 March 1989World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4 × 400 m relay
Girls EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateMeetPlaceAge55 m6.63Lisa Raye8 February 2025Millrose GamesNew York City, United States60 m7.13Lisa Raye8 February 2025Millrose GamesNew York City, United States200 m22.33Adaejah Hodge12 March 2023New Balance NationalsBoston, United States400 m800 m1500 mMile3000 m5000 m60 m hurdlesHigh jumpPole vaultLong jumpTriple jumpShot putPentathlon3000 m walk4 × 400 m relay
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