2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
# 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics

The 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships in athletics were held at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas, between 8–11 July 2005.

## Medal summary

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Darrel Brown Trinidad and Tobago | 10.02 CR | Marc Burns Trinidad and Tobago | 10.02 | Churandy Martina Netherlands Antilles | 10.1 |
| 200 metres | Usain Bolt Jamaica | 20.03 CR | Aaron Armstrong Trinidad and Tobago | 20.35 | Dominic Demeritte Bahamas | 20.47 |
| 400 metres | Lansford Spence Jamaica | 45.29 | Ato Modibo Trinidad and Tobago | 45.46 | Chris Brown Bahamas | 45.57 |
| 800 metres | Yeimer López Cuba | 1:47.64 | Sherridan Kirk Trinidad and Tobago | 1:48.31 | Moise Joseph Haiti | 1:49.60 |
| 1500 metres | Maury Castillo Cuba | 3:47.89 | David Freeman Puerto Rico | 3:48.01 | Luis Soto Puerto Rico | 3:52.60 |
| 5000 metres | Juan Luis Barrios Mexico | 14:22.57 | Juan Carlos Romero Mexico | 14:36.18 | Liván Luque Cuba | 14:38.02 |
| 10000 metres | Aguelmis Rojas Cuba | 30:14.75 | Juan Carlos Romero Mexico | 30:41.87 | Henry Ortíz Cuba | 31:38.63 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Alex Greaux Puerto Rico | 8:56.15 | José Alberto Sánchez Cuba | 9:07.44 | Salvador Miranda Mexico | 9:11.67 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Yoel Hernández Cuba | 13.32w | Dayron Robles Cuba | 13.41w | Alleyne Lett Grenada | 13.49w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Dean Griffiths Jamaica | 48.99 CR | Yacnier Luis Cuba | 49.12 | Lueroy Colquhoun Jamaica | 49.23 |
| High jump | Víctor Moya Cuba | 2.26 | Lisvany Pérez Cuba | 2.26 | Gerardo Martínez Mexico | 2.23 |
| Pole vault | Lázaro Borges Cuba | 4.80 | Abiexer Vega Puerto Rico | 4.80 | Steven Marrero Puerto Rico | 4.40 |
| Long jump | Leevan Sands Bahamas | 8.13 =CR | Osbourne Moxey Bahamas | 8.03w | Ibrahim Camejo Cuba | 7.88 |
| Triple jump | Yoandri Betanzos Cuba | 17.33w | Allen Simms Puerto Rico | 17.19w | Leevan Sands Bahamas | 17.14w |
| Shot put | Dorian Scott Jamaica | 20.21 CR | Alexis Paumier Cuba | 19.06 | Yoisel Toledo Cuba | 18.28 |
| Discus throw | Yunior Lastre Cuba | 60.10 | Loy Martínez Cuba | 59.35 | Héctor Hurtado Venezuela | 55.05 |
| Hammer throw | Yosvany Suárez Cuba | 69.47 | Erick Jiménez Cuba | 68.42 | Santos Vega Puerto Rico | 64.53 |
| Javelin throw | Emeterio González Cuba | 76.44 | Yudel Moreno Cuba | 73.95 | Justin Cummins Barbados | 61.92 |
| Decathlon | Claston Bernard Jamaica | 7877 CR | Alberto Juantorena Jr. Cuba | 7672 | Alexis Chivás Cuba | 7624 |
| 20000 m track walk † | Julio Martínez Guatemala | 1:30:38.07 | Gabriel Ortiz Mexico | 1:32:46.32 | Walter Sandoval El Salvador | 1:37:38.64 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Trinidad and Tobago Darrel Brown Aaron Armstrong Marc Burns Jacey Harper Kevon Pierre* | 38.47 CR | Netherlands Antilles Geronimo Goeloe Charlton Raffaela Jairo Duzant Churandy Martina | 38.92 | Bahamas Jamial Rolle Dominic Demeritte Grafton Ifill Derrick Atkins Troy McIntosh* | 39.08 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Bahamas Aaron Cleare, Andrae Williams, Nathaniel McKinney, Chris Brown | 3:01.08 | Trinidad and Tobago Ato Stephens, Renny Quow, Sherridan Kirk, Damion Barry | 3:01.43 | Cuba William Collazo, Dayron Martínez, Glaudel Garzón, Yeimer López | 3:02.33 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Chandra Sturrup Bahamas | 11.02 CR | Tahesia Harrigan British Virgin Islands | 11.29 | Fana Ashby Trinidad and Tobago | 11.40 |
| 200 metres | Cydonie Mothersille Cayman Islands | 22.26w | Christine Amertil Bahamas | 22.64w | Peta-Gaye Dowdie Jamaica | 22.72w |
| 400 metres | Tonique Williams-Darling Bahamas | 50.97 | Tiandra Ponteen Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51.41 | Lisvania Grenot Cuba | 51.53 |
| 800 metres | Neisha Bernard-Thomas Grenada | 2:01.07 | Aneita Denton Jamaica | 2:01.66 | Yuneisi Santiusti Cuba | 2:02.38 |
| 1500 metres | Yadira Bataille Cuba | 4:26.43 | Ashley Couper Bermuda | 4:26.91 | Yanisleidis Castillo Cuba | 4:30.83 |
| 5000 metres | Yudelkis Martínez Cuba | 17:12.58 | Angélica Sánchez Mexico | 17:15.00 | Yanisleidis Castillo Cuba | 17:32.37 |
| 10000 metres | Yudelkis Martínez Cuba | 34:53.50 | Mariela González Cuba | 35:09.62 | Angélica Sánchez Mexico | 36:36.79 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Mardea Hyman Jamaica | 9:54.01 CR | Korene Hinds Jamaica | 9:58.05 | only 2 athletes started the race | |
| 100 metres hurdles | Nadine Faustin Haiti | 12.83 | Andrea Bliss Jamaica | 12.86 | Yahumara Neyra Cuba | 13.09 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Debbie-Ann Parris Jamaica | 55.26 | Andrea Blackett Barbados | 56.47 | Shevon Stoddart Jamaica | 56.64 |
| High jump | Levern Spencer Saint Lucia | 1.94 CR | Karen Beautle Jamaica Juana Arrendel Dominican Republic | 1.85 | | |
| Pole vault † | Katiuska Pérez Cuba | 4.25 (CR) | Denisse Orengo Puerto Rico | 4.10 | Marjorie Sánchez Cuba | 4.00 |
| Long jump | Yargelis Savigne Cuba | 6.88w | Elva Goulbourne Jamaica | 6.78w | Jackie Edwards Bahamas | 6.71w |
| Triple jump | Yarianna Martínez Cuba | 14.18 CR | Mabel Gay Cuba | 13.97 | Jennifer Arveláez Venezuela | 13.09 |
| Shot put | Yumileidi Cumbá Cuba | 18.98 CR | Cleopatra Borel-Brown Trinidad and Tobago | 18.05 | Kimberly Barrett Jamaica | 18.03 |
| Discus throw | Yarelis Barrios Cuba | 56.59 | Lisandra Rodríguez Cuba | 53.07 | Chafree Bain Bahamas | 47.36 |
| Hammer throw | Candice Scott Trinidad and Tobago | 67.44 CR | Yunaika Crawford Colombia | 66.75 | Natalie Grant Jamaica | 61.34 |
| Javelin throw | Laverne Eve Bahamas | 61.11 | Olivia McKoy Jamaica | 61.10 | Noraida Bicet Cuba | 59.05 |
| Heptathlon | Juana Castillo Dominican Republic | 5760 | Yasmiani Pedroso Cuba | 5479 | Cheilín Povea Cuba | 5285 |
| 10000 m track walk | Cristina López El Salvador | 45:52.32 CR | Evelyn Núnez Guatemala | 47:23.58 | Yarelis Sánchez Cuba | 50:57.73 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Jamaica Danielle Browning Sheri-Ann Brooks Beverly McDonald Peta-Gaye Dowdie | 43.21 | Bahamas Tamicka Clarke Philippa Arnette-Willie Savatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup | 43.48 | Cuba Yaumara Neira Roxana Díaz Misleidys Lazo Yenima Arencibia | 45.07 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica Moya Thompson Sonita Sutherland Shellene Williams Allison Beckford | 3:30.63 | Bahamas Sasha Rolle Christine Amertil Shakeitha Henfield Tonique Williams-Darling | 3:33.14 | Cuba Indira Terrero Yaniuska Pérez Yadira Isaac Libania Grenot | 3:33.85 |

† = non-championship event

## Medal table

* Host nation (Bahamas)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 18 | 13 | 17 | 48 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 9 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Bahamas (BAH)* | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | El Salvador (ESA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Grenada (GRN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Haiti (HAI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Saint Lucia (LCA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 44 | 45 | 42 | 131 |

## Participating nations

* Anguilla (2)
* Antigua and Barbuda (4)
* Aruba (2)
* Bahamas (43)
* Barbados (19)
* Belize (1)
* Bermuda (6)
* British Virgin Islands (6)
* Cayman Islands (5)
* Cuba (67)
* Dominica (3)
* Dominican Republic (24)
* Grenada (4)
* Guatemala (12)
* Guyana (1)
* Haiti (14)
* Jamaica (45)
* Mexico (22)
* Montserrat (2)
* Netherlands Antilles (5)
* Puerto Rico (26)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (10)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
* El Salvador (6)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (5)
* Trinidad and Tobago (26)
* United States Virgin Islands (7)
* Venezuela (4)
