CAC U23 bests in the sport of athletics are the all-time best marks set in competition by aged 22 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). Technically, in all under-23 age divisions, the age is calculated "on December 31 of the year of competition" to avoid age group switching during a competitive season. 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

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
100 m 9.69 (0.0 m/s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica 16 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 21 years, 361 days
200 m 19.26 (+0.7 m/s) Yohan Blake  Jamaica 16 September 2011 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium 21 years, 264 days [1]
400 m 43.74 Kirani James  Grenada 3 July 2014 Athletissima Lausanne, Switzerland 21 years, 305 days [2]
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
5000 m
10000 m
Marathon
110 m hurdles 12.87 (+0.9 m/s) Dayron Robles  Cuba 6 June 2008 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic 20 years, 200 days
300 m hurdles 34.94 Yeral Nuñez  Dominican Republic 1 April 2023 Felix Sánchez Classic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 20 years, 82 days [3]
400 m hurdles 47.34 Roshawn Clarke  Jamaica 21 August 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 19 years, 51 days [4]
3000 m steeplechase
High jump 2.44 m Javier Sotomayor  Cuba 29 July 1989 CAC Championships San Juan, Puerto Rico 21 years, 289 days
Pole vault
Long jump 8.68 m (+1.7 m/s) Juan Miguel Echevarría  Cuba 30 June 2018 25th Weitsprung Meeting Bad Langensalza, Germany 19 years, 323 days [5]
Triple jump 18.08 m (0.0 m/s) Pedro Pablo Pichardo  Cuba 28 May 2015 Copa Cuba-Memorial Barrientos Havana, Cuba 21 years, 332 days [6]
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
20 km walk (road)
50 km walk (road)
4×100 m relay 38.61 A Alexavier Monfried
Bryan Levell
Andrew Gilipps
Sandrey Davison 		 Jamaica 22 August 2021 World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya [7]
4×400 m relay

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
100 m 10.81 (+1.7 m/s) Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 14 May 2022 Big 12 Championships Lubbock, United States 20 years, 338 days [8]
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
5000 m
10000 m
Marathon
100 m hurdles 12.40 (+1.2 m/s) Jasmine Camacho-Quinn  Puerto Rico 13 May 2018 SEC Championships Knoxville, United States 21 years, 265 days [9]
12.40 (+0.6 m/s) Janeek Brown  Jamaica 8 June 2019 NCAA Division I Championships Austin, United States [10]
200 m hurdles (straight) 24.86 (+0.1 m/s) Shiann Salmon  Jamaica 23 May 2021 Adidas Boost Boston Games Boston, United States 22 years, 53 days [11]
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Heptathlon
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
10000 m walk (track) 44:13.88 Alegna González  Mexico 14 July 2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 19 years, 193 days [12]
10 km walk (road) 44:50 Rachelle De Orbeta  Puerto Rico 10 February 2019 Oceania Race Walking Championships Adelaide, Australia 18 years, 320 days [13]
20 km walk (road)
4×100 m relay 42.94 A Serena Cole
Tina Clayton
Kerrica Hill
Tia Clayton 		 Jamaica 22 August 2021 World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 17 years, 57 days
17 years, 5 days
16 years, 169 days
17 years, 5 days 		[14]
4×400 m relay

Indoor

Men

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
60 m
200 m
400 m 44.80 Kirani James  Grenada 27 February 2011 SEC Championships Fayetteville, United States 18 years, 179 days [15][16]
800 m 1:46.20 Andrés Arroyo  Puerto Rico 27 February 2016 SEC Championships Fayetteville, United States 20 years, 265 days [17]
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles 7.33 Dayron Robles  Cuba 8 February 2008 PSD Bank Meeting Düsseldorf, Germany 21 years, 81 days [18]
High jump 2.43 m Javier Sotomayor  Cuba 4 March 1989 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 21 years, 142 days
Pole vault
Long jump 8.46 m Juan Echevarría  Cuba 2 March 2018 World Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 19 years, 203 days [19]
Triple jump
Shot put
Heptathlon 6272 pts Ayden Owens-Delerme  Puerto Rico 28–29 January 2022 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, United States 21 years, 246 days [20]
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
6.82 7.42 m 14.74 m 2.04 m 7.86 4.85 m 2:35.93
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Age Ref
60 m 6.94 A Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 11 March 2023 NCAA Division I Championships Albuquerque, United States 21 years, 274 days [21]
200 m 22.01 A Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 11 March 2023 NCAA Division I Championships Albuquerque, United States 21 years, 274 days [22]
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles 7.72 A Ackera Nugent  Jamaica 10 March 2023 NCAA Division I Championships Albuquerque, United States 20 years, 315 days [23]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump 14.47 m Leyanis Perez  Cuba 4 February 2022 Meeting Elite de Miramas Miramas, France 20 years, 25 days [24]
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4×400 m relay

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