Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
| Athletics at the XIX CAC Games | |
|---|---|
 Host stadium in San Salvador. | |
| Dates | 1–6 December 2002 |
| Host city | San Salvador  |
| Venue | Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González |
| Events | 43 |
| Participation | 282 athletes from 28 nations |
| Records set | 6 Games records |
The track and field competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held at the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González in San Salvador, El Salvador, between 1 and 6 December 2002. Results were reported and discussed in detail on a day-by-day basis.[1][2][3][4][5]
Medal summary
Detailed results were published.[6]
- For full event details see Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games – Results
Men's events
Women's events
†: Lorena de la Rosa from the 
Dominican Republic was tested positive for nandrolone, she and here teams were disqualified.[7][8][9] Initially, she was 2nd in the 400m event (53.09s), 1st as member of the 4 × 100m relay team (44.90s), and 2nd as member of the 4 × 400m relay team (3:32.88min).
Medal table
| 1 |  Mexico |
17 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 2 |  Dominican Republic |
8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 |  Colombia |
5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 |  Venezuela |
4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico |
3 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 |  Jamaica |
1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 |  Guatemala |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Haiti |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  British Virgin Islands |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Suriname |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Saint Lucia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  El Salvador |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Dominica |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Grenada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Guyana |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 282 athletes from 28 countries participated.
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External links
- Central American and Caribbean Games (Men) – GBR Athletics
- Central American and Caribbean Games (Women) – GBR Athletics
- Finals results
References
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (December 2, 2002), Guevara qualifies easily in San Salvador, as good jumps and throws occur in Havana, IAAF, retrieved August 14, 2012
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (December 3, 2002), ‘Aztec Queen’ leads Golden spree in El Salvador, IAAF, retrieved August 14, 2012
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (December 4, 2002), First Jamaican gold at CAC Games, IAAF, retrieved August 14, 2012
- ^ Vriesde takes Surinam's first gold and Allen completes third 100-200 double in CAC Games, IAAF, December 6, 2002, retrieved August 14, 2012
- ^ Clavelo Robinson, Javier (December 7, 2002), Guevara and Sanchez relays provide golden end to CAC Games, IAAF, retrieved August 14, 2012
- ^ ATLETISMO JUEGOS DEPORTIVOS CAC, SAN SALVADOR 2002 – RESULTADOS (Actualizados hasta el 16 de diciembre de 2002) (in Spanish), ODECABE, 16 December 2002, retrieved January 12, 2015
- ^ Membreño, O.; Carbajal, J. (27 December 2002), Una docena de medallas – Doce atletas que participaron en la justa regional que finalizó el pasado siete de diciembre dieron positivo en las pruebas antidopaje (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, retrieved January 13, 2015
- ^ Odecabe confirma que cada federación sancionará los casos de dopaje (in Spanish), Diario Co Latino, 28 December 2002, retrieved January 13, 2015
- ^ Carbajal, Jorge (23 March 2003), Más nandrolona – La nandrolona es una de las sustancias que más veces se encontró en los casos de dopaje (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, retrieved January 13, 2015