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NACAC NEWSLETTER
NACAC CALENDAR September 2009 - January 2010
Bulletin September 2009 • Volume 2 • Edition 3
Boletin septiembre 2009 • Volumen 2 • Edicion 3
NACAC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LUNCHEON
Guests mingling at the 2009 NACAC World
Championships Luncheon hosted by President
McCook in Berlin recently.
Sharing a
light
moment
are from
left Jee,
Pierre
and
Gabby
Past and present NACAC
Presidents Teddy and Amadeo
Jean Pierre,
Pauline and John
Paul sharing a
light moment
At left is
Jesus, Victor
(while in the
background
Jean Pierre
and Estiban
deep in
discussion
The NACAC
ladies were
out in their
numbers
from right
Donna,
Esther and
Wilma
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Altamont Crescent • Kingston 5, Jamaica, W.I.
Telephone: 876-968-5110, 968-5053 • Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Two of the
region's most
charming men
Victor and Alberto
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ANGUILLA
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ANTIGUA
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ARUBA
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U.S.A.
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
CANADA AT THE 2009 WORLDS
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE/MENSAJE DEL PRESIDENTE
Canada's men's 4 x 100m relay team finished 5th in the highly contested men's 4 x 100 relay at the 2009
World Championships in Berlin. The team of Sam Effah of Calgary, AB, Oluseyi Smith of Ottawa, ON,
Jared Connaughton of New Haven, PEI and Bryan Barnett of Edmonton, AB ran a new seasonal best of
38.39 seconds. Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago and Great Britain took Gold, Silver and Bronze respectively.
In the women's hammer throw Sultana Frizell of Perth, ON finished 10th throwing 70.88m. The Gold
medal was won by Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland throwing 77.96m; a new pending World Record.
The women's 4x400m relay finished 6th in semi final 2 and did not advance. Esther Akinsulie of Ottawa, ON, Adrienne
Power of Halifax, NS, Jenna Martin of Bridgewater, NS and Carline Muir of Edmonton, AB ran a seasonal best time of
3:29.17.
At the end of the men's marathon and the Marathon World Cup, the Canadian team finished 11th in team standings including Reid Coolsaet of Hamilton, ON who individually finished 25th setting a new personal record of 2:16:53. Dylan Wykes
of Kingston, ON placed 33rd with a seasonal best performance, Andrew Smith of Toronto, ON took 53rd and Giitah
Macharia of Oakville, ON placed 56th with a seasonal best performance.
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep - Canada’s 100m Silver Medalist
JAMAICA’S GIRLS
STRIKE GOLD
Jamaica’s Women 4 x 100m World Championship
Gold Medalist Team Simone Facey, Shelly Ann Fraser,
Aleen Bailey and Kerron Stewart
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep - Canada’s 100m Silver Medalist,
Jamaica’s Gold Medalist, Brigitte Foster-Hylton and
Bronze Medalist, Delloreen Ennis-London
Dear Colleagues
No words of praise are too great
for the excellent performances of
the NACAC athletes at the recently concluded World Athletics
Championships in Berlin. I was
not totally surprised at the showing as our athletes demonstrated
at earlier regional events that they
would peak in Berlin.
However, the performances that
caught my attention were:
(a) Ryan Braithwaite (BAR)
- 110m Hurdles
(b) Daniel Bailey (ANT)
- 100m
(c) Javier Coulson (PUR)
- 400m Hurdles
(d) Josanne Lucas (TRI)
- 400m Hurdles
(e) Remy Quow (TRI)
- 400m
(f) Tabarie Henry (ISV)
- 400m
(g) Shara Proctor (AIA)
- Long Jump
All the above performed, in some
instances, beyond expectations, a
clear indication that talent
abounds in every country, it is up
to those of us who occupy leadership positions to ensure that we
have programmes that will
encourage athletes to participate
in the sport of Track and Field
Athletics.
Those of us who attended the
Congress in Berlin must have felt
a sense of pride when President
Diack referred to NACAC as a
programme for others to follow,
indicación clara que el talento
abunda en cada país, y es el
deber de nuestros lideres de asegurar que tenemos programas que
animen a los atletas a participar
en el atletismo.
Los que asistieron al congreso en
Berlín compartieron mi sentido de
orgullo cuando el presidente,
señor Diack, refirió a NACAC
como una programa ejemplar que
TEDDY McCOOK
los otros pueden seguir. El presidente reiteró este punto en el
Estimados colegas
almuerzo de NACAC. Tenemos
mucho sobre que podemos ser
a point he reiterated at the NACAC
No hay suficientes elogios que orgulloso.
luncheon. We have much to be
podemos dar a la actuación de Mis gracias personales a la fedproud of.
las atletas de NACAC en el eración de las Bahamas por preCampeonato del Mundo de sentar un campeonato para el
My personal thanks to the Bahamas
Atletismo de la IAAF, reciente- grupo de edad; a la federación
Federation for hosting a very sucmente concluido en Berlín. No cubana por presentar el campecessful Age Group Championship;
me sorprendieron totalmente onato del CAC de los mayores; y
the Cuban Federation for hosting a
porque en los acontecimientos a Trinidad y Tobago por presentar
very competitive CAC Senior
anteriores, nuestros atletas el campeonato Pan-Am de
Championships; and to Trinidad and
demostraban que llegarían a su menores. Todos los campeonatos
Tobago for hosting a very successful
punto en Berlín.
Pan-Am Juniors. I sincerely hope
eran exitosos, y espero sincerathat member federations will particiLos atletas que cogieron mi aten- mente que otros federaciones
pate and support the NACAC Half
apoyaran el NACAC Half
ción eran:
Marathon Championships to be held
Marathon Championships que
(a) Ryan Braithwaite (BAR)
in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands on
ocurrirá en St. Croix, los EEUU
- 110m vallas
December 5.
Islas Vírgenes el 5 de diciembre.
(b) Daniel Bailey (ANT)
Presidents, please ensure that one
A los presidentes, se aseguran por
- 100m
of your coaches attend the annual
favor de que uno de sus entre(c) Javier Coulson (PUR)
NACACTFCA Coaches Congress in
nadores atienda al congreso anual
- 400m vallas
Puerto Rico in October, as NACAC
NACACTFCA en Puerto Rico en
(d) Josanne Lucas (TRI)
has provided for at least one repreOctubre. NACAC ha hecho provi- 400m vallas
sentative from each Federation.
siones para uno representante de
(e) Remy Quow (TRI)
cada federación.
400m
As a reminder please forward any
(f)
Tabarie
Henry
(ISV)
Recuerden por favor remitir
information you think will help to
- 400m
cualquier información que usted
move our sport to the next level.
(g) Shara Proctor (AIA)
piense ayudará al ascenso de
- salto de longitud
nuestro deporte al nivel siguiente.
Neville “Teddy” McCook
Estos atletas han superados Neville “Teddy” McCook
nuestras expectativas. Es una
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• TRINIDAD & TOBAGO • TURKS & CAICOS • BAHAMAS • BARBADOS • BELIZE
BERLIN'S TIME TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTENING! /
ES TIEMPO QUE EL RELAMPA GO RESPLANDEZCA EN BERLIN
Jamaica's
running sensation, 23-year-old
Usain Bolt, smashed his Beijing 200M world
record of 19.30, which he set a year ago,
when he scorched the Berlin tracks with a blistering 19.19.
But first, lets go back to the 100M. Bolt started
off his Berlin exploits by running a mind-boggling 9.58 seconds. Leaving his competitors in
his dust once again the 6ft 5inch Jamaican
joked and clowned around at the start,
scorched the field in the middle in 9.58
secs, did his now familiar chestslapping antics at the finish. To
say that Usain ran and
charmed his way into the
hearts of the hundreds of
thousands of track and field
fans watching the 12th IAAF
Championships in Track and
Field in Berlin Germany
would be to understate the
impact of this young man
on the sport.
Donning his new orangecoloured Puma spikes,
Bolt decimated the outstanding field (only Chambers spoiled the
NACAC party) comprised of Britton Dwain
Chambers, his training partner Antiguan
Daniel Bailey, Trinidadians Marc Burns and
Richard Thompson, Jamaican and former
world record holder Asafa Powell and
Americans Tyson Gay and Darvis Patton.
The highly talented
Tyson Gay, thought
by many to be Bolt's
greatest threat, had
to settle for 2nd
place (in a US
national record) time
of 9.71, with Bolt's
compatriot Powell
running his season
best 9.84secs completing the top three
spots.
La sensación de Jamaica de 23 años, Usain Bolt,
destruyó en Berlín su propio record del año anterior 19.30 iluminando la pista en Berlín con su
19.19.
Pero primero volvamos a los 100 metros. Bolt
comenzó su explosión en Berlín corriendo 9.58
segundos. Nublando sus contendores con el polvo,
el jamaiquino bromeó y payaseó en la meta, corrió
sus 9.58 segundos y se golpeó su pechocon sus
manos en la llegada. Decir que Usain corrió para
encantar los centenares de asistentes del 12mo
Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo en Berlín,
Alemania es reconocer el impacto de este joven en
el deporte.
Luciendo sus nuevas zapatillas Puma anaranjadas,
Bolt iluminó la pista (solamente Chambers rompió
la fiesta de NACAC) compitió con el británico
Dwain Chambers, su compañero de entrenamiento
Daniel Bailey, de Antigua, y los trinitarios Marc
Burns y Richard Thompson, el jamaiquino que
tenía el record mundial, Asafa Powell, y los
norteamericanos Tyson Gay y Darvis Patton.
El talentoso Tyson Gay, quien muchos consideraban una amenaza, llegó segundo (logrando un
nuevo record para los Estados Unidos con 9.71 y su
compatriota Powell mejoró su marca personal con
9.84 segundos completando las primeros tres
puestos.
Pero el Sr. Bolt no había completado su festín…
tenía pendiente su evento favorito: los 200 metros.
Como si sólo hubiera caminado una tarde en los
días anteriores… en la víspera de sus 23 años, Bolt
detuvo el reloj en 19.19 segundos. Salió de la curva
como una máquina bien aceitada. Una vez más el
estadio, con todos de pie, celebraban gritando animadamente. El héroe de Berlín animaba la atmósfera de Berlín.
El panameño Alonso
Edwards terminó 2do
(19.81), el americano
Wallace Spearmon 3ro
(19.85), otro americano,
Shawn Crawford, llegó 4to
(19.81) y el jamaiquino
Steve Mullings 5to con un
record personal de 19.98.
Otra vez el estadio completo, incluyendo centenares
de dignatarios como el
príncipe Alberto de Mónaco,
estaban electrificados con la
extraordinaria velocidad de
Bolt. El Príncipe miraba con incredulidad sonriendo de oreja a oreja… este joven es increíble, es una
máquina bien entrenada
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• BERMUDA
• BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
SILVER MEDAL FOR BROWN AT
WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS
MÉDAILLE D'ARGENT POUR
BROWN AU CHAMPIONNAT DU
MONDE JEUNESSE
OTTAWA - Aaron Brown of Toronto, ON won the sil-
OTTAWA - Aaron Brown, de Toronto, ON, a gagné la
ver medal in the men's 100-metres at the 6th
International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF)
World Youth Championships in Bressanone, Italy.
Brown sustained a podium position running 10.74 just
one day after running a new pending Canadian youth record of
10.46 in the quarter-final. The gold medal, was won by Prezel
Hardy of the United States in 10.57.
MORE FROM BRESSANONE
• Django Lovett of Langley, BC advances to the men's high jump
final finishing 6th in his qualifying group
• 800 metre runner Annie Leblanc of Repentigny, QC advances to
the semi-final
• Gregory MacNeil of London, ON finished first in his heat running
13.49 and advances to the semi-final in the 110 metre hurdles
• Eric Dillon of Oshawa, ON will advance to the final in the 1500
metres
Canada has now tied its performance at the last World Youth
Championships winning the bronze medal in the women's medley
relay in 2007.
médaille d'argent du 100 mètres masculin aujourd'hui
lors du 6ème Championnat du monde jeunesse de
l'Association international des fédérations d'athlétisme
(AIFA) à Bressanone, en Italie. Brown a mérité une place sur le podium en courant 10.74, un jour seulement après avoir couru 10.46, un
nouveau record canadien jeunesse en instance d'homologation, lors
de son quart de finale. La médaille d'or a été gagnée en 10.57 par
Prezel Hardy des États-Unis.
AUTRES FAITS SAILLANTS DE BRESSANONE
• Django Lovett de Langley, BC, avance à la finale du saut en hauteur
masculine, terminant 6ème de son groupe de qualification.
• La coureuse de 800 mètres Annie Leblanc, de Repentigny, QC,
avance à la demi-finale.
• Gregory MacNeil de London, ON, a terminé 1er de sa série en
courant 13,49 et accède à la demi-finale du 110 mètres haies.
• Eric Dillon, d'Oshawa, ON, accède à la finale du 1500 mètres.
Le Canada a maintenant égalisé sa récolte de médailles du dernier
championnat du monde jeunesse où il a gagné la médaille de bronze
du relais mélangé féminin en 2007.
MEDALS AT FISU GAMES/CINQ AUTRES MÉDAILLES AUX JEUX FISU
OTTAWA
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Daniel Harper of Brampton, ON and
Rebecca Johnstone of Bowen
Island, BC won a pair of bronze
medals in the 400 and 800 metres
respectively. Harper registered a
In the women's 400 metres Esther
new personal best time of 42.66
Akinsulie of Ottawa and Carline Muir
seconds.
of Edmonton, won a pair of medals
as they captured silver and bronze
Also on the podium yesterday was
respectively. In a tight finish the gold
Jim Steacy of Lethbridge, AB with a
medal was secured by Senegal's
silver medal in the hammer throw
Fall Fatou Bintou in 51.65 with
and Ruky Abdulai with a bronze
Akinsulie right on her tail clocking in
medal in long jump.
at 51.70 and Muir at 52.07.
The Canadian
Athletics Summer Universiade team
won a total of seven medals after
three days of competition.
In the men's high jump Mike Mason
of Nanoose Bay, BC captured the
silver medal with a jump of 2.23
metres. Eduard Malchenko of
Russia captured the gold with the
same mark. With both athletes failing to clear the bar at 2.25 metres
Russia was awarded the gold based
on the number of previous attempts.
OTTAWA - L'équipe canadi- même hauteur. Les deux athenne de l'Universiade d'été a
remporté cinq autres médailles
aujourd'hui, portant le total de
l'équipe à sept après trois
jours de compétition.
lètes ne passant pas la barre à
2m25 mètres, le Russe s'est
vu octroyé l'or en se basant
sur le nombre d'essais précédents.
Au 400 mètres féminin, Esther
Akinsulie, d'Ottawa, ON, et
Carline Muir, d'Edmonton, AB,
ont gagné une paire de
médailles en capturant l'argent
et le bronze respectivement.
Avec un final serré, la médaille
d'or est allée à Fall Fatou
Bintou du Sénégal en 51.65,
avec Akinsulie sur ses talons
avec un temps de 51,70 et
Muir en 52.07.
Daniel Harper, de Brampton,
ON, et Rebecca Johnstone, de
Bowen Island, BC, ont gagné
une paire de médaille de
bronze au 400 mètres et au
800 mètres respectivement.
Harper a réussi sa meilleure
performance personnelle avec
un temps de 42.66 secondes.
Au saut en hauteur masculin,
Mike Mason, de Nanoose Bay,
BC, a remporté la médaille
d'argent avec un saut de 2,23
mètres. Eduard Malchenko,
de Russie, a mérité l'or avec la
Hier, les deux athlètes à monter sur le podium étaient Jim
Steacy de Lethbridge, AB,
avec une médaille d'argent au
lancer du marteau, et Ruky
Abdulai avec une médaille de
bronze au saut en longueur.
• ST. LUCIA • ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
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Thomas Augustus (Tommy) Robinson
Saluted atTribute to a Legend Luncheon/Homenajeado en un Almuerzo
en Honor a una Leyenda
Bahamian Thomas Augustus
(Tommy) Robinson was saluted on
July 26th at a Tribute to a Legend
Luncheon organized by “Friends of
Thomas Augustus (Tommy)
Robinson Committee” which was
attended by more than 600 persons
at the Wyndham Nassau Resort &
Crystal Palace Casino on
Cable Beach.
El bahamés Thomas Augustus
(Tommy) Robinson fue homenajeado
el 26 de julio en un Almuerzo como
Tributo a una Leyenda organizado
por el “Comité de Amigos de Thomas
Augustus (Tommy) Robinson al cual
asistieron más de 600 personas en el
Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal
Palace Casino en Cable
Honoree Tommy Robinson (right) shown with Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham
Beach.
and committee member Sandra Smith with Proclamation of “Tommy Robinson Day”
Robinson, el premier atleta
Robinson, the premier
bahamés del siglo veinte, fue el primero en participar en los Juegos
Bahamian athlete of the twentieth century was the first Bahamian Track and
Olímpicos. El año siguiente él se convirtió en el primer bahamés en
Field athlete to participate in the Olympic Games.
ganar una medalla de bronce en los 100 metros en los Juegos de la
The following year, he became the first Bahamian to win an international
Federación de West Indies en Kingston, Jamaica. En los 400 metros,
medal in Track and Field when he won a bronze medal in the 100m at the
la cuarteta (Enoch, Backford, Oscar Francis, Tom Grant y Robinson)
West Indian Federation Games in Kingston, Jamaica. The 400m-relay squad
también ganaron una medalla de bronce.
(Enoch Backford, Oscar Francis, Tom Grant and Robinson) also won a
En los Juegos de la Mancomunidad Británica en Cardiff, Gales en el
bronze medal.
1958, Robinson deslumbró al mundo ganando los 220m y ganándole
At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, in 1958,
al jamaiquino Keith Gardner. Robinson, quien era el único represenRobinson shocked the world by winning the 220yard dash, defeating
tante de Bahamas, también llego segundo, detrás de Gardner en las
Jamaica's Keith Gardner. Robinson, who was the lone representative from
100 yardas.
the Bahamas, was also second to Gardner in the 100 yards.
En las Olimpiadas en Roma en el 1960, él llegó a la semifinal de
ambas carreras: los 100m y los 200m. En el 1962 le ganó a su conAt the Rome Olympics in 1960 he made it to the semi-final of both 100m and
trincante cubano Enrique Figuerola, al jamaiquino Dennis Johnson y a
200m. In 1962 he defeated the likes of Cuba's Enrique Figuerola, Jamaica's
los venezolanos Rafael Romero, Arquímedes Herrera y Horacio
Dennis Johnson, and Venezuela's Rafael Romero, Arquimedes Herrera, and
Esteves, para ganar los 100m en los Juegos Centroamericanos y del
Horacio Esteves, to win the 100m at the Central American and Caribbean
Caribe de Atletismo en Kingston, Jamaica. En ese mismo año ganó
Games in Kingston, Jamaica. Later that year he won the silver medal in the
la medalla de plata en los 200m de los Juegos de la Mancomunidad
200m at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.
Británica celebrados en Perth, Australia.
In 1966 at the Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, Robinson, who
En el 1966, en los Juegos de la Mancomunidad Británica en Kingston,
had attended the University of Michigan from 1957 to 1962, finished second
Jamaica, Robinson, quien había estudiado en la Universidad de
to Canada's Harry Jerome in the 100m.
Michigan desde el 1957 al 1962, terminó segundo después del canadiense Harry Jerome en los 100m.
The luncheon was attended by several national and regional figures includAl almuerzo asistieron varias personalidades nacionales y regionales
ing the Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Arthur
incluyendo el Governador General de las Bahamas, Arthur Dion
Dion Hanna; Prime Minister, the Hon. Hubert Alexander Ingraham, and the
Hanna; el Primer Ministro, el Honorable Hubert Alexander Ingraham
Leader of the Opposition, Perry Gladstone Christie, a teammate of Robinson.
y el líder de la Oposición Perry Gladstone Christie, un compañero de
Also in attendance were Cuba's Enrique Figuerola, the Silver medalist in the
equipo de Robinson. También asistieron el cubano Enrique
100m at the Tokyo Olympics, and Hilton Nicholson, his roommate at the
Figuerola, medallista de plata en las Olimpiadas en Tokío en los
University of Michigan and the Rev. Canon Dr. Gervais Clarke, Secretary
100m, Hilton Nicholson, su compañero de cuarto en la universidad de
General of NACAC representing President Teddy McCook.
Michigan y el Rev. Gervais Clarke, Secretario General de NACAC en
An athletic scholarship in Robinson's name, tenable at the College of the
representación del Presidente Teddy McCook.
Bahamas in the amount of $10,000 was launched at the luncheon.
Se denominó una beca atlética con el nombre de Robinson para asistir económicamente a un estudiante en el Colegio de Bahamas con
Alpheus Finlayson
$10,000.00.
Nassau, Bahamas
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EL SALVADOR
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ST. KITTS & NEVIS
•
CANADA
•
CAYMAN ISLANDS
NACAC ATHLETES ON TRACK... 2009 World Athletics Championships
Jamaican athletes ended their medal
winning ways at the 12th IAAF World
Championships in Berlin when the
women 4 x 400m relay team Rosemarie
Whyte,
Novlene
Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd and
Shericka Williams - won the silver
medal in a season-best 3:21.15 behind the US
team of Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, LaShinda
Demos and Sanya Richards (in a world
leading 3:21.64); Russia were third in
extremely exciting. So close were the top
3:21.64.
three runners that it took some time for
Among the medal winners was, Olympic the official results to be posted - in the
Gold medalist 400M hurdler Melaine end Braithwaite came out victorious
Walker , who
(13.14) with Trammell and
although
Payne sharing the same
seeming not to
time of 13.15. Brigitte
be in top form
Foster-Hylton now has 1leading up to
bronze, 1-silver and now 1the
Worlds,
gold medal from three world
peaked
at
championships.
Fosterexactly
the
Hylton running with some of
right
time.
the world's best sprint hurWalker
hurdlers created history by
dled
past
becoming the first Jamaican
Lashinda
woman to win a internationDemus (silver
al gold medal in her event.
52.96) of the US to win in her personal Compatriot Delloreen Ennis-London
best, championship best and the second mined her third world championships
fastest time in history over the distance - bronze medal with a season best time of
- 53.42. Trinidad and Tobago's Josanne 12.55. Jamaica's biggest disappointment
Lucas copped the bronze medal in a of the championships was decathlete
national record time of 53.20.
Maurice Smith, who suffered a muscle
strain in his first event and had to withThe 110m hurdles final went off without
draw from the championships.
Olympic Champion, Cuba's Dayron
Robles who suffered an injury during the The men's 4 x 100M team - Steve
semi-finals. The contest in this event Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt and
was nevertheless exciting and very com- Asafa Powell - may not have run a world
petitive. Young Ryan Braithwaite of record but their winning time of 37.31 is
Barbados, Terrence Trammell and the second fastest of all time - which
David Payne of the USA made the event earned the team another gold medal.
Trinidad and Tobago with Darrel
Brown, Marc Burns, Emmanuel
Callendar and Richard Thompson
copped silver in a national record
time of 37.62, the bronze medal
went to Great Britain with a time of
38.02. Canada clocked their
fastest time (38.39) in 11 years
with a team comprised of Sam
Effah,
Seyi
Smith,
Jared
Connaughton and Brian Barnett.
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The women 4 x 100m
team - Simone Facey,
Shelly Ann Fraser, Aleen
Bailey
and
Kerron
Stewart - smoothly
passed the baton to finish ahead of their rivals in a time of
42.06; the Bahaman team finished
2nd in a season best 42.29 with
hosts Germany holding on to the
bronze medal in a season best of
42.87.
The first Jamaican woman to win a international gold medal in her event.
Compatriot Delloreen Ennis-London
mined her third world championships
bronze medal with a season best time of
12.55.
Jamaica's biggest disappointment of the
championships was decathlete Maurice
Smith, who suffered a muscle strain in
his first event and had to withdraw from
the championships.
The men's 4 x 100M team - Steve
Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt
and Asafa Powell - may not have run a
world record but their winning time of
37.31 is the second fastest of all time which earned the team another gold
medal. Trinidad and Tobago with Darrel
Brown, Marc Burns, Emmanuel
Callendar and Richard Thompson
copped silver in a national record time of
37.62, the bronze medal went to Great
Britain with a time of 38.02. Canada
clocked their fastest time (38.39) in 11
years with a team comprised of Sam
Effah,
Seyi
Smith,
Jared
Connaughton and Brian Barnett.
The women 4 x 100m team - Simone
Facey, Shelly Ann Fraser, Aleen
Bailey and Kerron Stewart - smoothly
passed the baton to finish ahead of their
rivals in a time of 42.06; the Bahaman
team finished 2nd in a season best
42.29 with hosts Germany holding on to
the bronze medal in a season best of
42.87.
• COSTA RICA • CUBA • DOMINICA
Historic performances for BVI Women at CAC Championships in Cuba
/Actuaciones históricas de las mujeres de BVI en los Campeonatos
Centroamericanos y del Caribe de Mayores en Cuba
By Dean Greenaway
Outstanding British Virgin Islands (BVI) sprinter Tahesia Harrigan led
her country's historic performances at the 22nd Central American and
Caribbean (CAC) Track & Field Championships at the Pan American Stadium in
Havana, Cuba July 3-5, 2009.
Since the BVI's first participated in these Championships in 1975, this was the largest
team representing that country - the team was comprised of seven women and 2 men.
The BVI won their first gold medal when Tahesia Harrigan won the 100m in a time of
11.21seconds; Trinidad and Tobago's Semoy Hackett edged Puerto Rico's Carol
Rodriguez for second place besting her 11.38 with a time of 11.35.
By the end of the competition, BVI athletes had walked off with two national record performances and a World Jr. Championships qualifier. The team placed 14th overall
among the 24 teams in competition and 10th in the medal standing of the 20 teams that
scored.
La destacada atleta de Islas Vírgenes Británicas, la velocista Tahesia Harrigan,
fue la líder de las históricas actuaciones en los 22mo Campeonatos
Centroamericanos y del Caribe de Atletismo de Mayores celebrados en el Estadio
Panamericano de la Habana, Cuba del 3 al 5 de julio del 2009.
Desde la primera vez que BVI participó en estos campeonatos en el 1975, a este
campeonato se llevó el equipo más grande representando a su país, un equipo
compuesto de siete mujeres y dos varones.
BVI ganó su primera medalla de oro cuando Tahesia Harrigan ganó los 100m
con un tiempo de 11.21 seg., Semoy Hackett deTrinidad y Tobago sobrepasó a
la puertorriqueña Carol Rodríguez y le ganó el segundo lugar con 11.35 superando los 11.38 que ella obtuvo.
Ms Harrigan-who has a season's best of 11.15 - easily won her heat in 11.43 seconds,
and was the 2005 silver medalist. Her medal is the territory's sixth and first gold in the
CAC Championships and comes exactly 30 years after the BVI won its first medal in
1979..
Al final de la competencia los atletas de BVI lograron salir con dos marcas
nacionales y una cualificación para los Campeonatos Mundiales Juveniles. El
equipo terminó 14mo entre los 24 países participantes en la competencia y 10mo
en la tabla de medallas de los 20 equipos que cualificaron.
The quartet of Samantha John, Chantel Malone, Ashley Kelly and Dominique Maloneythe first women's relay team to represent the BVI in a senior championships - debuted
by producing a gutsy performance before being narrowly edged out by Mexico in the 4
x 400 meters relay and placed fifth. Team BVI shattered the previous national record of
3 minutes, 42.73 seconds established last year, by running 3:37.62.
La Srta. Harrigan, quien tuvo su mejor marca de la temporada con 11.15 - ganó
fácilmente su serie en 11.43 segundos y fue medallista de plata en el 2005. Su
medalla es la sexta del territorio y la primera medalla de oro en los Campeonatos
de CAC y llega 30 años después de la primera que ganó el país en el 1979.
Samantha John shaved .10 off her 800 meters national standard, with a sixth place performance in her pet event, before opening the 4 x 400 meters relay with a 53 seconds
split. John, 18, bettered her 2 minutes 07.69 seconds time by running 2:07.59.
Chantal Malone was 10th in the Long Jump, after cutting the sand at 5.85 metres; while
a hamstring problem knocked Kevin Fahie out of the 200 meters.
On opening day, Ashley Kelly ran a season's best 54.82 seconds but did not qualify for
the 400 meters final. Her performance also qualified her for the 13th IAAF World Jr.
Championships in Moncton, Canada in 2010. Kelly's counterpart Dominique Maloney,
recorded a time of 56.90 seconds, in her 400 meters heat.
Eric “Shaq” Mathias was sixth
in the Discus Throw with a
toss of 52.97 meters.
Omar Jones' opening throw of
62.61 meters before his back
gave out was good for 10th
place in the Javelin Throw.
Coach Willis “Chucky” Todman
was very pleased with the
team's showing at the CAC
seniors.
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NICARAGUA
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PUERTO RICO
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
ATLETAS DE NACAC EN LA PISTA... Campeonatos Mundiales del 2009
Los
atletas jamaiquinos culminaron sus
logros de medallas en el 12mo
Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de la
IAAF en Berlín cuando las mujeres
ganaron el relevo de
4x400m -,
Rosemarie Whyte Novlene WillliamsMills, Shereefa Lloyd y Sherica Willliams obtuvieron la medalla de plata con su mejor
marca de la temporada de 3:21.15 detrás del
equipo de los Estados Unidos compuesto por
Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda
Demus y Sanya Richards (con una marca
mundial de 3:21.64) y las rusas terminaron terceras con 3:21.64.
Entre las medallistas estaba Melanie Walker,
medallista olímpica en los 400m con vallas quien
parecía no estar en forma para los Campeonatos
Mundiales pero culminó exactamente en el
momento apropiado. Walker pasó las vallas
delante de Lashinda Demus (plata con 52.96) de
los Estados Unidos y ganó con su mejor marca
personal, la mejor marca del campeonato y la
segunda mejor marca en la historia de esta distancia: 53.42. Josanne Lucas de Trinidad y
Tobago ganó la medalla de bronce con un record
nacional de 53.20.
Puerto Rico's 400M Hurdler Javier Culson (right)
winning his country's first medal (silver) at the
World Championships
En la final de los 110m con vallas no participó el
Campeon Olimpico cubano Dayron Robles quien
sufrió una lesión durante las semifinales. La
competencia fue, sin lugar a dudas, muy excitante
y competitiva. El joven Ryan Braithwaite de
Barbados, Terrence Trammell y David
Payne de los Estados Unidos lograron un espectáculo excitante en este evento. Tan cerca estaban estos tres competidores que se demoró la publicación de los tiempos y cuando se hizo,
Brathwaite salió victorioso (13.14) con Trammell
y Payne compartiendo el mismo tiempo de 13.15.
Mexican Race Walker Ader Sanchez
proudly displays his 2009 World
Champs bronze medal
La peor decepción de Jamaica en este campeonato fue el decalista Maurice Smith que se lesionó
un músculo en el primer evento y se tuvo que salir
del Campeonato.
El equipo de los 4x100m - Steve Mullings,
Michael Frater, Usain Bolt y Asafa Powellno corrieron un record mundial pero ganaron con
un tiempo de 37.31 que es el segundo mejor tiempo en el evento y ganaron otra medalla de oro.
Trinidad y Tobago con Darrell Brown, Marc
Burns, Emmanuel Callendar y Richard
Thompson ganaron la medella de plata con un
record nacional de 37.62. mientras la medalla de
bronce la lograron los de Gran Bretaña con un
tiempo de 38.02. Canadá hizo su mejor tiempo
(39.39) en los últimos 11 años con un equipo compuesto por Sam Effah, Seyi Smith, Jared
Connaughton y Brian Barnett.
El equipo femenino de los 4x100 - Simone
Facey, Shelly Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey y
Kerron Stewart pasaron suavemente el batón
para terminar delante de sus rivales con un tiempo de 42.06; el equipo bahamés terminó 2do con
su mejor marca de la temporada de 42.29 y el
equipo anfitrión de Alemania terminó tercero
ganando la medalla de bronce con su mejor marca
de la temporada de 42.87.
Bridgette Foster-Hylton ahora obtuvo una de
bronce, una de plata y una de oro en campeonatos
mundiales. Foster-Hylton, corriendo con las
mejores velocistas del mundo en el evento de vallas, consiguió la histórica medalla de oro, la
primera para una mujer jamaiquina en este evento. Su compatriota Delloreen Ennis-London
obtuvo su tercera medalla de bronce con su mejor
marca de la temporada de 12.55.
Bernard Legat of the USA (left) finished with a silver
medal behind Ethiopia's Bekele
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• MONTSERRAT • NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
• DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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FERGUSON MCKENZIE CAPS TREMENDOUS SEASON
AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Por Gerrino Saunders
By Gerrino Saunders
The
tiny island nation of The
Bahamas surely made its presence
felt
at
the
12th
International Association of Athletic
Federations World Track and Field
Championships, the team finished 22nd on
the medal table with one silver and one
bronze medal.
La
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie
(bronze) Alyson Felix (gold) and
Veronica Campbell-Brown (silver)
proudly display their 200M medals
at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics
Championships in Berlin.
In the points standing The Bahamas finished 16th overall with 27 points collected
from six finalists.
Debbie won her first individual gold medal
The star of team Bahamas at this year's at the 2001 World Championships - having
championships was undoubtedly super vet- initially won silver she was later elevaed to
eran Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie. On the gold medal position upon the disqualifiAugust 21 -- day seven of the cation of Marion Jones.
Championships - she was once again on a Ferguson-McKenzie (22.41) ran a tactically
World Championships podium.
smart and composed 200 meters final comBorn 16 January 1976 Ferguson-McKenzie
is a future Bahamian track and field legend
like her mentor Tommy Robinson. She has
specialized in the 100m and 200m. She
had her first major successes with the
Bahamian 4_100 metres relay team, winning gold at the Pan American Games and
World Championships in Athletics in 1999,
and taking another gold at the Olympic
Games the following year.
Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie holds the Bahamian flag high
in celebration of her bronze medal performance in the
200M at the World Athletic Championships, in Berlin
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Ferguson-McKenzie logra una tremenda temporada en
los campeonatos Mundiales
Other Members of the Team
Other members of The Bahamas team
to Berlin experienced reasonably good
success; although there was a couple of
unfortunate incidents that may have
impacted the final medal count and
points standings.
pequeña nación isleña de las
Bahamas definitivamente dejó marcada
su presencia en el 12mo Campeonato
Mundial de Atletismo cuando su equipo
terminó 22mo en la tabla de medallas con
una de plata y una de bronce.
En la puntuación, las Bahamas terminaron 16mo con 27 puntos otorgados a sus
seis finalistas.
La estrella del equipo bahameño en esto
campeonatos fue indudablemente la
superveterana
Debbie
FergusonMcKenzie. El 21 de agosto - el séptimo
Going into Berlin Ferguson-McKenzie also 19-year old Sheniqua Ferguson
was one of seven women to dip below making it to the quarter-finals of both
the 11 seconds barrier this year. She the women's 100m and 200m.
blazed to her quickest time for six years an impressive 10.97 seconds in Monaco.
She was sixth in the Berlin 100m final in
11.05 seconds.
• GRENADA • GUATEMALA
• HAITI
En las semifinales, Ferguson McKenzie ganó su carrera en 22.24
segundos con sólo una centésima de
segundos de su mejor marca de la temporada de 22.23 seg. y del record
nacional de Bahamas de 22.19 segundos.
Ella fue ancla en el relevo de 4x100m
ganando plata con Sheniqua Ferguson,
Chandra Sturrup y Christie Amertil
quienes corrieron los primeros tres
tramos. La mujeres bahamesas corrieron su mejor tiempo de la temporada de 42.29. El cuarteto jamaiquino de
Simone Facey, Shelley-Ann Frazer,
Aleen Bailey y Kerron Stewart
ganaron el oro en 42.06 seundos.
ing from behind at least five metres back to
pass American Muna Lee for the bronze
medal, finishing behind defending World
Champion, American Allyson Felix (22.02)
and Olympic Champion, Jamaican
Veronica Campbell-Brown (22.35)
Both the men and women's 4x400m
relay teams were disqualified in the
qualifying rounds in for infractions of the
exchange rules. Quarter-miler Christine
Amertil was also disqualified for stepping out of her lane during the women's
In the semifinals, Ferguson-McKenzie won 400m semi-finals.
her heat in 22.24 seconds just one hunTeam coaches were pleased with the
dredth of a second off her season's best
overall performances, noting for examtime of 22.23 seconds and off The
ple, that Levan Sands just missed a
Bahamian National record 22.19 secbronze medal in the triple jump by four
onds.
centimeters and Chris Brown was just
She went on to anchor the silver shy of the bronze in the men's 400m.
medalwomen's 4x100 meter relay team The coaches also pointed out that there
with Sheniqua Ferguson, Chandra were very good showings by young athSturrup and Christine Amertil running letes like Ramon Miller who ran two perthe first three legs. The Bahamian sonal best times and narrowly missing
women ran a season's best of 42.29. the finals of the men's 400m; Shamar
The Jamaica quartet of Simone Facey, Sands was several hundredths of a secShelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey and ond away from the 110m hurdles final,
Kerron Stewert won gold in 42.06 sec- and Adrian Griffith made it to the quarter
onds.
finals of the men's 100m. There was
Ferguson Mckenzie (22.41) corrió tácticamente culminando la carrera de
200m viniendo desde atrás casi 5 metros y pasándole a Muna Lee para
ganar la medalla de bronce, terminando detrás de la campeona mundial
americana Allison Felix (22.02) y de la
campeona
olímpica
jamaiquina
Verónica Campbell-Brown (22.35)
Bahamas women's 4x100 relay team pose with their silver medals from the
Berlin Worlds. (L-R) alternate Jernise Saunders, Debbie Ferguson McKenzie,
Chandra Sturrup, Christine Amertil and missing is Sheniqua Ferguson.
dia de competencia - ella otra vez ese
subió al podio de los Campeonatos
Mundiales.
Para llegar a Berlin Ferguso-McKenzie
fue una de la siete mujeres que bajaron
de la barrera de los 11 segundo en este
año. Ella fulminó a su mejor marca en
los últimos seis años con una impresionante marca de 10.97 segundos en
Mónaco. Terminó sexta en Berlín en la
final de los 100m con un tiempo de
11.05.
Debbie ganó su primera medalla de oro
individual en los Campeonatos Mundiales
del 2001 teniendo inicialmente la de plata
y luego elevada a la de oro, posición que se
le otorgó cuando descualificaron a Marion
Jones.
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