Athletics at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
International athletics championship event
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The track and field competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held at the Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca 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]
| Athletics at the XIX CAC Games | |
|---|---|
Host stadium in San Salvador. | |
| Dates | 1–6 December 2002 |
| Host city | San Salvador  |
| Venue | Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca |
| Events | 43 |
| Participation | 282 athletes from 28 nations |
| Records set | 6 Games records |
Medal summary
Detailed results were published.[6]
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
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 17 | 10 | 6 | 33 |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 |  Colombia | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 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 |
 Saint Lucia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Suriname | 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 |
 Grenada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 282 athletes from 28 countries participated.
Antigua and Barbuda (2)
Bahamas (5)
Barbados (8)
Belize (2)
British Virgin Islands (3)
Cayman Islands (2)
Colombia (23)
Dominica (2)
Dominican Republic (25)
El Salvador (26)
Grenada (5)
Guatemala (23)
Guyana (1)
Haiti (8)
Honduras (1)
Jamaica (20)
Mexico (53)
Netherlands Antilles (5)
Nicaragua (4)
Panama (1)
Puerto Rico (22)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (4)
Saint Lucia (1)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
Suriname (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (5)
U.S. Virgin Islands (5)
Venezuela (24)
