North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association

North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Athletic Association

Formation	1988
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Santurce, Puerto Rico
Membership	31 member federations
Official language	English and Spanish
President	Víctor López
Website	www.athleticsnacac.org

The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within North America, Central America and the Caribbean. NACAC is one of six area associations of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). NACAC was founded on December 10, 1988, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.^[1]

Presidents

Amadeo Francis (Puerto Rico) was elected first president of the association. He was re-elected in 1999 and 2003.^[1] In 2007 Neville "Teddy" McCook (Jamaica) was elected as new president.^[2][3] He was re-elected in 2011.^[4] After he died on February 11, 2013, Alain Jean-Pierre from Haïti, treasurer of NACAC and president of the Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC), acted as interim president. On August 7, 2013, Víctor López from Puerto Rico, president of the Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA), was elected new president for the period 2013-2015.^[5]

Name	Country	Presidency
Amadeo Francis	Puerto Rico	1988–2007
Neville McCook	Jamaica	2007–2013
Alain Jean-Pierre	Haiti	2013 (interim)
Víctor López	Puerto Rico	2013-

Competitions

• NACAC Championships
• NACAC Championships Under-23 Championships
• NACAC Cross Country Championships
• NACAC Mountain Running Championships

• Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA), formerly: NACAC Combined Events Championships)
• Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC))

Member associations

Nation	Organisation
Anguilla	Anguilla Amateur Athletic Federation
Antigua and Barbuda	Athletic Association of Antigua & Barbuda
Aruba	Arubaanse Atletiek Bond
Bahamas	Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations
Barbados	Athletics Association of Barbados
Belize	Belize Amateur Athletic Association
Bermuda	Bermuda National Athletics Association
British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands Athletics Association
Canada	Athletics Canada
Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands Athletic Association
Costa Rica	Federación Costarricense de Atletismo
Cuba	Federación Cubana de Atletismo
Dominica	Dominica Amateur Athletic Association
Dominican Republic	Federación Dominicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo
Grenada	Grenada Athletic Association
Guatemala	Federación Nacional de Atletismo de Guatemala
Haiti	Fédération Haïtienne d'Athlétisme Amateur
Honduras	Federación Nacional Hondureña de Atletismo
Jamaica	Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association
Mexico	Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones de Atletismo
Montserrat	Montserrat Amateur Athletic Association
Nicaragua	Federación Nicaragüense de Atletismo
Puerto Rico	Federación de Atletismo de Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association
Saint Lucia	Saint Lucia Athletics Association
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Team Athletics Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
El Salvador	Federación Salvadoreña de Atletismo
Trinidad and Tobago	National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad & Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands	Turks & Caicos Islands Amateur Athletic Association
United States	USA Track & Field
United States Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands Track & Field Federation

See also

• Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
• South American Athletics Confederation (CONSUDATLE)
• Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC)
• Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (CADICA)

External links

• Official website
• Former website

References

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International athletics competitions IAAF World records Hall of Fame World Olympics Paralympics World Championships in Athletics IPC Athletics World Championships World Indoor Championships World Junior Championships World Youth Championships World Masters Championships Continental Cup World Cross Country Championships World Half Marathon Championships World Mountain Running Championships World Race Walking Cup IAAF World Relays Continental Asian Championships – AAA Outdoor Indoor Cross Country Race Walking African Championships – CAA Outdoor Cross Country Combined Events Mountain Running Race Walking European Championships – EAA Outdoor Indoor Team Cross Country Mountain Running Race Walking Oceania Championships – OAA Outdoor Combined Events Cross Country Marathon/Half Marathon Race Walking North American Championships – NACAC Outdoor Cross Country Mountain Running South American Championships – CONSUDATLE Outdoor Cross Country Marathon Half Marathon Road Mile Mountain Running Race Walking Regional Arab Championships GCC Championships Ibero-American Championships Maghreb Championships Pan American Combined Events Cup Pan American Race Walking Cup Central American and Caribbean Outdoor Cross Country Central American Outdoor Cross Country Race Walking Seasonal World Marathon Majors IAAF Diamond League IAAF World Challenge Combined Events Challenge Race Walking Challenge Hammer Throw Challenge Games ALBA All-Africa Asian Bolivarian Central American Central American and Caribbean Commonwealth European Francophonie Lusophony Mediterranean Micronesian Pacific Pacific Mini Pan American Pan Arab South American South Asian World Military Universiade

Championships of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association Senior Championships Cross Country Championships Mountain Running Championships Under-23 Championships in Athletics (records) APA) Senior 2007 Under-23 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Cross Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015