2018 Central American Championships in Athletics
| XXIX Central American Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Dates | 13–14 July | 
| Host city | Guatemala City, Guatemala  | 
| Venue | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores | 
| Level | Senior | 
| Events | 44 | 
| Participation | 7 nations | 
The 29th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on 13 and 14 July 2018.[1][2][3]
A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men, 22 by women.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Héctor Allen  Costa Rica | 10.53 | José Andrés Salazar  El Salvador | 10.63 | Shaun Gill .svg.png) Belize | 10.80 | 
| 200 metres (wind: -0.5 m/s) | Shermal Calimore  Costa Rica | 21.22 | José Humberto Bermúdez  Guatemala | 21.22 | José Andrés Salazar  El Salvador | 21.47 | 
| 400 metres | Nery Brenes  Costa Rica | 46.26 | José Humberto Bermúdez  Guatemala | 47.21 | Willy Castillo  Guatemala | 49.18 | 
| 800 metres | Fredd Ponce  Nicaragua | 1:57.70 | Georman Rivas  Costa Rica | 1:57.80 | Byron Herrera  Guatemala | 1:57.82 | 
| 1500 metres | Georman Rivas  Costa Rica | 4:03.83 | Mario Pacay  Guatemala | 4:05.75 | David Escobar  El Salvador | 4:13.67 | 
| 5000 metres | Mario Pacay  Guatemala | 14:41.86 | Daniel Johanning  Costa Rica | 14:53.69 | Williams Julajúj  Guatemala | 15:08.19 | 
| 10,000 metres | Daniel Johanning  Costa Rica | 30:50.13 | Álvaro Sanabria  Costa Rica | 31:10.07 | Alberto González  Guatemala | 31:24.07 | 
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.9 m/s) | Wienstan Mena  Guatemala | 14.72 | Ronald Ramírez  Guatemala | 14.83 | Gabriel Mejía .svg.png) Honduras | 15.83 | 
| 400 metres hurdles | Gerald Drummond  Costa Rica | 49.85 | Gerber Blanco  Guatemala | 50.97 | Pablo Andrés Ibáñez  El Salvador | 51.25 | 
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Brayan Tacan  Guatemala | 9:45.13 | David Escobar  El Salvador | 9:57.02 | Marcial Rodríguez  Nicaragua | 10:05.16 | 
| 4 × 100 metres relay |  Costa Rica Brayan Guzmán Shermal Calimore Jeikob Monge Héctor Allen | 40.83 CR |  El Salvador | 41.36 |  Guatemala | 41.64 | 
| 4 × 400 metres relay |  Costa Rica Brayan Guzmán Jeikob Monge Gerald Drummond Shermal Calimore | 3:12.23 |  Guatemala | 3:15.52 |  Nicaragua | 3:21.01 | 
| 20,000 metres track walk | José Oswaldo Calel  Guatemala | 1:28:11.36 | Ángel Batz  Guatemala | 1:28:22.61 | Allan Segura  Costa Rica | 1:46:43.28 | 
| High jump | Ken Fransua  Guatemala | 2.12 | Josué Athiang  Guatemala | 1.85 | Only two participants | |
| Pole vault | Natán Rivera  El Salvador | 4.70 | Pedro Figueroa  El Salvador | 4.50 | Abel Álvarez  Guatemala | 3.70 | 
| Long jump | Juan Mosquera  Panama | 7.73 CR | Becker Jarquín  Nicaragua | 7.46 | Nicolás Arriola  Guatemala | 7.24 | 
| Triple jump | Fredy Lemus  Guatemala | 15.77 | Jason Castro .svg.png) Honduras | 15.46 | Brandon Jones .svg.png) Belize | 15.04 | 
| Shot put | Anselmo Delgado  Panama | 15.47 | Billy López  Guatemala | 14.76 | Elías Gómez  Costa Rica | 13.50 | 
| Discus throw | Winston Campbell .svg.png) Honduras | 45.96 | Billy López  Guatemala | 45.60 | Juan Enrique Galdámez  El Salvador | 44.00 | 
| Hammer throw | Roberto Sawyers  Costa Rica | 70.70 CR | Diego Berríos  Guatemala | 60.04 | Enrique Martínez  El Salvador | 57.94 | 
| Javelin throw | Luis Taracena  Guatemala | 66.37 | Jefferson Machorro  Guatemala | 53.91 | Juan Bladimir García  Nicaragua | 52.50 | 
| Decathlon | Youssef Qasem  Guatemala | 6129 | Estebán Ibáñez  El Salvador | 5814 | Only two participants | |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: -0.9 m/s) | Tracy Joseph  Costa Rica | 12.00 | Rosa Baltazar  Guatemala | 12.22 | Hilary Gladden .svg.png) Belize | 12.25 | 
| 200 metres (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Samantha Dirks .svg.png) Belize | 24.35 | Rosa Baltazar  Guatemala | 25.13 | Kendi Rosales .svg.png) Honduras | 25.43 | 
| 400 metres | Desiré Bermúduez  Costa Rica | 55.08 | Irma Harris  Costa Rica | 55.41 | Daniela Aragón  El Salvador | 59.41 | 
| 800 metres | Mónica Vargas  Costa Rica | 2:13.54 | Daniela Aragón  El Salvador | 2:16.34 | Josseline Beltrand  Guatemala | 2:19.62 | 
| 1500 metres | Mónica Vargas  Costa Rica | 4:49.50 | Viviana Aroche  Guatemala | 4:49.88 | Leydi Pocom  Guatemala | 4:51.71 | 
| 5000 metres | Cindy Monterroso  Guatemala | 18:12.90 | Ana María Cacao  Guatemala | 19:21.46 | Wendy Ascencio  El Salvador | 19:31.84 | 
| 10,000 metres | Cindy Monterroso  Guatemala | 39:50.32 | Xiomara Barrera  El Salvador | 41:03.62 | Wendy Ascencio  El Salvador | 41:27.71 | 
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Andrea Vargas  Costa Rica | 12.95 CR | Nancy Sandoval  El Salvador | 14.12 | Adriana Andrade  El Salvador | 15.64 | 
| 400 metres hurdles | Daniela Rojas  Costa Rica | 58.69 CR | Sharolyn Scott  Costa Rica | 62.10 | Ariana Orozco  Nicaragua | 66.46 | 
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Máyela Menjívar  El Salvador | 13:00.74 | Ana Mirta Hércules  El Salvador | 13:32.74 | Susana Marroquín  Guatemala | 14:00.64 | 
| 4 × 100 metres relay |  Costa Rica Keylin Pennant Andrea Vargas Daneysha Robinson Irma Harris | 47.00 |  Guatemala | 48.16 | .svg.png) Belize | 48.41 | 
| 4 × 400 metres relay |  Costa Rica Sharolyn Scott Daniela Rojas Irma Harris Desiré Bermúdez | 3:46.69 CR |  Guatemala | 4:02.41 | .svg.png) Belize | 4:06.30 | 
| 10,000 metres track walk | Maritza Poncio  Guatemala | 50:11.20 | Céfora Poncio  Guatemala | 54:06.44 | Melany Trejo  El Salvador | 59:35.91 | 
| High jump | Kashany Ríos  Panama | 1.70 | Ana María Martínez  Panama | 1.63 | Julieta Cruz  Guatemala | 1.55 | 
| Pole vault | Andrea Velasco  El Salvador | 3.42 CR | Aime Zelaya .svg.png) Honduras | 2.70 | Melissa Molina  Costa Rica | 2.50 | 
| Long jump | Thelma Fuentes  Guatemala | 6.36 CR | Estefany Cruz  Guatemala | 6.06 | Tricia Flores  Costa Rica | 5.77 | 
| Triple jump | Thelma Fuentes  Guatemala | 13.15 CR | Estefany Cruz  Guatemala | 13.03 | Ana María Martínez  Panama | 12.22 | 
| Shot put | Dalila Rugama  Nicaragua | 12.91 | Aixa Middleton  Panama | 12.16 | Naomy Smith  Costa Rica | 11.73 | 
| Discus throw | Aixa Middleton  Panama | 52.41 | Doroty López  Guatemala | 40.18 | Estefanie Sosa  Guatemala | 38.75 | 
| Hammer throw | Sonja Moreno  Guatemala | 51.91 | Viviana Abarca  Costa Rica | 47.62 | Marcia Avalos  Guatemala | 39.59 | 
| Javelin throw | Dalila Rugama  Nicaragua | 47.93 | Genova Arias  Costa Rica | 45.51 | Sofía Alonso  Guatemala | 41.98 | 
| Heptathlon | Ana María Porras  Costa Rica | 4954 | Katy Sealy .svg.png) Belize | 4659 | Ashontie Carr .svg.png) Belize | 3879 | 
Medal table
* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 18 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 
| 2 |  Guatemala (GUA)* | 14 | 22 | 14 | 50 | 
| 3 |  Panama (PAN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 
| 4 |  El Salvador (ESA) | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 
| 5 |  Nicaragua (NIC) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 
| 6 | .svg.png) Honduras | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 
| 7 | .svg.png) Belize | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 
| Totals (7 entries) | 44 | 44 | 42 | 130 | |
