The quadrennial "Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos" is a multi-sport event first held in 1973. The 1981 games was cancelled due to the unstable political situation in the region. In 2006 the athletics events were not contested by Costa Rica, El Salvador or Panama. A "Central American Games" was also held in 1926 and 1930, however as was retitled the Central American and Caribbean Games from 1935 medallists are listed under that event.
Venues: 1973 Guatemala City (GUA), 1977 San Salvador (ESA), 1986 Guatemala City (GUA), 1990 Tegucigalpa (HON), 1994 San Salvador (ESA), 1997 San Pedro Sula (HON), 2001 Guatemala City (GUA), 2006 Managua (NCA)
100 Metres | 200 Metres | 400 Metres | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Rolando Mendieta PAN Rolando Mendieta PAN Humberto Newball NCA Giovanni Flores HON Michael Stewart CRC Joseph Colville CRC Bob Colville CRC Rolando Palacios HON |
10.9A 10.50 10.84A 11.4 10.96 10.4 10.54A 10.60 |
Rolando Mendieta PAN Ricardo Davis CRC Harold Pérez NCA Giovanni Flores HON Michael Stewart CRC Rubén Benítez ESA Rolando Blanco GUA Rolando Palacios HON |
22.1A 21.78 21.84A 21.4 21.67 21.47 21.17A 21.22 |
Ricardo Worrel PAN Carlos Abott CRC Francisco Recinos GUA Giovanni Flores HON Randolph Foster CRC Álvaro James CRC Álvaro James CRC Jonnie Lowe HON |
48.2A 48.20? 48.44A 47.5 49.86 47.46 46.83A 48.53 |
800 Metres | 1500 Metres | 5000 Metres | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Santiago Vargas CRC Cristobel Méndez PAN Roger Miranda NCA Luis Martínez GUA Carlo Mairena NCA Carlos Madrigal CRC César Arias ESA Jenner Pelico GUA |
1:58.9A ??? 1:54.9A 1:51.0 1:53.30 1:52.67 1:56.82A 1:53.6 |
Enrique Ramírez GUA Roger Zúñiga CRC Hugo García GUA Luis Martínez GUA Luis Martínez GUA Jefry Pérez CRC Jefry Pérez CRC José Rosas HON |
4:04.0A 3:59.76 3:59.93A 3:52.8 3:52.05 3:56.23 3:59.68A 4:23.06 |
Rafael Ángel Pérez CRC Celso Garro CRC Jorge Delgado CRC Miguel Vargas CRC Iván Gómez GUA Iván Gómez GUA José Amado García GUA Christian Villavicencio NCA |
15:05.2A 14:47.18 15:10.74A 14:33.5 14:22.71 14:38.75 14:28.91A 15:19.25 |
10000 Metres | Marathon | 3000 Metres Steeplechase | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Rafael Ángel Pérez CRC Rafael Ángel Pérez CRC Orlando Mora CRC Miguel Vargas CRC José Morales GUA Iván Gómez GUA Francisco Gómez CRC Christian Villavicencio NCA |
31:17.4A 31:17.4? 31:52.4A 30:50.0 29:31.9 31:02.38 30:30.91A 31:45.63 |
Carlos Cuque López GUA Carlos Tóchez ESA Mario Álvarez CRC William Aguirre NCA William Aguirre NCA Luis Martínez GUA Rafael Yax GUA Miguel Toruño NCA |
2:23:52A 2:43:51 2:41:10A 2:30:39 2:32:03 2:48:32 2:29:12A 1:11:45.39* |
Rafael Ángel Pérez CRC Jesús Jerez GUA Hugo García GUA Alberto Paredes GUA Luis Martínez GUA Jhonny Loría CRC Francisco Gómez CRC Pedro Tohom GUA |
9:42.8A 9:33.72 9:13.1A 9:25.5 9:16.80 8:54.43 9:12.83A 9:53.25 |
* - 20000 metres
110 Metres Hurdles | 400 Metres Hurdles | High Jump | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Ricardo Worrel PAN Amos Milwood PAN Gilberto Paterking CRC Ángel Díaz GUA Alex Foster CRC Alex Foster CRC Jefry Pacheco GUA Jorge González HON |
15.2A 14.72 15.1A 15.2 14.89 14.62 14.55A 14.68w |
Ricardo Worrel PAN Amos Milwood PAN Francisco Recinos GUA Erock Krings GUA Alex Foster CRC Alex Foster CRC Roberto Cortez ESA Jonnie Lowe HON |
54.2A 54.02? 54.89A 52.8 52.52 52.91 52.51A 51.77 |
Roberto Macfarlaine CRC Rodolfo Madrigal CRC Fernando Rodríguez CRC Fernando Rodríguez CRC José Barahona PAN Michel Periche CRC Alton Berry BIZ Darwin Colón HON |
1.75A 2.08 1.95A 2.00 2.08 2.06 1.95A 1.86 |
Pole Vault | Long Jump | Triple Jump | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Luis Rossi PAN Héctor Olano ESA Antonio Montepeque GUA Antonio Montepeque GUA Lucas Miralda ESA Sixto Anchetta ESA Jorge Solórzano GUA not held |
4.04A 3.60 4.35A 4.20 4.00 4.15 4.60A |
Salomón Rowe GUA Salomón Rowe GUA Vance Parks CRC Angelo Iannuzzelli ESA Tito Vides GUA Angelo Iannuzzelli ESA Angelo Iannuzzelli ESA Maxwell Álvarez GUA |
7.77A 7.77? 7.32A 7.20 7.26 7.16 7.17A 7.39 |
César Duff PAN Héctor Murillo PAN Vance Parks CRC Alejandro Lara NCA Daniel Flores HON Daniel Flores HON Álvaro Paiz GUA Maxwell Álvarez GUA |
14.91A 14.91? 15.16A 14.67 14.70 14.91 14.94A 15.91 |
Shot | Discus | Hammer | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Roberto Ibáñez PAN Iván Turcios NCA Fernando Alonzo GUA Fernando Alonzo GUA Jaime Comandari ESA Jaime Comandari ESA Edson Monzón GUA Milton Cisne NCA |
14.30A 14.67 14.60A 15.13 15.37 15.88 15.79A 11.97 |
Joaquín Rodas Peña ESA Iván Turcios NCA Fernando Alonzo GUA Herbert Rodríguez ESA Herbert Rodríguez ESA Herbert Rodríguez ESA Herbert Rodríguez ESA Raúl Rivera GUA |
45.08A 45.08? 45.74A 43.98 47.52 43.38 48.06A 46.34 |
Juan Pedro Varela ESA Juan Pedro Varela ESA Víctor Taracena GUA Víctor Taracena GUA Enrique Reina HON Enrique Reina HON Raúl Rivera GUA Raúl Rivera GUA |
47.22A 48.20 49.98A 50.42 54.24 51.72 61.83A 59.39 |
Javelin | Decathlon | 20 Kilometres Road Walk | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
José Peralta NCA Donald Valdéz NCA Domingo Reyes NCA Rigoberto Calderón NCA Rigoberto Calderón NCA Rigoberto Calderón NCA Rigoberto Calderón NCA Rigoberto Calderón NCA |
57.94A* 63.40* 66.38A* 64.84 68.14 71.00 68.69A 66.64 |
José Peralta NCA Roberto Macfarlaine CRC Ángel Díaz GUA Ángel Díaz GUA Jorge Flores HON Andrés Bondurant GUA - - |
5383A 6324 6272A 6575 5873 6105 - - |
Juan Solórzano NCA not held ? Víctor Alonso GUA Luis Canelo NCA Julio Martínez GUA Julio Martínez GUA Luis García GUA Melvin González NCA |
1:53:58A 1:31:48A 1:30:56 1:27:45 1:35:45 1:27:52A 1:03:20.03# |
* - original model javelin, # - 10 kilometres
35 Kilometres Road Walk | 4 x 100 Metres Relay | 4 x 400 Metres Relay | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Hipólito López HON not held ? Santiago Fonseca HON Nelson Fúnez GUA Julio César Urías GUA Julio César Urías GUA - - |
5:35:29A* * 4:41:07A* 4:31:08* 4:08:21* 2:55:34 - - |
Panama Costa Rica Nicaragua Costa Rica Costa Rica El Salvador Costa Rica Honduras |
43.1A 42.21 41.80A 42.5 41.87 40.96 40.57A 41.63 |
Guatemala Panama Nicaragua Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador El Salvador Nicaragua |
3:21.4A 3:18.28 3:20.98A 3:18.4 3:16.55 3:15.74 3:15.71A 3:20.61 |
* - 50 kilometres
100 Metres | 200 Metres | 400 Metres | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Diva Bishop PAN Maritza Escalona PAN Christa Schumann GUA Zoila Stewart CRC Zoila Stewart CRC Pastora Chávez HON Gabriela Patterson CRC Auxiliadora Lacayo NCA |
12.0A 12.10 12.16A 12.3 12.21 11.8 11.92A 12.15 |
Diva Bishop PAN Maritza Escalona PAN Christa Schumann GUA Zoila Stewart CRC Ericka Cyrus CRC Rita Alcaraz PAN Gabriela Patterson CRC Auxiliadora Lacayo NCA |
24.2A 24.02? 24.59A 25.1 25.30 25.10 24.21A 25.61 |
Patricia Meighan GUA Marlin Downs NCA Christa Schumann GUA Zoila Stewart CRC Zoila Stewart CRC Zoila Stewart CRC Verónica Quijano ESA Jessica Aguilera NCA |
57.6A 57.38 56.23A 55.8 55.52 54.74 54.72A 58.78 |
800 Metres | 1500 Metres | 3000 Metres | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Mirna Ambursley PAN Thelma Zúñiga CRC Cristina Girón GUA Leticia Jiménez GUA Zoila Stewart CRC Rosa Gattás ESA Gabriela Quezada ESA Yubelikis Casco NCA |
2:23.2A 2:19.98 2:14.22A 2:16.0 2:14.0 2:11.13 2:09.68A 2:20.21 |
Thelma Zúñiga CRC Thelma Zúñiga CRC Cristina Girón GUA Aura Morales GUA Elsa Monterroso GUA Marcela Jackson CRC Elsa Monterroso GUA Yubelikis Casco NCA |
5:13.0A 5:01.03? 4:48.36A 4:44.3 4:42.80 4:36.85 4:34.55A 4:59.79 |
- - Kriscia García ESA Vilma Peña CRC Thelma Zúñiga CRC - - - |
- - 10:30.2A 10:18.0 10:10.64 - - - |
5000 Metres | 10000 Metres | Marathon | ||||
1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
- - Elizabeth Zaragoza ESA Elsa Monterroso GUA Estella Zúniga NCA |
- - 17:57.60 17:19.10A 19:13.5 |
Vilma Peña CRC Thelma Zúñiga CRC Kriscia García ESA Elsa Monterroso GUA not contested |
37:28.4 36:27.29 38:36.39 36:06.26A |
Gina Coello HON Maritza Martínez CRC Gina Coello HON Kriscia García ESA not contested |
3:13:10 3:09:11 3:23:51 3:02:25A |
100 Metres Hurdles | 400 Metres Hurdles | High Jump | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Beatriz de Knight PAN Mayra Figueroa GUA Amapola Arimany GUA Ivonne White CRC Ivette Sánchez PAN Verónica Quijano ESA Verónica Quijano ESA Jeimmy Bernárdez HON |
15.6A 15.6? 16.06A 15.4 15.70 15.3 14.64A 14.18w |
- - Leticia Jiménez GUA Alma Jiménez GUA Arely Franco ESA Velveth Moreno PAN Verónica Quijano ESA Jessica Aguilera NCA |
- - 62.75A 63.2 65.12 61.89 59.20A 65.69 |
Diva Bishop PAN Severna Crawford CRC Severna Crawford CRC Ana Quiñónez GUA Yvonne Montoya CRC Ana Quiñónez GUA Ana Quiñónez GUA not contested |
1.45A 1.53 1.55A 1.71 1.58 1.75 1.70A |
Pole Vault | Long Jump | Triple Jump | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
- - - - - Glenda Aguilar HON Michelle Rivera ESA not held |
- - - - - 2.45 3.40A |
Flora Aminta Torres ESA Silvia Brenes GUA Claudia Álvarez NCA Ivonne White CRC Althea Moses BIZ Sabrina Simmons GUA María José Paiz GUA Francisca Martínez GUA |
5.11A 5.11? 5.36A 5.36 5.22 5.46 5.66A 5.52 |
- - - - Althea Moses BIZ María Fleischmann GUA María José Paiz GUA María Teresa Chamorro NCA |
- - - - 12.21 12.06 12.21A 10.08 |
Shot | Discus | Hammer | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Marta Regina Vásquez ESA Regina de Hernández ESA Damaris Ulloa NCA María Obando Ruiz NCA Glendorle Pinnock CRC Eva María Dimas ESA Eva María Dimas ESA Dalila Rugama NCA |
12.03A 11.89 12.48A 12.32 12.64 12.78 13.28A 11.09 |
Patricia Comandari ESA Patricia Comandari ESA Patricia Comandari ESA María Obando Ruiz NCA Eva María Dimas ESA Eva María Dimas ESA Ana Lucía Espinoza GUA María Lourdes Ruiz NCA |
37.98A 34.60 38.46A 44.66 42.20 46.48 48.25A 42.18 |
- - - - Eva María Dimas ESA Eva María Dimas ESA Nancy Guillén ESA not contested |
- - - - 40.52 47.74 55.99A |
Javelin | Heptathlon | 20 Kilometres Road Walk | ||||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Evelyn Mena ESA Gladys Torres PAN Ana María Valle NCA Patricia Chamorro NCA Raisa Domínguez PAN Ana Hernández CRC Dalila Rugama NCA Dalila Rugama NCA |
36.38A* 39.14* 42.80A* 41.16* 41.34* 38.36* 44.16A 49.48 |
Yolanda Knight PAN Lucrécia Aragón GUA Lucrécia Aragón GUA Larissa Soto GUA Magdalena Molina CRC María Cuadra ESA - - |
2977Ap 2553p 4165A 3873 3903 ??? - - |
- - - Magdalena Guzmán ESA María Ambrosio GUA Ivis Martínez ESA Teresita Collado GUA not contested |
- - - 60:49.3t# 52:29.22t# 50:27# 1:40:29A |
* - original model javelin, p - pentathlon, # - 10000 metres, t - track walk
4 x 100 Metres Relay | 4 x 400 Metres Relay | |||
1973 1977 1986 1990 1994 1997 2001 2006 |
Panama Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica El Salvador El Salvador Nicaragua |
49.0A 49.84 49.12A 48.5 48.91 47.78 46.93A 49.13 |
Panama not contested ? Guatemala Costa Rica Costa Rica Panama El Salvador Nicaragua |
3:59.7A 3:55.35A 3:54.8 3:59.67 3:49.75 3:49.71A 4:02.50 |
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