# 2016 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 27th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González in San Salvador, El Salvador, between 17 and 19 June 2016.
A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men, 22 by women.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Arturo Deliser Panama | 10.49 | Steve Maturin Costa Rica | 10.87 | Shaun Gill Belize | 10.97 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Arturo Deliser Panama | 21.15 | Joel Lynch Panama | 21.34 | Joseph Norales Honduras | 21.39 |
| 400 metres | Joel Lynch Panama | 47.31 | Sherman Guity Costa Rica | 47.42 | George Erazo Guatemala | 48.41 |
| 800 metres | Zinedine Selis Costa Rica | 1:52.39 | Joseph Acevedo Panama | 1:54.03 | Georman Rivas Costa Rica | 1:54.05 |
| 1500 metres | Walter Yac Guatemala | 3:52.78 CR | Erik Rodríguez Nicaragua | 3:54.12 | Georman Rivas Costa Rica | 3:56.44 |
| 5000 metres | Mario Pacay Guatemala | 14:35.1 | Williams Julajúj Guatemala | 14:37.0 | Alberto González Guatemala | 14:37.2 |
| 10,000 metres | Walter Yac Guatemala | 30:27.33 | Williams Julajúj Guatemala | 30:33.67 | Alberto González Guatemala | 31:36.24 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.6 m/s) | Wienstan Mena Guatemala | 14.75 | Ronald Benneth Honduras | 14.86 | William Ríos Panama | 14.91 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gerald Drummond Costa Rica | 51.35 | Emmanuel Niño Costa Rica | 51.48 | José Humberto Bermúdez Guatemala | 52.82 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Erick Rodríguez Nicaragua | 9:14.27 | José Enrique Calvo Costa Rica | 9:23.71 | Álvaro Vásquez Nicaragua | 9:24.43 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Panama Arturo Deliser Chamar Chambers Joel Lynch Juan Mosquera | 41.91 | Belize James Bregal Brandon Jones Shaun Gill Mark Anderson | 42.13 | Honduras Lester Enamorado Vicente Aranda Ronald Benneth Joseph Norales | 42.26 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Emmanuel Niño Zinedine Selis Gerald Drummond Sherman Guity | 3:12.08 CR | Panama Joel Lynch Arturo Deliser Joseph Acevedo Chamar Chambers | 3:17.34 | El Salvador Juan Carlos Rodríguez George Erazo René Perla Ronal Moreno | 3:17.61 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | Gabriel Calvo Costa Rica | 1:30:59.85 | Ángel Batz Guatemala | 1:34:32.36 | Gerson Navas El Salvador | 1:36:58.62 |
| High jump | William Ríos Panama | 2.16 CR | Ken Franzuá Guatemala | 2.05 | Francisco Rodríguez El Salvador | 1.93 |
| Pole vault | Natán Rivera El Salvador | 4.80 CR | Pedro Figueroa El Salvador | 4.50 | Edward Cruz El Salvador | 4.10 |
| Long jump | Juan Mosquera Panama | 7.67w | Nicolás Arriola Guatemala | 7.13 | Ángel Suárez Nicaragua | 7.12 |
| Triple jump | Brandon Jones Belize | 16.22 CR | Emmanuel Arias Panama | 15.34 | Jason Castro Honduras | 15.31 |
| Shot put | Billy López Guatemala | 15.10 | Hugo González Guatemala | 14.39 | Diego Berrros Guatemala | 13.61 |
| Discus throw | Winston Campbell Honduras | 49.03 | Ever Acajabón Guatemala | 43.57 | Enrique Martínez El Salvador | 40.39 |
| Hammer throw | Diego Berrros Guatemala | 61.50 | Alejandro Arroyo Costa Rica | 53.07 | Kevin Linares El Salvador | 50.25 |
| Javelin throw | Luis Taracena Guatemala | 68.45 | Pablo Siliézar El Salvador | 55.81 | Bryan Valle Honduras | 47.72 |
| Decathlon | Ronald Ramírez Guatemala | 6353 | André Campos Costa Rica | 5958 | Youssef Qasem Guatemala | 5714 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Kaina Martínez Belize | 11.56 CR | Yasmin Woodruff Panama | 11.71 | Shantely Scott Costa Rica | 12.09 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.8 m/s) | Yasmin Woodruff Panama | 23.49 CR | Kaina Martínez Belize | 23.68 | Ruth Hunt Panama | 24.52 |
| 400 metres | Desiré Bermúduez Costa Rica | 54.39 CR | Daniela Rojas Costa Rica | 56.26 | Leyka Archibold Panama | 57.77 |
| 800 metres | Viviana Aroche Guatemala | 2:19.53 | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 2:19.62 | Irma Aldana El Salvador | 2:19.72 |
| 1500 metres | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 4:35.91 | Rosa Del Toro El Salvador | 4:38.11 | Evelyn Chávez Guatemala | 4:39.21 |
| 5000 metres | Rosa Del Toro El Salvador | 17:31.22 CR | Evelyn Chávez Guatemala | 17:50.60 | Gabriela Traña Costa Rica | 18:43.72 |
| 10,000 metres | Evelyn Chávez Guatemala | 37:31.78 | Rosa Del Toro El Salvador | 38:58.27 | Cindy Monterroso Guatemala | 40:10.59 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Andrea Vargas Costa Rica | 14.10 | Alexia Neal Belize | 15.08 | Iris Santamaría El Salvador | 15.17 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Daniela Rojas Costa Rica | 59.52 | Desiré Bermúduez Costa Rica | 60.37 | Leyka Archibold Panama | 63.04 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Brenda Salmerón El Salvador | 11:48.33 | Irma Aldana El Salvador | 12:08.03 | Josselyn Grijalva El Salvador | 12:33.81 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Belize Faith Morris Kaina Martínez Tricia Flores Samantha Dirks | 46.61 CR | Costa Rica Nathalee Aranda Yasmin Woodruff Leyka Archibold Ruth Hunt | 48.36 | El Salvador Nancy Sandoval Iris Santamaría Mariella Mena Lauren Velásquez | 48.72 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica María Alejandra Murillo Daniela Rojas Shantely Scott Dessiré Bermúdez | 3:49.70 | El Salvador Lauren Velásquez Irma Aldana Iris Santamaría Valeria López | 4:02.30 | Only two finishing teams | Only two finishing teams |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Yesenia Miranda El Salvador | 49:06.47 | Arely Morales Guatemala | 53:08.04 | Karin Vicente Guatemala | 53:49.53 |
| High jump | Kashany Ríos Panama | 1.75 | Ana María Martínez Panama | 1.66 | Abigail Obando Costa Rica | 1.50 |
| Pole vault | Andrea Velasco El Salvador | 3.40 CR | Fátima Soto El Salvador | 3.20 | Only two finishers | Only two finishers |
| Long jump | Tricia Flores Belize | 5.95 CR | Nathalee Aranda Panama | 5.88 | Ana María Porras Costa Rica | 5.56 |
| Triple jump | Thelma Fuentes Guatemala | 12.62 | Ana María Martínez Panama | 12.27 | Ashantie Carr Belize | 12.04 |
| Shot put | Itohan Aikhionbare Belize | 15.67 CR | Aixa Middleton Panama | 12.27 | Naomy Smith Costa Rica | 10.96 |
| Discus throw | Aixa Middleton Panama | 50.66 | Itohan Aikhionbare Belize | 47.40 | Alma Gutiérrez Guatemala | 40.28 |
| Hammer throw | Sonja Moreno Guatemala | 45.31 | Viviana Abarca Costa Rica | 41.73 | María José Soto El Salvador | 37.66 |
| Javelin throw | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 48.00 | Genova Arias Costa Rica | 45.87 | Sofía Alonso Guatemala | 42.30 |
| Heptathlon | Katy Sealy Belize | 4817 CR | Priscilla Montero Costa Rica | 4026 | Abigail Obando Costa Rica | 3966 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (El Salvador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Guatemala (GUA) | 12 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 2 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 9 | 13 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Panama (PAN) | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | Belize | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | El Salvador (ESA)* | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | Nicaragua (NCA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Honduras | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 44 | 44 | 42 | 130 |