# 1980 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 9th Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, between 5 and 8 November 1980.
A total of 39 events were contested, 24 by men, 15 by women.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Héctor Daley Panama | 10.5 | Alfonso Pitters Panama | 10.6 | Emilio Moss Guatemala | 10.7 |
| 200 metres | Héctor Daley Panama | 21.2 | Víctor Henry Panama | 22.0 | Emilio Moss Guatemala | 22.1 |
| 400 metres | Alfonso Pitters Panama | 49.8 | Francisco Recinos Guatemala | 50.0 | Orlando Ruano Guatemala | 50.2 |
| 800 metres | Cristobal Méndez Panama | 1:54.4 | Orlando Ruano Guatemala | 1:58.5 | Francisco López El Salvador | 1:59.5 |
| 1500 metres | Francisco Piedra Guatemala | 4:07.2 | Luis Aguillón El Salvador | 4:09.1 | Jesús Jérez Guatemala | 4:10.7 |
| 5000 metres | Óscar Lara Guatemala | 15:22.9 | José Hernández El Salvador | 15:52.9 | Juan Vásquez El Salvador | 15:57.6 |
| 10,000 metres | Virgilio Herrera Guatemala | 31:00.5 | Jaime Hernández El Salvador | 33:19.2 | Juan Francisco Vásquez El Salvador | 33:20.9 |
| Marathon | Carlos Cuque López Guatemala | 2:19:20 | Juan Sacarías Guatemala | 2:32:36 | Carlos Acosta Guatemala | 2:41:30 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Salvador Ruiz Panama | 15.7 | Roy Bennett Guatemala | 15.8 | Milton Gálvez Guatemala | 16.7 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Salvador Ruiz Panama | 55.3 | Fidel Camargo Panama | 56.1 | Rubén Quintanilla El Salvador | 56.7 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Óscar Lara Guatemala | 9:57.5 | Luis Alfonso El Salvador | 10:17.3 | Rolando Martínez Panama | 10:24.4 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Guatemala | 43.1 | El Salvador | 43.3 | Only two finishing teams | Only two finishing teams |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Panama | 3:22.5 | El Salvador | 3:25.2 | Guatemala | 3:26.4 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Mario Rodríguez Panama | 1:37:01 | José Alonso Guatemala | 1:39:34 | Leonel Ramos Panama | 1:41:26 |
| 50 kilometres walk | Arturo Calderón Guatemala | 5:07:53 NR | Marco Juárez Guatemala | 5:10:51 | Ricardo Concepción Panama | 5:14:53 |
| High jump | Gerardo Alcazar Guatemala | 1.80 | Ernesto Oqueli El Salvador | 1.75 | Omar Martínez Guatemala | 1.75 |
| Pole vault | Rudy Aguilar El Salvador | 3.45 | Manolo Fearon Guatemala | 3.45 | Omar Martínez Guatemala | 3.30 |
| Long jump | Salomón Rowe Guatemala | 7.48 | Héctor Murillo Panama | 6.58 | Danilo Melgar Guatemala | 6.50 |
| Triple jump | Salomón Rowe Guatemala | 15.22 | Héctor Murillo Panama | 14.77 | Samuel Abarca El Salvador | 13.53 |
| Shot put | César Sajche Guatemala | 13.40 | Eustacio de León Panama | 13.22 | Juan Enrique Galdámez El Salvador | 13.12 |
| Discus throw | César Sajche Guatemala | 37.66 | Marcelo Gaytán Guatemala | 35.70 | Eduardo Hasbún El Salvador | 34.92 |
| Hammer throw | Juan Pedro Varela El Salvador | 44.70 | Hugo Berganza Guatemala | 38.30 | Igor Morales Guatemala | 37.80 |
| Javelin throw | Eustacio de León Panama | 64.05 | Rudy Aguilar El Salvador | 63.14 | Héctor Phemmings Panama | 60.64 |
| Decathlon | Rudy Aguilar El Salvador | 5782 | Sergio Catalán Guatemala | 5516 | Manuel Carranza Guatemala | 4547 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Zaida Núñez Panama | 12.0 | Mayra Figueroa Guatemala | 12.3 | Patricia Quiñónez Guatemala | 12.4 |
| 200 metres | Zaida Núñez Panama | 25.0 | Christa Schumann Guatemala | 26.0 | Irma Ambulo Panama | 26.1 |
| 400 metres | Patricia Meighan Guatemala | 58.1 | Irma Ambulo Panama | 58.5 | Zaida Núñez Panama | 59.9 |
| 800 metres | Patricia Meighan Guatemala | 2:21.2 | Sonia Lemus Guatemala | 2:23.2 | Norma Franco El Salvador | 2:28.8 |
| 1500 metres | Norma Franco El Salvador | 5:01.6 | Kriscia García El Salvador | 5:07.2 | Cristina Girón Guatemala | 5:07.2 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Amapola Arimany Guatemala | 15.7 | Mayra Figueroa Guatemala | 15.9 | Analú Gálvez Guatemala | 18.1 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Patricia Meighan Guatemala | 65.5 | Mayra Figueroa Guatemala | 68.5 | Rina Francos El Salvador | 72.3 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | El Salvador | 51.4 | Only one finishing team | Only one finishing team | Only one finishing team | Only one finishing team |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Guatemala | 4:10.5 | El Salvador | 4:11.5 | Only two finishing teams | Only two finishing teams |
| High jump | María Stella Pacheco Guatemala | 1.53 | Nora Hernández Guatemala | 1.53 | Sintia Rollox Panama | 1.40 |
| Long jump | Christa Schumann Guatemala | 5.06 | Nora Hernández Guatemala | 4.79 | Sonia Chávez El Salvador | 4.77 |
| Shot put | Marta Centeno Guatemala | 11.06 | Yolanda Marquínez Panama | 10.45 | María Eugenia Díaz Guatemala | 9.45 |
| Discus throw | Patricia Comandari El Salvador | 34.88 | Marta Centeno Guatemala | 34.50 | Yolanda Marquínez Panama | 34.22 |
| Javelin throw | Carmen Valenzuela Guatemala | 32.81 | Carmen Miller Guatemala | 31.10 | Maricela Sol El Salvador | 27.32 |
| Heptathlon | Amapola Arimany Guatemala | 2976 | María Stella Pacheco Guatemala | 2868 | Lucrecia Aragón Guatemala | 2425 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Guatemala (GUA)* | 22 | 20 | 17 | 59 |
| 2 | Panama (PAN) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | El Salvador (ESA) | 6 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 39 | 38 | 35 | 112 |