# 2004 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 16th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio de Atletismo del Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes in Managua, Nicaragua, between September 25–26, 2004.
A total of 42 events were contested, 22 by men and 20 by women.

## Records

A total of 9 championships records were set.

## Medal summary

Complete results and medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.6 m/s) | Rolando Cruz Palacios (HON) | 10.84 | Josell Ramírez (CRC) | 10.90 | Denis Gutiérrez (NCA) | 11.10 |
| 200 metres (wind: m/s) | Josell Ramírez (CRC) | 21.81 | Rolando Cruz Palacios (HON) | 21.89 | Alex Geovany Navas (HON) | 22.13 |
| 400 metres | Nery Brenes (CRC) | 47.91 | Jonnie Lowe (HON) | 48.16 | Takeshi Fujiwara (ESA) | 48.53 |
| 800 metres | Carmen Daniel Hernández (NCA) | 1:55.90 | Marco Pérez (CRC) | 1:56.09 | Francis Jiménez (ESA) | 1:56.19 |
| 1500 metres | José Francisco Chávez (CRC) | 3:58.25 | Francis Jiménez (ESA) | 4:01.29 | Carmen Daniel Hernández (NCA) | 4:03.62 |
| 5000 metres | Francisco Gómez Vega (CRC) | 14:49.59 | William Salinas (ESA) | 15:15.33 | César Lizano (CRC) | 15:38.89 |
| 10,000 metres | William Salinas (ESA) | 32:13.01 | César Lizano (CRC) | 32:21.10 | Andrés Rizo (CRC) | 32:25.04 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: m/s) | Sadros Sánchez (PAN) | 14.89 | Ronald Bennett (HON) | 15.15 | David Umaña (CRC) | 15.30 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jonathan Gibson (PAN) | 52.00 CR | Roberto Cortés (ESA) | 52.74 | Camilo Quevedo (GUA) | 55.06 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Francisco Gómez Vega (CRC) | 9:33.84 | Marlon Monterrosa (ESA) | 9:50.92 | Francisco Salvador Romero (ESA) | 9:53.39 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Honduras Rolando Cruz Palacios Jonnie Lowe Ronald Bennett Alex Geovany Navas | 41.71 | Costa Rica Víctor Cantillano Antonio Ramírez Ronny Arroyo Josell Ramírez | 41.97 | Nicaragua Ramiro Sandoval Jorge Conde Jimmy Galeano Denis Gutiérrez | 42.22 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Víctor Cantillano Greivin González Marco Pérez Nery Brenes | 3:16.80 CR | El Salvador Rafael Antonio Galdámez Takeshi Fujiwara Francis Jiménez Roberto Cortés | 3:21.98 | Nicaragua Roberto Delgadillo Léster Ponce Ramiro Sandoval José Tomás Traña | 3:30.77 |
| 20 Kilometres Walk | Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:31:51.30 CR | Salvador Ernesto Mira (ESA) | 1:32:33.66 | Julio René Martínez (GUA) | 1:33:20.46 |
| High Jump | Octavius Gillespie (GUA) | 2.08 CR | Henry Linton (CRC) | 2.05 | Anselmo Delgado (PAN) | 1.99 |
| Pole Vault | Marco Josué Mira (ESA) | 4.05 | | | | |
| Long Jump | Henry Linton (CRC) | 6.83 | Jonathan Romero (PAN) | 6.77 | Yehefry Vides (ESA) | 6.54 |
| Triple Jump | Juan Carlos Nájera (GUA) | 15.15 | Ulises Peña (NCA) | 14.46 | Henry Linton (CRC) | 13.87 |
| Shot Put | Edson Monzón (GUA) | 14.52 | Ariel Rodríguez (CRC) | 14.36 | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 13.55 |
| Discus Throw | Nelson Chavarría (CRC) | 43.76 | Luis Carlos Puerto (HON) | 40.39 | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 39.15 |
| Hammer Throw | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 56.66 | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 47.20 | Nelson Chavarría (CRC) | 43.09 |
| Javelin Throw | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 70.29 CR | Javier Ugarte (NCA) | 67.61 | | |
| Decathlon | Yehefry Vides (ESA) | 5514 | Darwin Colón (HON) | 5476 | | |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Tricia Flores (BIZ) | 12.49 | Kaina Arzu (BIZ) | 12.59 | Jeimy Bernárdez (HON) | 12.60 |
| 200 metres | Melissa Moraga (CRC) | 25.50 | Kaina Arzu (BIZ) | 25.59 | Verónica Quijano (ESA) | 25.73 |
| 400 metres | Verónica Quijano (ESA) | 56.49 | Melissa Moraga (CRC) | 57.02 | Wendy Zúñiga (CRC) | 58.91 |
| 800 metres | Wendy Zúñiga (CRC) | 2:14.52 | Jéssica Bautista (ESA) | 2:15.98 | Yeimy Navarro (CRC) | 2:16.96 |
| 1500 metres | Gabriela Traña (CRC) | 4:35.11 CR | Yeimy Navarro (CRC) | 4:48.45 | Andrea Ferris (PAN) | 4:58.27 |
| 5000 metres | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | 18:00.62 | Yeimy Navarro (CRC) | 18:54.48 | Guadalupe Zúñiga (CRC) | 19:14.84 |
| 10,000 metres | Gabriela Traña (CRC) | 36:10.54 CR | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | 36:23.42 | Guadalupe Zúñiga (CRC) | 38:43.90 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: m/s) | Jeimy Bernárdez (HON) | 15.06 | Alejandra Lobo (CRC) | 15.88 | Hazel Traña (NCA) | 17.91 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Verónica Quijano (ESA) | 62.18 | Isabel Restrepo (PAN) | 67.65 | Karla María Cortez (ESA) | 69.97 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Melissa Moraga Sharon Ruiz Tracy Joseph María Gabriela Espinoza | 50.30 | El Salvador María Gabriela Carrillo Gladys Quijada Amada Martínez Karla María Cortez | 51.48 | | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | El Salvador Verónica Quijano Amada Martínez Jéssica Bautista Karla María Cortez | 3:58.02 | Costa Rica Tracy Joseph Melissa Moraga Wendy Zúñiga María Gabriela Espinoza | 4:01.03 | Nicaragua Jéssica Aguilera Auxiliadora Lacayo Yubelkis Casco Belén Corrales | 4:03.10 |
| 10,000 metres Walk | Ivis Martínez (ESA) | 54:39.30 | Carolyn Hernández (CRC) | 57:05.03 | Verónica Colindres (ESA) | 59:08.60 |
| High Jump | Kay-De Vaughn (BIZ) | 1.70 | Alejandra Gómez (CRC) | 1.61 | María Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) | 1.58 |
| Pole Vault | Gladys Quijada (ESA) | 2.35 | Inaly Morazán (NCA) | 2.00 | | |
| Long Jump | Tricia Flores (BIZ) | 5.60 CR | María Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) | 5.47 | Sharon Ruiz (CRC) | 5.21 |
| Triple Jump | Tricia Flores (BIZ) | 11.96 | María Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) | 11.63 | Sharon Ruiz (CRC) | 11.46 |
| Shot Put | María Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) | 11.54 | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 10.28 | Jannis Ramírez (NCA) | 10.20 |
| Discus Throw | María Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) | 40.24 | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 36.38 | Viviana Abarca (CRC) | 30.52 |
| Hammer Throw | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 40.14 | Yéssica Gómez (HON) | 34.86 | Viviana Abarca (CRC) | 31.50 |
| Javelin Throw | Dalila Rugama (NCA) | 51.76 CR | Jannis Ramírez (NCA) | 50.44 | Jennifer Ovares (CRC) | 29.05 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Nicaragua)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 47 |
| 2 | El Salvador (ESA) | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Nicaragua (NIC)* | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Guatemala (GUA) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Belize (BIZ) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Honduras (HON) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Panama (PAN) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 42 | 41 | 37 | 120 |

## Participation

A total of 183 athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:
* Belize (4)
* Costa Rica (45)
* El Salvador (33)
* Guatemala (13)
* Honduras (20)
* Nicaragua (49)
* Panama (19)

### Note

$^†$: There is a slight difference in silver medals between a published medal table and the unofficial medal count above.