# Athletics at the 2017 Central American Games

Athletics competitions at the 2017 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua in Managua, Nicaragua, between December 9–12, 2017. The two marathon events were held on December 17, 2017.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m (wind: +1.3 m/s) | Shermal Calimore Costa Rica | 10.39 | Josef Norales Honduras | 10.46 | Mateo Edward Panama | 10.48 |
| 200 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Nery Brenes Costa Rica | 20.56 CR | Shermal Calimore Costa Rica | 20.67 | Virgilio Griggs Panama | 21.09 |
| 400 m | Nery Brenes Costa Rica | 46.64 CR | Gerald Drummond Costa Rica | 47.13 | José Humberto Bermúdez Guatemala | 47.69 |
| 800 m | Juan Diego Castro Villalobos Costa Rica | 1:52.28 | Elvin Canales Escoto Honduras | 1:52.92 | Josué Francisco Murcia Costa Rica | 1:53.26 |
| 1500 m | Mario Pacay Guatemala | 3:49.52 CR | Juan Diego Castro Villalobos Costa Rica | 3:49.81 | Erick Rodríguez Nicaragua | 3:54.08 |
| 5000 m | Juan Carlos Trujillo Guatemala | 15:09.49 | Mario Pacay Guatemala | 15:11.92 | Oscar Antonio Aldana El Salvador | 15:26.51 |
| 10000 m | Juan Carlos Trujillo Guatemala | 32:44.14 | Mario Pacay Guatemala | 32:44.16 | Oscar Antonio Aldana El Salvador | 32:44.98 |
| 110 m hurdles (wind: 3.3 m/s) | Wienstan Mena Guatemala | 14.24 | Ronald Ramirez Leiva Guatemala | 14.66 | Esteban Ibañez Guevara El Salvador | 15:97 |
| 400 m hurdles | Gerber Blanco Guatemala | 50.18 CR | Pablo Andrés Ibáñez El Salvador | 50.82 | Emmanuel Niño Villalta Costa Rica | 50.88 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Erick Rodríguez Nicaragua | 9:26.69 | Alvaro Vasquez González Nicaragua | 9:38.69 | David Escobar El Salvador | 9:52.11 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Panama Juan Mosquera Mateo Edward Virgilio Griggs Jhamal Bowen | 41.05 | Belize Rahin Monsanto Brandon Terrel Jones Mark Anderson Shaun Gill | 41.16 | El Salvador José Braghieri José Salazar Mijangos Fernando Bonilla Diaz Juan Rodriguez | 41.39 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Costa Rica Gary Robinson Jeikob Monge Emmanuel Niño Villalta Gerald Drummond | 3:13.98 | Nicaragua Marvin Castillo Luis Alfaro Kelvin Ramirez Dexter Mayorga | 3:19.21 | El Salvador Pablo Andrés Ibáñez Juan Rodriguez José Salazar Mijangos José Braghieri | 3:20.44 |
| Marathon | Luis Carlo Rivero Guatemala | 2:22:56 CR | José Amado García Guatemala | 2:28:52 | César Lizano Costa Rica | 2:29:58 |
| 20 km walk | Erick Barrondo Guatemala | 1:26:41 CR | José Raymundo Cox Guatemala | 1:30:34 | Yassir Cabrera Panama | 1:33:40 |
| 35 km walk | Bernardo Barrondo Guatemala | 2:46:39 CR | José Leonidas Romero Honduras | 2:57:21 | Luis Angel Sanzhez Guatemala | 3:05:44 |
| High jump | Alexander Bowen Panama | 2.10 m CR | Jaime Escobar Valdivieso Panama | 2.06 m | Ken Franzua Guatemala | 2.01 m |
| Pole vault | Natán Rivera El Salvador | 5.05 m CR | Pedro Figueroa Flores El Salvador | 4.70 m | Christian Higueros Guatemala | 4.50 m |
| Long jump | Becker Jarquín Nicaragua | 7.32 m (wind: -0.5 m/s) | Angel Suárez Echevería Nicaragua | 7.19 m (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Jhamal Bowen Panama | 7.18 m (wind: -1.5 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Jason Castro Honduras | 15.80 m (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Brandon Terrel Jones Belize | 15.47 m (wind: -2.0 m/s) | Angel Suarez Echeverría Nicaragua | 15.36 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
| Shot put | Anselmo Delgado Ealy Panama | 15.25 m | Billy Lopez Aldana Guatemala | 15.07 m | Diego Alejandro Berrios Guatemala | 14.62 m |
| Discus throw | Winston Campbell Honduras | 50.82 m | Enrique Martinez Flores El Salvador | 45.03 m | Marlon Quemé Guatemala | 44.59 m |
| Hammer throw | Roberto Sawyers Costa Rica | 66.74 m CR | Diego Alejandro Berrios Guatemala | 63.21 m | Carlos Arteaga Carrión Nicaragua | 56.39 m |
| Javelin throw | Luis Taracena Guatemala | 71.78 m CR | Jonathan Javier Cedeño Panama | 66.29 m | Rowe Miranda Panama | 59.92 m |
| Decathlon | Ronald Ramirez Leiva Guatemala | 6475 pts | Darwin Simmons Nicaragua | 6021 pts | Youssef Qasem Guatemala | 5967 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) | Irma Harris Costa Rica | 12.11 | Rosa Baltazar Guatemala | 12.12 | Rosa Mosquera Panama | 12.17 |
| 200 m (wind: -1.7 m/s) | Tracy Joseph Hamblin Costa Rica | 23.91 | Samantha Dirks Belize | 24.86 | Rosa Baltazar Guatemala | 25.12 |
| 400 m | Desire Bermúdez Costa Rica | 53.78 CR | Sharolyn Scott Costa Rica | 54.41 | Ingrid Narváez Nicaragua | 56.86 |
| 800 m | Andrea Ferris Panama | 2:06.75 | Daniela Rojas Costa Rica | 2:10.41 | Monica Vargas Costa Rica | 2:10.68 |
| 1500 m | Andrea Ferris Panama | 4:23.69 | Rolanda Bell Panama | 4:34.81 | Viviana Aroche Guatemala | 4:36.71 |
| 5000 m | Evelyn Chávez Guatemala | 17:56.81 | Merlin Chalí Guatemala | 18:35.09 | Jenny Mendez Suanca Costa Rica | 18:46.50 |
| 10000 m | Merlín Chalí Guatemala | 38:05.80 | Evelyn Chavez Guatemala | 38:08.34 | Jenny Mendez Suanca Costa Rica | 39:33.17 |
| 100 m hurdles (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Andrea Vargas Costa Rica | 13.12 CR | Kaila Smith Panama | 14.48 | Sarahi Álvarez Nicaragua | 15:13 |
| 400 m hurdles | Gianna Woodruff Panama | 57.85 CR | Sharolyn Scott Costa Rica | 58.52 | Daniela Rojas Costa Rica | 1:00.49 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Andrea Ferris Panama | 10:04.19 CR | Rolanda Bell Panama | 10:31.43 | Brenda Salmerón El Salvador | 12:27.48 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Costa Rica Tracy Joseph Hamblin Andrea Carolina Vargas Maria Alejandra Murillo Desire Bermúdez | 46.35 CR | Panama Gianna Woodruff Rosa Mosquera Kaila Smith Nathalee Aranda | 46.74 | Belize Faith Morris Tricia Flores Hilary Gladden Samantha Dirks | 47.44 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Costa Rica Irma Harris Desire Bermúdez Daniela Rojas Sharolyn Scott | 3:44.04 CR | Nicaragua Asling Vasquez Jarey Vasquez Maria Carmona Ingrid Narvaez | 3:54.28 | Belize Samantha Dirks Tricia Flores Ashantie Carr Ashontie Carr | 4:01.32 |
| Marathon | Jenny Mendez Suanca Costa Rica | 3:01:55 | Yelka Centeno Nicaragua | 3:07:13 | none awarded | |
| 20 km walk | Mirna Ortiz Guatemala | 1:35:14 CR | Mayra Herrera Guatemala | 1:35:46 | Maritza Poncio Guatemala | 1:38:00 |
| High jump | Kashani Ríos Panama | 1.66 m | Ana María Mártinez Panama | 1.61 m | Ana Sofia Estrada El Salvador | 1.55 m |
| Pole vault | Ana Gabriela Granados Nicaragua | 2.80 m | Nataly Segura Guatemala | 2.45 m | shared silver | |
| Pole vault | Ana Gabriela Granados Nicaragua | 2.80 m | Aimee Zelaya Honduras | 2.45 m | shared silver | |
| Long jump | Nathalee Aranda Panama | 6.17 m CR (wind: -2.9 m/s) | Estefany Cruz Guatemala | 6.05 m (wind: +0.9 m/s) | Tricia Flores Belize | 5.70 m (wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Estefany Cruz Guatemala | 13.25 m CR (wind: +0.4 m/s) | Thelma Fuentes Guatemala | 13.00 m (wind: -2.0 m/s) | Ana María Mártinez Panama | 12.30 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
| Shot put | Naomi Smith Costa Rica | 13.03 m | Aixa Middleton Panama | 13.02 m | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 12.89 m |
| Discus throw | Aixa Middleton Panama | 54.58 m CR | Doroty López Guatemala | 43.37 m | Alma Gutierrez Gale Honduras | 43.10 m |
| Hammer throw | Sonja Morano Guatemala | 51.55 m | Dagmar Alvarado Panama | 47.15 m | Viviana Abarca Costa Rica | 47.11 m |
| Javelin throw | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 53.47 m CR | Genova Arias Costa Rica | 45.82 m | Sofia Alonso Albrand Guatemala | 41.80 m |
| Heptathlon | Ana María Porras Costa Rica | 4920 pts CR | Katy Sealy Belize | 4690 pts | Jarey Vásquez Nicaragua | 4488 pts |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Nicaragua)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Guatemala (GUA) | 15 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 2 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 15 | 7 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Panama (PAN) | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Nicaragua (NIC)* | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Honduras (HON) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | El Salvador (ESA) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 7 | Belize (BIZ) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 47 | 48 | 45 | 140 |

## Participation

A total of 194 athletes (108 men and 86 women) from 7 countries were reported to participate:
* Belize (14)
* Costa Rica (30)
* El Salvador (32)
* Guatemala (40)
* Honduras (11)
* Nicaragua (40)
* Panamá (27)