# 2009 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 20th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Cementos Progreso in Guatemala City, Guatemala, between June 12–13, 2009.
A total of 40 events were contested, 21 by men and 19 by women.

## Medal summary

Complete results and medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: NWI) | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 10.38 | Bryan Brown (CRC) | 10.60 | Josef Norales (HON) | 10.86 |
| 200 metres (wind: NWI) | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 20.99 CR | Gary Robinson (CRC) | 21.43 | Renán Palma (ESA) | 21.59 |
| 400 metres | Hans Villagrán (GUA) | 47.77 | Pedro Miguel Suazo (HON) | 48.19 | Víctor Cantillano (CRC) | 48.31 |
| 800 metres | Marco Pérez (CRC) | 1:54.93 | Arnoldo Monge (CRC) | 1:55.86 | Edgar Cortés (NCA) | 1:56.47 |
| 1500 metres | Erick Rodríguez (NCA) | 3:58.92 | José Carlos Raxón (GUA) | 3:59.43 | Estuardo Palacios (GUA) | 4:01.97 |
| 5000 metres | José Amado García (GUA) | 14:55.44 | Jeremías Saloj (GUA) | 14:55.72 | José Carlos Raxón (GUA) | 15:07.59 |
| 10,000 metres | Jeremías Saloj (GUA) | 31:12.39 | William Chamán (GUA) | 32:46.74 | William Sánchez (ESA) | 37:17.32 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Ronald Bennett (HON) | 14.14 CR | Jonathan Williams (BIZ) | 14.23 | Renán Palma (ESA) | 14.59 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jonathan Williams (BIZ) | 49.73 CR | Allan Ayala (GUA) | 50.16 | Camilo Quevedo (GUA) | 52.84 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Erick Rodríguez (NCA) | 9:35.44 | Dolman Barrios (GUA) | 9:51.16 | Domingo Alvarez (GUA) | 10:00.23 |
| 20000 m walk | Walter Sandoval (ESA) | 1:25:19.91 CR, NR | Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:27:39.56 | Ricardo Reyes (ESA) | 1:27:48.29 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Honduras Ronald Bennett Pedro Miguel Suazo Rolando Palacios Josef Norales | 41.03 CR | Costa Rica | 41.46 | | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Guatemala | 3:14.00 | Costa Rica | 3:14.03 | Honduras | 3:22.17 |
| High Jump | Henry Linton (CRC) | 2.05 | Byron Nolberto (GUA) | 1.95 | Marlon Colorado (ESA) | 1.95 |
| Long Jump | Jonathan Romero (PAN) | 7.41 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Kessel Campbell (HON) | 7.35 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Jason Castro (HON) | 7.06 (wind: 1.0 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Jason Castro (HON) | 15.49 CR (wind: NWI) | Juan Carlos Nájera (GUA) | 15.32 (wind: NWI) | Jonathan Romero (PAN) | 15.28 (wind: NWI) |
| Shot Put | Henry Santos (GUA) | 14.74 | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 14.68 | Luis Folgar (GUA) | 14.38 |
| Discus Throw | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 48.39 CR | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 44.69 | Winston Campbell (HON) | 44.49 |
| Hammer Throw | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 64.73 CR | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 64.13 | Diego Berrios (GUA) | 55.27 |
| Javelin Throw | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 65.42 | Kenley Olivas (NCA) | 63.75 | Luis Taracena (GUA) | 60.25 |
| Decathlon | Darvin Colón (HON) | 6279 | Marco Rodríguez (ESA) | 4936 | Allan Bustillo (HON) | 4768 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: NWI) | Kaina Martínez (BIZ) | 11.98 CR | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 12.05 | Mariela Leal (CRC) | 12.20 |
| 200 metres (wind: NWI) | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 24.75 | Mariela Leal (CRC) | 25.11 | Shantely Scott (CRC) | 25.17 |
| 400 metres | Fátima Castro (ESA) | 57.32 | Tamara Quintanilla (ESA) | 57.39 | Jessica Aguilera (NCA) | 58.25 |
| 800 metres | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 2:16.08 | Wendy Zúñiga (CRC) | 2:17.00 | Cecilia Gutiérrez (GUA) | 2:17.94 |
| 1500 metres | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 4:49.12 | Cecilia Gutiérrez (GUA) | 4:49.58 | Wendy Zúñiga (CRC) | 4:50.33 |
| 5000 metres | Elida De Xuyá (GUA) | 18:17.31 | Imelda Bac (GUA) | 18:19.30 | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | 18:23.77 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: 0.5 m/s) | Jeimmy Bernárdez (HON) | 14.32 | Ana María Porras (CRC) | 14.92 | Claudia Marisol Villeda (GUA) | 15.48 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ana María Porras (CRC) | 63.61 | Bessy Flores (ESA) | 66.02 | Iris Santamaría (ESA) | 68.47 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase$^†$ | Evonne Marroquín (GUA) | 11:35.24 | Blanca Solís (ESA) | 12:29.34 | | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Sharolyn Scott Mariela Leal Shantely Scott | 47.61 CR | El Salvador Bessy Flores Tamara Quintanilla Fátima Castro Gladys Landaverde | 48.80 | Belize | 49.80 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica | 3:52.31 | El Salvador Iris Santamaría Fátima Castro Tamara Quintanilla Gladys Landaverde | 3:55.99 | Nicaragua | 4:01.14 |
| 10,000 metres Walk | Cristina López (ESA) | 47:35.35 CR | Verónica Colindres (ESA) | 49:46.02 | Jamy Franco (GUA) | 49:53.75 |
| Long Jump | Ana María Porras (CRC) | 5.54 (wind: 0.1 m/s) | Tricia Flores (BIZ) | 5.43 (wind: 0.2 m/s) | Aneliesse Aldana (GUA) | 5.26 (wind: 0.8 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Estefany Cruz (GUA) | 12.09 (wind: NWI) | Ana Lucía Camargo (GUA) | 11.52 (wind: NWI) | Kay-De Vaughn (BIZ) | 11.34 (wind: NWI) |
| Shot Put | Doroty López (GUA) | 12.80 | Stephanie Zúñiga (CRC) | 10.55 | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 10.49 |
| Discus Throw | Doroty López (GUA) | 42.97 | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 37.59 | Viviana Abarca (CRC) | 35.91 |
| Hammer Throw | Rosita De León (GUA) | 48.45 | Viviana Abarca (CRC) | 43.54 | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 36.91 |
| Javelin Throw$^†$ | Ginna von Quednow (GUA) | 42.24 | Génova Arias (CRC) | 40.34 | Adriana Morales (GUA) | 38.80 |
| Heptathlon | Alejandra Gómez (CRC) | 3988 | Ruth Morales (GUA) | 3582 | Andrea Melgar (ESA) | 3511 |

#### Note

$^†$: Event with no points for the team rankings because of the low number of participants.

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Guatemala* | 13 | 12 | 13 | 38 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 9 | 16 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Honduras | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Belize | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 40 | 40 | 38 | 118 |

## Team Rankings

Guatemala won the overall team ranking and the team ranking in the men's category. Costa Rica won the team ranking in the women's category

## Participation

A total of 163 athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:
* Belize (10)
* Costa Rica (29)
* El Salvador (34)
* Guatemala (56)
* Honduras (15)
* Nicaragua (19)
* Panamá (1)