# 2014 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 25th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Olímpico Palacio de los Deportes UNAH in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, between June 20–22, 2014.
A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men and 22 by women. In total, 6 championships records were set. Guatemala won the overall team trophy.

## Medal summary

Complete results were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +2.6 m/s) | Cruz Rolando Palacios Honduras | 10.27 w | Josef Norales Honduras | 10.39 w | Kemmer Watson Costa Rica | 10.64 w |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Cruz Rolando Palacios Honduras | 20.81 CR | Brandon Jones Belize | 21.17 | Josef Norales Honduras | 21.47 |
| 400 metres | Gerald Drummond Costa Rica | 47.20 | Rober Trigueño Guatemala | 49.08 | David Benjamen Hodgson Costa Rica | 49.38 |
| 800 metres | Víctor Emilio Ortiz Costa Rica | 1:53.57 | David Benjamen Hodgson Costa Rica | 1:54.21 | Joseph Acevedo Panama | 1:54.85 |
| 1500 metres | Luis Gustavo Solórzano El Salvador | 3:56.56 | Erick Rodríguez Nicaragua | 3:56.77 | Joseph Acevedo Panama | 3:57.53 |
| 5000 metres | Elvin Cu Guatemala | 15:10.49 | Edwin Pirir Guatemala | 15:19.07 | José Alfredo Asturias Guatemala | 15:24.05 |
| 10,000 metres$^*$ | José Alfredo Asturias Guatemala | 32.30.87 | Carlos Aguilar El Salvador | 33.17.22 | | |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.0 m/s) | Ronald Bennett Honduras | 14.50 | Gerber Blanco Guatemala | 14.76 | Luis Carlos Bonilla Guatemala | 14.86 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gerald Drummond Costa Rica | 50.78 | Kenneth Medwood Belize | 51.16 | Gerber Blanco Guatemala | 52.89 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Erick Rodríguez Nicaragua | 9:26.41 | Miguel Ángel Chan Guatemala | 9:34.45 | David Alexander Escobar El Salvador | 9:41.22 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Honduras Cruz Rolando Palacios Josef Norales Bryan Ramírez Ronald Bennett | 41.50 | Guatemala Rober Trigueño Douglas Orellana Gerber Blanco Seylik Gamboa | 41.81 | Belize Mark Anderson Brandon Jones Kenneth Blackett Jervis Myvette | 42.96 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Georman Rivas David Benjamen Hodgson Gerald Drummond Emmanuel Niño | 3:20.17 | Nicaragua Jeffri Arcia Daniel Alemán Ramón Rizo Oneyker Aragón | 3:23.75 | Guatemala Ronald Edyberto Ramírez Jenner Pelicó Gerber Blanco Luis Carlos Bonilla | 3:25.09 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | José María Raymundo Guatemala | 1:28:54.03 | José Gregorio Ajcam Guatemala | 1:31:09.27 | Gabriel Calvo Costa Rica | 1:31:45.80 |
| High Jump | Alexander Bowen Panama | 2.16 CR | Marlon Colorado El Salvador | 2.05 | Ronald Edyberto Ramírez Guatemala | 2.02 |
| Pole Vault | Pedro Daniel Figueroa El Salvador | 4.70 | Natan Armando Rivera El Salvador | 4.40 | Alejandro Melara El Salvador | 4.00 |
| Long Jump | Jhamal Bowen Panama | 7.66 (wind: -1.0 m/s) CR | Brandon Jones Belize | 7.19 (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Seylik Gamboa Guatemala | 7.10 w (wind: +2.3 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Jason Castro Honduras | 15.65 (wind: +1.7 m/s) | Brandon Jones Belize | 15.39 (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Juan Mosquera Panama | 14.73 (wind: -3.0 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Luis Folgar Guatemala | 14.23 | Winston Campbell Honduras | 13.94 | Óscar Márquez El Salvador | 12.87 |
| Discus Throw | Winston Campbell Honduras | 48.10 | Mario McKenzie Costa Rica | 47.29 | Ever Acajabón Guatemala | 40.40 |
| Hammer Throw | Diego Berríos Guatemala | 60.51 | Edgar Rafael Florián Guatemala | 59.07 | Alejandro Arroyo Costa Rica | 49.01 |
| Javelin Throw | Luis Taracena Guatemala | 61.52 | Erick Méndez Costa Rica | 59.26 | Rider Jiménez Nicaragua | 59.11 |
| Decathlon | José Roberto Carballo Costa Rica | 5472 | Mario Alejandro Mancia El Salvador | 5378 | Jorge Luis Castillo Panama | 5336 |
$^*$: No points for team trophy.

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.8 m/s) | Ruth-Cassandra Hunt Panama | 11.88 | Tracy Joseph Costa Rica | 11.90 | Shantely Scott Costa Rica | 11.91 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Ruth-Cassandra Hunt Panama | 23.78 CR | Shantely Scott Costa Rica | 24.30 | Kendy Rosales Honduras | 25.55 |
| 400 metres | Desiree Bermúdez Costa Rica | 55.34 | Sofía Carias El Salvador | 59.29 | Ajahney Carr Belize | 1:00.69 |
| 800 metres | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 2:15.45 | Ana Mirta Hércules El Salvador | 2:18.53 | Joselyn Jazmín Grijalva El Salvador | 2:22.64 |
| 1500 metres | Ana Mirta Hércules El Salvador | 4:41.25 | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 4:46.12 | María Teresa Ferris Panama | 4:50.16 |
| 5000 metres | Xiomara Barrera El Salvador | 18:28.45 | Delbin Cartagena El Salvador | 18:38.37 | Candy Salazar Costa Rica | 18:40.58 |
| 10,000 metres$^*$ | Delbin Cartagena El Salvador | 38.31.78 | Xiomara Barrera El Salvador | 38.37.97 | Martha Edith Jiménez El Salvador | 39.18.62 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +0.3 m/s) | Beatriz Flamenco El Salvador | 15.21 | Alexia Neal Belize | 15.37 | Iris Santamaría El Salvador | 16.55 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sharolyn Scott Costa Rica | 1:01.10 | Alexia Neal Belize | 1:05.29 | Daniela Rojas Costa Rica | 1:06.65 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Aldy Gonzales Honduras | 11:28.96 | Candy Salazar Costa Rica | 11:42.21 | Alba de León Guatemala | 12:47.61 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Daneysha Robinson Melanie Foulkes Shantely Scott Desiree Bermúdez | 49.08 | El Salvador Sofía Carias María Renee Gómez Iris Santamaría Beatriz Flamenco | 49.75 | Guatemala Stephanie Sofía Silva Thelma Fuentes Cristina Anelise Aldana Ruth Morales | 52.90 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Shantely Scott Mónica Vargas Desiree Bermúdez Sharolyn Scott | 3:50.97 | El Salvador Beatriz Flamenco Ana Mirta Hércules Rosa Escobar Sofía Carias | 4:04.55 | | |
| 10,000 metres track walk$^{**}$ | Cristina Esmeralda López El Salvador | 49:18.36 | Sonia Barrondo Guatemala | 49:25.43 | Francisca Ferris Panama | 57:42.20 |
| High Jump | Kashani Ríos Panama | 1.81 | Ruth Morales Guatemala | 1.65 | Stephanie Sofía Silva Guatemala Abigail Obando Costa Rica | 1.60 |
| Pole Vault | Andrea Velasco El Salvador | 3.31 CR | Catherine Ramos El Salvador | 2.90 | Fátima Aguirre El Salvador | 2.90 |
| Long Jump | Ana Camargo Guatemala | 5.58 (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Cristina Anelise Aldana Guatemala | 5.31 (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Melanie Foulkes Costa Rica | 5.25 (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Ana Camargo Guatemala | 12.77 (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Thelma Fuentes Guatemala | 12.32 w (wind: 2.3 m/s) | Cristina Anelise Aldana Guatemala | 11.76 (wind: +1.4 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Emma Castillo Guatemala | 11.56 | Sabrina Gaitán Guatemala | 11.25 | Gloria Serano Belize | 11.24 |
| Discus Throw | Ayleen González Panama | 42.73 | Haydee Grijalba Costa Rica | 40.84 | Alma Gutiérrez Honduras | 36.75 |
| Hammer Throw | Sabrina Gaitán Guatemala | 56.78 CR | Viviana Abarca Costa Rica | 46.11 | Dagmar Alvarado Panama | 42.85 |
| Javelin Throw | Genova Arias Costa Rica | 43.45 | Sofía Isabel Alonso Guatemala | 38.44 | Haydee Grijalba Costa Rica | 36.12 |
| Heptathlon | Katy Sealy Belize | 4535 | Ruth Morales Guatemala | 4218 | María Inaly Morazán Nicaragua | 3929 |
$^*$: No points for team trophy. $^{**}$: 16-year old Arely Esmeralda Morales from Guatemala was 3rd in 55:35.92 competing as guest.

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Honduras)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Guatemala (GUA) | 10 | 14 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | El Salvador (ESA) | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Honduras (HON)* | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Panama (PAN) | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Belize (BIZ) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

## Team trophies

Guatemala won the overall team trophy.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 170 athletes from 7 countries participated.
* Belize (10)
* Costa Rica (32)
* El Salvador (39)
* Guatemala (37)
* Honduras (24)
* Nicaragua (12)
* Panamá (16)