# 2013 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 24th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio de Atletismo del Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes in Managua, Nicaragua, between June 21–23, 2013.
A total of 43 events were contested, 22 by men and 21 by women.

## Medal summary

Complete results and medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -1.6 m/s) | Cruz Rolando Palacios (HON) | 10.57 | Andrés Rodríguez (PAN) | 10.67 | Mateo Edward (PAN) | 10.77 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.7 m/s) | Cruz Rolando Palacios (HON) | 21.20 w | Gary Robinson (CRC) | 21.34 w | Brandon Jones (BIZ) | 21.65 w |
| 400 metres | Nery Brenes (CRC) | 46.67 | Jarlex Lynch (CRC) | 47.81 | Joel Zamar Linch (PAN) | 47.85 |
| 800 metres | Wilson Solano (CRC) | 1:53.59 | Víctor Emilio Ortiz (CRC) | 1:54.00 | David Benjamen Hodgson (CRC) | 1:54.41 |
| 1500 metres | Georman Rivas (CRC) | 3:57.21 | Erick Rodríguez (NCA) | 3:59.75 | Wilson Solano (CRC) | 4:01.97 |
| 5000 metres | José Francisco Chávez (CRC) | 14.51.11 | Dimas Castro (NCA) | 15.00.29 | Georman Rivas (CRC) | 15.02.85 |
| 10,000 metres | Jose Francisco Chávez (CRC) | 31:27.18 | William Sánchez (ESA) | 31:51.36 | Dimas Castro (NCA) | 32:12.01 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -3.4 m/s) | Ronald Bennett (HON) | 14.51 | Gerber Blanco (GUA) | 15.61 | Camilo González (PAN) | 16.66 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Kenneth Medwood (BIZ) | 51.42 | Gerald Drummond (CRC) | 52.55 | Gerber Blanco (GUA) | 54.07 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Erick Rodríguez (NCA) | 9:37.51 | Douglas Aguilar (ESA) | 9:48.59 | David Alexander Escobar (ESA) | 10:08.02 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panamá Mateo Edward Iván Lu Juan Mosquera Andrés Rodríguez | 41.6 (ht) | Costa Rica Jorge Luis Jiménez Jaymar Hardy Gary Robinson Denovan Hernández | 41.6 (ht) | Belize Brandon Jones Linford Avila Mark Anderson Kenneth Medwood | 42.6 (ht) |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Gary Robinson Gerald Drummond Jarlex Lynch Nery Brenes | 3:13.40 | Nicaragua Daniel Alemán José Benjamín Veliz Humberto Lugo Lenín Vanegas | 3:17.69 | Panamá Andrés Rodríguez Iván Lu Jorge Mena Joel Zamar Linch | 3:18.13 |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:33:40.28 | Mauricio Calvo (CRC) | 1:34:36.80 | Salvador Ernesto Mira (ESA) | 1:35:43.46 |
| High Jump | Henry Edmon (PAN) | 2.05 | Williams Ríos (PAN) | 2.00 | William Figueroa (CRC) | 1.85 |
| Pole Vault | Alejandro Rafael Melara (ESA) | 3.80 | Mario Meza (CRC) | 3.80 | Josue Berrocal (CRC) | 3.70 |
| Long Jump | Jason Castro (HON) | 7.31 (wind: -0.1 m/s) | Juan Mosquera (PAN) | 7.25 (wind: -0.8 m/s) | Rolando Pinzón (PAN) | 6.98 (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Brandon Jones (BIZ) | 15.93 (wind: -0.3 m/s) CR | Jason Castro (HON) | 15.58 (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Juan Mosquera (PAN) | 14.04 (wind: -0.8 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 15.10 | Juan José Álvarez (HON) | 13.98 | Frederick Arias (CRC) | 12.95 |
| Discus Throw | Ever Acajabon (GUA) | 43.12 | Alberto Peralta (PAN) | 41.18 | Kairo Martínez (NCA) | 39.73 |
| Hammer Throw | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 69.45 CR | Diego Berríos (GUA) | 58.09 | Kairo Martínez (NCA) | 47.45 |
| Javelin Throw | Jonathan Cedeño (PAN) | 57.68 | Rider Jiménez (NCA) | 57.47 | Javier Ugarte (NCA) | 57.20 |
| Decathlon | Jorge Mena (PAN) | 5656 | Edwin Campos (CRC) | 5466 | Mario Alejandro Mancia (ESA) | 5314 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +2.1 m/s) | Ruth-Cassandra Hunt (PAN) | 11.81 w | Shantely Scott (CRC) | 11.99 w | Sharolyn Joseph (CRC) | 12.10 w |
| 200 metres (wind: +3.2 m/s) | Ruth-Cassandra Hunt (PAN) | 24.08 w | Shantely Scott (CRC) | 24.32 w | Glenda Davis (CRC) | 24.89 w |
| 400 metres | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 55.78 | Dessiré Bermúdez (CRC) | 56.47 | Kianeth Galván (PAN) | 57.29 |
| 800 metres | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 2:11.12 | Karol Montoya (CRC) | 2:18.03 | María Fernanda Aguilar (CRC) | 2:18.34 |
| 1500 metres | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 4:31.49 | Mónica Vargas (CRC) | 4:43.97 | María Fernanda Aguilar (CRC) | 4:52.23 |
| 5000 metres | Ana Catalina Skipton (CRC) | 18:08.62 | Xiomara Barrera (ESA) | 18:09.70 | Mónica Vargas (CRC) | 18:18.45 |
| 10,000 metres | Xiomara Barrera (ESA) | 39:04.88 | Ana Catalina Skipton (CRC) | 39:33.17 | Jaqueline Murillo (CRC) | 39:49.81 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Ana María Porras (CRC) | 14.50 | Kaila Smith (PAN) | 14.56 | Beatriz Flamenco (ESA) | 14.98 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 59.78 | Kaila Smith (PAN) | 62.44 | Daniela Rojas (CRC) | 64.20 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Candy Salazar (CRC) | 11:40.30 | Aldy Jimena González (HON) | 12:30.63 | Xiomara Alemán (ESA) | 13:23.99 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Glenda Davis Shantely Scott Sharolyn Joseph Sarita Morales | 47.54 CR | Nicaragua Ana Granados Karlyn Weed Ingrid Narváez Hellen Soledad Toledo | 51.82 | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Dessiré Bermúdez Sharolyn Scott Karol Montoya Shantely Scott | 3:50.03 | Panamá Gabriela Guevara Kianeth Galván Kaila Smith Leyka Archibold | 3:50.84 | Nicaragua María Inaly Morazán Ingrid Narváez Karlyn Weed Ana Granados | 4:24.99 |
| 10 Kilometres Road Walk | Cristina Esmeralda López (ESA) | 47:47.62 | Maritza Poncio (GUA) | 50:06.54 | Sonia Irene Barrondo (GUA) | 51:08.49 |
| High Jump | Kashani Ríos (PAN) | 1.80 | Ana María Porras (CRC) Ana María Martínez (PAN) | 1.60 | | |
| Long Jump | Ana María Porras (CRC) | 5.86 (wind: -0.9 m/s) | Nathalee Aranda (PAN) | 5.79 (wind: -3.1 m/s) | Thelma Fuentes (GUA) | 5.39 (wind: -1.1 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Thelma Fuentes (GUA) | 11.76 (wind: -1.3 m/s) | Ana María Martínez (PAN) | 11.73 (wind: -0.8 m/s) | Lilian Koo (PAN) | 11.48 (wind: +0.0 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Aixa Middleton (PAN) | 12.28 | Natyan Catano (PAN) | 12.25 | Gloria Serano (BIZ) | 11.34 |
| Discus Throw | Aixa Middleton (PAN) | 49.71 CR | Haydee Grijalba (CRC) | 41.56 | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 39.66 |
| Hammer Throw | Dagmar Alvarado (PAN) | 46.85 | Elena Lojo (PAN) | 43.30 | Viviana Abarca (CRC) | 41.48 |
| Javelin Throw | Dalila Rugama (NCA) | 50.61 | Genova Arias (CRC) | 41.56 | Haydee Grijalba (CRC) | 36.23 |
| Heptathlon | Ruth Morales (GUA) | 4303 | María Inaly Morazán (NCA) | 4114 | María Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) | 4011 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Costa Rica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Costa Rica* | 17 | 17 | 16 | 50 |
| 2 | Panama | 10 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | El Salvador | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Honduras | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Guatemala | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Belize | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 43 | 44 | 41 | 128 |

## Team trophies

Costa Rica won the team trophies in all three categories.

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of about 226 athletes from 7 countries:
* Belize (7)
* Costa Rica (64)
* El Salvador (30)
* Guatemala (22)
* Honduras (11)
* Nicaragua (44)
* Panamá (48)