# 1984 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 10th Central American Championships in Athletics were held in Guatemala City, Guatemala, between 15 and 18 June 1984.
A total of 40 events were contested, 24 by men, 16 by women.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Vladimir Samayoa Guatemala | 10.4 | Glenn Abrahams Costa Rica | 10.5 | Roberto Guillén Nicaragua | 10.6 |
| 200 metres | Vladimir Samayoa Guatemala | 21.5 | Byron Chamorro Nicaragua | 22.1 | Mario Morgan Costa Rica | 22.3 |
| 400 metres | Mario Brown Costa Rica | 48.8 | Arturo Leiva Guatemala | 49.8 | Carlos Alas El Salvador | 50.1 |
| 800 metres | Luis Mena Costa Rica | 1:53.6 NR | Alberto López Guatemala | 1:54.5 | Luis Munguía Nicaragua | 1:55.3 |
| 1500 metres | Luis Mena Costa Rica | 3:56.8 | Hugo Allan García Guatemala | 3:57.1 | Alberto Paredes Guatemala | 4:02.0 |
| 5000 metres | Orlando Mora Costa Rica | 15:10.5 | Miguel Vargas Costa Rica | 15:12.6 | Eliezer López Costa Rica | 15:13.0 |
| 10,000 metres | Miguel Vargas Costa Rica | 31:45.2 | Eliezer López Costa Rica | 31:45.4 | Orlando Mora Costa Rica | 31:45.5 |
| Marathon | Jorge Delgado Costa Rica | 2:26:11 | Manuel Rodríguez Guatemala | 2:26:31 | Carlos Alvarado Guatemala | 2:35:07 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Ángel Díaz Guatemala | 15.6 | Arnaldo Monge Costa Rica | 16.0 | Alex Kacher Guatemala | 16.1 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Luis Mungía Nicaragua | 55.7 | José Miguel Vega Costa Rica | 57.1 | Francisco Recinos Guatemala | 57.4 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Hugo Allan García Guatemala | 9:28.4 | Eliezer López Costa Rica | 9:39.7 | Freddy Arango Guatemala | 9:41.7 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Michael Pearson Mario Brown Mario Ramírez Glenn Abrahams | 42.5 | Nicaragua Rolando Martínez Harold Pérez Byron Chamorro Gary Lisby | 42.6 | Guatemala Emilio Moss Guillermo Parra Manuel Chinchilla Vladimir Samayoa | 42.8 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Mario Brown Carlos Cunningham José Miguel Vega Michael Pearson | 3:19.1 NR | Guatemala Sergio Aguilar Francisco Recinos Arturo Leiva Emilio Moss | 3:20.7 | El Salvador René Sermeño Rubén Quintanilla Carlos Alas René López | 3:23.7 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Santiago Fonseca Honduras | 1:34:01 NR | Víctor Alonso Guatemala | 1:38:33 | Sergio Guttiérrez Costa Rica | 1:40:25 |
| 50 kilometres walk | Santiago Fonseca Honduras | 4:31:55 NR | Arturo Roldán Guatemala | 4:40:24 | Sergio Guttiérrez Costa Rica | 4:50:24 |
| High jump | Ángel Díaz Guatemala | 1.90 | Ricardo Campbell Costa Rica | 1.85 | Estuardo López Guatemala | 1.85 |
| Pole vault | Antonio Montepeque Guatemala | 3.60 | Héctor Salvatierra Guatemala | 3.50 | Carlos Fernández Guatemala | 3.40 |
| Long jump | José Allen Rowe Guatemala | 6.38 | Nélson de León El Salvador | 6.34 | Espartaco Gaytán Guatemala | 6.30 |
| Triple jump | Espartaco Gaytán Guatemala | 14.32 | José Allen Rowe Guatemala | 13.84 | Ángel Díaz Guatemala | 13.48 |
| Shot put | Juan Turcios Nicaragua | 13.54 | César Sajche Guatemala | 13.46 | Juan Galdámez El Salvador | 13.33 |
| Discus throw | Fernando Alonzo Guatemala | 40.98 | Iván Turcios Nicaragua | 40.36 | Ernesto Meléndez El Salvador | 39.60 |
| Hammer throw | Víctor Taracena Guatemala | 49.72 NR | Igor Morales Guatemala | 46.04 | Fernando Montepeque Guatemala | 42.44 |
| Javelin throw | Domingo Reyes Nicaragua | 64.20 | José Peralta Nicaragua | 61.30 | Rudy Aguilar El Salvador | 60.50 |
| Decathlon | Héctor Salvatierra Guatemala | 5200 | Rudy Aguilar El Salvador | 4653 | Fernando Chacón Costa Rica | 4471 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Crista Schumann Guatemala | 11.7 NR | Patricia Quiñones Guatemala | 11.9 | Arlette Channer Costa Rica | 12.2 |
| 200 metres | Crista Schumann Guatemala | 24.6 NR | Patricia Meighan Guatemala | 24.8 | Zoila Stewart Costa Rica | 25.4 |
| 400 metres | Patricia Meighan Guatemala | 56.2 NR | Maureen Stewart Costa Rica | 56.4 | Zoila Stewart Costa Rica | 61.1 |
| 800 metres | Maureen Stewart Costa Rica | 2:12.8 NR | Patricia Meighan Guatemala | 2:15.3 | Kriscia García El Salvador | 2:20.0 |
| 1500 metres | Kriscia García El Salvador | 4:44.1 NR | Carmen Montiel Costa Rica | 4:47.5 | Aura Morales Guatemala | 4:55.9 |
| 3000 metres | Kriscia García El Salvador | 10:26.9 NR | Carmen Montiel Costa Rica | 10:43.1 | Aura Morales Guatemala | 10:45.5 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Amapola Arimany Guatemala | 15.7 | Lucrecia Aragón Guatemala | 18.1 | Magdalena Molina Costa Rica | 18.3 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Leticia Jiménez Guatemala | 68.9 | Virginia Boesche Guatemala | 69.1 | Vilma Calvio El Salvador | 70.0 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Guatemala Patricia Meighan Elsa Zuñiga Patricia Quiñones Crista Schumann | 47.9 | Costa Rica Indra Hansen Sigrid Guttiérez Arlette Channer Zoila Stewart | 48.6 | Nicaragua Rosario Miranda Claudia Miranda Paula Cuadra Ana María Valle | 52.6 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Guatemala Elsa Zuñiga Leticia Jiménez Crista Schumann Patricia Meighan | 3:58.3 NR | Costa Rica Magdalena Molina Indra Hansen Zoila Stewart Maureen Stewart | 4:10.1 | El Salvador Arely Franco Zoila de Quintanilla Kriscia García Daysi Calvillo | 4:15.0 |
| High jump | Ruth Gallardo El Salvador | 1.45 | Severena Crawford Costa Rica | 1.45 | Lucrecia Aragón Guatemala | 1.40 |
| Long jump | Patricia Quiñones Guatemala | 5.14 | Arlette Channer Costa Rica | 5.02 | Larissa Soto Guatemala | 4.78 |
| Shot put | Glendorlee Pinnock Costa Rica | 11.02 | Ave María Alpizar Costa Rica | 10.70 | Mercedes Centero Guatemala | 10.42 |
| Discus throw | María Lourdes Ruiz Nicaragua | 35.36 NR | Juana Carbajal Nicaragua | 33.14 | Glendorlee Pinnock Costa Rica | 32.68 |
| Javelin throw | Ana María Valle Nicaragua | 45.80 NR | María Lourdes Ruiz Nicaragua | 36.46 | Iris Rosales Guatemala | 32.90 |
| Heptathlon | Amapola Arimany Guatemala | 3707 NR | Larissa Soto Guatemala | 4614 NU20R | María Chavarría Costa Rica | 3288 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Guatemala (GUA)* | 20 | 17 | 17 | 54 |
| 2 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 10 | 15 | 12 | 37 |
| 3 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | El Salvador (ESA) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Honduras | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 |