# 2003 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 15th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Cementos Progreso in Guatemala City, Guatemala, between June 20-21, 2003.
A total of 41 events were contested, 21 by men and 20 by women.

## Medal summary

Complete results and medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.8 m/s) | Mario Rolando Blanco (GUA) | 10.47 | Jorge Luis Solórzano (GUA) | 10.69 | Ronny Arroyo (CRC) | 10.92 |
| 200 metres | Andrés Leonel Rodríguez (PAN) | 21.77 | Jorge Conde (NCA) | 22.05 | Ronny Arroyo (CRC) | 22.09 |
| 400 metres | Andrés Leonel Rodríguez (PAN) | 47.98 | René Marcelo Figueroa (ESA) | 48.43 | Selvin Henry (GUA) | 48.71 |
| 800 metres | Roberto Arroyo (CRC) | 1:54.94 | Danilo Hernández (NCA) | 1:55.95 | Ruperto Daley (PAN) | 1:56.58 |
| 1500 metres | Francisco Saenz (GUA) | 4:01.14 | Danilo Hernández (NCA) | 4:08.32 | José Francisco Chávez (CRC) | 4:10.03 |
| 5000 metres | José Amado García (GUA) | 15:19.35 | César Lizano (CRC) | 16:02.25 | Carlos Loza (NCA) | 16:28.02 |
| 10,000 metres | José Amado García (GUA) | 30:16.25 | Sergio Castellanos (HON) | 34:15.54 | Carlos Loza (NCA) | 35:10.37 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.7 m/s) | Roberto Cortés (ESA) | 15.35 | Anthony Rugama (CRC) | 15.57 | Edgar Esquina (PAN) | 15.88 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Roberto Cortés (ESA) | 53.09 | Selvin Henry (GUA) | 55.64 | Camilo Quevedo (GUA) | 55.71 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | César Lizano (CRC) | 10:04.87 | Marlon Monterrosa (ESA) | 10:29.20 | Federico Vargas (CRC) | 10:34.82 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Guatemala Mario Rolando Blanco Jorge Luis Solórzano Juan Pablo Macal Luis Reyes | 41.71 | Costa Rica Ronny Arroyo Antonio Ramírez Emmanuel Chanto Oscar Barzuna | 41.83 | Panama Andrés Leonel Rodríguez Félix Montaner Ruperto Daley Edgar Esquina | 43.86 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica David Umaña Roberto Arroyo Emmanuel Chanto Víctor Cantillano | 3:19.03 | El Salvador Francis Jiménez Juan Francisco Caneses Takeshi Fujiwara Roberto Cortés | 3:19.16 | Panama Andrés Leonel Rodríguez Félix Montaner Ruperto Daley Edgar Esquina | 3:19.36 |
| 20 Kilometres Walk | Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:32:44.90 | Denis Roaldo Estrada (GUA) | 1:33:40.24 | Carlos Humberto Ortiz (GUA) | 1:35:00.00 |
| High Jump | Henry Linton (CRC) | 2.02 | Octavius Gillespie (GUA) | 1.99 | Alejandro Olmedo (ESA) | 1.90 |
| Pole Vault | Jorge Solórzano (GUA) | 4.50 | Pedro Alfonso Fuentes (ESA) | 4.45 | Miguel Campollo (GUA) | 4.10 |
| Long Jump | Jonathan Romero (PAN) | 6.87 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | Ulises Peña (NCA) | 6.86 (wind: +0.8 m/s) | Álvaro Paiz (GUA) | 6.66 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Álvaro Paiz (GUA) | 14.79 (wind: +1.6 m/s) | Ulises Peña (NCA) | 14.47 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Juan Carlos Nájera (GUA) | 14.44 (wind: +0.1 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Edson Monzón (GUA) | 15.25 | Henry Santos (GUA) | 14.24 | Lenín Gutiérrez (NCA) | 12.29 |
| Discus Throw | Nelson Chavarría (CRC) | 44.25 | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 43.54 | Raúl Squirre (PAN) | 41.04 |
| Hammer Throw | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 62.14 CR | Diego Berríos (GUA) | 51.25 | Nelson Chavarría (CRC) | 46.46 |
| Javelin Throw | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 68.14 | Octavius Gillespie (GUA) | 65.87 | Javier Ugarte (NCA) | 62.37 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.1 m/s) | Mónica Campos (CRC) | 12.48 CR | María José Paiz (GUA) | 12.54 | Rita Lisbeth Alcázar (PAN) | 12.64 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.7 m/s) | Melissa Moraga (CRC) | 25.63 w | Rita Lisbeth Alcázar (PAN) | 25.90 w | Irma Navarrete (NCA) | 26.40 w |
| 400 metres | Karla Hernández (ESA) | 57.66 | Rosana Rodríguez (GUA) | 57.69 | Amada Martínez (ESA) | 57.99 |
| 800 metres | Rosa Évora (ESA) | 2:14.90 | Karen Arce (CRC) | 2:15.46 | Rosana Rodríguez (GUA) | 2:17.13 |
| 1500 metres | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | 4:40.58 | Gabriela Traña (CRC) | 4:41.27 | Dina Judith Cruz (GUA) | 4:45.62 |
| 5000 metres | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | 17:38.32 CR | Dina Judith Cruz (GUA) | 18:06.66 | Guadalupe Zúñiga (CRC) | 19:09.13 |
| 10,000 metres | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | 37:28.80 | Guadalupe Zúñiga (CRC) | 39:10.31 | | |
| 100 metres hurdles | María Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) | 15.74 | Migdalia Morgan (PAN) | 16.18 | Mitchelle Zúñiga (GUA) | 16.24 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Cindy Castro (CRC) | 64.65 | Luz Patricia Valenzuela (GUA) | 65.32 | Migdalia Morgan (PAN) | 71.72 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | El Salvador Amada Martínez Karla Hernández Ruth Daniela González Rosa Lilian Évora | 49.03 | Costa Rica Mónica Campos Indra Hansen Melissa Moraga Farina Murillo | 49.71 | Guatemala Brenda Blanco Francisca Martínez María José Paiz Ana Cecilia Castillo | 49.82 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Raquel Barquero Melissa Moraga Ana Marcela González Cindy Castro | 3:54.47 CR | El Salvador Susana Rodríguez Karla Hernández Ruth Daniela González Rosa Lilian Évora | 3:54.83 | Guatemala Luz Patricia Valenzuela Rosana Rodríguez Sandra Oliveros Mitchelle Zúñiga | 4:02.67 |
| 10,000 metres Walk | Teresita Natividad Collado (GUA) | 49:29.38 CR | Evelyn Núñez (GUA) | 50:21.52 | María Amalia Reynolds (CRC) | 1:03:39.65 |
| High Jump | María Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) | 1.63 | Alejandra Gómez (CRC) | 1.60 | Gabriela Barquero (CRC) | 1.50 |
| Pole Vault | Peggy Ovalle (GUA) | 2.70 | Jaqueline Vargas (CRC) | 2.20 | | |
| Long Jump | Sabrina Asturias (GUA) | 5.55 (wind: -0.2 m/s) | María Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) | 5.40 (wind: -0.1 m/s) | Alejandra Gómez (CRC) | 5.30 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | María José Paiz (GUA) | 12.92 | Peggy Ovalle (GUA) | 11.40 | | |
| Shot Put | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 10.90 | María Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) | 10.85 | Doroty López (GUA) | 10.78 |
| Discus Throw | Ana Lucía Espinoza (GUA) | 40.12 | Aixa Middleton (PAN) | 36.77 | María Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) | 35.93 |
| Hammer Throw | Ana Lucía Espinoza (GUA) | 47.08 CR | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 33.89 | Viviana Abarca (CRC) | 33.59 |
| Javelin Throw | Dalila Rugama (NCA) | 49.40 | Ángela Téllez (NCA) | 43.23 | Aida Lorena Figueroa (GUA) | 37.76 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Guatemala (GUA)* | 18 | 14 | 13 | 45 |
| 2 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | El Salvador (ESA) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Panama (PAN) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| 6 | Honduras (HON) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 41 | 41 | 38 | 120 |

## Team Ranking

Guatemala won the overall team ranking.

### Total

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| | Guatemala | 406 |
| | Costa Rica | 313 |
| | El Salvador | 169 |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 166 |
| 5 | Panamá | 103 |
| 6 | Honduras | 29 |
| 7 | Belize | 4 |