# Athletics at the 1990 Central American Games

Athletics competitions at the 1990 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, in January, 1990.
A total of 43 events were contested, 24 by men and 19 by women.

## Medal summary

Gold medal winners and their results were published. A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner). Gold medalists were also published in other sources.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Giovanni Flores (HON) | 11.4 | Mario Blanco (GUA) | Enrique Rodríguez (CRC) |
| 200 metres | Giovanni Flores (HON) | 21.4 | Felipe Ballesteros (HON) | Mario Blanco (GUA) |
| 400 metres | Giovanni Flores (HON) | 47.5 | Frank Almendárez (NCA) | Erick Krings (GUA) |
| 800 metres | Luis Martínez (GUA) | 1:51.0 | Roger Miranda (NCA) | Carlos Mairena (NCA) |
| 1500 metres | Luis Martínez (GUA) | 3:52.8 | Roger Miranda (NCA) | Lázaro Vásquez (GUA) |
| 5000 metres | Miguel Vargas (CRC) | 14:33.5 | Antonio Morales (GUA) | Hugo Allan García (GUA) |
| 10,000 metres | Miguel Vargas (CRC) | 30:50.0 | Eliécer López (CRC) | Hugo Allan García (GUA) |
| Marathon | William Aguirre (NCA) | 2:30:39 | Luis López (CRC) | Salomón López (GUA) |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Alberto Paredes (GUA) | 9:25.5 | Hugo Allan García (GUA) | Carlos Medina (HON) |
| 110 metres hurdles | Ángel Díaz (GUA) | 15.2 | Alex Foster (CRC) | Mauricio Carranza (ESA) |
| 400 metres hurdles | Erick Krings (GUA) | 52.8 | Frank Almendárez (NCA) | Mauricio Carranza (ESA) |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Laverne Thompson Henry Daley Michael Pearson Enrique Rodríguez | 42.5 | Guatemala Antonio Montepeque Victor Porras Ángel Díaz Mario Blanco | Nicaragua Roger Romero Nelson Navarro Miranda José Alfredo Ortiz José Jesús Acosta |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Nicaragua Alejandro Lara Roger Miranda Frank Almendárez | 3:18.4 | Costa Rica Javier Allen Carlos Madrigal Enrique Rodríguez Laverne Thompson | Honduras Carlos Idiáquez Ramón Castillo Javier Guitty Giovanni Flores |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Luis Canelo (NCA) | 1:30:56 | Víctor Alonso (GUA) | José León (ESA) |
| 50 Kilometres Road Walk | Nelson Fúnez (GUA) | 4:31:08 | Jorge Casco (HON) | Walter Estrada (GUA) |
| High Jump | Fernando Rodríguez (CRC) | 2.00 | Miguel Monge (CRC) | Rudel Franco (ESA) |
| Pole Vault | Antonio Montepeque (GUA) | 4.20 | Lucas Miranda (ESA) | Héctor Salvatierra (GUA) |
| Long Jump | Angelo Iannuzzelli (ESA) | 7.20 | Vance Parks (CRC) | Nelson Navarro (NCA) |
| Triple Jump | Alejandro Lara (NCA) | 14.67 | Vance Parks (CRC) | Mauricio Carranza (ESA) |
| Shot Put | Fernando Alonzo (GUA) | 15.13 | Jaime Comandari (ESA) | Guadalupe Urbina (NCA) |
| Discus Throw | Herbert Rodríguez (ESA) | 43.98 | Fernando Alonzo (GUA) | Gilberth Delgadillo (NCA) |
| Hammer Throw | Víctor Taracena (GUA) | 50.42 | Simón Kafie (ESA) | Enrique Reina (HON) |
| Javelin Throw | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 64.84 | Roberto Jiménez (NCA) | Juan Galdámez (ESA) |
| Decathlon | Ángel Díaz (GUA) | 6575 | Lucas Miranda (ESA) | Douglas Gutiérrez (NCA) |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Zoila Stewart (CRC) | 12.3 | Wilder Dixon (NCA) | Leticia Osorto (ESA) |
| 200 metres | Zoila Stewart (CRC) | 25.1 | Sigrid Gutiérrez (CRC) | Wilder Dixon (NCA) |
| 400 metres | Zoila Stewart (CRC) | 55.8 | Bernice Gálvez (BIZ) | Leticia Jiménez (GUA) |
| 800 metres | Leticia Jiménez (GUA) | 2:16.0 | Cristina Girón (GUA) | Shirley Céspedes (CRC) |
| 1500 metres | Aura Morales (GUA) | 4:44.3 | Vilma Peña (CRC) | Cristina Girón (GUA) |
| 3000 metres | Vilma Peña (CRC) | 10:18.0 | Aura Morales (GUA) | Azucena Galindo (GUA) |
| 10,000 metres | Vilma Peña (CRC) | 37:28.4 | María Menéndez (GUA) | María Ocón (NCA) |
| Marathon | Gina Coello (HON) | 3:13:10 | María Ocón (NCA) | Elsa Citán (GUA) |
| 100 metres hurdles | Ivonne White (CRC) | 15.4 | Ana Quiñónez (GUA) | Larissa Soto (GUA) |
| 400 metres hurdles | Leticia Jiménez (GUA) | 63.2 | Magdalena Molina (CRC) | Virginia Boesche (GUA) |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Halette Channer Sigrid Gutiérrez Magdalena Molina Zoila Stewart | 48.5 | El Salvador Sonora Valiente Leticia Osorto Patricia Hasbun Mayra Romero | Guatemala Ana Quiñónez Marta Madriz Genevieve Bethancourt Larissa Soto |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Zoila Stewart Magdalena Molina Sigrid Gutiérrez Shirley Céspedes | 3:54.8 | El Salvador Patricia Hasbun Mayra Romero Leticia Osorto Arely Franco | Nicaragua Martha Portobanco Carolina Argüello Xiomara Larios Ivone López |
| 10,000 metres Track Walk | Magdalena Guzmán (ESA) | 60:49.3 | Doris Vallecillo (HON) | Rachel Cruz (HON) |
| High Jump | Ana Quiñónez (GUA) | 1.71 | Lilian Green (NCA) | Ivonne White (CRC) |
| Long Jump | Ivonne White (CRC) | 5.36 | Larissa Soto (GUA) | Halette Channer (CRC) |
| Shot Put | María Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) | 12.32 | Damaris Ulloa (NCA) | Glendorle Pinnock (CRC) |
| Discus Throw | María Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) | 44.66 | Marta Centeno (GUA) | Lisbeth Matzford (GUA) |
| Javelin Throw | Patricia Chamorro (NCA) | 41.16* | Sayra Martínez (HON) | Marta Centeno (GUA) |
| Heptathlon | Larissa Soto (GUA) | 3873 | Ana Talavera (NCA) | Sandra Valiente (ESA) |