# Athletics at the 1997 Central American Games

Athletics competitions at the 1997 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, between December 9 and 14, 1997.
A total of 46 events were contested, 24 by men and 22 by women.

## Medal summary

Gold medal winners were published. A couple of medals and results could be retrieved from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, and from Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa. 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 | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Joseph Colville (CRC) | 10.61 | Julio Roque (ESA) | 10.70 | Mario Blanco (GUA) | 10.75 |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.9 m/s) | Rubén Benítez (ESA) | 21.47 | José Meneses (GUA) | 21.97 | Mario Blanco (GUA) | 22.15 |
| 400 metres | Álvaro James (CRC) | 47.76 | Marco McKoy (BIZ) | 48.72 | Frederick Marssiah (BIZ) | 48.96 |
| 800 metres | Carlos Madrigal (CRC) | 1:52.67 | Jefry Pérez (CRC) | 1:53.89 | Luis Padilla (NCA) | 1:54.55 |
| 1500 metres | Jefry Pérez (CRC) | 3:56.23 | Ronald Arias (ESA) | 3:56.66 | Adrian Jorgensen (BIZ) | 3:58.51 |
| 5000 metres | Iván Gómez (GUA) | 14:38.75 | Jhonny Loría (CRC) | 14:53.55 | Víctor Velázquez (GUA) | 15:04.50 |
| 10,000 metres | Iván Gómez (GUA) | 31:02.38 | José Amado García (GUA) | 33:05.17 | William Aguirre (NCA) | 33:34.62 |
| Marathon | Luis Martínez (GUA) | 2:48:32 | Miguel Vargas (CRC) | 2:48:47 | Dagoberto Pérez (ESA) | 2:51:06 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Alex Foster (CRC) | 14.62 GR | Alejandro Navarro (ESA) | 15.13 | Francisco Flores (HON) | 15.47 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Alex Foster (CRC) | 52.91 | Alejandro Navarro (ESA) | 53.02 | Francisco Flores (HON) | 54.67 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Jhonny Loría (CRC) | 8:54.43 GR | Hugo Allan García (GUA) | | Selvin Molineros (GUA) | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | El Salvador Edgardo Serpas Julio César Roque Carlos Toledo Rubén Benítez | 40.90 GR | Guatemala Marvin Alvarado José Tinoco José Meneses Mario Blanco | 41.75 | Costa Rica Alex Foster Minor Aguilar Joseph Colville Marvin Ramírez | 42.65 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | El Salvador Edgardo Serpas Carlos Toledo Rubén Benítez Alejandro Navarro | 3:15.74 GR | Belize Michael McKoy Jayson Jones Elston Shaw Albert Wade | 3:16.80 | Costa Rica José Abbot Alex Foster Álvaro James Carlos Madrigal | 3:17.69 |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Julio Martínez (GUA) | 1:35:45 | Roberto Oscal (GUA) | 1:35:47 | Guillermo Vásquez (ESA) | 1:45:56 |
| 35 Kilometres Road Walk | Julio César Urías (GUA) | 2:55:34 | Hugo López (GUA) | 2:58:49 | Carlos Rivera (ESA) | 3:48:46 |
| High Jump | Michael Periche (CRC) | 2.06 | José Barahona (PAN) | 2.00 | Alton Berry (BIZ) | 2.00 |
| Pole Vault | Sixto Anchetta (ESA) | 4.15 | Juan Ramírez (ESA) | 4.10 | Jorge Flores (HON) | 4.00 |
| Long Jump | Angelo Iannuzzelli (ESA) | 7.16 | Elston Shaw (BIZ) | 6.94 | Albert Wade (BIZ) | 6.88 |
| Triple Jump | Daniel Flores (HON) | 14.91 | Guillermo Uclés (HON) | 14.61 | Rolando Lewis (CRC) | 14.44 |
| Shot Put | Jaime Comandari (ESA) | 15.88 GR | Edson Monzón (GUA) | 14.28 | Henry Santos (GUA) | 13.65 |
| Discus Throw | Herbert Rodríguez (ESA) | 43.38 | Jaime Comandari (ESA) | 40.70 | Nelson Chavarría (CRC) | 40.26 |
| Hammer Throw | Enrique Reina (HON) | 51.72 | Guillermo Morales (ESA) | 51.46 | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 49.88 |
| Javelin Throw | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 71.00 GR | Fernando Palomo (ESA) | 64.56 | Nelson Ocón (NCA) | 57.82 |
| Decathlon | Andrés Bondurant (GUA) | 6105 | Marco McKoy (BIZ) | 6032 | Allan Brown (CRC) | 5844 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +2.4 m/s) | Pastora Chávez (HON) | 11.8 | Rita Alcázar (PAN) | 11.9 | Zoila Stewart (CRC) | 11.9 |
| 200 metres (wind: -2.8 m/s) | Rita Alcázar (PAN) | 25.10 | Pastora Chávez (HON) | 25.17 | Mera Belisle (BIZ) | 25.36 |
| 400 metres | Zoila Stewart (CRC) | 54.74 GR | Arely Franco (ESA) | 56.85 | Rosa Évora (ESA) | 57.72 |
| 800 metres | Rosa Évora (ESA) | 2:11.13 GR | Elizabeth Zaragoza (ESA) | 2:12.81 | Zolveik Ruiz (PAN) | 2:15.78 |
| 1500 metres | Marcela Jackson (CRC) | 4:36.85 GR | Elizabeth Zaragoza (ESA) | 4:37.53 | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | 4:39.31 |
| 5000 metres | Elizabeth Zaragoza (ESA) | 17:57.60 | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | 18:00.5 | Kriscia García (ESA) | 18:38.8 |
| 10,000 metres | Kriscia García (ESA) | 38:36.39 | Edith Ramírez (HON) | 38:56.52 | Angelina Turcios (GUA) | 39:00.29 |
| Marathon | Gina Coello (HON) | 3:23:51 | Marta Montes (ESA) | 3:26:41 | María Hidalgo (ESA) | 3:30:02 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Verónica Quijano (ESA) | 15.30 | Velveth Moreno (PAN) | 15.40 | Aura Amaya (ESA) | 15.60 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Velveth Moreno (PAN) | 61.89 GR | Verónica Quijano (ESA) | 62.78 | Arely Franco (ESA) | 64.30 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | El Salvador Marcela Navarro Leticia Osorto Aura Amaya Rosa Évora | 47.78 GR | Panama Itza Sánchez Zolveik Ruiz Erika Chifundo Rita Alcázar | 48.16 | Costa Rica Zoila Stewart Gabriela Rodríguez Mariela Leal Andrea Camacho | 48.66 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Panama Itza Sánchez Rita Alcázar Zolveik Ruiz Velveth Moreno | 3:49.75 GR | El Salvador Leticia Osorto Arely Franco Rosa Évora Verónica Quijano | 3:50.07 | Costa Rica Marcela Jackson Karina Lewis Zoila Stewart Gabriela Rodríguez | 3:54.97 |
| 10 Kilometres Road Walk | Ivis Martínez (ESA) | 50:27 GR | Natividad Collado (GUA) | 50:48 | Magdalena Guzmán (ESA) | 56:54 |
| High Jump | Ana Quiñónez (GUA) | 1.75 | Silvia Cob (CRC) | 1.63 | Ivonne Montoya (CRC) | 1.60 |
| Pole Vault | Glenda Aguilar (HON) | 2.45 | Mauren Calvo (CRC) | 2.40 | Gloria Ramos (ESA) | 2.20 |
| Long Jump | Sabrina Asturias (GUA) | 5.46 GR | Ana Traña (NCA) | 5.44 | María Fleischmann (GUA) | 5.33 |
| Triple Jump | María Fleischmann (GUA) | 12.06 | Ana Traña (NCA) | 11.72 | María José Paiz (GUA) | 11.28 |
| Shot Put | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 12.78 GR | Verónica Monzón (GUA) | 11.76 | Damaris Ulloa (NCA) | 10.65 |
| Discus Throw | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 46.48 GR | María Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) | 40.88 | Ana Lucía Espinoza (GUA) | 37.88 |
| Hammer Throw | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 47.74 GR | Sandra Valiente (ESA) | 42.96 | Ana Lucía Espinoza (GUA) | 38.88 |
| Javelin Throw | Ana Hernández (CRC) | 38.36 | Raisa Domínguez (PAN) | 37.18 | Leslie Padilla (HON) | 34.02 |
| Heptathlon | María Cuadra (ESA) | 4717 GR | Sandra Olverios (GUA) | 4021 | Karla Guardado (ESA) | 3315 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Honduras)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | El Salvador | 17 | 15 | 11 | 43 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 9 | 11 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Honduras* | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Panama | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Belize | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 |