# Athletics at the 2010 Central American Games

Athletics competitions at the 2010 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Rommel Fernández in Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, between April 16–19, 2010.
A total of 39 events were contested, 20 by men and 19 by women. Although initially scheduled, 8 events were finally cancelled: 35 km Walk, Hammer Throw, Pole Vault, and Marathon for men, and 10 km Walk, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, and Marathon for women.

## Records

13 new games records were set.
| Event | Record | Athlete | Country | Type |
| Men |||||
| 100 m | 10.24s (-0.2 m/s) | Alonso Edward | Panama | GR |
| 200 m | 20.84s (0.1 m/s) | Rolando Palacios | Honduras | GR |
| 400 m | 47.21s | Nery Brenes | Costa Rica | GR |
| 110 m hurdles | 14.15s (0.0 m/s) | Ronald Bennett | Honduras | GR |
| 400 m hurdles | 50.53s | Jonathan Williams | Belize | GR |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.41 | Arnoldo Monge Gary Robinson Nery Brenes Víctor Cantillano | Costa Rica | GR |
| Long jump | 8.19m (0.0 m/s) | Irving Saladino | Panama | GR |
| Women |||||
| 800 m | 2:02.52 | Andrea Ferris | Panama | GR |
| 1500 m | 4:18.38 | Andrea Ferris | Panama | GR |
| 100 m hurdles | 14.55s (-0.5 m/s) | Jeimy Bernárdez | Honduras | GR |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 10:13.20 | Andrea Ferris | Panama | GR |
| Long jump | 5.97 m (-2.0 m/s) | Tricia Flores | Belize | GR |
| Heptathlon | 4.241pts | Alejandra Gómez | Costa Rica | GR |

### Key

* AR — Area record  • GR — Championship record  • NR — National record

## Medal summary

The official website is no longer available, but a couple of pages were archived.
Medal winners as shown below were published in various sources: On the webpage of the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (Spanish: Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano) CADICA. Results from the first three days were compiled from the CACAC webpage. Medal winners were published on the webpage of the Panamanian Sports Institute (Spanish: Instituto Panameño de Deportes).

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.2 m/s) | Alonso Edward (PAN) | 10.24 GR | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 10.36 | Mateo Edward (PAN) | 10.78 |
| 200 meters (wind: 0.1 m/s) | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 20.84 GR | Takeshi Fujiwara (ESA) | 21.62 | Josef Norales (HON) | 21.84 |
| 400 meters | Nery Brenes (CRC) | 47.21 GR | Takeshi Fujiwara (ESA) | 47.70 | Pedro Suazo (HON) | 47.99 |
| 800 meters | Edgard Cortés (NCA) | 1:53.19 | Arnoldo Monge (CRC) | 1:53.20 | Marcos Pérez (CRC) | 1:54.27 |
| 1500 meters | Marcos Pérez (CRC) | 4:01.77 | Álvaro Vásquez (NCA) | 4:04.17 | Irving Sánchez (PAN) | 4:08.29 |
| 5000 meters | William Sánchez (ESA) | 15:37.14 | Dimas Castro (NCA) | 15:56.24 | Jonathan Cerrud (PAN) | 16:29.60 |
| 10,000 meters | William Sánchez (ESA) | 32:57.32 | Jonathan Cerrud (PAN) | 33:15.21 | Dimas Castro (NCA) | 34:13.95 |
| 110 meter hurdles (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Ronald Bennett (HON) | 14.15 GR | Jonathan Williams (BIZ) | 14.18 | Renan Palma (ESA) | 14.38 |
| 400 meter hurdles | Jonathan Williams (BIZ) | 50.53 GR | Jonathan Gibson (PAN) | 52.05 | Lenín Vanegas (NCA) | 54.74 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Álvaro Vásquez (NCA) | 9:28.43 | Douglas Aguilar (ESA) | 9:40.36 | Jonathan Cerrud (PAN) | 10:05.40 |
| 4×100 meter relay | Panama Jonathan Romero Mateo Edward Jonathan Gibson Jhamal Bowen | 41.69 | Costa Rica Victor Cantillano Arnoldo Monge Michael Guerrero | 42.16 | | |
| 4×400 meter relay | Costa Rica Arnoldo Monge Gary Robinson Nery Brenes Víctor Cantillano | 3:12.41 GR | Panama Andrés Rodríguez Jonathan Gibson Luis Hassan Lino Pérez | 3:21.74 | Nicaragua Benjamín Veliz Daniel Alemán Edgar Cortés Lenín Vanegas | 3:28:29 |
| 20 km race walk | Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:34:12.15 | Jassir Cabrera (PAN) | 1:40:24.10 | Gerardo Lee (PAN) | 1:48:31.00 |
| High jump | Marion Colorado (ESA) | 2.06 | Henry Linton (CRC) | 2.03 | Anselmo Delgado (PAN) | 1.90 |
| Long jump | Irving Saladino (PAN) | 8.19 (wind: 0.0 m/s) GR | Jhamal Bowen (PAN) | 7.72 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Kessell Campbell (HON) | 7.19 (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Michael Thompson (PAN) | 15.37 | Jonathan Romero (PAN) | 15.25 | Jason Castro (HON) | 15.17 |
| Shot put | Juan Alvarez (HON) | 13.75 | Nelson Chavarría (CRC) | 12.84 | Esteban Caballero (PAN) | 12.45 |
| Discus throw | Winston Campbell (HON) | 45.23 | Nelson Chavarría (CRC) | 45.04 | Juan Galdamez (ESA) | 43.77 |
| Javelin throw | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 61.91 | Julio Lojo (PAN) | 60.79 | Benigno Ortega (PAN) | 59.62 |
| Decathlon | Alberto Perriman (PAN) | 5,274 | Allan Isaac (HON) | 4,992 | Jorge Mena (PAN) | 4,867 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: 0.2 m/s) | Kaina Martínez (BIZ) | 12.05 | Mardel Alvarado (PAN) | 12.38 | Shantelly Scott (CRC) | 12.42 |
| 200 meters (wind: 0.5 m/s) | Kaina Martínez (BIZ) | 24.89 | Tracy Joseph Hamblin (CRC) | 25.12 | Natalia Santamaría (ESA) | 25.30 |
| 400 meters | Kathi Cuadra (NCA) | 56.25 | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 56.75 | Yelena Alvear (PAN) | 57.71 |
| 800 meters | Andrea Ferris (PAN) | 2:02.52 GR | Rolanda Bell (PAN) | 2:10.12 | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 2:12.04 |
| 1500 meters | Andrea Ferris (PAN) | 4:18.38 GR | Rolanda Bell (PAN) | 4:26.09 | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 4:26.58 |
| 5000 meters | María Ferris (PAN) | 18:04.51 | Mónica Vargas (CRC) | 18:39.14 | Aldy Villalobos (NCA) | 18:58.62 |
| 10,000 meters | Gabriela Traña (CRC) | 37:31.17 | María Ferris (PAN) | 38:20.86 | Aldy Villalobos (NCA) | 42:26.85 |
| 100 meter hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s) | Jeimy Bernárdez (HON) | 14.55 GR | Ana Porras (CRC) | 15.90 | Migdalia Morgan (PAN) | 17.32 |
| 400 meter hurdles | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 61.51 | Jessica Aguilera (NCA) | 63.63 | Gabriela Guevara (PAN) | 64.26 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Andrea Ferris (PAN) | 10:13.20 GR | Blanca Solís (ESA) | 12:08.14 | Yelka Mairena (NCA) | 12:27.51 |
| 4×100 meter relay | Costa Rica Alejandra Gómez Shantelly Scott Mariela Leal Tracy Joseph Hamblin | 48.45 | Panama Kashany Ríos Yelena Alvear Migdalia Morgan Mardel Alvarado | 48.85 | Nicaragua Janahi Cornejo Jessica Aguilera Kathi Cuadra Vanesa Romero | 49.20 |
| 4×400 meter relay | Panama Yelena Alvear Mardel Alvarado Rolanda Bell Andrea Ferris | 3:50.53 | Nicaragua Ingrid Narvaez Jessica Aguilera Kathi Cuadra Vanessa Romero | 3:52.49 | Costa Rica Mariela Leal Shantelly Scott Sharolyn Scott Tracy Joseph Hamblin | 3:54.83 |
| High jump | Alejandra Gómez (CRC) | 1.70 | Kachany Ríos (PAN) | 1.60 | | |
| Long jump | Tricia Flores (BIZ) | 5.97 (wind: -2.0 m/s) GR | Kaina Martínez (BIZ) | 5.49 (wind: 0.9 m/s) | Gabriela Guevara (PAN) | 5.15 (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| Shot put | Aixa Middleton (PAN) | 11.74 | Silvia Pinar (CRC) | 11.26 | Elena Lojo (PAN) | 10.91 |
| Discus throw | Aixa Middleton (PAN) | 47.10 | Silvia Pinar (CRC) | 38.26 | Viviana Abarca (CRC) | 37.71 |
| Hammer throw | Viviana Abarca (CRC) | 46.37 | Elena Lojo (PAN) | 44.12 | Ana Harry (HON) | 39.91 |
| Javelin throw | Rocío Navarro (PAN) | 46.46 | Lorena Medina (ESA) | 42.71 | Génova Arias (CRC) | 38.29 |
| Heptathlon | Alejandra Gómez (CRC) | 4.241 GR | Inaly Morazán (NCA) | 3.887 | Lilian Koo (PAN) | 2.642 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Panama)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Panama* | 13 | 14 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 |
| 3 | Honduras | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Belize | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | El Salvador | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 39 | 39 | 37 | 115 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 114 athletes from 6 countries participated.
* Belize (6)
* Costa Rica (21)
* El Salvador (10)
* Honduras (13)
* Nicaragua (19)
* Panama (45)