# Athletics at the 1977 Central American Games

Athletics competitions at the 1977 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Flor Blanca in San Salvador, El Salvador, between November 29 and December 1, 1977.
A total of 37 events were contested, 23 by men and 14 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. Gold medalists were also published in other sources. A couple of results can be found in the archives of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Rolando Mendieta (PAN) | 10.5 | Aldo Salandra (ESA) | 10.6 | Marvin Ramírez (CRC) | 10.8 |
| 200 metres | Ricardo Davis (CRC) | 21.78 | Emilio Eva (GUA) | | Irwin Weeks (PAN) | |
| 400 metres | Carlos Abott (CRC) | 48.36 | Emilio Eva (GUA) | 49.43 | Francisco López (ESA) | 49.63 |
| 800 metres | Cristóbal Méndez (PAN) | 1:52.9 | Francisco López (ESA) | 1:54.1 | Jesús Salazar (CRC) | 1:54.7 |
| 1500 metres | Roger Zúñiga (CRC) | 3:59.7 | Victoriano López (GUA) | 4:00.6 | Cristóbal Méndez (PAN) | 4:02.5 |
| 5000 metres | Celso Garro (CRC) | 14:47.18 | Virgilio Herrera (GUA) | | Victoriano López (GUA) | |
| 10,000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 32:05.6 | Virgilio Herrera (GUA) | 32:44.5 | José Gramajo (GUA) | 33:10.2 |
| Marathon | Carlos Tóchez (ESA) | 2:43:51 | Rafael Sandi (CRC) | | Agustín Castillo (NCA) | |
| 110 metres hurdles | Amos Milwood (PAN) | 14.72 | Arnold Monge (CRC) | | Salvador Ruiz (PAN) | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Amos Milwood (PAN) | 54.02? | Antonio Beard (PAN) | | Ernesto Vides (ESA) | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Jesús Jerez (GUA) | 9:33.72 | Enrique Guevara (CRC) | | Roger Zúñiga (CRC) | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Roberto McFarlane Ricardo Davis Marvin Ramírez Vance Parks | 42.21 | Panama | 42.25 | El Salvador | 42.65 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Panama Antonio Beard Cristóbal Méndez Salvador Ruiz Amos Milwood | 3:18.28 | Guatemala Edgar Balsells Salomón Rowe Emilio Eva Sergio Aguilar | | Costa Rica | |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Alexis López (athlete) (CRC) | 1:52:05.3 | Edgar López (CRC) | 1:53:35.4 | Dorindo Cortez (PAN) | 1:57:47.5 |
| High Jump | Rodolfo Madrigal (CRC) | 2.08 | Carlos Abaunza (NCA) | | Roberto McFarlane (CRC) | |
| Pole Vault | Héctor Olano (ESA) | 3.60 | Daniel Montes de Oca (CRC) | 3.50 | Andrés Houdelot (ESA) | 3.50 |
| Long Jump | Salomón Rowe (GUA) | 7.65 | David Green (NCA) | | Héctor Murillo (PAN) | |
| Triple Jump | Héctor Murillo (PAN) | 14.91? | Jaime Carter (PAN) | | Samuel Abarca (ESA) | |
| Shot Put | Iván Turcios (NCA) | 14.67 | Enrique Montiel (NCA) | | René Lynch (PAN) | |
| Discus Throw | Iván Turcios (NCA) | 45.08? | Enrique Montiel (NCA) | | René Lynch (PAN) | |
| Hammer Throw | Juan Pedro Varela (ESA) | 48.20 | Víctor Taracena (GUA) | | Orlando Ortega (NCA) | |
| Javelin Throw | Donald Valdéz (NCA) | 63.40$^*$ | Eustacio de León (PAN) | | Rodolfo Méndez (PAN) | |
| Decathlon | Roberto McFarlane (CRC) | 6324 | Rudy Aguilar (ESA) | 5687 | Daniel Montes de Oca (CRC) | 5437 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Maritza Escalona (PAN) | 12.0 | Darcy Bryant (CRC) | 12.1 | Zaida Núñez (PAN) | 12.3 |
| 200 metres | Maritza Escalona (PAN) | 25.1 | Zaida Núñez (PAN) | 25.2 | Darcy Bryant (CRC) | 25.4 |
| 400 metres | Marlin Downs (NCA) | 57.38 | Marisol Caballeros (PAN) | | Verónica Pearce (GUA) | |
| 800 metres | Thelma Zúñiga (CRC) | 2:19.9 | Maritza Payne (PAN) | 2:24.15 | Miriam Vasquez (GUA) | |
| 1500 metres | Thelma Zúñiga (CRC) | 5:01.3 | Norma Franco (ESA) | 5:13.7 | Miriam Vasquez (GUA) | 5:29.2 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Mayra Figueroa (GUA) | 15.6? | Ann Quast (GUA) | | Mercedes Freer (CRC) | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Darcy Bryant Ana Baylis Severna Crawford Aracely Arias | 49.84 | Guatemala Shera Hall Patricia Ríos Patricia Meighan Mayra Figueroa | 50.10 | El Salvador Rhina Franco Zoila Baires Miriam Orellana Lilian Monroy | 50.67 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Panama | | Guatemala | | Costa Rica | |
| High Jump | Severna Crawford (CRC) | 1.53 | Ann Quast (GUA) | | Amapola Arimany (GUA) | |
| Long Jump | Silvia Brenes (GUA) | 5.11? | Lilian Monroy (ESA) | | Miriam Orellana (ESA) | |
| Shot Put | Regina de Hernández (ESA) | 11.89 | Martha Ubeda (NCA) | | Mercedes Centeno (GUA) | |
| Discus Throw | Patricia Comandari (ESA) | 34.60 | Regina de Hernández (ESA) | | Celia de Martinez (GUA) | |
| Javelin Throw$^*$ | Gladys Torres (PAN) | 39.14 | Odilia Chavarría (CRC) | 36.76 | Eva María Alpizar (CRC) | 36.62 |
| Pentathlon | Lucrécia Aragón (GUA) | 2553 | Amapola Arimany (GUA) | | Aracely Arias (CRC) | |