# 2011 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 22nd Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Nacional in San José, Costa Rica, between June 24–26, 2011.
A total of 43 events were contested, 22 by men and 21 by women.

## Participation

In addition to the 7 CADICA members, two athletes from Suriname participated as guests.

## Medal summary

Complete results and medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.7 m/s) | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 10.57 | Josef Norales (HON) | 10.72 | Mateo Edward (PAN) | 10.75 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.5 m/s) | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 20.97 CR | Gary Robinson (CRC) | 21.77 | Helson Pitillo (HON) | 21.91 |
| 400 metres | Nery Brenes (CRC) | 45.85 CR | Takeshi Fujiwara (ESA) | 47.12 | Michael Guerrero (CRC) | 49.26 |
| 800 metres | Jenner Pelicó (GUA) | 1:51.46 CR | Arnoldo Monge (CRC) | 1:51.81 | Edgar Cortés (NCA) | 1:51.84 |
| 1500 metres | Jenner Pelicó (GUA) | 3:55.18 | Erick Rodríguez (NCA) | 3:57.86 | Alejandro Calderón (CRC) | 4:02.28 |
| 5000 metres | William Sánchez (ESA) | 15:08.98 | Jose Francisco Chávez (CRC) | 15:30.65 | Javier Fernández (CRC) | 15:41.58 |
| 10,000 metres | Alfredo Arévalo (GUA) | 31:07.06 | William Sánchez (ESA) | 31:38.47 | César Lizano (CRC) | 31:59.07 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 0.4 m/s) | Ronald Bennett (HON) | 14.05 CR | Renan Palma (ESA) | 14.34 | Esteban Guzmán (HON) | 14.47 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Kenneth Medwood (BIZ) | 51.42 | Ivan Lu (PAN) | 54.14 | Pedro Miguel Suazo (HON) | 54.17 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Erick Rodríguez (NCA) | 9:23.15 | Douglas Aguilar (ESA) | 9:50.95 | Carlos Rivera (CRC) | 9:58.56 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Honduras Rolando Palacios Helson Pitillo Josef Norales Ronald Bennett | 40.83 CR | Panama Alberto Perriman Ivan Lu Jhamal Bowen Mateo Edward | 41.39 | Costa Rica César Andrey Vásquez Gary Robinson Jorge Jimenez | 41.90 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica César Andrey Vásquez Gary Robinson Michael Guerrero Víctor Cantillano | 3:15.10 | El Salvador Juan Francisco Cuellar Marlon Colorado Rolando Ayala Takeshi Fujiwara | 3:21.45 | Belize Jayson Jones Kenneth Bracket Kenneth Medwood Mark Anderson | 3:22.40 |
| 20 Kilometres Walk | Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:25:06.83 | Bernardo Calvo (CRC) | 1:29:09.67 | Mauricio Calvo (CRC) | 1:39:08.11 |
| High Jump | Henry Linton (CRC) | 2.14 CR | Marlon Colorado (ESA) | 2.08 | Henry Edmond (PAN) | 1.99 |
| Pole Vault$^†$ | Josue Berrocal (CRC) | 3.50 | Rolando Ayala (ESA) | 3.30 | Mario Meza (CRC) | 3.30 |
| Long Jump | Jhamal Bowen (PAN) | 7.56 CR (wind: 0.4 m/s) | Kessel Campbell (HON) | 7.55 (wind: 0.4 m/s) | Jason Castro (HON) | 7.40 (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Jason Castro (HON) | 15.87 CR (wind: 0.6 m/s) | Kessel Campbell (HON) | 15.81 (wind: 1.1 m/s) | Seylik Gamboa (GUA) | 14.06 (wind: 0.2 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 15.68 | Juan José Alvarez (HON) | 14.42 | Bryan Méndez (CRC) | 13.87 |
| Discus Throw | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 48.16 | Winston Campbell (HON) | 47.47 | Juan Galdamez (ESA) | 45.12 |
| Hammer Throw | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 65.38 | Diego Berrios (GUA) | 57.87 | Edgar Florián (GUA) | 57.12 |
| Javelin Throw | Benigno Ortega (PAN) | 56.92 | Erick Méndez (CRC) | 51.24 | Fred Villalobos (CRC) | 51.11 |
| Decathlon | Darvin Colón (HON) | 6519 | Edwin Campos (CRC) | 5333 | Rolando Ayala (ESA) | 5242 |

#### Note

$^†$: Event might have been treated as exhibition because of the low number of participants.

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.6 m/s) | Kaina Martínez (BIZ) | 11.74 CR | Ruth Hunt (PAN) | 12.00 | Jeimmy Bernárdez (HON) | 12.14 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.7 m/s) | Kaina Martínez (BIZ) | 24.17 CR | Ruth Hunt (PAN) | 24.26 | Shantelly Scott (CRC) | 25.23 |
| 400 metres | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 55.03 | Andrea Ferris (PAN) | 55.83 | Natalia Santamaría (ESA) | 57.77 |
| 800 metres | Andrea Ferris (PAN) | 2:10.88 | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 2:18.75 | Yuly Orozco (CRC) | 2:23.85 |
| 1500 metres | Andrea Ferris (PAN) | 4:40.29 | Evonne Marroquín (GUA) | 4:45.33 | Mónica Vargas (CRC) | 4:50.40 |
| 5000 metres | María Ferris (PAN) | 18:15.54 | Delbin Cartagena (ESA) | 18:17.27 | Norma Rodríguez (CRC) | 18:36.58 |
| 10,000 metres | María Ferris (PAN) | 38:33.55 | Delbin Cartagena (ESA) | 40:12.26 | Marta Jimenez (ESA) | 40:21.97 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s) | Jeimmy Bernárdez (HON) | 14.85 | Pamela Jimenez (CRC) | 16.04 | Rocío Zamora (CRC) | 16.85 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 58.78 CR | Jessica Aguilera (NCA) | 64.11 | Gabriela Guevara (PAN) | 66.76 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase$^†$ | Evonne Marroquín (GUA) | 11:08.68 CR | Yelka Mairena (NCA) | 11:51.00 | | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Belize Charnelle Enríquez Julie McCord Kaina Martínez Tricia Flores | 48.50 | Costa Rica Jéssica Sánchez Mariela Leal Melanie Foulkes Shantelly Scott | 48.60 | Panama Kashany Ríos Nathalee Aranda Ruth Hunt Yelena Alvear | 49.36 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Jéssica Sánchez Shantelly Scott Sharolyn Scott Yolide Solís | 3:49.23 CR | Panama Andrea Ferris Gabriela Guevara Verónica Vega María Ferris | 3:56.95 | Belize Charnelle Kelly Julia McCord Tricia Flores Katy Sealy | 4:23.35 |
| 10,000 metres Track Walk$^†$ | Cristina López (ESA) | 49:48.36 | Ilena Ocampo (CRC) | 62:49.32 | Elizabeth Vega (CRC) | 69:58.85 |
| High Jump | Kashany Ríos (PAN) | 1.73 | Kay-De Vaughn (BIZ) | 1.55 | Ligia Paniagua (CRC) | 1.50 |
| Long Jump | Tricia Flores (BIZ) | 5.85 (wind: 1.0 m/s) | Ana Lucía Camargo (GUA) | 5.69 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Nathalee Aranda (PAN) | 5.68 (wind: 0.1 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Ana Lucía Camargo (GUA) | 12.86 (wind: 1.4 m/s) | Tricia Flores (BIZ) | 11.95 (wind: 1.0 m/s) | Jéssica Sánchez (CRC) | 11.56 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Doroty López (GUA) | 12.87 | Aixa Middleton (PAN) | 11.66 | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 11.31 |
| Discus Throw | Aixa Middleton (PAN) | 46.28 CR | Doroty López (GUA) | 42.51 | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 37.09 |
| Hammer Throw | Ana Harry (HON) | 41.23 | Silvia Piñar (CRC) | 40.85 | Marisol Zeledón (NCA) | 34.11 |
| Javelin Throw | Dalila Rugama (NCA) | 45.45 | Génova Arias (CRC) | 43.09 | Rocío Navarro (PAN) | 42.47 |
| Heptathlon | Ana María Porras (CRC) | 4585 CR | Katy Sealy (BIZ) | 4254 | Maria Morazán (NCA) | 3656 |

#### Note

$^†$: Event might have been treated as exhibition because of the low number of participants.

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Costa Rica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Costa Rica* | 12 | 11 | 20 | 43 |
| 2 | Panama | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Honduras | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Guatemala | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Belize | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | El Salvador | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 43 | 43 | 42 | 128 |

### Note

There are fewer medals in the published medal count. Men's pole vault, and women's 3000 m steeplechase and 10,000 m race walk might have been treated as exhibition events because of the low number of participants.

## Team trophies

Costa Rica won the overall team trophy.

### Total

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| | Costa Rica | 137 |
| | Panama | 79 |
| | Honduras | 65 |
| 4 | Guatemala | 45 |
| 5 | Belize | 43 |
| 6 | El Salvador | 41 |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 26 |