# 2017 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 28th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Olímpico José Simón Azcona in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, between 30 June and 2 July 2017.
A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men, 22 by women.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Mateo Edward Panama | 10.52 | Rolando Palacios Honduras | 10.55 | Shermal Calimore Costa Rica | 10.70 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Shermal Calimore Costa Rica | 21.30 | Virjilio Griggs Belize | 21.39 | Brandon Jones Belize | 21.42 |
| 400 metres | Gerald Drummond Costa Rica | 46.76 | Sherman Guity Costa Rica | 46.82 | José Humberto Bermúdez Guatemala | 47.83 |
| 800 metres | Chamar Chambers Panama | 1:50.58 | Juan Diego Castro Costa Rica | 1:51.12 | Josué Murcia Costa Rica | 1:51.18 |
| 1500 metres | Erik Rodríguez Nicaragua | 3:58.65 | Georman Rivas Costa Rica | 3:58.73 | Juan Diego Castro Costa Rica | 3:59.67 |
| 5000 metres | Walter Yac Guatemala | 15:25.01 | Julio Avilés Costa Rica | 15:26.51 | Pedro Chacón Costa Rica | 15:6.55 |
| 10,000 metres | Williams Julajúj Guatemala | ? | Mario Sucup Guatemala | ? | Daniel Johanning Costa Rica | ? |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.9 m/s) | José Adalberto Chorro El Salvador | 15.03 | Gino Toscano Panama | 15.04 | Ronald Ramírez Guatemala | 15.72 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gerald Drummond Costa Rica | 51.43 | José Humberto Bermúdez Guatemala | 51.48 | Pablo Andrés Ibáñez El Salvador | 52.81 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Erick Rodríguez Nicaragua | 9:16.69 | Álvaro Vázquez Nicaragua | 9:31.34 | David Escobar El Salvador | 9:34.19 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Belize Shaun Gill Brandon Jones Mark Anderson Rahim Monsanto | 41.54 | El Salvador José Adalberto Chorro Ronal Moreno José David Braghieri Juan Carlos Rodríguez | 41.36 | Honduras Calet Isaula Josef Norales Vicente Aranda Rolando Palacios | 41.64 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Josué Murcia Shermal Calimore Sherman Guity Gerald Drummond | 3:16.63 | Panama Jaime Smith Joseph Acevedo Virjilio Griggs Chamar Chambers | 3:18.29 | Guatemala Rodrigo Garnica Byron Herrera Wesly Gregorio José Humberto Bermúdez | 3:18.53 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | Jurgen Grave Guatemala | 1:27:03.62 | José Gregorio Ajcam Guatemala | 1:28:36.29 | Ángel Batz Guatemala | 1:29:05.55 |
| High jump | Alexander Bowen Panama | 2.17 CR | Jaime Escobar Panama | 2.10 | William Ríos Panama | 2.05 |
| Pole vault | Natán Rivera El Salvador | 4.70 | Pedro Figueroa El Salvador | 4.65 | Christian Higueros Guatemala | 3.80 |
| Long jump | Jhamal Bowen Panama | 7.33 | Rolando Pinzón Panama | 7.30 | Juan Mosquera Panama | 7.22 |
| Triple jump | Brandon Jones Belize | 15.40 | Jason Castro Honduras | 15.33 | Becker Jarquín Nicaragua | 14.79 |
| Shot put | Billy López Guatemala | 14.61 | Winston Campbell Honduras | 13.48 | Luis Iván Sandoval Panama | 13.36 |
| Discus throw | Winston Campbell Honduras | 49.35 | Oscar Márquez El Salvador | 40.97 | Enrique Martínez El Salvador | 40.19 |
| Hammer throw | Diego Berríos Guatemala | 55.30 | Enrique Martínez El Salvador | 52.19 | Kevin Linares El Salvador | 49.78 |
| Javelin throw | Luis Taracena Guatemala | 69.35 | Jonathan Cedeño Panama | 61.85 | Rowe Miranda Panama | 58.76 |
| Decathlon | Jorge Luis Mena Panama | 5612 | Jorge Luis Castillo Panama | 5174 | Edgar Nieto Panama | 5077 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -2.1 m/s) | Nathalee Aranda Panama | 12.07 | Tricia Flores Belize | 12.64 | Kendy Rosales Honduras | 12.73 |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Samantha Dirks Belize | 24.22 | Kendy Rosales Honduras | 25.44 | María Odily García Nicaragua | 26.08 |
| 400 metres | Samantha Dirks Belize | 53.54 | Sharolyn Scott Costa Rica | 54.26 | Desiré Bermúduez Costa Rica | 55.02 |
| 800 metres | Andrea Ferris Panama | 2:11.62 | Daniela Rojas Costa Rica | 2:13.70 | Asling Vásquez Nicaragua | 2:18.70 |
| 1500 metres | Andrea Ferris Panama | 4:42.22 | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 4:45.63 | Cindy Monterroso Guatemala | 4:48.63 |
| 5000 metres | Cindy Monterroso Guatemala | 18:43.30 | Yelka Mairena Nicaragua | 18:58.54 | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 19:19.44 |
| 10,000 metres | Yelka Mairena Nicaragua | 39:31.29 | Cindy Monterroso Guatemala | 39:40.08 | Ana Mirta Hércules El Salvador | 41:17.03 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -1.0 m/s) | Andrea Vargas Costa Rica | 13.65 CR | Kayla Smith Panama | 14.40 | Reymi Irvin Panama | 15.50 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sharolyn Scott Costa Rica | 59.19 | Kayla Smith Panama | 61.20 | Reymi Irvin Panama | 65.73 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Irma Aldana El Salvador | 11:50.04 | Brenda Salmerón El Salvador | 12:13.58 | Chrisdyala Moraga Costa Rica | 12:59.68 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Belize Faith Morrs Tricia Flores Hilary Gladden Samantha Dirks | 48.21 | Costa Rica Keylin Pennant Andrea Vargas María Alejandra Murillo Melanie Foulkes | 48.36 | El Salvador Iris Santamaría Adriana Andrade Mariella Mena Nancy Sandoval | 48.72 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Sharolyn Scott María Alejandra Murillo Daniela Rojas Desiré Bermúdez | 3:49.87 | Nicaragua Jarey Vásquez Asling Vásquez María Odily García Ingrid Narváez | 3:53.67 | El Salvador Iris Santamaría Brenda Salmerón Adriana Andrade Irma Aldana | 4:15.80 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Yesenia Miranda El Salvador | 51:08.41 | Glenda Úbeda Nicaragua | 52:13.99 | María José Blandón Nicaragua | 53:02.24 |
| High jump | Kashany Ríos Panama | 1.66 | Ana María Porras Costa Rica | 1.63 | Magaly Carvajal Costa Rica | 1.60 |
| Pole vault | Andrea Velasco El Salvador | 3.40 | Fátima Soto El Salvador | 3.30 | Natalie Segura Guatemala | 2.80 |
| Long jump | Nathalee Aranda Panama | 6.21 CR | Estefany Cruz Guatemala | 5.80 | Ana María Porras Costa Rica | 5.80 |
| Triple jump | Estefany Cruz Guatemala | 12.40 | Ana María Martínez Panama | 12.40 | Nancy Sandoval El Salvador | 12.13 |
| Shot put | Aixa Middleton Panama | 12.92 | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 12.29 | Naomy Smith Costa Rica | 11.47 |
| Discus throw | Aixa Middleton Panama | 49.87 | Alma Guitiérrez Honduras | 41.31 | Estefanie Sosa Guatemala | 36.82 |
| Hammer throw | Sonja Moreno Guatemala | 47.83 | Dagmar Alvarado Panama | 45.03 | Viviana Abarca Costa Rica | 42.87 |
| Javelin throw | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 48.51 | Genova Arias Costa Rica | 41.78 | Sofía Alonso Guatemala | 40.90 |
| Heptathlon | Katy Sealy Belize | 4054 | Karla Molina El Salvador | 3849 | Only two participants | Only two participants |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Honduras)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Panama (PAN) | 12 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 2 | Guatemala (GUA) | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | Belize | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | El Salvador (ESA) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Nicaragua (NCA) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Honduras* | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 43 | 44 | 43 | 130 |