# 1998 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 13th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City, Guatemala, between 26 and 28 November 1998.
A total of 42 events were contested, 21 by men, 21 by women.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | José Tinoco Guatemala | 10.7 | Edgardo Serpas El Salvador | 10.7 | Rolando Blanco Guatemala | 11.0 |
| 200 metres | Edgardo Serpas El Salvador | 21.9 | Alejandro Navarro El Salvador | 22.1 | Denis Gutiérrez Nicaragua | 22.1 |
| 400 metres | Alejandro Navarro El Salvador | 48.4 | Arisk Perdomo Guatemala | 48.8 | Carlos Toledo El Salvador | 50.8 |
| 800 metres | Alfredo Hernández Guatemala | 1:56.8 | César Arias El Salvador | 1:57.7 | Ronald Arias El Salvador | 2:02.2 |
| 1500 metres | Evilio Santos Guatemala | 4:07.2 | Alfredo Hernández Guatemala | 4:08.8 | Ronald Arias El Salvador | 4:15.2 |
| 5000 metres | José Antonio Morales Guatemala | 15:03.2 | José Amado García Guatemala | 15:47.6 | Jorge Hernández El Salvador | 16:27.7 |
| 10,000 metres | José Antonio Morales Guatemala | 32:11.9 | José Amado García Guatemala | 33:22.2 | Carlos Ochoa El Salvador | 34:19.9 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Alex Foster Costa Rica | 14.6 | Jefry Pacheco Guatemala | 15.4 | Álvaro Paiz Guatemala | 15.5 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Alejandro Navarro El Salvador | 52.2 | Alex Foster Costa Rica | 52.9 | Arisk Perdomo Guatemala | 54.4 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Jorge Hernández El Salvador | 10:05.4 | René Merino El Salvador | 10:26.2 | Alfredo Hernández Guatemala | 10:56.9 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | El Salvador | 3:23.6 | Guatemala | 3:24.7 | | |
| 20,000 metres track walk | Luis Fernando García Guatemala | 1:32:57 | Julio René Martínez Guatemala | 1:33:54 | Roberto Oscal Guatemala | 1:36:34 |
| High jump | Francisco Flores Guatemala | 1.84 | Rodolfo Espinoza Guatemala | 1.70 | Rogelio Campos El Salvador Luis Aguirre El Salvador | 1.70 |
| Pole vault | Róger Borbón Costa Rica | 4.70 | Sixto Ancheta El Salvador | 4.00 | Jorge Solórzano Guatemala | 3.80 |
| Long jump | Julio Gutiérrez El Salvador | 6.37 | Álvaro Paiz Guatemala | 6.14 | José Tinoco Guatemala | 6.03 |
| Triple jump | Rolando Lewis Costa Rica | 13.95 | José Tinoco Guatemala | 13.19 | Rogelio Campos El Salvador | 13.00 |
| Shot put | Edson Monzón Guatemala | 13.56 | Erick Rivas El Salvador | 13.26 | Henry Santos Guatemala | 13.11 |
| Discus throw | Fernando Alonzo Guatemala | 39.16 | Raúl Rivera Guatemala | 38.10 | Walter Hernández El Salvador | 37.78 |
| Hammer throw | Guillermo Morales El Salvador | 55.58 | Raúl Rivera Guatemala | 51.46 | Vicente Franco El Salvador | 46.24 |
| Javelin throw | Fernando Paloma El Salvador | 61.66 | Max Letona Guatemala | 50.40 | Orlando Ruano Guatemala | 47.14 |
| Decathlon | Mauricio Carranza El Salvador | 5034 | Pavel Ramírez Guatemala | 4627 | | |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Leticia Sorto El Salvador | 12.6 | Beatriz Amaya El Salvador | 12.6 | María José Paiz Guatemala | 13.2 |
| 200 metres | Arely Franco El Salvador | 25.8 | Leticia Sorto El Salvador | 26.2 | Priscilla Curling Costa Rica | 27.0 |
| 400 metres | Arely Franco El Salvador | 57.2 | Ana Quezada El Salvador | 59.9 | Rosana Rodríguez Guatemala | 60.0 |
| 800 metres | Ana Quezada El Salvador | 2:19.2 | Sandra Siguenza El Salvador | 2:26.2 | Elisa Ramos Guatemala | 2:38.7 |
| 1500 metres | Marcela Jackson Costa Rica | 4:49.7 | Ivis Martínez El Salvador | 5:13.7 | Sandra Siguenza El Salvador | 5:16.0 |
| 5000 metres | Marcela Jackson Costa Rica | 18:22.6 | María Klody Hidalgo El Salvador | 18:30.8 | Elsa Monterosso Guatemala | 18:45.3 |
| 10,000 metres | Kriscia García El Salvador | 38:06.7 | María Klody Hidalgo El Salvador | 38:21.5 | Angelina Cornejo Guatemala | 40:09.2 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Denis Jerez Guatemala | 15.8 | Aura Amaya El Salvador | 15.9 | Sandra Oliveros Guatemala | 15.9 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Patricia Valenzuela Guatemala | 67.7 | Arely Franco El Salvador | 69.7 | Karla Fernández El Salvador | 72.2 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | El Salvador | 49.9 | Guatemala | 54.0 | | |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | El Salvador | 4:07.5 | | | | |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Teresita Collado Guatemala | 49:39.4 | Ivis Martínez El Salvador | 50:56.6 | Zoila Reyes Guatemala | 55:04.8 |
| High jump | Silvia Cob Costa Rica | 1.60 | Sandra Oliveros Guatemala | 1.50 | María Carrillo El Salvador | 1.50 |
| Pole vault | Denise Jerez Guatemala | 2.95 | Karla Herńndez El Salvador | 2.60 | L. Castro El Salvador | 2.20 |
| Long jump | María Carrillo El Salvador | 5.17 | Priscilla Curling Costa Rica | 5.06 | Ruth Gallardo El Salvador | 4.68 |
| Triple jump | María Carrillo El Salvador | 10.57 | María José Paiz Guatemala | 10.55 | Ruth Gallardo El Salvador | 10.26 |
| Shot put | Veronica Monzón Guatemala | 11.90 | Eva María Dimas El Salvador | 11.85 | Sandra Valiente El Salvador | 10.87 |
| Discus throw | Eva María Dimas El Salvador | 42.90 | Ana Lucía Espinoza Guatemala | 41.72 | Rosita Vadillo El Salvador | 33.48 |
| Hammer throw | Sandra Valiente El Salvador | 44.90 | Ana Lucía Espinoza Guatemala | 40.10 | Rosita de León Guatemala | 37.24 |
| Javelin throw | Raquel Hernández Costa Rica | 36.16 | Aida Figueroa Guatemala | 34.80 | Arely Coreas El Salvador | 34.14 |
| Heptathlon | Sandra Oliveros Guatemala | 3946 | Paula Zayas El Salvador | 3356 | Evelyn Núñez Guatemala | 2573 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | El Salvador | 20 | 19 | 19 | 58 |
| 2 | Guatemala* | 15 | 20 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 42 | 41 | 39 | 122 |