# 2021 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 32nd Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Nacional in San José, Costa Rica, between June 26–27, 2021.
A total of 44 events were contested (one as exhibition), 22 by men and 22 by women. In total, 9 championships records were set. Costa Rica won the overall team trophy.

## Medal summary

Complete results were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Arturo Deliser Panama | 10.42 | Yeykell Romero Nicaragua | 10.50 | Shermal Calimore Costa Rica | 10.54 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Shermal Calimore Costa Rica | 20.89 | Nery Brenes Costa Rica | 20.91 | Jeikob Monge Costa Rica | 21.49 |
| 400 metres | Nery Brenes Costa Rica | 46.78 | Antonio Grant Panama | 48.12 | José Pablo Elizondo Costa Rica | 48.30 |
| 800 metres | Juan Diego Castro Villalobos Costa Rica | 1:49.87 CR | Chamar Chambers Panama | 1:50.17 | George Erazo El Salvador | 1:51.81 |
| 1500 metres | Juan Diego Castro Villalobos Costa Rica | 3:58.08 | Aaron Alexander Hernández El Salvador | 3:59.80 | Didier Rodríguez Panama | 4:00.53 |
| 5000 metres | Mario Pacay Guatemala | 14:26.48 | Alberto Gonzalez Mindez Guatemala | 14:28.41 | Daniel Johanning Costa Rica | 14:34.22 |
| 10,000 metres | Alberto Gonzalez Mindez Guatemala | 29:52.13 | Daniel Johanning Costa Rica | 29:56.38 | Oscar Antonio Aldana El Salvador | 31:25.63 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -1.2 m/s) | Wienstan Mena Guatemala | 14.22 | Emmanuel Niño Costa Rica | 14.62 | Victor Steiner Puerto Rico | 14.97 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gerald Drummond Costa Rica | 49.31 CR | Emmanuel Niño Costa Rica | 50.17 | Luis Alonso Guevara Costa Rica | 54.95 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | César Peraza El Salvador | 9:12.38 | Carlos Alcides Santos El Salvador | 9:14.01 | Julio César Avilés Costa Rica | 9:16.88 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Luis Guevara Shermal Calimore Jeikob Monge Emmanuel Niño | 41.29 | El Salvador Juan Rodríguez Victor Steiner Fernando Bonilla Piero Braghieri | 42.23 | Honduras Gerom Solis Melique García Miguel Negrete Kenneth Glenn | 42.29 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Jose Elizondo Jeikob Monge Emmanuel Niño Gerald Drummond | 3:19.86 | El Salvador Ronal Moreno Piero Braghieri Samuel Ibáñez George Erazo | 3:20.69 | Belize Jihad Ahmad Hance Card Gary Neal Rahim Monsanto | 3:32.16 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Bryan Matías Guatemala | 43:55.30 | Juan Manuel Calderón Costa Rica | 44:23.03 | Gabriel Alvarado Nicaragua | 44:52.05 |
| High jump | Víctor Saavedra Panama | 1.93 | Byron Villalobos Costa Rica | 1.85 | Elias Ocampo Costa Rica | 1.80 |
| Pole vault | Christiaan Higueros Guatemala | 4.60 | Julio Flores Nicaragua | 4.55 | Daniel Machado El Salvador | 4.50 |
| Long jump | Rasheed Miller Costa Rica | 7.58 | Kenneth Glenn Honduras | 7.50 | Adrian Alvarado Panama | 7.42 |
| Triple jump | Fredy Lemus Guatemala | 15.54 | Brandon Jones Belize | 14.89 | Elias Ocampo Suriname | 14.17 |
| Shot put | Zack Short Honduras | 19.66 CR | Anselmo Delgado Panama | 14.54 | Cojac Smith Belize | 13.69 |
| Discus throw | Zack Short Honduras | 49.03 | Elías José Gómez Costa Rica | 45.98 | Alberto Peralta Panama | 39.50 |
| Hammer throw | Roberto Sawyers Costa Rica | 71.72 CR | Dylan Suárez Costa Rica | 59.40 | Carlos Arteaga Carrión Nicaragua | 56.08 |
| Javelin throw | Jonathan Cedeño Panama | 68.07 | Armando Caballero Panama | 62.40 | Rowe Miranda Panama | 60.51 |
| Decathlon | Esteban Ibañez El Salvador | 6482 | Miguel Negrete Honduras | 5616 | Edgar Nieto Panama | 4880 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.1 m/s) | Mariandreé Chacón Guatemala | 11.94 | Ivanniz Blackwood Costa Rica | 12.18 | Irma Harris Costa Rica | 12.21 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Samantha Dirks Belize | 23.80 | Mariandreé Chacón Guatemala | 24.47 | Ivanniz Blackwood Costa Rica | 24.85 |
| 400 metres | Tracy Joseph Costa Rica | 54.54 | Desire Bermúdez Costa Rica | 55.32 | Samantha Dirks Belize | 55.52 |
| 800 metres | Desire Bermúdez Costa Rica | 2:17.65 | Lissette Ramírez Costa Rica | 2:19.88 | Mónica Viviana Vargas Costa Rica | 2:24.24 |
| 1500 metres | Priscila María Solis Costa Rica | 4:54.57 | Jimena Ortiz Costa Rica | 5:01.20 | Mónica Viviana Vargas Costa Rica | 5:05.00 |
| 5000 metres | Viviana Aroche Guatemala | 17:23.11 CR | Priscila María Solis Costa Rica | 17:48.12 | Idelma Delgado El Salvador | 17:54.66 |
| 10,000 metres | Diana Bogantes Costa Rica | 34:35.74 CR | Viviana Aroche Guatemala | 36:47.79 | Idelma Delgado El Salvador | 37:18.81 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -1.9 m/s) | Andrea Vargas Costa Rica | 13.10 | Reimy Irvin Panama | 15.54 | Luisana Alonso Costa Rica | 15.74 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Daniela Rojas Gutiérrez Costa Rica | 59.82 | Leyka Archibold Panama | 1:04.54 | Ariana Rivera Nicaragua | 1:05.81 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase$^†$ | Chrisdyala Moraga Costa Rica | 12:35.08 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Luisana Alonso Shantely Scott Irma Harris Ivanniz Blackwood | 49.92 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Ivanniz Blackwood Desire Bermúdez Lissette Ramírez Tracy Joseph | 4:06.10 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 10,000 metres track walk | María Fernanda Peinado Guatemala | 47:01.20 CR | Sharon Herrera Costa Rica | 47:35.52 | Mariana Muñoz Costa Rica | 50:54.32 |
| High jump | Abigail Obando Costa Rica | 1.77 | Ana Isabela González El Salvador | 1.74 | Maria José Rodriguez Costa Rica | 1.71 |
| Pole vault | Andrea Michelle Velasco Barrera El Salvador | 3.86 CR | Fatima Yanira Soto El Salvador | 3.20 | Vielka Arias Costa Rica | 2.80 |
| Long jump | Nathalee Aranda Panama | 6.18 | Thelma Fuentes Guatemala | 5.29 | Tricia Flores Belize | 5.23 |
| Triple jump | Thelma Fuentes Guatemala | 12.96 | Amanda Muñoz Costa Rica | 11.93 | Rebeca Barrientos El Salvador | 11.82 |
| Shot put | Deisheline Mayers Costa Rica | 13.84 | Karina Espinoza Guatemala | 12.33 | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 12.30 |
| Discus throw | Aixa Middleton Panama | 47.91 | Haydee Grijalba Costa Rica | 44.33 | Sofia Dinora Pérez El Salvador | 35.46 |
| Hammer throw | Gabrielle Figueroa Honduras | 58.54 CR | Daniela Francini Cortes Costa Rica | 50.06 | Lindsay Reyes Costa Rica | 45.97 |
| Javelin throw | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 47.26 | Deisheline Mayers Costa Rica | 42.85 | Génova Arias Costa Rica | 39.97 |
| Heptathlon | Mariel Brokke Costa Rica | 4096 | María Castejón Honduras | 3304 | Did not awarded | Did not awarded |
$^†$ Exhibition

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Costa Rica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Costa Rica (CRC)* | 20 | 18 | 18 | 56 |
| 2 | Guatemala (GUA) | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Panama (PAN) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | El Salvador (ESA) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Honduras | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Belize (BIZ) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 43 | 41 | 40 | 124 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 162 (+ 7 guest) athletes from 7 (+ 3 guest) countries participated.
* Belize (16)
* Costa Rica (62)
* El Salvador (24)
* Guatemala (13)
* Honduras (8)
* Nicaragua (10)
* Panama (29)
Guest country:
* Ecuador (1)
* Puerto Rico (5)
* Suriname (1)