# 2018 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 29th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on 13 and 14 July 2018.
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) | Héctor Allen Costa Rica | 10.53 | José Andrés Salazar El Salvador | 10.63 | Shaun Gill Belize | 10.80 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.5 m/s) | Shermal Calimore Costa Rica | 21.22 | José Humberto Bermúdez Guatemala | 21.22 | José Andrés Salazar El Salvador | 21.47 |
| 400 metres | Nery Brenes Costa Rica | 46.26 | José Humberto Bermúdez Guatemala | 47.21 | Willy Castillo Guatemala | 49.18 |
| 800 metres | Fredd Ponce Nicaragua | 1:57.70 | Georman Rivas Costa Rica | 1:57.80 | Byron Herrera Guatemala | 1:57.82 |
| 1500 metres | Georman Rivas Costa Rica | 4:03.83 | Mario Pacay Guatemala | 4:05.75 | David Escobar El Salvador | 4:13.67 |
| 5000 metres | Mario Pacay Guatemala | 14:41.86 | Daniel Johanning Costa Rica | 14:53.69 | Williams Julajúj Guatemala | 15:08.19 |
| 10,000 metres | Daniel Johanning Costa Rica | 30:50.13 | Álvaro Sanabria Costa Rica | 31:10.07 | Alberto González Guatemala | 31:24.07 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +0.9 m/s) | Wienstan Mena Guatemala | 14.72 | Ronald Ramírez Guatemala | 14.83 | Gabriel Mejía Honduras | 15.83 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gerald Drummond Costa Rica | 49.85 | Gerber Blanco Guatemala | 50.97 | Pablo Andrés Ibáñez El Salvador | 51.25 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Brayan Tacan Guatemala | 9:45.13 | David Escobar El Salvador | 9:57.02 | Marcial Rodríguez Nicaragua | 10:05.16 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Brayan Guzmán Shermal Calimore Jeikob Monge Héctor Allen | 40.83 CR | El Salvador | 41.36 | Guatemala | 41.64 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Brayan Guzmán Jeikob Monge Gerald Drummond Shermal Calimore | 3:12.23 | Guatemala | 3:15.52 | Nicaragua | 3:21.01 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | José Oswaldo Calel Guatemala | 1:28:11.36 | Ángel Batz Guatemala | 1:28:22.61 | Allan Segura Costa Rica | 1:46:43.28 |
| High jump | Ken Fransua Guatemala | 2.12 | Josué Athiang Guatemala | 1.85 | Only two participants | Only two participants |
| Pole vault | Natán Rivera El Salvador | 4.70 | Pedro Figueroa El Salvador | 4.50 | Abel Álvarez Guatemala | 3.70 |
| Long jump | Juan Mosquera Panama | 7.73 CR | Becker Jarquín Nicaragua | 7.46 | Nicolás Arriola Guatemala | 7.24 |
| Triple jump | Fredy Lemus Guatemala | 15.77 | Jason Castro Honduras | 15.46 | Brandon Jones Belize | 15.04 |
| Shot put | Anselmo Delgado Panama | 15.47 | Billy López Guatemala | 14.76 | Elías Gómez Costa Rica | 13.50 |
| Discus throw | Winston Campbell Honduras | 45.96 | Billy López Guatemala | 45.60 | Juan Enrique Galdámez El Salvador | 44.00 |
| Hammer throw | Roberto Sawyers Costa Rica | 70.70 CR | Diego Berríos Guatemala | 60.04 | Enrique Martínez El Salvador | 57.94 |
| Javelin throw | Luis Taracena Guatemala | 66.37 | Jefferson Machorro Guatemala | 53.91 | Juan Bladimir García Nicaragua | 52.50 |
| Decathlon | Youssef Qasem Guatemala | 6129 | Estebán Ibáñez El Salvador | 5814 | Only two participants | Only two participants |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.9 m/s) | Tracy Joseph Costa Rica | 12.00 | Rosa Baltazar Guatemala | 12.22 | Hilary Gladden Belize | 12.25 |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Samantha Dirks Belize | 24.35 | Rosa Baltazar Guatemala | 25.13 | Kendi Rosales Honduras | 25.43 |
| 400 metres | Desiré Bermúduez Costa Rica | 55.08 | Irma Harris Costa Rica | 55.41 | Daniela Aragón El Salvador | 59.41 |
| 800 metres | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 2:13.54 | Daniela Aragón El Salvador | 2:16.34 | Josseline Beltrand Guatemala | 2:19.62 |
| 1500 metres | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 4:49.50 | Viviana Aroche Guatemala | 4:49.88 | Leydi Pocom Guatemala | 4:51.71 |
| 5000 metres | Cindy Monterroso Guatemala | 18:12.90 | Ana María Cacao Guatemala | 19:21.46 | Wendy Ascencio El Salvador | 19:31.84 |
| 10,000 metres | Cindy Monterroso Guatemala | 39:50.32 | Xiomara Barrera El Salvador | 41:03.62 | Wendy Ascencio El Salvador | 41:27.71 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Andrea Vargas Costa Rica | 12.95 CR | Nancy Sandoval El Salvador | 14.12 | Adriana Andrade El Salvador | 15.64 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Daniela Rojas Costa Rica | 58.69 CR | Sharolyn Scott Costa Rica | 62.10 | Ariana Orozco Nicaragua | 66.46 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Máyela Menjívar El Salvador | 13:00.74 | Ana Mirta Hércules El Salvador | 13:32.74 | Susana Marroquín Guatemala | 14:00.64 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Keylin Pennant Andrea Vargas Daneysha Robinson Irma Harris | 47.00 | Guatemala | 48.16 | Belize | 48.41 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Sharolyn Scott Daniela Rojas Irma Harris Desiré Bermúdez | 3:46.69 CR | Guatemala | 4:02.41 | Belize | 4:06.30 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Maritza Poncio Guatemala | 50:11.20 | Céfora Poncio Guatemala | 54:06.44 | Melany Trejo El Salvador | 59:35.91 |
| High jump | Kashany Ríos Panama | 1.70 | Ana María Martínez Panama | 1.63 | Julieta Cruz Guatemala | 1.55 |
| Pole vault | Andrea Velasco El Salvador | 3.42 CR | Aime Zelaya Honduras | 2.70 | Melissa Molina Costa Rica | 2.50 |
| Long jump | Thelma Fuentes Guatemala | 6.36 CR | Estefany Cruz Guatemala | 6.06 | Tricia Flores Costa Rica | 5.77 |
| Triple jump | Thelma Fuentes Guatemala | 13.15 CR | Estefany Cruz Guatemala | 13.03 | Ana María Martínez Panama | 12.22 |
| Shot put | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 12.91 | Aixa Middleton Panama | 12.16 | Naomy Smith Costa Rica | 11.73 |
| Discus throw | Aixa Middleton Panama | 52.41 | Doroty López Guatemala | 40.18 | Estefanie Sosa Guatemala | 38.75 |
| Hammer throw | Sonja Moreno Guatemala | 51.91 | Viviana Abarca Costa Rica | 47.62 | Marcia Avalos Guatemala | 39.59 |
| Javelin throw | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 47.93 | Genova Arias Costa Rica | 45.51 | Sofía Alonso Guatemala | 41.98 |
| Heptathlon | Ana María Porras Costa Rica | 4954 | Katy Sealy Belize | 4659 | Ashontie Carr Belize | 3879 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 18 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 2 | Guatemala (GUA)* | 14 | 22 | 14 | 50 |
| 3 | Panama (PAN) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | El Salvador (ESA) | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Honduras | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Belize | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 44 | 44 | 42 | 130 |