# 2022 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 32nd Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Olímpico del IND in Managua, Nicaragua, between 2 and 3 July 2022.
A total of 45 events were contested, 22 by men, 22 by women, as well as one mixed event.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.2 m/s) | Héctor Allen Costa Rica | 10.75 | Yeykell Romero Nicaragua | 10.82 | Melique García Honduras | 10.84 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.4 m/s) | Yeykell Romero Nicaragua | 21.18 | José Andrés Salazar El Salvador | 21.31 | Alexander Salazar Panama | 21.45 |
| 400 metres | Chamar Chambers Panama | 47.72 | Emmanuel Niño Costa Rica | 47.99 | Dexter Mayorga Nicaragua | 48.02 |
| 800 metres | Chamar Chambers Panama | 1:47.85 CR | Josué Murcia Costa Rica | 1:50.21 | Kelvin Ramírez Nicaragua | 1:52.59 |
| 1500 metres | Josué Murcia Costa Rica | 3:54.91 | Didier Rodríguez Panama | 3:55.17 | Luis Alejandro Castro Costa Rica | 3:58.11 |
| 5000 metres | Mario Pacay Guatemala | 14:12.50 CR | Alberto Gónzalez Guatemala | 14:14.02 | Daniel Johanning Costa Rica | 14:35.76 |
| 10,000 metres | Alberto Gónzalez Guatemala | 29:24.88 CR | Daniel Johanning Costa Rica | 30:12.39 | Óscar Aldana El Salvador | 31:41.41 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.7 m/s) | Wienstan Mena Guatemala | 14.17 | Joaquín Allen Panama | 15.14 | Julio Flores Nicaragua | 16.15 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Pablo Andrés Ibáñez El Salvador | 50.00 | Emmanuel Niño Costa Rica | 50.98 | Rigoberto Abrego Panama | 54.28 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Paulo Gómez El Salvador | 8:57.15 | Didier Rodríguez Panama | 8:57.97 | Marcos Cruz Guatemala | 9:12.37 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | El Salvador Juan Rodríguez Samuel Ibáñez Ronal Moreno José Salazar | 42.57 | Costa Rica Elias Ocampo Emmanuel Niño Rasheed Miller Héctor Allen | 42.91 | Panama José Demera Mateo Edward Alberto Murrel Rolando Francisco | 42.98 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Panama Alberto Murrel José Demera Jhan Wisdom Chamar Chambers | 3:16.04 | Nicaragua Jair Díaz Yeykell Romero Kelvin Ramírez Dexter Mayorga | 3:16.09 | El Salvador Joseph Hernández Samuel Ibáñez Ronal Moreno José Salazar | 3:17.67 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Gabriel Alvarado Nicaragua | 43:55.29 | Juan Manuel Calderón Costa Rica | 44:04.35 | Only 2 participants | Only 2 participants |
| High jump | Jaime Escobar Panama | 1.99 | Marlon Colorado El Salvador | 1.96 | Fredy Lemus Guatemala | 1.96 |
| Pole vault | Christiaan Higueros Guatemala | 4.82 CR | Daniel Machado El Salvador | 4.60 | Marvin Larios Nicaragua | 3.90 |
| Long jump | Adrian Alvarado Panama | 7.33 | Rolando Francisco Panama | 7.10 | Rasheed Miller Costa Rica | 7.04 |
| Triple jump | Fredy Lemus Guatemala | 14.99 | Jason Castro Honduras | 14.93 | Elias Ocampo Costa Rica | 14.14 |
| Shot put | Zack Short Honduras | 18.66 | Carlos Avilés El Salvador | 16.65 | Pablo Abarca Costa Rica | 16.49 |
| Discus throw | Zack Short Honduras | 50.74 | Carlos Avilés El Salvador | 50.42 | Winston Campbell Honduras | 50.07 |
| Hammer throw | Dylan Suárez Costa Rica | 58.53 | David Ayala Costa Rica | 56.00 | Carlos Arteaga Nicaragua | 55.76 |
| Javelin throw | Luis Taracena Guatemala | 68.68 | Iván Sibaja Costa Rica | 63.53 | Armando Caballero Panama | 60.38 |
| Decathlon | Youssef Qasem Guatemala | 5967 | Jorge Castillo Panama | 5343 | Carlos Almendarez Nicaragua | 4922 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.3 m/s) | Mariandreé Chacón Guatemala | 11.97 | María Alejandra Carmona Nicaragua | 12.69 | Amanda King Panama | 12.92 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.6 m/s) | Mariandreé Chacón Guatemala | 23.97 | María Alejandra Carmona Nicaragua | 25.45 | Nayeli Mendoza Nicaragua | 26.42 |
| 400 metres | Desire Bermúdez Costa Rica | 55.53 | Ingrid Narváez Nicaragua | 55.97 | Katherine Torres Panama | 58.37 |
| 800 metres | Angeline Pondler Costa Rica | 2:11.63 | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 2:15.09 | Ingrid Narváez Nicaragua | 2:15.46 |
| 1500 metres | Priscila María Solis Panama | 4:41.65 | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 4:44.57 | Andrea Calvo Costa Rica | 4:53.51 |
| 5000 metres | Sandra Raxón Guatemala | 17:21.30 | Priscila Solis Costa Rica | 18:08.44 | Andrea Calvo Costa Rica | 18:21.65 |
| 10,000 metres | Sandra Raxón Guatemala | 39:06.93 | Priscila Solis Costa Rica | 39:12.69 | Only two participants | Only two participants |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.8 m/s) | Nancy Sandoval El Salvador | 14.36 | Nathalie Almendárez El Salvador | 15.73 | Akane García Panama | 16.99 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Daniela Rojas Costa Rica | 58.83 | Leyka Archibold Panama | 63.54 | Only two participants | Only two participants |
| 3000 metres steeplechase$^†$ | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 11:24.63 | Only one participant | Only one participant | Only one participant | Only one participant |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Nicaragua Nayeli Mendoza María Alejandra Carmona Jessica Green Ingrid Narváez | 49.52 | Costa Rica Mariel Brokke María Rodríguez Vielka Arias Abigail Obando | 50.22 | Guatemala Thelma Fuentes Estefany Cruz Ashley Escobar Mariandrée Chacón | 50.32 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Desire Bermúdez Angeline Pondler Mónica Vargas Daniela Rojas | 3:51.16 | Nicaragua Yaxury Guido Jessica Green María Alejandra Carmona Ingrid Narváez | 3:59.75 | Panama Leyka Archibold Suyeris Guerra Jennifer Rodríguez Katherine Torres | 4:08.80 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | María Fernanda Peinado Guatemala | 49:50.66 | Sharon Herrera Costa Rica | 52:04.14 | Elena Zeledón Nicaragua | 1:04:18.06 |
| High jump | Abigail Obando Costa Rica | 1.75 | Maria José Rodriguez Costa Rica | 1.63 | Ana Isabela González El Salvador | 1.63 |
| Pole vault | Andrea Michelle Velasco El Salvador | 3.90 CR | Andrea Machuca El Salvador | 3.10 | Fátima Soto El Salvador | 3.00 |
| Long jump | Thelma Fuentes Guatemala | 6.02 | Estefany Cruz Guatemala | 5.42 | Rebeca Barrientos El Salvador | 5.40 |
| Triple jump | Thelma Fuentes Guatemala | 13.30 CR | Estefany Cruz Guatemala | 11.77 | Rebeca Barrientos El Salvador | 11.76 |
| Shot put | Deisheline Mayers Costa Rica | 12.95 | Karina Espinoza Guatemala | 12.82 | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 12.77 |
| Discus throw | Aixa Middleton Panama | 46.90 | Estefani Sosa Guatemala | 43.28 | Alejandra Rosales El Salvador | 41.42 |
| Hammer throw | Gabrielle Figueroa Honduras | 56.95 | Sophie Pérez Costa Rica | 53.33 | Daniela Cortes Costa Rica | 51.47 NR |
| Javelin throw | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 48.11 | Esther Padilla Honduras | 43.40 | Amanda Short Honduras | 40.57 |
| Heptathlon | Mariel Brokke Costa Rica | 4301 | Jennifer Rodríguez Panama | 4105 | Only two participants | Only two participants |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Emmanuel Niño Daniela Rojas José Elizondo Desire Bermúdez | 3:29.93 | Nicaragua Jeffrey Arcia María Alejandra Carmona Joan Potosme Nayeli Mendoza | 3:49.00 | Only two starting teams | Only two starting teams |
† Exhibition

## Medal table

* Host nation (Nicaragua)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Guatemala (GUA) | 14 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 13 | 14 | 8 | 35 |
| 3 | Panama (PAN) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | Nicaragua (NIC)* | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | El Salvador (ESA) | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Honduras (HON) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 45 | 45 | 39 | 129 |