# 2023 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 33rd Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Nacional in San José, Costa Rica, on 6 and 7 May 2023.
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: -1.7 m/s) | Alexander Salazar Panama | 10.50 | Juan Carlos Rodríguez El Salvador | 10.53 | Brandon Jones Belize | 10.53 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.4 m/s) | Yeykell Romero Nicaragua | 21.09 | Alexander Salazar Panama | 21.50 | Alejandro Ricketts Panama | 21.60 |
| 400 metres | Chamar Chambers Panama | 46.53 | José Pablo Elizondo Costa Rica | 47.13 | José René Navas El Salvador | 48.27 |
| 800 metres | Chamar Chambers Panama | 1:47.80 CR | José Pablo Elizondo Costa Rica | 1:50.96 | Aaron Hernández El Salvador | 1:51.35 |
| 1500 metres | Didier Rodríguez Panama | 3:54.18 | Marcos Cruz Guatemala | 3:56.41 | Julio César Avilés Costa Rica | 3:56.87 |
| 5000 metres | Mario Pacay Guatemala | 14:23.83 | Daniel Johanning Costa Rica | 14:34.70 | Franklin Álvarez Guatemala | 14:49.84 |
| 10,000 metres | Alberto Gónzalez Guatemala | 28:55.38 CR | Daniel Johanning Costa Rica | 30:09.06 | Franklin Álvarez Guatemala | 30:44.68 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +2.3 m/s) | Estebán Ibáñez El Salvador | 14.39 | Gabriel Mejía Honduras | 14.80 | Wienstan Mena Guatemala | 15.19 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gerald Drummond Costa Rica | 48.11 CR NR | Pablo Andrés Ibáñez El Salvador | 48.56 | Samuel Ibáñez El Salvador | 52.21 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Didier Rodríguez Panama | 8:55.77 | Marcos Cruz Guatemala | 9:01.67 | Paulo Gómez El Salvador | 9:07.41 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | El Salvador Juan Rodríguez Estebán Ibáñez Samuel Ibáñez Pablo Andrés Ibáñez | 41.07 | Costa Rica Derick Leandro Emmanuel Niño Alejandro Ricketts Héctor Allen | 41.61 | Belize Joas Mejía Mark Anderson Gianni Jones Brandon Jones | 41.65 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | El Salvador Joseph Hernández Samuel Ibáñez Estebán Ibáñez Pablo Andrés Ibáñez | 3:09.22 | Costa Rica Derick Leandro José Elizondo Gary Altamirano Gerald Drummond | 3:11.02 | Panama José Demera Didier Rodríguez Jhan Wisdom Chamar Chambers | 3:15.81 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | Juan Manuel Calderón Costa Rica | 1:29:51.00 | José Mariano Ordóñez Guatemala | 1:35:34.77 | Bryan Matías Guatemala | 1:37:26.33 |
| High jump | David Bosquez Panama | 2.05 | Estebán Ibáñez El Salvador | 1.96 | Fredy Lemus Guatemala | 1.96 |
| Pole vault | Christiaan Higueros Guatemala | 4.60 | Diego Navas El Salvador | 4.50 | Guillermo Rivas Guatemala | 4.30 |
| Long jump | Rasheed Miller Costa Rica | 8.07w | Nicolás Arriola Guatemala | 7.67 | Adrian Alvarado Panama | 7.60 |
| Triple jump | Fredy Lemus Guatemala | 15.52w | Brandon Jones Belize | 15.25w | Fernando Reyes El Salvador | 15.01w |
| Shot put | Anselmo Delgado Panama | 14.72 | Jeims Molina Costa Rica | 14.12 | Only two participants | Only two participants |
| Discus throw | Winston Campbell Honduras | 51.77 CR | Jeims Molina Costa Rica | 44.95 | Alberto Peralta Panama | 34.11 |
| Hammer throw | Dylan Suárez Costa Rica | 57.97 | David Ayala Costa Rica | 57.05 | Carlos Arteaga Nicaragua | 55.49 |
| Javelin throw | Iván Sibaja Costa Rica | 73.22 CR NR | Luis Taracena Guatemala | 70.15 | Jonathan Cedeño Panama | 69.50 |
| Decathlon | Youssef Qasem Guatemala | 5585 | Brainer Chavarría Costa Rica | 5352 | Carlos Almendárez Nicaragua | 5218 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.0 m/s) | María Alejandra Carmona Nicaragua | 11.93 | Ivanniz Blackwood Costa Rica | 12.23 | Tania Alfaro Costa Rica | 12.46 |
| 200 metres (wind: +3.7 m/s) | María Alejandra Carmona Nicaragua | 23.90 | Ivanniz Blackwood Costa Rica | 25.07 | Kendi Rosales Honduras | 25.18 |
| 400 metres | Tracy Joseph Costa Rica | 53.75 | Desire Bermúdez Costa Rica | 53.87 | Katherine Torres Panama | 58.05 |
| 800 metres | Angeline Pondler Costa Rica | 2:12.73 | Débora Quel Guatemala | 2:13.43 | Yency Chamur El Salvador | 2:16.02 |
| 1500 metres | Viviana Aroche Guatemala | 4:41.65 | Suyeris Guerra Panama | 4:40.85 | Débora Quel Guatemala | 4:42.60 |
| 5000 metres | Viviana Aroche Guatemala | 16:54.50 CR | Yessica Espinal Honduras | 17:34.53 | Julay Gamboa Costa Rica | 17:36.78 |
| 10,000 metres | Yessica Espinal Honduras | 36:58.70 | Priscila Solis Costa Rica | 37:27.41 | Idelma Delgado El Salvador | 40:47.99 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +2.5 m/s) | Nancy Sandoval El Salvador | 13.36 | Leyka Archibold Panama | 14.11 | Nathalie Almendárez El Salvador | 14.82 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Leyka Archibold Panama | 65.51 | Naydelin Calderón Costa Rica | 67.30 | Only two participants | Only two participants |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Rolanda Bell Panama | 11:12.94 | Andrea Ferris Panama | 11:21.99 | Chrisdyala Moraga Costa Rica | 12:06.08 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Tania Alfaro Abigail Obando Melanie Vargas Ivanniz Blackwood | 47.75 | Nicaragua Silvihna Avilés Andrea Sosa Irishell Villarreal María Alejandra Carmona | 49.17 | Panama Melis Ayhan María Vargas Ángela González Leyka Archibold | 49.99 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Tracy Joseph Mariel Brokke Angeline Pondler Desire Bermúdez | 3:46.68 | Panama Leyka Archibold Suyeris Guerra María Vargas Katherine Torres | 4:02.11 | Nicaragua Silvihna Avilés Andrea Sosa Irishell Villarreal María Alejandra Carmona | 4:27.84 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | Noelia Vargas Costa Rica | 1:37:13.93 | María Fernanda Peinado Guatemala | 1:37:26.06 | Yaquelin Teletor Guatemala | 1:49:29.25 |
| High jump | Abigail Obando Costa Rica | 1.78 NR | Ana Isabela González El Salvador | 1.73 | Maria José Rodriguez Costa Rica | 1.65 |
| Pole vault | Andrea Velasco El Salvador | 3.80 | Andrea Machuca El Salvador | 3.40 | Vielka Arias Costa Rica | 3.30 |
| Long jump | Thelma Fuentes Guatemala | 6.07w | Danisha Chimilio Guatemala | 5.67 | Tiphanny Madrigal Costa Rica | 5.38 |
| Triple jump | Thelma Fuentes Guatemala | 13.40w | Danisha Chimilio Guatemala | 12.43 | Tiphanny Madrigal Costa Rica | 11.75w |
| Shot put | Deisheline Mayers Costa Rica | 13.00 | Haydee Grijalba Costa Rica | 11.67 | Aixa Middleton Panama | 11.61 |
| Discus throw | Aixa Middleton Panama | 46.11 | Estefani Sosa Guatemala | 41.79 | Sofia Pérez El Salvador | 38.03 |
| Hammer throw | Lindsay Reyes Costa Rica | 50.69 | Daniela Cortes Costa Rica | 50.10 | María José Soto El Salvador | 48.55 |
| Javelin throw | Jennifer Rodríguez Panama | 45.36 | Esther Padilla Honduras | 45.00 | Deisheline Mayers Costa Rica | 41.90 |
| Heptathlon | Mariel Brokke Costa Rica | 4846 | Ana Gabriela Sánchez Nicaragua | 3271 | Only two participants | Only two participants |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Derick Leandro Naydelin Calderón Rasheed Sandoval Desire Bermúdez | 3:32.59 | El Salvador José René Navas Idelma Delgado George Erazo Yency Chamur | 3:48.54 | Only two finishing teams | Only two finishing teams |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Costa Rica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Costa Rica (CRC)* | 16 | 16 | 11 | 43 |
| 2 | Panama (PAN) | 11 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Guatemala (GUA) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | El Salvador (ESA) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Honduras (HON) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Belize (BIZ) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 46 | 46 | 42 | 134 |