List of Central American Games records in athletics

Central American Games records in athletics are set by athletes competing from a range of member nations of the Organización Deportiva Centroamericana commonly known as ORDECA.

The Central American Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1973. The Games records in athletics are set by athletes who are representing one of the ORDECA's member federations.

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	10.24 (−0.2 m/s)	Alonso Edward	Panama	16 April 2010	2010 Games	Panama City, Panama	[1]
200 m	20.56 (+0.4 m/s)	Nery Brenes	Costa Rica	10 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[2]
400 m	46.64	Nery Brenes	Costa Rica	12 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[3]
800 m	1:51.16	Jenner Pelico	Guatemala	9 March 2013	2013 Games	San José, Costa Rica	[4]
	1:51.0 h	Luis Martínez	Guatemala	January 1990	1990 Games	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	[5] [6]
1500 m	3:49.52	Mario Pop	Guatemala	9 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[7]
5000 m	14:22.71	Iván Gómez	Guatemala	November 1994	1994 Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	[5] [8]
10,000 m	29:31.9	José Morales	Guatemala	November 1994	1994 Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	[5]
Marathon	2:22:56	Luis Rivero	Guatemala	17 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[9]
110 m hurdles	14.15 (±0.0 m/s)	Ronald Bennett	Honduras	17 April 2010	2010 Games	Panama City, Panama	[1]
400 m hurdles	50.18	Gerber Blanco	Guatemala	9 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[10]
3000 m steeplechase	8:54.43	Jhonny Loría	Costa Rica	December 1997	1997 Games	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	[5]
High jump	2.10 m	Alexander Bowen	Panama	10 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[11]
Pole vault	5.05 m	Natán Rivera	El Salvador	11 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[12]
Long jump	8.19 m (±0.0 m/s)	Irving Saladino	Panama	17 April 2010	2010 Games	Panama City, Panama	[1]
Triple jump	15.91 m	Maxwell Álvarez	Guatemala	7 March 2006	2006 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[5]
Shot put	15.88 m	Jaime Comandari	El Salvador	December 1997	1997 Games	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	[5] [6]
Discus throw	51.64 m	Winston Campbell	Honduras	10 March 2013	2013 Games	San José, Costa Rica	[4]
Hammer throw	66.74 m	Roberto Sawyers	Costa Rica	12 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[13]
Javelin throw	71.78 m	Luis Taracena	Guatemala	11 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[14]
Decathlon	6575 pts	Ángel Díaz	Guatemala	January 1990	1990 Games	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	[5]
	100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
20 km walk (road)	1:26:41	Erick Barrondo	Guatemala	10 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[15]
35 km walk (road)	2:46:39	Bernardo Barrondo	Guatemala	10 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[16]
4 × 100 m relay	40.57 A	Alvaro James Víctor Cantillano Bob Colville Joseph Colville	Costa Rica	2 December 2001	2001 Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	[5] [17]
4 × 400 m relay	3:11.15	Donald Arias Luis Murillo Gerald Drummond Jarlex Lynch	Costa Rica	12 March 2013	2013 Games	San José, Costa Rica	[18]

Key:
WR World record	NR National record	A affected by altitude

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
100 m	11.92 A	Gabriela Patterson	Costa Rica	30 November 2001	2001 Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	[5] [6]
	11.8 h	Pastora Chávez	Honduras	December 1997	1997 Games	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	[5]
200 m	23.84 (+1.2 m/s)	Shantely Scott	Costa Rica	10 March 2013	2013 Games	San José, Costa Rica	[4]
400 m	53.78	Desire Bermúdez	Costa Rica	12 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[19]
800 m	2:02.52	Andrea Ferris	Panama	16 April 2010	2010 Games	Panama City, Panama	[1]
1500 m	4:18.38	Andrea Ferris	Panama	18 April 2010	2010 Games	Panama City, Panama	[1]
5000 m	17:08.62	Élida Hernández De Xuyá	Guatemala	9 March 2013	2013 Games	San José, Costa Rica	[4]
10,000 m	36:04.41	Élida Hernández De Xuyá	Guatemala	11 March 2013	2013 Games	San José, Costa Rica	[18]
Marathon	2:54:59	Gabriela Traña	Costa Rica	17 March 2013	2013 Games	San José, Costa Rica	[20]
100 m hurdles	13.12 (+1.2 m/s)NR	Andrea Vargas	Costa Rica	10 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[21]
400 m hurdles	57.85	Gianna Woodruff	Panama	9 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[22]
3000 m steeplechase	10:04.19	Andrea Ferris	Panama	12 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[23]
High jump	1.75 m	Ana Quiñónez	Guatemala	December 1997	1997 Games	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	[5] [8]
Pole vault	3.40 m A	Michelle Rivera	El Salvador	30 November 2001	2001 Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	[5]
Long jump	6.17 m (−2.9 m/s)	Nathalee Aranda	Panama	9 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[24]
Triple jump	13.25 m (+0.4 m/s)	Estefany Cruz	Guatemala	December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[25]
Shot put	13.28 m A	Eva Dimas	El Salvador	30 November 2001	2001 Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	[5] [6]
Discus throw	54.58 m	Aixa Middleton	Panama	9 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[26]
Hammer throw	55.99 m A	Nancy Guillén	El Salvador	2 December 2001	2001 Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	[5]
Javelin throw	53.47 m	Dalila Rugama	Nicaragua	10 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[27]
Heptathlon	4920 pts NR	Ana María Porras	Costa Rica	9–10 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[28]
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m 14.62 (−0.4 m/s) 1.70 m 10.06 m 26.29 (−0.4 m/s) 5.49 m (−2.4 m/s) 30.16 m 2:30.13
20 km walk (road)	1:35:14	Mirna Ortiz	Guatemala	10 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[29]
4 × 100 m relay	46.35 NR	Tracy Joseph Andrea Vargas Maria Murillo Desire Bermúdez	Costa Rica	11 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[30]
4 × 400 m relay	3:44.04	Irma Harris Desire Bermúdez Daniela Rojas Sharolyn Scott	Costa Rica	12 December 2017	2017 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[31]

Key:
WR World record	NR National record	A affected by altitude

Records in defunct events

Men's events

Event	Record	Name	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
20,000 m (track)	1:11:45.39	Miguel Toruño	Nicaragua	5 March 2006	2006 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[5]
10,000 m walk (track)	1:03:20.03	Melvin González	Nicaragua	6 March 2006	2006 Games	Managua, Nicaragua	[5]
50 km walk (road)	4:08:21	Julio César Urías	Guatemala	November 1994	1994 Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	[5]

Women's events

Event	Record	Name	Nation	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
3000 m	10:10.64	Thelma Zúñiga	Costa Rica	November 1994	1994 Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	[5]
Pentathlon	2977 pts A	Yolanda Knight	Panama	November 1973	1973 Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala	[5]
10,000 m walk (track)	50:27	Ivis Martínez	El Salvador	December 1997	1997 Games	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	[5]

References

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External links

• Central American Games Medalists 1973–2006