2007 Central American Championships in Athletics
# 2007 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 18th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Nacional in San José, Costa Rica, between June 8-9, 2007.

A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by men and 22 by women.

## Medal summary

Complete results and medal winners were published.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: +0.5 m/s) | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 10.65 | Josel Ramírez (CRC) | 10.66 | Jonathan Williams (BIZ) | 10.72 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.4 m/s) | Nery Brenes (CRC) | 21.37 | Andrés Leonel Rodríguez (PAN) | 22.12 | Jorge Luis Jiménez (CRC) | 22.34 |
| 400 metres | Nery Brenes (CRC) | 47.40 | Allan Ayala (GUA) | 48.05 | Takeshi Fujiwara (ESA) | 48.21 |
| 800 metres | Jenner Pelicó (GUA) | 1:53.95 | Francis Jiménez (ESA) | 1:53.99 | Camilo Quevedo (GUA) | 1:54.65 |
| 1500 metres | José Francisco Chávez (CRC) | 3:59.75 | Álvaro Vásquez (NCA) | 4:01.83 | Francis Jiménez (ESA) | 4:04.55 |
| 5000 metres | José Amado García (GUA) | 14:42.08 | José Carlos Raxón (GUA) | 14:44.00 | José Francisco Chávez (CRC) | 15:07.16 |
| 10000 metres | José Amado García (GUA) | 29:53.61 | Alfredo Arévalo (GUA) | 30:10.98 | Roy Vargas (CRC) | 31:18.30 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | José Francisco Chávez (CRC) | 9:37.66 | Domingo Álvarez (GUA) | 9:47.41 | Juan Serrano (PAN) | 9:55.92 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.1 m/s) | Ronald Bennett (HON) | 14.15 CR | Sadros Sánchez (PAN) | 14.37 | Allan Ayala (GUA) | 15.07 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jonathan Williams (BIZ) | 49.87 CR | Allan Ayala (GUA) | 52.15 | Camilo Quevedo (GUA) | 52.20 |
| High Jump | Henry Linton (CRC) | 1.96 | Anselmo Delgado (PAN) | 1.85 | Jason Castro (HON) | 1.70 |
| Pole Vault | Octavius Gillespie (GUA) | 4.40 | Marco Josué Mira (ESA) | 4.30 | Pedro Daniel Figueroa (ESA) | 4.10 |
| Long Jump | Jonathan Romero (PAN) | 7.24 (wind: +1.2 m/s) | Octavius Gillespie (GUA) | 6.99 (wind: +1.6 m/s) | Marvin García (GUA) | 6.95 (wind: +1.9 m/s) |
| Triple Jump | Juan Carlos Nájera (GUA) | 15.49 CR (wind: +1.9 m/s) | Marvin García (GUA) | 14.99 (wind: +1.6 m/s) | Jonathan Romero (PAN) | 14.95 (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Jorge Castro (GUA) | 14.31 | Ariel Rodríguez (CRC) | 13.70 | Josuet Morales (PAN) | 12.67 |
| Discus Throw | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 44.87 | Nelson Chavarría (CRC) | 44.47 | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 42.83 |
| Hammer Throw | Roberto Sawyers (CRC) | 62.42 CR | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 61.22 | Diego Berrios (GUA) | 56.19 |
| Javelin Throw | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 65.87 | Javier Ugarte (NCA) | 65.61 | Octavius Gillespie (GUA) | 63.80 |
| Decathlon | Darvin Colón (HON) | 6267 CR | Edwin Campos (CRC) | 5182 | Néstor Meza (ESA) | 4912 |
| 20,000 metres Walk | Bernardo Calvo (CRC) | 1:26:10.51 CR | Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:27:16.12 | Julio René Martínez (GUA) | 1:27:30.42 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Honduras Darvin Colón Ronald Bennett Jonnie Lowe Rolando Palacios | 41.07 CR | Costa Rica Javier Biasetty Gary Robinson Josel Ramírez Jorge Luis Jiménez | 41.30 | El Salvador Roberto Vidri Mario Quintanilla César Cornejo Takeshi Fujiwara | 42.34 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Guatemala Hans Villagrán Camilo Quevedo Edwin Baltazar Allan Ayala | 3:13.95 CR | Costa Rica Gary Robinson Víctor Cantillano Heinor Watson Nery Brenes | 3:14.32 | El Salvador César León Francis Jiménez Mario Quintanilla Takeshi Fujiwara | 3:20.95 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.8 m/s) | Tracy Joseph (CRC) | 12.19 | Auxiliadora Bonilla (NCA) | 12.44 | Kaina Martínez (BIZ) Lissete Mejía (ESA) | 12.47 |
| 200 metres (wind: +1.9 m/s) | Tracy Joseph (CRC) | 24.58 CR | Mariela Leal (CRC) | 25.26 | Lissete Mejía (ESA) | 25.44 |
| 400 metres | Estefany Zamora (CRC) | 58.13 | Henriette Guadamuz (NCA) | 58.79 | Rossana Rodríguez (GUA) | 58.82 |
| 800 metres | Wendy Zúñiga (CRC) | 2:12.54 | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 2:13.02 | Andrea Ferris (PAN) | 2:14.20 |
| 1500 metres | Andrea Ferris (PAN) | 4:41.79 | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 4:42.09 | Wendy Zúñiga (CRC) | 4:47.81 |
| 5000 metres | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | 18:43.87 | María Ferris (PAN) | 18:58.68 | Jeimy Navarro (CRC) | 19:11.11 |
| 10000 metres | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | 39:03.18 | Alejandra Murillo (CRC) | 40:13.69 | Guadalupe Zúñiga (CRC) | 40:46.56 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Gabriela Traña (CRC) | 11:19.81 | Blanca Solís (ESA) | 11:44.03 | Evonne Marroquín (GUA) | 11:45.24 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +1.0 m/s) | Jeimmy Bernárdez (HON) | 14.42 | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 15.30 | Pamela Jiménez (CRC) | 16.04 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Verónica Quijano (ESA) | 61.68 | Dilian Ramírez (CRC) | 64.01 | Ana María Porras (CRC) | 66.18 |
| High Jump | Kashani Ríos (PAN) | 1.62 | Ana María Porras (CRC) | 1.56 | Kay-De Vaughn (BIZ) Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) | 1.53 |
| Pole Vault | Gladys Quijada (ESA) | 3.00 | Jaqueline Vargas (CRC) | 2.50 | | |
| Long Jump | Tricia Flores (BIZ) | 5.86 CR | Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) | 5.85 | Estefany Cruz (GUA) | 5.49 |
| Triple Jump | Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) | 12.64 w (wind: +3.0 m/s) | Estefany Cruz (GUA) | 12.31 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | Tricia Flores (BIZ) | 12.00 (wind: +1.4 m/s) |
| Shot Put | Doroty López (GUA) | 13.03 CR | Jannis Ramírez (NCA) | 11.19 | Kandice Vaughn (BIZ) | 10.89 |
| Discus Throw | Aixa Middleton (PAN) | 45.13 CR | Doroty López (GUA) | 39.33 | María Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) | 36.18 |
| Hammer Throw | Ana Lucía Espinoza (GUA) | 42.02 | Viviana Abarca (CRC) | 40.50 | Fabiola Jovel (ESA) | 38.69 |
| Javelin Throw | Dalila Rugama (NCA) | 52.10 CR | Jannis Ramírez (NCA) | 50.54 | Lorena Medina (ESA) | 36.92 |
| Heptathlon | Ginna von Quednow (GUA) | 4172 | Inaly Morazán (NCA) | 3765 | Pamela Jiménez (CRC) | 3354 |
| 10,000 metres Walk | Evelyn Núñez (GUA) | 48:52.92 | Francisca Ferris (PAN) | 54:55.32 | Glenda Ubeda (NCA) | 56:17.36 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Mariela Leal Estefany Zamora Cindy Sibaja Sharolyn Scott | 48.07 | El Salvador Verónica Quijano Natalia Santamaría Gladys Quijada Lissete Mejía | 48.62 | Nicaragua Inaly Morazán Henriette Guadamuz Auxiliadora Bonilla Yahoska Rodríguez | 48.87 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | El Salvador Jéssica Bautista Joselin Escobar Natalia Santamaría Verónica Quijano | 3:53.33 | Costa Rica Mariela Leal Dilian Ramírez Tracy Joseph Estefany Zamora | 3:54.78 | Panama Mardel Alvarado Ana Ramos Andrea Ferris Yelena Alvear | 4:00.92 |

## Medal table

An unofficial medal count is in agreement with a medal table published by CACAC.

* Host nation (Costa Rica)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Costa Rica* | 14 | 15 | 9 | 38 |
| 2 | Guatemala | 13 | 10 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Honduras | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | Panama | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Belize | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |

## Team Ranking

Costa Rica won the overall team ranking.

### Total

| Rank | Nation | Points |
| - | - | - |
| | Costa Rica | 397 |
| | Guatemala | 277 |
| | El Salvador | 226 |
| 4 | Panamá | 184 |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 142 |
| 6 | Honduras | 67 |
| 7 | Belize | 61 |
