2008 Central American Championships in Athletics
# 2008 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 19th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, between June 27–28, 2008.

A total of 43 events were contested, 22 by men and 21 by women. There were no athletes from Belize.

## Medal summary

Complete results and medal winners were published. A total of 5 championships records were set.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.2 m/s) | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 10.61 | Babner Bardales (HON) | 11.02 | Renan Palma (ESA) | 11.19 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.1 m/s) | Rolando Palacios (HON) | 21.25 | Babner Bardales (HON) | 22.20 | Oscar Barzuna (CRC) | 22.46 |
| 400 metres | Andrés Rodríguez (PAN) | 47.59 | Takeshi Fujiwara (ESA) | 47.89 | Pedro Suazo (HON) | 48.88 |
| 800 metres | Marco Pérez (CRC) | 1:53.52 | Jenner Pelicó (GUA) | 1:53.71 | Camilo Quevedo (GUA) | 1:54.97 |
| 1500 metres | Jenner Pelicó (GUA) | 4:01.94 | Francis Jiménez (ESA) | 4:02.47 | Carlos Álvarez (GUA) | 4:04.43 |
| 5000 metres | Estuardo Palacios (GUA) | 15:21.64 | Jeremías Saloj (GUA) | 15:23.21 | Williams Sánchez (ESA) | 15:28.96 |
| 10000 metres | Jeremías Saloj (GUA) | 31:58.59 | Estuardo Palacios (GUA) | 32:21.49 | Dimas Castro (NCA) | 33:17.32 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Álvaro Vásquez (NCA) | 9:33.61 | Domingo Alvarez (GUA) | 9:42.32 | Douglas Aguilar (ESA) | 9:45.94 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 1.0 m/s) | Ronald Bennett (HON) | 14.35 | Renan Palma (ESA) | 14.76 | Luis Carlos Bonilla (GUA) | 14.79 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Allan Ayala (GUA) | 51.72 | Camilo Quevedo (GUA) | 52.80 | Jonnie Lowe (HON) | 53.16 |
| High Jump | Octavius Gillespie (GUA) | 2.00 | Jason Castro (HON) | 1.80 | | |
| Pole Vault | Pedro Figueroa (ESA) | 4.21 | | | | |
| Long Jump | Kessel Campbell (HON) | 7.52 CR (wind: NWI) | Juan Carlos Nájera (GUA) | 6.99 (wind: NWI) | Ulises Peña (NCA) | 6.85 (wind: NWI) |
| Triple Jump | Juan Carlos Nájera (GUA) | 15.45 (wind: NWI) | Michael Thompson (PAN) | 15.20 (wind: NWI) | Jason Castro (HON) | 14.69 (wind: NWI) |
| Shot Put | Edson Monzón (GUA) | 14.05 | Juan Enrique Galdámez (ESA) | 12.18 | Milton Cisne (NCA) | 11.81 |
| Discus Throw | Juan Enrique Galdámez (ESA) | 43.97 | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 42.57 | Kayro Martínez (NCA) | 40.55 |
| Hammer Throw | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | 63.92 CR | Diego Berrios (GUA) | 56.56 | Milton Cisne (NCA) | 43.55 |
| Javelin Throw | Javier Ugarte (NCA) | 61.04 | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 60.74 | Edin Trigueros (GUA) | 50.22 |
| Decathlon | Darvin Colón (HON) | 6690 CR | Daniel Gutiérrez (ESA) | 4654 | Ernesto Mendizabal (GUA) | 2413 |
| 10,000 metres Walk | Aníbal Paau (GUA) | 44:24.02 | Luis Gómez (GUA) | 46:54.55 | Osman Flores (NCA) | 53:13.80 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Honduras Rolando Palacios Babner Bardales Ronald Bennett Jonnie Lowe | 41.10 | Guatemala Patrick Holwerda Benjamín Rodríguez Allan Ayala Juan Carlos Nájera | 42.30 | Costa Rica José González Marco Pérez Oscar Barzuna Luis Rojas | 42.75 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Guatemala Hans Villagrán Patrick Holwerda Allan Ayala Camilo Quevedo | 3:15.28 | El Salvador Juan Cuellar José González Takeshi Fujiwara Francis Jiménez | 3:20.70 | Honduras Pedro Suazo Juan José Alvarez Jonnie Lowe Maxin Espinal | 3:21.27 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s) | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 12.50 | Lissette Mejía (ESA) | 12.64 | Jessica Lino (HON) | 12.75 |
| 200 metres (wind: 2.9 m/s) | Lissette Mejía (ESA) | 25.54 w | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 25.91 w | Natalia Santamaría (ESA) | 26.38 w |
| 400 metres | Natalia Santamaría (ESA) | 59.37 | Josseline Escobar (ESA) | 59.67 | Jessica Aguilera (NCA) | 59.76 |
| 800 metres | Brenda Salmeron (ESA) | 2:12.30 | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 2:12.36 | Cecilia Gutiérrez (GUA) | 2:15.37 |
| 1500 metres | Gladys Landaverde (ESA) | 4:40.12 | Brenda Salmeron (ESA) | 4:44.15 | Cecilia Gutiérrez (GUA) | 4:53.18 |
| 5000 metres | Merlin Chalí (GUA) | 18:11.12 | Delbin Solis (ESA) | 18:22.83 | Eva María Rodríguez (ESA) | 18:54.86 |
| 10000 metres | Élida De Xuyá (GUA) | 39:18.36 | Delbin Solis (ESA) | 39:21.86 | Eva María Rodríguez (ESA) | 40:46.66 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Evonne Marroquín (GUA) | 11:22.87 | Blanca Solís (ESA) | 11:26.77 | Ligia Morales (GUA) | 11:43.41 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: 1.0 m/s) | Jeimmy Bernárdez (HON) | 14.11 CR | Sharolyn Scott (CRC) | 14.59 | Claudia Villeda (GUA) | 15.28 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ana María Porras (CRC) | 65.54 | Jessica Aguilera (NCA) | 65.97 | Bessy Flores (ESA) | 66.14 |
| Pole $Vault^†$ | | | | | | |
| Long Jump | Estefany Cruz (GUA) | 5.67 (wind: NWI) | Francisca Martínez (GUA) | 5.44 (wind: NWI) | Ana María Porras (CRC) | 5.02 (wind: NWI) |
| Triple Jump | Estefany Cruz (GUA) | 12.19 (wind: NWI) | Sharon Ruiz (CRC) | 11.46 (wind: NWI) | | |
| Shot Put | Dorothy López (GUA) | 12.52 | Lourdes Meléndez (ESA) | 9.88 | Ana Harry (HON) | 8.35 |
| Discus Throw | Dorothy López (GUA) | 39.85 | Lourdes Meléndez (ESA) | 32.42 | Jennifer Palma (HON) | 32.28 |
| Hammer Throw | Rosita De León (GUA) | 48.96 CR | Fabiola Jovel (ESA) | 37.77 | Dorothy López (GUA) | 33.17 |
| Javelin Throw | Sandra Centeno (NCA) | 39.90 | Ginna von Quednow (GUA) | 38.48 | Lorena Medina (ESA) | 37.44 |
| Heptathlon | Ginna von Quednow (GUA) | 3726 | Inaly Morazán (NCA) | 3542 | Jennifer Henríquez (ESA) | 3427 |
| 10,000 metres Walk | Verónica Colindres (ESA) | 53:47.09 | Zoila Reyes (GUA) | 55:51.17 | Ligia Altamirano (NCA) | 1:09:24.40 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | El Salvador Lissette Mejía Natalia Santamaría Iris Santamaría Bessy Flores | 49.29 | Guatemala Francisca Martínez Estefany Cruz Claudia Villeda Ginna von Quednow | 50.38 | Nicaragua Mariangeles Escobar Inaly Morazán Jessica Aguilera Indira Pérez | 51.84 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | El Salvador Natalia Santamaría Josseline Escobar Gladys Landaverde Brenda Salmeron | 4:07.92 | Nicaragua Mariangeles Escobar Jessica Aguilera Cony Villalobos Aldy Villalobos | 4:22.45 | | |

**Notes**

$^†:$ No athlete cleared the initial height.

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Honduras)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Guatemala | 19 | 14 | 10 | 43 |
| 2 | El Salvador | 9 | 16 | 9 | 34 |
| 3 | Honduras* | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 42 | 41 | 38 | 121 |

## Team Rankings

Guatemala won the overall team ranking and the team ranking in the men's category. El Salvador won the team ranking in the women's category.

