Athletics at the 1997 Central American Games
# Athletics at the 1997 Central American Games

Athletics competitions at the 1997 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, between December 12-15, 1997.

A total of 46 events were contested, 24 by men and 22 by women.

## Medal summary

Gold medal winners were published. A couple of medals and results could be retrieved from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, and from Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa. A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner). Gold medalists were also published in other sources.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Joseph Colville (CRC) | 10.4 | Julio Roque (ESA) | | Mario Blanco (GUA) | |
| 200 metres | Rubén Benítez (ESA) | 21.47 | José Meneses (GUA) | | Mario Blanco (GUA) | |
| 400 metres | Álvaro James (CRC) | 47.46 | Marco McKoy (BIZ) | | Frederick Marssiah (BIZ) | |
| 800 metres | Carlos Madrigal (CRC) | 1:52.67 | Jefry Pérez (CRC) | 1:53.89 | Luis Padilla (NCA) | |
| 1500 metres | Jefry Pérez (CRC) | 3:56.23 | Ronald Arias (ESA) | | Adrian Jorgensen (BIZ) | |
| 5000 metres | Iván Gómez (GUA) | 14:38.75 | Jhonny Loría (CRC) | 14:53.?? | Víctor Velázquez (GUA) | |
| 10000 metres | Iván Gómez (GUA) | 31:02.38 | José Amado García (GUA) | | William Aguirre (NCA) | |
| Marathon | Luis Martínez (GUA) | 2:48:32 | Miguel Vargas (CRC) | 2:48:47 | Dagoberto Pérez (ESA) | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Jhonny Loría (CRC) | 8:54.43 GR | Hugo Allan García (GUA) | | Selvin Molineros (GUA) | |
| 110 metres hurdles | Alex Foster (CRC) | 14.62 | Alejandro Navarro (ESA) | 15.13 | Francisco Flores (HON) | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Alex Foster (CRC) | 52.91 | Alejandro Navarro (ESA) | | Francisco Flores (HON) | |
| High Jump | Michael Periche (CRC) | 2.06 | José Barahona (PAN) | | Alton Berry (BIZ) | |
| Pole Vault | Sixto Anchetta (ESA) | 4.15 | Juan Ramírez (ESA) | | Jorge Flores (HON) | |
| Long Jump | Angelo Iannuzzelli (ESA) | 7.16 | Elston Shaw (BIZ) | | Albert Wade (BIZ) | |
| Triple Jump | Daniel Flores (HON) | 14.91 | Guillermo Uclés (HON) | | Rolando Lewis (CRC) | |
| Shot Put | Jaime Comandari (ESA) | 15.88 | Edson Monzón (GUA) | | Henry Santos (GUA) | |
| Discus Throw | Herbert Rodríguez (ESA) | 43.38 | Jaime Comandari (ESA) | 40.70 | Nelson Chavarría (CRC) | 40.26 |
| Hammer Throw | Enrique Reina (HON) | 51.72 | Guillermo Morales (ESA) | | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | |
| Javelin Throw | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 71.00 GR | Fernando Palomo (ESA) | | Nelson Ocón (NCA) | |
| Decathlon | Andrés Bondurant (GUA) | 6105 | Marco McKoy (BIZ) | 6032 | Allan Brown (CRC) | 5844 |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Julio Martínez (GUA) | 1:35:45 | Roberto Oscal (GUA) | | Guillermo Vásquez (ESA) | |
| 35 Kilometres Road Walk | Julio César Urías (GUA) | 2:55:34 | Hugo López (GUA) | | Carlos Rivera (ESA) | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | El Salvador Edgardo Serpas Julio César Roque Carlos Toledo Rubén Benítez | 40.96 | Guatemala Marvin Alvarado José Tinoco José Meneses Mario Blanco | | Costa Rica Alex Foster Minor Aguilar Joseph Colville Marvin Ramírez | 42.65 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | El Salvador Edgardo Serpas Carlos Toledo Rubén Benítez Alejandro Navarro | 3:15.74 | Belize Michael McKoy Jayson Jones Elston Shaw Albert Wade | 3:16.80 | Costa Rica José Abbot Alex Foster Álvaro James Carlos Madrigal | 3:17.69 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 metres | Pastora Chávez (HON) | 11.8 | Rita Alcázar (PAN) | | Zoila Stewart (CRC) | |
| 200 metres | Rita Alcázar (PAN) | 25.10 | Pastora Chávez (HON) | | Mera Belisle (BIZ) | |
| 400 metres | Zoila Stewart (CRC) | 54.74 GR | Arely Franco (ESA) | | Rosa Évora (ESA) | |
| 800 metres | Rosa Évora (ESA) | 2:11.13 | Elizabeth Zaragoza (ESA) | | Zolveik Ruiz (PAN) | |
| 1500 metres | Marcela Jackson (CRC) | 4:36.85 | Elizabeth Zaragoza (ESA) | | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | |
| 5000 metres | Elizabeth Zaragoza (ESA) | 17:57.60 | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | | Kriscia García (ESA) | |
| 10000 metres | Kriscia García (ESA) | 38:36.39 | Edith Ramírez (HON) | | Angelina Turcios (GUA) | |
| Marathon | Gina Coello (HON) | 3:23:51 | Marta Montes (ESA) | | María Hidalgo (ESA) | |
| 100 metres hurdles | Verónica Quijano (ESA) | 15.3 | Velveth Moreno (PAN) | | Aura Amaya (ESA) | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Velveth Moreno (PAN) | 61.89 | Verónica Quijano (ESA) | | Arely Franco (ESA) | |
| High Jump | Ana Quiñónez (GUA) | 1.75 | Silvia Cob (CRC) | 1.63 | Ivonne Montoya (CRC) | 1.60 |
| Pole Vault | Glenda Aguilar (HON) | 2.45 | Mauren Calvo (CRC) | 2.40 | Gloria Ramos (ESA) | |
| Long Jump | Sabrina Asturias (GUA) | 5.46 | Ana Traña (NCA) | 5.44 | María Fleischmann (GUA) | |
| Triple Jump | María Fleischmann (GUA) | 12.06 | Ana Traña (NCA) | 11.72 | María José Paiz (GUA) | |
| Shot Put | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 12.78 | Verónica Monzón (GUA) | | Damaris Ulloa (NCA) | |
| Discus Throw | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 46.48 | Maria Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) | 40.88 | Ana Lucía Espinoza (GUA) | |
| Hammer Throw | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 47.74 | Sandra Valiente (ESA) | | Ana Lucía Espinoza (GUA) | |
| Javelin Throw | Ana Hernández (CRC) | 38.36 | Raisa Domínguez (PAN) | 37.18 | Leslie Padilla (HON) | 37.02 |
| Heptathlon | María Cuadra (ESA) | ??? | Sandra Olverios (GUA) | | Karla Guardado (ESA) | |
| 10 Kilometres Road Walk | Ivis Martínez (ESA) | 50:27 | Natividad Collado (GUA) | | Magdalena Guzmán (ESA) | |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | El Salvador Marcela Navarro Leticia Osorto Aura Amaya Rosa Évora | 47.78 | Panama Itza Sánchez Zolveik Ruiz Erika Chifundo Rita Alcázar | | Costa Rica Zoila Stewart Gabriela Rodríguez Mariela Leal Andrea Camacho | 48.66 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Panama Itza Sánchez Rita Alcázar Zolveik Ruiz Velveth Moreno | 3:49.75 | El Salvador Leticia Osorto Arely Franco Rosa Évora Verónica Quijano | | Costa Rica Marcela Jackson Karina Lewis Zoila Stewart Gabriela Rodríguez | 3:54.97 |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Honduras)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | El Salvador | 17 | 15 | 11 | 43 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 9 | 11 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Honduras* | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Panama | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Belize | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 |
