Central American Race Walking Championships
# Central American Race Walking Championships

The Central American Race Walking Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Centroamericano de Marcha) is an annual race walking competition organized by CADICA for athletes representing the countries of its member associations. The event was established in 2007 as Central American Race Walking Cup (Spanish: Copa Centroamericana de Marcha). The name was changed in 2012. Races are featured for senior (Spanish: Mayor), junior (U-20, Spanish: Juvenil A), youth (U-18, Spanish: Juvenil B), and two age groups (U-16, (Spanish: Juvenil C), and U-14, (Spanish: Infantil A)) for both male and female athletes. In addition, there are separate team competitions.

## Editions

### Central American Race Walking Cup

| | Year | City | Country | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| I | 2007 | Ciudad de Guatemala | Guatemala | February 4 |
| II | 2008 | Panamá | Panama | June 7–8 |
| III | 2009 | San Salvador | El Salvador | March 22 |
| IV | 2011 | San Salvador | El Salvador | February 27 |

### Central American Race Walking Championships

| | Year | City | Country | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| I | 2012 | Cartago | Costa Rica | March 24 |
| II | 2013 | Ciudad de Guatemala | Guatemala | February 3 |
| III | 2014 | San Salvador | El Salvador | March 30 |
| IV | 2015 | San Salvador | El Salvador | March 21 |

## Results

Complete result list were published on the CADICA website. Results for the junior and youth competitions can be found on the World Junior Athletics History ("WJAH") webpage.

### Men's results

**Senior**

**20 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:22:53 | Bernardo Calvo (CRC) | 1:22:59 | Julio Martínez (GUA) | 1:25:06 |
| 2008 | Aníbal Paau (GUA) | 1:39:05.7 | Yassir Cabrera (PAN) | 1.39.37.5 | Ricardo Reyes (ESA) | 1:45:51.2 |
| 2009 | Walter Sandoval (ESA) | 1:25:46 | Víctor Hugo Mendoza (ESA) | 1:26:17 | Aníbal Paau (GUA) | 1:27:58 |
| 2011 | Erick Barrondo (GUA) | 1:24:34 | Aníbal Paau (GUA) | 1:25:46 | Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:26:30 |
| 2012 | Aníbal Paau (GUA) | 1:26:13 | Mario Bran (GUA) | 1:27:23 | Bernardo Calvo (CRC) | 1:27:45 |
| 2013 | Allan Segura (CRC) | 1:38:52 | Mario Bran (GUA) | 1:42:02 | Salvador Ernesto Mira (ESA) | 1:43:40 |
| 2014 | José María Raymundo (GUA) | 1:29:53 | Mario Bran (GUA) | 1:31:34 | José Gregorio Ajcam (GUA) | 1:31:54 |

**Senior**

**35 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | Emerson Hernández (ESA) | 2:48:30 | Jaime Daniel Quiyuch (GUA) | 2:48:32 | Bernardo Calvo (CRC) | 2:51:37 |

**Junior U-20 (Juvenil A)**

**10 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Emerson Hernández (ESA) | 44:33 | Yassir Cabrera (PAN) | 44:33 | Alexander Velásquez (GUA) | 45:22 |
| 2008 | Emerson Hernández (ESA) | 47:07.3 | Mario Bran (GUA) | 47:08.9 | Alexander Velásquez (GUA) | 49:45.7 |
| 2009 | César Martínez (ESA) | 48:06 | Patrick Mathuz (GUA) | 50:47 | David Alexander Escobar (ESA) | 53:33 |
| 2011 | Deiby Cordero (CRC) | 51:43 | Roberto Carlos Paredes (ESA) | 56:21 | Erick Josué Rivas (ESA) | 1:05:07 |
| 2012 | Luis Ángel Sánchez (GUA) | 45:20 | José Gregorio Ajcam (GUA) | 46:28 | Luis Alfonso López (ESA) | 48:57 |
| $2013^†$ | Luis Alfonso López (ESA) | 49:20 | | | | |
| 2014 | Jürgen Grave (GUA) | 45:42 | Juan Ajpop (GUA) | 47:41 | Carlos Emmanuel Raymundo (GUA) | 48:32 |

$^†:$ In 2013, some non-CADICA race walkers were invited to start out of competition. Luis Miguel Colón from Puerto Rico finished 2nd in 53:53, Jan Carlos Figueroa also from Puerto Rico finished 3rd in 55:53.

**Youth U-18 (Juvenil B)**

**10 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Patrik Matheus (GUA) | 54:31 | Nestor Mejía (NCA) | 56:12 | | |
| 2008 | Juan Carlos Hernández (GUA) | 52:49.8 | Héctor Mejía (NCA) | 59:43.8 | Justin Soto (CRC) | 1:05:04.3 |
| 2009 | Juan Carlos Hernández (GUA) | 44:27 | Nelson Leonel Pérez (GUA) | 52:38 | Justin Soto (CRC) | 54:02 |
| 2011 | César Cristian Escobar (ESA) | 50:54 | Bryan Barahona Beltrán (ESA) | 51:53 | Luis Alfonso López (ESA) | 51:54 |
| 2012 | Jürgen Grave (GUA) | 47:20 | Wilmer Santiago Rosales (GUA) | 49:58 | David Alexander Escobar (ESA) | 52:09 |
| 2013 | Jürgen Grave (GUA) | 49:24 | José Alejandro Barrondo (GUA) | 52:50 | Óscar Armando Menjívar (ESA) | 54:47 |
| 2014 | Gerson Otoniel Navas (ESA) | 50:29 | Justin Álvarez (CRC) | 59:40 | | |

**U-16 (Juvenil C)**

**5 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Juan Carlos Hernández (GUA) | 24:53 | Luis Ángel Sánchez (GUA) | 25:53 | Héctor Mendoza (NCA) | 27:14 |
| 2008 | Kamil Zeledón (NCA) | 29:53.9 | Federico Ferris (PAN) | 31:35.3 | | |
| 2009 | Mynor Alexsander Morales (GUA) | 25:13 | Luis Alexander Mendoza (ESA) | 27:06 | Luis Carlos Vargas (CRC) | 27:52 |
| 2011 | Jasón Steven Acevedo (ESA) | 24:23 | Oscar Armando Menjívar (ESA) | 26:55 | Alcides Esaú Rosales (ESA) | 27:37 |
| 2012 | Oscar Armando Menjívar (ESA) | 25:47 | Gerson Otoniel Navas (ESA) | 26:43 | Melvin Donovan Castillo (GUA) | 30:59 |
| 2013 | Gerson Otoniel Navas (ESA) | 27:07 | Sergio Daniel Sacul (GUA) | 27:39 | Dennis Alfredo Pérez (GUA) | 28:24 |
| 2014 | Aníbal Xiquin (GUA) | 24:08 CR | Joseph Alejandro Hernández (ESA) | 25:32 | Frank Alberto Hernández (ESA) | 25:39 |

**U-14 (Infantil A)**

**3 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | William Kelvin Castillo (ESA) | 17:50 | Joseph Alejandro Hernández (ESA) | 17:55 | Jefry Alejandro Barahona (ESA) | 18:29 |
| 2012 | Joseph Alejandro Hernández (ESA) | 16:20 | Juan Manuel Calderón (CRC) | 19:34 | | |
| 2013 | Cristofer Noé Colop (GUA) | 17:27 | José Gilberto Menjívar (ESA) | 18:16 | | |
| 2014 | José Gilberto Menjívar (ESA) | 16:19 CR | Bryan Alexandre Hernández (ESA) | 16:22 | Daniel Fernando López (ESA) | 16:41 |

### Women's results

**Senior**

**10 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Verónica Colindres (ESA) | 46:30 | Zoila Reyes (GUA) | 51:09 | Mirna Ortíz (GUA) | 51:23 |
| $2012^†$ | Ileana Ocampo (CRC) | 1:04:24 | | | | |
| 2013 | Cristina Esmeralda López (ESA) | 55:48 | María Esperanza López (GUA) | 1:02:04 | Marlen Gabriela Carranza (GUA) | 1:02:55 |
| 2014 | Cristina Esmeralda López (ESA) | 49:02 CR | Glenda Úbeda (NCA) | 56:29 | Ileana Ocampo (CRC) | 57:54 |

$^†:$ In 2012, Wilane Cuevas from Puerto Rico started out of competition and finished 1st in 57:09.

**Senior**

**20 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Evelyn Núñez (GUA) | 1:36:05 | Glenda Úbeda (NCA) | 1:55:02 | | |
| 2008 | Francisca Ferris (PAN) | 2:11:28.6 | Yaditza Pérez (PAN) | 2:44:17.9 | Ada Guerra (PAN) | 3:00:23.8 |
| 2011 | Jamy Franco (GUA) | 1:37:53 | Mirna Ortíz (GUA) | 1:39:52 | Cristina Esmeralda López (ESA) | 1:49:46 |
| $2014^†$ | | | | | | |

$^†:$ In 2014, Irmary Colon from Puerto Rico was the only competitor starting as a guest. She finished in 2:01:36.

**Junior U-20 (Juvenil A)**

**10 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Mayra Herrera (GUA) | 54:52 | | | | |
| 2008 | Paulina de García (PAN) | 1:11:27.3 | | | | |
| 2009 | Linda Tatiana Paz (ESA) | 51:28 | Natalia Barton (ESA) | 54:20 | Mónica Vásquez (ESA) | 54:30 |
| 2011 | Angie Cerdas (CRC) | 1:05:58 | María Eugenia Castellón (ESA) | 1:25:50 | | |
| $2012^†$ | Yesenia Ivania Miranda (ESA) | 51:40 | Mishelly Charo González (GUA) | 1:01:49 | Priscilla Torres (CRC) | 1:02:33 |
| 2013 | Maritza Rafaela Poncio (GUA) | 57:32 | Sonia Irene Barrondo (GUA) | 57:43 | Yesenia Ivania Miranda (ESA) | 57:48 |
| 2014 | Sonia Irene Barrondo (GUA) | 52:14 | Karin Clarissa Vicente (GUA) | 55:38 | Alicia María Vargas (CRC) | 1:01:07 |

$^†:$ In 2012, Sonia Irene Barrondo from Guatemala (aged 17) started out of competition and finished 2nd in 56:42.

**Youth U-18 (Juvenil B)**

**5 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Jamy Franco (GUA) | 24:35 | Mónica Mejía (ESA) | 26:49 | Joceline Quintanilla (GUA) | 28:37 |
| 2008 | Brendys Zeledón (NCA) | 29:34.9 | Pamela Ramírez (CRC) | 30:16.3 | Ángela Ferris (PAN) | 30:33.5 |
| 2009 | Angie Cerdas (CRC) | 29:05 | Andrea Barrientos (GUA) | 29:57 | Darlin Estefani Rodríguez (ESA) | 31:59 |
| 2011 | Kenia Rodríguez (ESA) | 29:20 | Priscilla Torres (CRC) | 30:00 | Rosalina Álvarez (NCA) | 30:45 |
| 2012 | Karin Clarissa Vicente (GUA) | 29:36 | Cefora Poncio (GUA) | 29:42 | Kimberly Joseph Torres (CRC) | 31:59 |
| 2013 | Karin Clarissa Vicente (GUA) | 29:00 | Xiomara Elizabeth López (ESA) | 30:17 | Lilian Chaclán (GUA) | 32:46 |
| 2014 | Gilma Beatriz de la O (ESA) | 29:00 =CR | Elisa Jocabed Hernández (GUA) | 29:41 | María Daniela Núñez (CRC) | 30:25 |

**U-16 (Juvenil C)**

**4 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Brendys Zeledón (NCA) | 23:35 | Dayana Estrada (GUA) | 24:18 | Sheila Pérez (GUA) | 25:09 |
| 2008 | Gissel Rodríguez (PAN) | 23:53.4 | Angie Cerdas (CRC) | 26:38.9 | Rebeca Murillo (PAN) | 28:42.6 |

**U-16 (Juvenil C)**

**5 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Yesenia Ivania Miranda (ESA) | 28:39 | Kenia Rodríguez (ESA) | 29:35 | Priscilla Torres (CRC) | 31:36 |
| 2011 | Cefora Poncio (GUA) | 31:06 | María Fabiola Rojas (CRC) | 32:52 | Karla Francisca Davila (NCA) | 35:56 |
| 2012 | Madeleine Alicia Grave (GUA) | 27:24 | Xiomara Elizabeth López (ESA) | 27:33 | Brenda Arely Mauricio (ESA) | 28:09 |
| 2013 | Madeleine Alicia Grave (GUA) | 29:27 | Arely Esmeralda Morales (GUA) | 30:21 | Katia Vanessa Almendarez (ESA) | 30:51 |
| 2014 | Noelia Vargas (CRC) | 27:55 | Katia Vanessa Almendarez (ESA) | 28:09 | Katherin Gabriela Ortíz (GUA) | 28:09 |

**U-14 (Infantil A)**

**2 kilometres**

| Year | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | Katia Vanessa Almendarez (ESA) | 11:45 | Celestina Casia (GUA) | 13:42 | | |
| 2012 | Katia Vanessa Almendarez (ESA) | 10:15 | Wendy María Porras (CRC) | 12:28 | Gabriela Campos (CRC) | 13:22 |
| 2013 | Rosa González (ESA) | 11:53 | Wendy Beatriz Ispanel (GUA) | 13:03 | Katherin Gabriela Ortíz (GUA) | 13:43 |
| 2014 | Glendy Verónica Teletor (GUA) | 10:44 | Paulina del Carmen Ortega (CRC) | 11:05 | Adriana Marcela Pérez (ESA) | 11:20 |
