2008 Central American Championships in Athletics
| XIX Central American Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 27–28 |
| Host city | San Pedro Sula, Honduras .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 43 (22 men, 21 women) |
| Participation | 6 nations |
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.[1][2][3][4] A total of 5 championships records were set.[5]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | 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 |
| 10,000 metres | Jeremías Saloj (GUA) |
31:58.59 | Estuardo Palacios (GUA) |
32:21.49 |  Dimas Castro (NCA) |
33:17.32 |
| 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 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Álvaro Vásquez (NCA) |
9:33.61 | Domingo Alvarez (GUA) |
9:42.32 | Douglas Aguilar (ESA) |
9:45.94 |
| 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 |
| 10,000 metres Walk | Aníbal Paau (GUA) |
44:24.02 | Luis Gómez (GUA) |
46:54.55 | Osman Flores (NCA) |
53:13.80 |
| 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 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | 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 |
| 10,000 metres | Élida De Xuyá (GUA) |
39:18.36 | Delbin Solis (ESA) |
39:21.86 | Eva María Rodríguez (ESA) |
40:46.66 |
| 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 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Evonne Marroquín (GUA) |
11:22.87 | Blanca Solís (ESA) |
11:26.77 | Ligia Morales (GUA) |
11:43.41 |
| 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 | ||
| 10,000 metres Walk | Verónica Colindres (ESA) |
53:47.09 | Zoila Reyes (GUA) |
55:51.17 | Ligia Altamirano (NCA) |
1:09:24.40 |
| 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 |
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) | 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.[6]
Total The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
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Male The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
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Female The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
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References
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- ^ Ocho medallas de oro deja el CA a Honduras (in Spanish), La Tribuna, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 28, 2008, archived from the original on 2013-02-17, retrieved September 12, 2012
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