2008 Central American Championships in Athletics

International athletics championship event

XIX Central American Championships in Athletics

Dates| June 27–28
Host city| San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Venue| Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Level| Senior
Events| 43 (22 men, 21 women)
Participation| 6 nations

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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[edit]

Complete results and medal winners were published.[1][2][3][4] A total of 5 championships records were set.[5]

### Men[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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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[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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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[edit]

†: No athlete cleared the initial height.

## Medal table (unofficial)[edit]

* Host nation (Honduras)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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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[edit]

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[edit]

The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

| Rank | Nation | Points

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|  Guatemala | 337
|  El Salvador | 294
|  Nicaragua | 199
4 |  Honduras | 184
5 |  Costa Rica | 100
6 |  Panama | 17

### Male[edit]

The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

| Rank | Nation | Points

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|  Guatemala | 202
|  Honduras | 122
|  El Salvador | 111
4 |  Nicaragua | 107
5 |  Costa Rica | 57
6 |  Panama | 17

### Female[edit]

The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

| Rank | Nation | Points

|
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|  El Salvador | 183
|  Guatemala | 135
|  Nicaragua | 92
4 |  Honduras | 62
5 |  Costa Rica | 43

## References[edit]

1. ^ Centroamericanos de Mayores (in Spanish), CADICA, August 29, 2012, archived from the original on July 8, 2013, retrieved September 12, 2012
2. ^ XIX CAMPEONATO CENTROAMERICANO MAYOR DE ATLETISMO - 27/06/2008 to 28/06/2008 - San Pedro Sula - Honduras - Resultados (PDF) (in Spanish), CADICA, retrieved September 12, 2012[permanent dead link]
3. ^ Rayo Ruiz, Alberto (July 1, 2008), Nicas con tres de oro (in Spanish), La Prensa, Managua, Nicaragua, archived from the original on February 23, 2013, retrieved September 12, 2012
4. ^ 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
5. ^ XX CAMPEONATO CENTROAMERICANO DE ATLETISMO MAYOR - Estadio Cementos Progreso - GUA - 12/06/2009 to 13/06/2009 - Resultados (PDF) (in Spanish), CADICA, archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016, retrieved September 11, 2012
6. ^ Trejo Pineda, Julio (July 1, 2008), ATLETISMO: Ivonne Marroquin con Record Nacional (in Spanish), COMO TE DEJE, Guatemala, archived from the original on 2008-12-10, retrieved September 12, 2012

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