2008 Central American Championships in Athletics

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XIX Central American Championships in Athletics
DatesJune 27–28
Host citySan Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras
VenueEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano
LevelSenior
Events43 (22 men, 21 women)
Participation6 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   (HON) 11.02   (ESA) 11.19
200 metres (wind: -0.1 m/s)  Rolando Palacios (HON) 21.25   (HON) 22.20   (CRC) 22.46
400 metres  Andrés Rodríguez (PAN) 47.59  Takeshi Fujiwara (ESA) 47.89   (HON) 48.88
800 metres   (CRC) 1:53.52   (GUA) 1:53.71   (GUA) 1:54.97
1500 metres   (GUA) 4:01.94   (ESA) 4:02.47   (GUA) 4:04.43
5000 metres   (GUA) 15:21.64   (GUA) 15:23.21   (ESA) 15:28.96
10000 metres   (GUA) 31:58.59   (GUA) 32:21.49   (NCA) 33:17.32
3000 metres steeplechase   (NCA) 9:33.61   (GUA) 9:42.32   (ESA) 9:45.94
110 metres hurdles (wind: 1.0 m/s)  Ronald Bennett (HON) 14.35   (ESA) 14.76   (GUA) 14.79
400 metres hurdles  Allan Ayala (GUA) 51.72   (GUA) 52.80  Jonnie Lowe (HON) 53.16
High Jump   (GUA) 2.00   (HON) 1.80
Pole Vault   (ESA) 4.21
Long Jump   (HON) 7.52 CR (wind: NWI)  Juan Carlos Nájera (GUA) 6.99 (wind: NWI)   (NCA) 6.85 (wind: NWI)
Triple Jump  Juan Carlos Nájera (GUA) 15.45 (wind: NWI)  Michael Thompson (PAN) 15.20 (wind: NWI)   (HON) 14.69 (wind: NWI)
Shot Put   (GUA) 14.05   (ESA) 12.18   (NCA) 11.81
Discus Throw   (ESA) 43.97   (GUA) 42.57   (NCA) 40.55
Hammer Throw   (GUA) 63.92 CR   (GUA) 56.56   (NCA) 43.55
Javelin Throw   (NCA) 61.04  Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) 60.74   (GUA) 50.22
Decathlon   (HON) 6690 CR  Daniel Gutiérrez (ESA) 4654   (GUA) 2413
10,000 metres Walk   (GUA) 44:24.02   (GUA) 46:54.55   (NCA) 53:13.80
4 x 100 metres relay  Honduras
Rolando Palacios

Ronald Bennett
Jonnie Lowe		 41.10  Guatemala


Allan Ayala
Juan Carlos Nájera		 42.30  Costa Rica



42.75
4 x 400 metres relay  Guatemala


Allan Ayala
3:15.28  El Salvador


Takeshi Fujiwara
3:20.70  Honduras


Jonnie Lowe
3:21.27

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s)  Sharolyn Scott (CRC) 12.50   (ESA) 12.64   (HON) 12.75
200 metres (wind: 2.9 m/s)   (ESA) 25.54 w  Sharolyn Scott (CRC) 25.91 w   (ESA) 26.38 w
400 metres   (ESA) 59.37   (ESA) 59.67  Jessica Aguilera (NCA) 59.76
800 metres   (ESA) 2:12.30  Gladys Landaverde (ESA) 2:12.36   (GUA) 2:15.37
1500 metres  Gladys Landaverde (ESA) 4:40.12   (ESA) 4:44.15   (GUA) 4:53.18
5000 metres   (GUA) 18:11.12   (ESA) 18:22.83   (ESA) 18:54.86
10000 metres   (GUA) 39:18.36   (ESA) 39:21.86   (ESA) 40:46.66
3000 metres steeplechase   (GUA) 11:22.87   (ESA) 11:26.77   (GUA) 11:43.41
100 metres hurdles (wind: 1.0 m/s)  Jeimmy Bernárdez (HON) 14.11 CR  Sharolyn Scott (CRC) 14.59   (GUA) 15.28
400 metres hurdles  Ana María Porras (CRC) 65.54  Jessica Aguilera (NCA) 65.97   (ESA) 66.14
Pole Vault†
Long Jump   (GUA) 5.67 (wind: NWI)   (GUA) 5.44 (wind: NWI)  Ana María Porras (CRC) 5.02 (wind: NWI)
Triple Jump   (GUA) 12.19 (wind: NWI)   (CRC) 11.46 (wind: NWI)
Shot Put   (GUA) 12.52   (ESA) 9.88   (HON) 8.35
Discus Throw   (GUA) 39.85   (ESA) 32.42   (HON) 32.28
Hammer Throw   (GUA) 48.96 CR   (ESA) 37.77   (GUA) 33.17
Javelin Throw   (NCA) 39.90   (GUA) 38.48   (ESA) 37.44
Heptathlon   (GUA) 3726   (NCA) 3542   (ESA) 3427
10,000 metres Walk  Verónica Colindres (ESA) 53:47.09   (GUA) 55:51.17   (NCA) 1:09:24.40
4 x 100 metres relay  El Salvador



49.29  Guatemala



50.38  Nicaragua


Jessica Aguilera
51.84
4 x 400 metres relay  El Salvador


Gladys Landaverde
4:07.92  Nicaragua

Jessica Aguilera

4:22.45

Notes[]

†: No athlete cleared the initial height.

Medal table (unofficial)[]

  *   Host nation (Honduras)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Guatemala19141043
2 El Salvador916934
3 Honduras*73717
4 Nicaragua34916
5 Costa Rica3339
6 Panama1102
Totals (6 nations)424138121

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]

References[]

  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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