2017 Central American Championships in Athletics
International athletics championship event
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The 2017 Central American Championships in Athletics was the 28th edition of the annual competition in athletics organized by the CADICA. It was held from 30 June to 2 July 2017 in the Estadio Olímpico José Simón Azcona in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. A total of 230 athletes representing 7 different nations competed at the Championships. The Most Valuable Player of the Championships was Samantha Dirks of Belize.
| XXVIII Central American Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 June – 2 July |
| Host city | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Venue | Estadio Olímpico José Simón Azcona |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 44 |
| Participation | 7 nations |
Background
The Central American Championships in Athletics is an annual athletics competition organised by the Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano (CADICA). This edition of the Championships marked the 28th edition of the competition. It was held from 30 June to 2 July 2017. It was held in the Estadio Olímpico José Simón Azcona in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. A total of 44 events were held during the Championships; 22 for the men and 22 for the women.[1]
Participants
A total of 230 athletes representing 7 different nations competed at the Championships.[1]
Belize (20)
Costa Rica (41)
El Salvador (38)
Guatemala (27)
Honduras (28)
Nicaragua (35)
Panama (42)
Medal summary
Men
One championship record in the men's events was set during the competition. Guatemala had the most gold medals in the men's events with six gold medals. Gerald Drummond of Costa Rica was the best male athlete of the competition after he had won three gold medals in the men's events.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Mateo Edward Panama | 10.52 | Rolando Palacios Honduras | 10.55 | Shermal Calimore Costa Rica | 10.70 |
| 200 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s) | Shermal Calimore Costa Rica | 21.30 | Virjilio Griggs Belize | 21.39 | Brandon Jones Belize | 21.42 |
| 400 metres | Gerald Drummond Costa Rica | 46.76 | Sherman Guity Costa Rica | 46.82 | José Humberto Bermúdez Guatemala | 47.83 |
| 800 metres | Chamar Chambers Panama | 1:50.58 | Juan Diego Castro Costa Rica | 1:51.12 | Josué Murcia Costa Rica | 1:51.18 |
| 1500 metres | Erik Rodríguez Nicaragua | 3:58.65 | Georman Rivas Costa Rica | 3:58.73 | Juan Diego Castro Costa Rica | 3:59.67 |
| 5000 metres | Walter Yac Guatemala | 15:25.01 | Julio Avilés Costa Rica | 15:26.51 | Pedro Chacón Costa Rica | 15:6.55 |
| 10,000 metres | Williams Julajúj Guatemala | ? | Mario Sucup Guatemala | ? | Daniel Johanning Costa Rica | ? |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.9 m/s) | José Adalberto Chorro El Salvador | 15.03 | Gino Toscano Panama | 15.04 | Ronald Ramírez Guatemala | 15.72 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Gerald Drummond Costa Rica | 51.43 | José Humberto Bermúdez Guatemala | 51.48 | Pablo Andrés Ibáñez El Salvador | 52.81 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Erick Rodríguez Nicaragua | 9:16.69 | Álvaro Vázquez Nicaragua | 9:31.34 | David Escobar El Salvador | 9:34.19 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Belize Shaun Gill Brandon Jones Mark Anderson Rahim Monsanto | 41.54 | El Salvador José Adalberto Chorro Ronal Moreno José David Braghieri Juan Carlos Rodríguez | 41.36 | Honduras Calet Isaula Josef Norales Vicente Aranda Rolando Palacios | 41.64 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Josué Murcia Shermal Calimore Sherman Guity Gerald Drummond | 3:16.63 | Panama Jaime Smith Joseph Acevedo Virjilio Griggs Chamar Chambers | 3:18.29 | Guatemala Rodrigo Garnica Byron Herrera Wesly Gregorio José Humberto Bermúdez | 3:18.53 |
| 20,000 metres track walk | Jurgen Grave Guatemala | 1:27:03.62 | José Gregorio Ajcam Guatemala | 1:28:36.29 | Ángel Batz Guatemala | 1:29:05.55 |
| High jump | Alexander Bowen Panama | 2.17 CR | Jaime Escobar Panama | 2.10 | William Ríos Panama | 2.05 |
| Pole vault | Natán Rivera El Salvador | 4.70 | Pedro Figueroa El Salvador | 4.65 | Christian Higueros Guatemala | 3.80 |
| Long jump | Jhamal Bowen Panama | 7.33 | Rolando Pinzón Panama | 7.30 | Juan Mosquera Panama | 7.22 |
| Triple jump | Brandon Jones Belize | 15.40 | Jason Castro Honduras | 15.33 | Becker Jarquín Nicaragua | 14.79 |
| Shot put | Billy López Guatemala | 14.61 | Winston Campbell Honduras | 13.48 | Luis Iván Sandoval Panama | 13.36 |
| Discus throw | Winston Campbell Honduras | 49.35 | Oscar Márquez El Salvador | 40.97 | Enrique Martínez El Salvador | 40.19 |
| Hammer throw | Diego Berríos Guatemala | 55.30 | Enrique Martínez El Salvador | 52.19 | Kevin Linares El Salvador | 49.78 |
| Javelin throw | Luis Taracena Guatemala | 69.35 | Jonathan Cedeño Panama | 61.85 | Rowe Miranda Panama | 58.76 |
| Decathlon | Jorge Luis Mena Panama | 5612 | Jorge Luis Castillo Panama | 5174 | Edgar Nieto Panama | 5077 |
Women
Two championship records were set during the women's events of the championships. Panama had the most gold medals in the women's events with seven gold medals.[1] Samantha Dirks of Belize was awarded as the Most Valuable Player of the competition and the best female athlete during the competition after she had earned three gold medals.[2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres (wind: -2.1 m/s) | Nathalee Aranda Panama | 12.07 | Tricia Flores Belize | 12.64 | Kendy Rosales Honduras | 12.73 |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.1 m/s) | Samantha Dirks Belize | 24.22 | Kendy Rosales Honduras | 25.44 | María Odily García Nicaragua | 26.08 |
| 400 metres | Samantha Dirks Belize | 53.54 | Sharolyn Scott Costa Rica | 54.26 | Desiré Bermúduez Costa Rica | 55.02 |
| 800 metres | Andrea Ferris Panama | 2:11.62 | Daniela Rojas Costa Rica | 2:13.70 | Asling Vásquez Nicaragua | 2:18.70 |
| 1500 metres | Andrea Ferris Panama | 4:42.22 | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 4:45.63 | Cindy Monterroso Guatemala | 4:48.63 |
| 5000 metres | Cindy Monterroso Guatemala | 18:43.30 | Yelka Mairena Nicaragua | 18:58.54 | Mónica Vargas Costa Rica | 19:19.44 |
| 10,000 metres | Yelka Mairena Nicaragua | 39:31.29 | Cindy Monterroso Guatemala | 39:40.08 | Ana Mirta Hércules El Salvador | 41:17.03 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -1.0 m/s) | Andrea Vargas Costa Rica | 13.65 CR | Kayla Smith Panama | 14.40 | Reymi Irvin Panama | 15.50 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Sharolyn Scott Costa Rica | 59.19 | Kayla Smith Panama | 61.20 | Reymi Irvin Panama | 65.73 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Irma Aldana El Salvador | 11:50.04 | Brenda Salmerón El Salvador | 12:13.58 | Chrisdyala Moraga Costa Rica | 12:59.68 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Belize Faith Morrs Tricia Flores Hilary Gladden Samantha Dirks | 48.21 | Costa Rica Keylin Pennant Andrea Vargas María Alejandra Murillo Melanie Foulkes | 48.36 | El Salvador Iris Santamaría Adriana Andrade Mariella Mena Nancy Sandoval | 48.72 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Costa Rica Sharolyn Scott María Alejandra Murillo Daniela Rojas Desiré Bermúdez | 3:49.87 | Nicaragua Jarey Vásquez Asling Vásquez María Odily García Ingrid Narváez | 3:53.67 | El Salvador Iris Santamaría Brenda Salmerón Adriana Andrade Irma Aldana | 4:15.80 |
| 10,000 metres track walk | Yesenia Miranda El Salvador | 51:08.41 | Glenda Úbeda Nicaragua | 52:13.99 | María José Blandón Nicaragua | 53:02.24 |
| High jump | Kashany Ríos Panama | 1.66 | Ana María Porras Costa Rica | 1.63 | Magaly Carvajal Costa Rica | 1.60 |
| Pole vault | Andrea Velasco El Salvador | 3.40 | Fátima Soto El Salvador | 3.30 | Natalie Segura Guatemala | 2.80 |
| Long jump | Nathalee Aranda Panama | 6.21 CR | Estefany Cruz Guatemala | 5.80 | Ana María Porras Costa Rica | 5.80 |
| Triple jump | Estefany Cruz Guatemala | 12.40 | Ana María Martínez Panama | 12.40 | Nancy Sandoval El Salvador | 12.13 |
| Shot put | Aixa Middleton Panama | 12.92 | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 12.29 | Naomy Smith Costa Rica | 11.47 |
| Discus throw | Aixa Middleton Panama | 49.87 | Alma Guitiérrez Honduras | 41.31 | Estefanie Sosa Guatemala | 36.82 |
| Hammer throw | Sonja Moreno Guatemala | 47.83 | Dagmar Alvarado Panama | 45.03 | Viviana Abarca Costa Rica | 42.87 |
| Javelin throw | Dalila Rugama Nicaragua | 48.51 | Genova Arias Costa Rica | 41.78 | Sofía Alonso Guatemala | 40.90 |
| Heptathlon | Katy Sealy Belize | 4054 | Karla Molina El Salvador | 3849 | Only two participants | |
Medal table
* Host nation ( Honduras)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama (PAN) | 12 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 2 | Guatemala (GUA) | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | Belize | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | El Salvador (ESA) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Nicaragua (NCA) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Honduras* | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 43 | 44 | 43 | 130 | |