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List of Costa Rican records in athletics

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The following are the national records in athletics in Costa Rica maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Costarricense de Atletismo (FECOA). So far FECOA maintains an official list only in outdoor events.

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by FECOA   Not ratified or later rescinded by FECOA

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 10.22 (+0.2 m/s) Alejandro Ricketts 24 April 2026 Campeonato Nacional Interclubes y Municipios Bogotá, Colombia [1]
200 m 20.20 (+0.2 m/s) Nery Brenes 16 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [2]
300 m 32.22 Nery Brenes 28 June 2017 Golden Spike Ostrava Ostrava, Czech Republic [3]
400 m 44.60 Nery Brenes 23 June 2016 Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Madrid, Spain [4]
800 m 1:48.06 Juan Diego Castro 15 May 2021 Big 12 Championships Manhattan, United States [5]
1500 m 3:40.25 Juan Diego Castro 15 April 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational Azusa, United States [6]
3000 m 8:07.3 h Eric Quiros 29 May 2001 Richmond, Canada
5000 m 13:44.99[a] Eric Quiros 27 May 2000 Victoria, Canada
10,000 m 28:48.4 h Rafael Angel Perez 8 May 1976 Knoxville, United States
10 km (road) 29:54 Eric Quiros 18 December 1999 Cali, Colombia
15 km (road) 44:30 Ronald Lanzoni 13 July 1986 Utica, United States
20 km (road) 1:00:23 Jose Luis Molina 6 September 1993 New Haven, United States
Half marathon 1:02:57 Jose Luis Molina 22 September 1996 Philadelphia, United States
Marathon 2:13:23 José Luis Molina 3 March 1996 Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, United States
110 m hurdles 14.56 Alex Foster 11 May 1996 Ibero-American Championships Medellín, Colombia
300 m hurdles 35.61 Gerald Drummond 26 April 2025 Xiamen Diamond League Xiamen, China [7]
400 m hurdles 48.11 Gerald Drummond 6 May 2023 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica [8]
3000 m steeplechase 8:48.59[b] Francisco Gómez 25 April 2004 Havana, Cuba
High jump 2.15 m Henry Linton 9 May 2009 San José, Costa Rica [9]
Pole vault 5.20 m Róger Borbón 11 July 1998 San Antonio, United States
Long jump 7.87 m (−0.2 m/s) Rasheed Miller 27 April 2025 San José, Costa Rica
Triple jump 15.66 m Vance Parks 14 May 1989 Normal, United States
Shot put 17.22 m Pablo Abarca 10 June 2022 Meeting USMA Migne Auxances, France
Discus throw 54.50 m Jeims Molina 26 April 2025 Aggie Invitational Logan, United States [10]
Hammer throw 77.15 m Roberto Sawyers 12 June 2016 Liberec, Czech Republic [11]
Javelin throw 75.34 m Ivan Sibaja 22 June 2025 Costa Rican Championships San José, Costa Rica [12]
Decathlon 6663 pts Noah Swaby 11–12 May 2023 SEC Championships Baton Rouge, United States
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
11.62 (+0.4 m/s) 6.47 m (±0.0 m/s) 14.42 m 1.77 m 54.17 18.04 (+2.5 m/s) 44.76 m 3.90 m 57.73 m 4:40.19
5000 m walk (track) 19:48.90 Allan Segura 8 June 2006 San José, Costa Rica
10,000 m walk (track) 41:27.80 Allan Segura 28 March 2009 San José, Costa Rica
20,000 m walk (track) 1:25:06.83[c] Allan Segura 26 June 2011 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica [13]
20 km walk (road) 1:23:12 Allan Segura 10 May 2008 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia [14]
35 km walk (road) 2:50:21 Deiby Cordero 23 April 2022 Dudinská Päťdesiatka Dudince, Slovakia [15]
50 km walk (road) 4:16:25 Deiby Cordero 20 March 2021 Dudinská Päťdesiatka Dudince, Slovakia
4 × 100 m relay 40.44  Costa Rica
Guzmán
Calimore
Monge
Allen		 22 June 2019 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua
4 × 400 m relay 3:05.11  Costa Rica
Gary Robinson
Nery Brenes
Jarlex Lynch
Gerald Drummond		 24 July 2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada [16]
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 11.46 (+1.6 m/s) Sharolyn Joseph 21 July 2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada [17]
200 m 23.70 (+1.9 m/s) Sharolyn Joseph 23 July 2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada [18]
400 m 52.57 Zoila Stewart 25 November 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico
800 m 2:05.98 Maureen Stewart 5 June 1988 San Juan, Puerto Rico
1500 m 4:31.30[d] Marcela Jackson 19 May 1998 Maracaibo, Venezuela
4:31.46 Marcela Jackson 16 May 1997 Havana, Cuba
3000 m 9:50.56 Gabriela Traña 8 August 2004 Huelva, Spain
5000 m 17:15.20 Gabriela Traña 7 August 2004 Huelva, Spain
5 km (road) 17:00+ Diana Bogantes 10 June 2023 New York Mini 10K New York City, United States [19]
10,000 m 34:35.74 Diana Bogantes 27 June 2021 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica [20]
10 km (road) 34:19+ Diana Bogantes 10 June 2023 Mastercard New York Mini 10K New York City, United States [21]
15 km (road) 52:57+ Diana Bogantes 3 December 2023 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [22]
20 km (road) 1:09:13+ Diana Bogantes 10 November 2024 B.A.A. Half Marathon Boston, United States [23]
Half marathon 1:12:46 Diana Bogantes 10 November 2024 B.A.A. Half Marathon Boston, United States [24]
25 km (road) 1:28:41+ Diana Bogantes 3 December 2023 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [25]
30 km (road) 1:46:49+ Diana Bogantes 3 December 2023 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [26]
Marathon 2:32:08 Diana Bogantes 3 December 2023[e] Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [27]
100 m hurdles 12.64 (+0.3 m/s) Andrea Vargas 6 October 2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar [28]
400 m hurdles 56.15 Daniela Rojas 19 July 2025 Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Madrid, Spain [29]
3000 m steeplechase 10:59.80 Gabriela Traña 26 May 2006 Ibero-American Championships Ponce, Puerto Rico
High jump 1.78 m Abigail Obando 6 May 2023 Central American Championships San José, Costa Rica [30]
Pole vault 3.75 m Vielka Arias 7 July 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador
Long jump 5.95 m (−1.1 m/s) Ana María Porras 25 September 2013 Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Triple jump 12.03 m (+0.2 m/s) Amanda Muñoz 30 May 2021 Costa Rican Championships San José, Costa Rica [31]
Shot put 14.90 m Deisheline Mayers 9 July 2021 NACAC U18 U20 and U23 Championships San José, Costa Rica [32]
Discus throw 46.40 m Haydee Grijalba 6 December 2020 Costa Rican Championships San José, Costa Rica
Hammer throw 51.47 m Daniela Francini 3 July 2022 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua
Javelin throw 45.89 m Génova Arias 12 March 2013 Central American Games San José, Costa Rica
Heptathlon 4954 pts Ana María Porras 13–14 July 2018 Central American Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
14.72 (+1.2 m/s) 1.58 m 10.65 m 26.08 (NWI) 5.87 m (+1.3 m/s) 31.50 m 2:30.52
5000 m walk (track) 25:41.47 Karolyn Hernández 11 May 2004 Guatemala
10,000 m walk (track) 44:53.39 Noelia Vargas 29 May 2021 Costa Rican Championships San José, Costa Rica [33]
20 km walk (road) 1:30:44 Noelia Vargas 5 June 2021 A Coruña, Spain
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay 46.00 Sharolyn Scott
Andrea Vargas
Desire Bermúdez
Keylin Pennant		 22 June 2019 Central American Championships Managua, Nicaragua
4 × 400 m relay 3:40.23  Costa Rica
Irma Harris Brown
Sharolyn Scott
Daniela Rojas Gutierrez
Desire Bermudez Villarebia		 2 August 2018 CAC Games Barranquilla, Colombia [34]
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Indoor

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
60 m 6.71 Bob Colville 8 January 2005 Ann Arbor, United States
200 m 22.07 Bob Colville 28 January 2006 Ypsilanti, United States
11 February 2006
21.79 OT 4 February 2006 Akron, United States
400 m 45.11 Nery Brenes 10 March 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [35]
800 m 1:48.29 Juan Diego Castro 12 February 2021 Texas Tech Shootout Lubbock, United States [36]
1000 m 2:24.05 Juan Diego Castro 17 January 2020 Arkansas Invitational Fayetteville, United States [37]
1500 m
Mile 3:57.78 Juan Diego Castro 7 February 2021 American Track League #3 Fayetteville, United States [38]
3000 m 8:26.28 Alvaro Sanabria 13 January 2018 Graduate Classic Lincoln, United States [39]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump 6.45 m Enrique Colville 29 January 2005 Ypsilanti, United States
Triple jump 13.36 m Enrique Colville 27 January 2006 Ypsilanti, United States
Shot put 16.49 m Pablo Abarca 8 January 2022 Vouneuil-sous-Biard, France
Weight throw 21.15 m Roberto Sawyers 16 February 2013 Millrose Games New York, United States [40]
Heptathlon
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
3000 m walk 12:51.93 Sergio Gutierrez 17 March 2006 Linz, Austria
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
60 m 7.48 Sharolyn Joseph-Hamblett 4 February 2017 Hillsdale "Wide-Track" Classic Hillsdale, United States [41]
200 m 24.87 Zoila Stewart 28 February 1998 Lincoln, United States
400 m 56.43 Zoila Stewart 27 February 1999 Lincoln, United States
54.93 OT Zoila Stewart 24 January 1998 Johnson City, United States
800 m 2:07.72 Maureen Stewart 6 March 1987 World Championships Indianapolis, United States
1500 m
3000 m
60 m hurdles 8.08 Andrea Vargas 12 February 2022 American Track League Louisville, United States [42][43]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay
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Notes

  1. [a]
    by World Athletics source; rounded 13:45.00 by federation source
  2. [b]
    by World Athletics source; rounded 8:48.60 by federation source
  3. [c]
    by World Athletics and official result source; rounded 1:25:06 by federation source
  4. [d]
    ratified by federation but not recognised by World Athletics
  5. [e]
    by official result and World Athletics sources; 3 October 2023 by FECOA source, a typo

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