2003 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics

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XVI Central American Junior and XI Central American Youth Championships in Athletics
DatesSeptember 4–6
Host citySan José, Costa Rica Costa Rica
VenueEstadio Nacional
LevelJunior and Youth
Events83 (43 boys, 40 girls)
Participation301 athletes from
7 nations
Records set19

The 2003 Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Nacional in San José, Costa Rica, between September 4–6, 2003. Organized by the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (CADICA), it was the 16th edition of the Junior (U-20) and the 11th edition of the Youth (U-18) competition. A total of 83 events were contested, 43 by boys and 40 by girls. The championship was held jointly with the IX Central American U-14 and U-12 Age Group Championship (Campeonato Centroamericano Infantil). Overall winner on points was  Costa Rica.

Medal summary[edit]

Complete results can be found on the CACAC[1] and on the AthletismoCR webpage.[2]

Junior[edit]

Boys (U-20)[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Jorge Luis Solórzano (GUA) 10.69  Carlos Abaunza (NCA) 10.92  Emanuel Chanto (CRC) 11.44
200 metres  Jorge Luis Solórzano (GUA) 21.48 CR  Andrés Rodríguez (PAN) 21.99  Carlos Abaunza (NCA) 22.35
400 metres  Andrés Rodríguez (PAN) 48.67  Takeshi Fujiwara (ESA) 49.13  Francisco Guerra (NCA) 50.64
800 metres  Roberto Arroyo (CRC) 1:54.52 CR  Francis Jiménez (ESA) 1:55.83  Carmen Daniel Hernández (NCA) 1:56.59
1500 metres  Salvador Francisco Romero (ESA) 4:04.46  Francis Jiménez (ESA) 4:05.34  Carmen Daniel Hernández (NCA) 4:06.11
5000 metres  Salvador Francisco Romero (ESA) 16:32.61  Federico Vargas (CRC) 16:33.66  Rónald Pérez (ESA) 16:53.61
10000 metres  Rónald Pérez (ESA) 34:59.17  Cristian Araya (CRC) 35:01.57  Gabriel Vargas (CRC) 37:20.56
3000 metres steeplechase  Salvador Francisco Romero (ESA) 10:09.09  Federico Vargas (CRC) 10:22.18  Rónald Pérez (ESA) 10:25.00
110 metres hurdles (wind:  m/s)  Edgar Esquina (PAN) 15.61 CR  Hugo González (CRC) 17.08  Juan Chavarría (CRC) 17.18
400 metres hurdles  David Umaña (CRC) 55.22  Edgar Esquina (PAN) 55.34  Allan Ayala (GUA) 56.88
High Jump  Henry Linton (CRC) 1.90 m  Anselmo Delgado (PAN) 1.85 m  Byron Nolberto (GUA) 1.85 m
Pole Vault  Miguel Campollo (GUA) 3.90 m  Anthony García (CRC) 3.30 m
Long Jump  Maxwell Álvarez (GUA) 6.65 m (wind: +1.2 m/s)  Jonathan Romero (PAN) 6.58 m (wind: +1.6 m/s)  Marcos Gutiérrez (CRC) 6.34 m (wind: -2.0 m/s)
Triple Jump  Maxwell Álvarez (GUA) 14.56 m CR  Byron Nolberto (GUA) 14.08 m  Henry Linton (CRC) 14.00 m
Shot Put  Roberto Sawyers (CRC) 12.86 m  Jorge Castro (GUA) 12.07 m  Diego Berríos (GUA) 11.94 m
Discus Throw  Jorge Castro (GUA) 38.85 m  Andrés Sanabria (CRC) 37.71 m  Michael González (PAN) 36.29 m
Hammer Throw  Diego Berríos (GUA) 46.17 m  Roberto Sawyers (CRC) 46.12 m  Pablo Aguirre (CRC) 31.78 m
Javelin Throw  Iván Torres (ESA) 52.70 m  Luis Ernesto Aquino (ESA) 44.84 m  Ronald Beneth (HON) 41.26 m
Decathlon  Yehefri Benjamín Vides (ESA) 5179 pts  Anthony García (CRC) 4613 pts  Reinel Núñez (CRC) 3763 pts
10,000 metres Walk  Salvador Ernesto Mira (ESA) 47:12.64  Marco Antonio Benavides (ESA) 49:11.19  Juan Araya (CRC) 57:46.75
4 x 100 metres relay  Guatemala 42.58  Panama 43.31  Costa Rica 43.53
4 x 400 metres relay  El Salvador
Takeshi Fujiwara
Francis Jiménez
Salvador Francisco Romero
Walter Mauricio Payés		 3:24.49  Guatemala 3:25.01  Nicaragua 3:27.34

Girls (U-20)[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Adasa Padmore (PAN) 12.32  Kaina Martínez (BIZ) 12.92  Ana Griselda Reyes (ESA) 13.07
200 metres  Adasa Padmore (PAN) 25.77  Amada Martínez (ESA) 26.05  Ana Griselda Reyes (ESA) 26.43
400 metres  Raquel Barquero (CRC) 59.87  Amada Martínez (ESA) 1:00.14  Melissa Moraga (CRC) 1:01.12
800 metres  Raquel Barquero (CRC) 2:18.30 CR  Reyna Obando (NCA) 2:18.84  Marjorie Ponce (NCA) 2:21.62
1500 metres  Reyna Obando (NCA) 4:49.42 CR  Marjorie Ponce (NCA) 5:05.43  Karen Escobar (GUA) 5:12.63
5000 metres  Xiomara Rivera (ESA) 20:12.05  Delbin Evelyn Solís (ESA) 20:30.92  María Ferris (PAN) 20:39.27
10000 metres  Xiomara Rivera (ESA) 43:41.20  Delbin Evelyn Solís (ESA) 45:15.98  Lindsay Serrano (CRC) 47:51.93
100 metres hurdles  María Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) 15.72  Mitchelle Zúñiga (GUA) 15.74  María Farina Murillo (CRC) 15.95
400 metres hurdles  Ana Marcela González (CRC) 1:04.72  María Gabriela Espinoza (CRC) 1:08.76  Fátima Gabriela Flores (ESA) 1:10.82
High Jump  María Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) 1.58 m  Alejandra Gómez (CRC) 1.55 m
Pole Vault  Clarencia Jones (BIZ) 2.60 m  Jaqueline Vargas (CRC) 2.50 m
Long Jump  María Gabriela Carrillo (ESA) 5.46 m  Adasa Padmore (PAN) 5.39 m  Alejandra Gómez (CRC) 5.17 m
Triple Jump  Clarencia Jones (BIZ) 11.39 m  Rishlane Maitland (CRC) 11.02 m  Kay-De Vaughn (BIZ) 10.93 m
Shot Put  Nathyan Catano (PAN) 11.94 m CR  Doroty López (GUA) 10.87 m  Dalila Rugama (NCA) 10.47 m
Discus Throw  Silvia Piñar (CRC) 37.13 m  Doroty López (GUA) 36.34 m  Karen Álvarez (NCA) 28.10 m
Hammer Throw  Silvia Piñar (CRC) 37.25 m  Andrea Briceño (CRC) 32.22 m  Doroty López (GUA) 29.97 m
Javelin Throw  Dalila Rugama (NCA) 48.05 m CR  Ginna von Quednow (GUA) 38.42 m  Mónica Jones (GUA) 36.16 m
5000 metres Walk  Mirna Ortíz (GUA) 26:56.06  Verónica Colindres (ESA) 26:59.28  María Amalia Reynolds (CRC) 27:28.00
4 x 100 metres relay  El Salvador 50.45  Costa Rica
Raquel Barquero
Pamela Cuzi
Melissa Moraga
Farina Murillo		 50.79  Guatemala 51.29
4 x 400 metres relay  Costa Rica
Raquel Barquero
Melissa Moraga
Pamela Cuzi
Ana Marcela González		 4:04.25  El Salvador 4:11.61  Nicaragua 4:18.21

Youth[edit]

Boys (U-18)[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Andrés Leonel Rodríguez (PAN) 11.06 CR  Josell Ramírez (CRC) 11.11  Luis Alonso Reyes (ESA) 11.30
200 metres  Luis Alonso Reyes (ESA) 22.92  Francisco Castellanos (GUA) 23.72  Sélvin Álvarez (HON) 23.99
400 metres  Mario Nelson Mendoza (ESA) 52.89  Héctor Daley (PAN) 53.21  Oscar Hernández (CRC) 53.43
800 metres  Greivin González (CRC) 1:59.37  Oscar Hernández (CRC) 2:01.81  Francisco López (ESA) 2:02.26
1500 metres  Greivin González (CRC) 4:16.42  Eyer Álvarez (GUA) 4:16.45  Róger Jaén (PAN) 4:17.45
3000 metres  Greivin González (CRC) 9:21.93  Marlon Monterrosa (ESA) 9:22.08  Jairo Sánchez (GUA) 9:27.92
2000 metres steeplechase  Marlon Monterrosa (ESA) 6:22.80 CR  Héber Álvarez (GUA) 6:35.77  Róger Jaén (PAN) 6:51.41
100 metres hurdles  Alejandro Olmedo (ESA) 14.39  Daniel Montero (CRC) 14.95  Marvin García (GUA) 15.61
400 metres hurdles  Miguel Paz (GUA) 1:00.48  Christian Pérez (ESA) 1:00.87  Luis Ricardo Lazo (ESA) 1:00.96
High Jump  Alejandro Olmedo (ESA) 1.91 m CR  Víctor Méndez (CRC) 1.80 m  Kenneth Arauz (CRC)
 Edwin Barrientos (GUA)		 1.71 m
Pole Vault  Luis Alberto Díaz (ESA) 3.60 m  José Gómez (CRC) 2.50 m  Edwin Campos (CRC) 2.40 m
Long Jump  Josell Ramírez (CRC) 6.65 m CR  Alejandro Olmedo (ESA) 5.90 m  Bryan Linton (CRC) 5.86 m
Triple Jump  Josell Ramírez (CRC) 13.88 m CR  Marvin García (GUA) 13.00 m  Charles Paulino (BIZ) 12.53 m
Shot Put  Daniel Flores (HON) 12.76 m  Emanuel Álvarez (CRC) 12.64 m  Marvin Jiménez (GUA) 12.31 m
Discus Throw  Emanuel Álvarez (CRC) 34.96 m  Marvin Jiménez (GUA) 33.58 m  José Barco (GUA) 30.97 m
Hammer Throw  José Barco (GUA) 40.87 m  Adrián Quesada (CRC) 30.29 m  Marvin Jiménez (GUA) 30.12 m
Javelin Throw  Adrián Zepeda (NCA) 42.56 m  Mauricio Pérez (NCA) 40.69 m  José Barco (GUA) 34.12 m
Octathlon  José Randall Arias (CRC) 3275 pts  Alex Evans (BIZ) 3173 pts  Oscar Vásquez (ESA) 3058 pts
5000 metres Walk  José Roberto Benavides (ESA) 25:02.70  Giancarlo Burrión (GUA) 25:04.84  Kevin Montoya (CRC) 25:15.49
4 x 100 metres relay  El Salvador
Alejandro Olmedo
Raúl Enrique Pleitez
Luis Alonso Reyes
Luis Ricardo Lazo		 44.44 CR  Guatemala 47.63  Honduras 49.67
4 x 400 metres relay  Costa Rica 3:37.21  El Salvador 3:37.45  Guatemala 3:42.45

Girls (U-18)[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Consuelo Esperanza Vásquez (ESA) 12.84  Mirtha Martínez (HON) 12.90  Daphne Hernández (GUA) 13.00
200 metres  Consuelo Esperanza Vásquez (ESA) 26.51  Tamara Quintanilla (ESA) 26.88  Daphne Hernández (GUA) 26.89
400 metres  Tamara Quintanilla (ESA) 59.94  Isabel Restrepo (PAN) 1:00.45  Jhasmeiry Arrieta (PAN) 1:01.66
800 metres  Catherine Lemus (GUA) 2:23.36  Raquel Henríquez (ESA) 2:24.21  María Fernanda Mora (CRC) 2:24.35
1500 metres  Catherine Lemus (GUA) 5:02.59  Regina Méndez (ESA) 5:04.10  Andrea Ferris (PAN) 5:10.44
3000 metres  Andrea Ferris (PAN) 11:17.51 CR  Aura Ordóñez (GUA) 11:18.96  Ana Cecilia Ibarra (NCA) 11:29.75
100 metres hurdles (wind:  m/s)  Nazareth Chong (PAN) 15.92 CR  Aileen Araya (CRC) 16.17  Angélica Hidalgo (CRC) 16.26
300 metres hurdles  Isabel Restrepo (PAN) 47.28  Beatriz Willink (CRC) 48.09  Delia Pamela Cordero (GUA) 48.52
High Jump  Gabriela Barquero (CRC) 1.45 m  Jennifer Ovares (CRC) 1.45 m  Patricia Vanessa Montes (ESA) 1.40 m
Pole Vault  Tatiana Domínguez (GUA) 2.40 m =CR  Gladys Yesenia Quijada (ESA) 2.30 m  María José Rodas (GUA) 2.30 m
Long Jump  Gretel Campos (CRC) 5.15 m  Beatriz Willink (CRC) 4.94 m  Delia Pamela Cordero (GUA) 4.73 m
Triple Jump  Sharon Ruiz (CRC) 11.00 m  Mariela Rodríguez (CRC) 10.71 m  Patricia Vanessa Montes (ESA) 10.68 m
Shot Put  Aixa Middleton (PAN) 10.81 m  Kandice Vaughn (BIZ) 9.84 m  Tanisha James (BIZ) 9.60 m
Discus Throw  Aixa Middleton (PAN) 37.92 m CR  Viviana Abarca (CRC) 26.99 m  Yahaira Ellington (GUA) 23.83 m
Hammer Throw  Viviana Abarca (CRC) 34.74 m  Silvia Pérez (CRC) 24.69 m  Yahaira Ellington (GUA) 21.80 m
Javelin Throw  Jannis Ramírez (NCA) 41.26 m CR  Ana Carolina Durán (CRC) 24.80 m  Ariana Fernández (CRC) 21.56 m
Pentathlon  Jennifer Ovares (CRC) 2765 pts  María Fernanda Mora (CRC) 2743 pts  Karina Henríquez (ESA) 2431 pts
4000 metres Walk  Mayra Carolina Pérez (GUA) 21:15.40  Carolyn Hernández (CRC) 21:21.15  Susana Chong (PAN) 21:24.84
4 x 100 metres relay  Costa Rica
Gretel Campos
Angélica Hidalgo
Sharon Ruiz
Beatriz Willink		 51.20  El Salvador 51.64  Panama 52.26
4 x 400 metres relay  El Salvador 4:13.63  Panama 4:17.71  Guatemala 4:18.19

Medal table (unofficial)[edit]

The medal table published include the U-14 and U-12 categories of the Age Group Championship.[2][3] The medal table below shows an unofficial medal count for the Junior and Youth categories only.

  *   Host nation (Costa Rica)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 El Salvador (ESA)26201258
2 Costa Rica (CRC)*24312277
3 Guatemala (GUA)15152353
4 Panama (PAN)119828
5 Nicaragua (NIC)441018
6 Belize (BIZ)2338
7 Honduras (HON)1135
Totals (7 entries)838381247


Team trophies[edit]

The placing table for team trophy awarded to the 1st place overall team (boys and girls, including the U-14 and U-12 categories of the Age Group Championship) was published.[3]

Overall[edit]

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Costa Rica 738
2  El Salvador 534
3  Guatemala 407
4 Panama Panamá 318
5  Belize 168
6  Nicaragua 137
7  Honduras 56

Participation[edit]

A total number of 503 athletes (including U-14 and U-12) was reported to participate in the event.[2] An unofficial count results in 301 athletes participating in the Junior and Youth categories. The numbers in brackets refer to (published total no. of athletes/unofficial count of U-20 and U-18).

References[edit]

  1. ^ AthleCAC - Results Service - Servicio de Resultados - Campeonato CA Infantil y Juvenil de Atletismo - CACh-j San José CRC - 4-6 Sep 2003 (in Spanish), CACAC, retrieved February 26, 2013
  2. ^ a b c Campeonato CA - Infantil y Juvenil - San José, Costa Rica - 4 - 5 - 6 de Setiembre, 2003 (in Spanish), AtletismoCR.com, San Pablo, Heredia, Costa Rica, retrieved February 26, 2013
  3. ^ a b Los ticos ganaron regional atlético (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, September 8, 2003, archived from the original on October 31, 2004, retrieved February 26, 2013
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