The Central American Junior and Youth Championships in Athletics (Spanish: Campeonatos Centroamericanos Juvenil A y B) is an athletics event organized by the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation (CADICA) (Spanish: Confederación Atlética del Istmo Centroamericano) open for athletes from member associations.
The event is divided into the Junior B Central American Championships and the Junior A Central American Championships. The Junior A category is open for girls and boys aged 18–19. The Junior B category is open for girls and boys aged 15–17. There is a report on an early Central American Junior Championship held in the year 1975 in Guatemala.[1] At least from 1997 on, it is verified that the competition is held annually. Records can be set by both Junior (U-20) and Youth (U-18) athletes who compete at the championships in their category representing one of CADICA's member federations.[2][3]
The following list was compiled from the CADICA website,[4] and from a variety of articles from the archives of a variety of different newspapers.[1][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Championships | Place | Ref | |||||||||||||||||||
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100 m | 10.46 (-0.1 m/s) | Mateo Edward | ![]() |
25 May 2012 | 2012 Championships | ![]() |
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200 m | 21.08 (-1.2 m/s) | Alonso Edward | ![]() |
27 May 2007 | 2007 Championships | ![]() |
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400 m | 46.90 | Antonio Grant | ![]() |
2 June 2018 | 2018 Championships | ![]() |
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800 m | 1:49.95 | Juan Castro Villalobos | ![]() |
1 June 2018 | 2018 Championships | ![]() |
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1500 m | 3:54.68 | Mario Pacay | ![]() |
13 June 2015 | 2015 Championships | ![]() |
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5000 m | 14:31.11 | Mario Pacay | ![]() |
12 June 2015 | 2015 Championships | ![]() |
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10000 m | 31:11.93 | Mario Pacay | ![]() |
14 June 2015 | 2015 Championships | ![]() |
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3000 m steeplechase | 9:23.14 | Erick Rodríguez | ![]() |
16 May 2009 | 2009 Championships | ![]() |
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110 m hurdles | 14.06 s (+1.6 m/s) | Renan Palma | ![]() |
19 July 2008 | 2008 Championships | ![]() |
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400 m hurdles | 51.88 | José Humberto Bermúdez | ![]() |
28 July 2017 | 2017 Managua | ![]() |
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High jump | 2.11 m | Jaime Escobar Valdivieso | ![]() |
12 June 2015 | 2015 Championships | ![]() |
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Pole vault | 4.81 m | Natán Rivera | ![]() |
30 July 2017 | 2017 Managua | ![]() |
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Long jump | 7.51 m | Irving Saladino | ![]() |
24 May 2002 | 2002 Guatemala | ![]() |
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Triple jump | 15.63 m (+0.8 m/s) | Jason Castro | ![]() |
29 May 2010 | 2010 Panamá | ![]() |
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Shot put | 16.58 m | Bryan Méndez | ![]() |
18 June 2011 | 2011 San Salvador | ![]() |
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Discus throw | 49.00 m | Marlón Queme | ![]() |
29 July 2017 | 2017 Managua | ![]() |
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Hammer throw | 64.24 m | Enrique Martinez Florez | ![]() |
30 July 2017 | 2017 Managua | ![]() |
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Javelin throw | 60.90 m | Rowie Miranda | ![]() |
21 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | ![]() |
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Decathlon | 6121 pts | Darwin Colón | ![]() |
12–13 May 2006 | 2006 Guatemala | ![]() |
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10000 m walk (track) | 42:51.82 | José Eduardo Ortiz | ![]() |
2 June 2018 | 2018 Championships | ![]() |
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4×100 m relay | 42.04 | Arturo Deliser Gino Toscano Jaime Smith Erick Aguirre |
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21 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | ![]() |
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4×400 m relay | 3:13.51 | Gerald Drummond Cesar Andrey Vásquez David Hodgson Luis Alonso Murillo |
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27 May 2012 | 2012 San Salvador | ![]() |
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Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Championships | Place | Ref |
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100 m | 11.66 (-0.2 m/s) NR | Mariandreé Chacón | ![]() |
17 June 2022 | 2022 Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | [20] |
200 m | 24.93 (NWI) | Glenda Davis | ![]() |
25 May 2013 | 2013 San José | San José, Costa Rica | [18] |
400 m | 54.93 | Daniela Rojas Gutiérrez | ![]() |
22 May 2016 | 2016 San José | San José, Costa Rica | [18] |
800 m | 2:12.81 | Brenda Salmerón | ![]() |
16 May 2009 | 2009 El Salvador | San Salvador, El Salvador | [18] |
1500 m | 4:40.77 | Brenda Salmerón | ![]() |
17 May 2009 | 2009 El Salvador | San Salvador, El Salvador | [18] |
3000 m | 10:26.41 | Noelia Vargas | ![]() |
3 June 2018 | 2018 El Salvador | San Salvador, El Salvador | [19] |
5000 m | 18:14.91 | Noelia Vargas | ![]() |
1 June 2018 | 2018 El Salvador | San Salvador, El Salvador | [19] |
10000 m | 38:04.45 | Eugenia Allen | ![]() |
24 May 2002 | 2002 Guatemala | Guatemala City, Guatemala | [18] |
100 m hurdles | 13.80 (+0.8 m/s) | Andrea Carolina Vargas | ![]() |
24 May 2014 | 2014 Managua | Managua, Nicaragua | [18] |
400 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 1:00.66 | Daniela Rojas Gutiérrez | ![]() |
20 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [18] |
3000 m steeplechase | 11:44.88 | Irma Margarita Aldana | ![]() |
22 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [18] |
High jump | 1.68 m | Kashany Ríos | ![]() |
29 May 2010 | 2010 Panamá | Panama City, Panama | [18] |
Pole vault | 3.51 m | Andrea Michelle Velasco | ![]() |
20 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [18] |
Long jump | 5.80 m | Estefany Cruz | ![]() |
19 July 2008 | 2008 Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | [18] |
Triple jump | 12.32 m (0.0 m/s) | Nancy Sandoval | ![]() |
30 July 2017 | 2017 Managua | Managua, Nicaragua | [18] |
Shot put | 11.94 m | Nathyan Catano | ![]() |
5 September 2003 | 2003 San José | San José, Costa Rica | [18] |
Discus throw | 44.67 m | Aixa Middleton | ![]() |
26 May 2007 | 2007 Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | [18] |
Hammer throw | 53.79 m | Sabrina Gaitán | ![]() |
14 June 2015 | 2015 El Salvador | San Salvador, El Salvador | [18] |
Javelin throw | 48.05 m | Dalila Rugama | ![]() |
6 September 2003 | 2003 San José | San José, Costa Rica | [18] |
Heptathlon | 4364 pts | Stephanie Grant | ![]() |
19–20 August 1995 | 1995 San Salvador | San Salvador, El Salvador | [18] |
16.09 (100 m hurdles), 1.64 m (high jump), 6.78 m (shot put), 26.12 (200 metres), 5.21 m (long jump), 24.20 m (javelin), 2:23.09 (800 m) | |||||||
10000 m walk (track) | 48:37.27 | Noelia Vargas | ![]() |
2 June 2018 | 2018 Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | [19] |
4×100 m relay | 48.09 | Nathalee Joane Aranda Kaila Xiomara Smith Ana María Martínez Gabriela Shimara Guevara |
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25 May 2013 | 2013 San José | San José, Costa Rica | [18] |
4×400 m relay | 3:53.95 | María Segura Vargas Lissette Ramírez Núñez Alejandra Murillo Barrantes Daniela Rojas Gutiérrez |
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22 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [18] |
Key: Defunct event
Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Championships | Place | Ref |
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100 m | 10.78 (-0.5 m/s) | Arturo Deliser | ![]() |
23 May 2014 | 2014 Managua | ![]() |
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200 m | 21.61 | Arturo Deliser | ![]() |
25 May 2013 | 2013 San José | ![]() |
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400 m | 48.51 | Antonio Grant | ![]() |
22 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | ![]() |
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800 m | 1:52.03 | Juan Diego Castro Villalobos | ![]() |
20 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | ![]() |
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1500 m | 3:59.69 | Juan Diego Castro Villalobos | ![]() |
22 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | ![]() |
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3000 m | 8:48.11 | Roy Vargas | ![]() |
19 August 1995 | 1995 San Salvador | ![]() |
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110 m hurdles (91 cm) | 13.94 (NWI) | Wienstan Mena | ![]() |
13 June 2015 | 2015 Championships | ![]() |
[18] |
400 m hurdles (84 cm) | 53.26 | Pablo Ibáñez | ![]() |
12 June 2015 | 2015 Championships | ![]() |
[18] |
2000 m steeplechase | 6:15.80 | Allan Rodriguez Mata | ![]() |
3 June 2018 | 2018 El Salvador | ![]() |
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High jump | 1.97 m | Francisco Rodriguez Castaneda | ![]() |
28 July 2017 | 2017 Managua | ![]() |
[18] |
Pole vault | 4.21 m | Natán Armando Rivera | ![]() |
25 May 2014 | 2014 Managua | ![]() |
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Long jump | 7.02 m | Juan Mosquera | ![]() |
18 June 2011 | 2011 San Salvador | ![]() |
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Triple jump | 14.93 m | Jason Castro | ![]() |
20 July 2008 | 2008 Championships | ![]() |
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Shot put | 15.34 m | Pablo Abarca | ![]() |
23 May 2014 | 2014 Managua | ![]() |
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Discus throw | 45.79 m | José Francisco Araya | ![]() |
26 May 2012 | 2012 Championships | ![]() |
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Hammer throw | 62.76 m | Rodrigo Moran Gaitan | ![]() |
3 June 2018 | 2018 Championships | ![]() |
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Javelin throw | 67.93 m | Armando Abdiel Caballero | ![]() |
1 June 2018 | 2018 Championships | ![]() |
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Decathlon | 6240 pts | Mauricio Galindo Vega | ![]() |
29–30 July 2017 | 2017 Managua | ![]() |
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11.69 (+1.2 m/s) (100 m), 6.25 m (-1.6 m/s) (long jump), 13.83 m (shot put), 1.84 m (high jump), 53.08 (400 m), 15.38 (1.0 m/s) (110 m hurdles), 33.64 m (discus), 3.20 m (pole vault), 41.48 m (javelin), 4:50.05 (1500 m) | |||||||
10000 m walk (track) | 44:05.92 | Oseas Abimael Accu | ![]() |
2 June 2018 | 2018 Championships | ![]() |
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4×100 m relay | 43.18 | Keiner Arboine Kluiverth Nuñez Sebastian Alonso Piza Kayle Farguharson |
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30 July 2017 | 2017 Managua | ![]() |
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Medley relay | 1:57.06 | Arturo Deliser Gino Alfredo Toscano José Abdul Demera Miguel Angel Ortega |
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25 May 2013 | 2013 San José | ![]() |
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Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Championships | Place | Ref |
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100 m | 11.90 (+0.1 m/s) | Selena Arjona | ![]() |
20 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | ![]() |
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200 m | 24.86 (+1.7 m/s) | Rosa Benita Baltazar | ![]() |
22 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | ![]() |
[18] |
400 m | 56.78 | Kathi Cuadra | ![]() |
29 May 2010 | 2010 Panamá | ![]() |
[18] |
800 m | 2:10.66 | Brenda Salmerón | ![]() |
25 May 2007 | 2007 Championships | ![]() |
[18] |
1500 m | 4:38.73 | Brenda Salmerón | ![]() |
26 May 2007 | 2007 Championships | ![]() |
[18] |
3000 m | 10:14.39 | Ana Hercules | ![]() |
12 June 2015 | 2015 Championships | ![]() |
[18] |
100 m hurdles | 14.10 | Verónica Quijano | ![]() |
21 June 1997 | 1997 Guatemala | ![]() |
[18] |
400 m hurdles | 63.61 | Andrea Vargas | ![]() |
24 May 2013 | 2013 San José | ![]() |
[18] |
2000 m steeplechase | 7:24.45 | Irma Aldana | ![]() |
14 June 2015 | 2015 Championships | ![]() |
[18] |
High jump | 1.67 m | Kashani Ríos | ![]() |
20 July 2008 | 2008 Championships | ![]() |
[18] |
Pole vault | 3.21 m | Fátima Soto | ![]() |
21 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | ![]() |
[18] |
Long jump | 5.72 m (+0.2 m/s) | Nathalee Aranda | ![]() |
18 June 2011 | 2011 San Salvador | ![]() |
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Triple jump | 12.23 m (+1.4 m/s) | Nancy Sandoval | ![]() |
22 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | ![]() |
[18] |
Shot put (3.0 kg) | 13.37 m | Jennifer Rodriguez | ![]() |
30 July 2017 | 2017 Managua | ![]() |
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Discus throw | 40.07 m | Sabrina Gaitán | ![]() |
24 May 2014 | 2014 Managua | ![]() |
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Hammer (3.0 kg) | 62.49 m | Sabrina Gaitán | ![]() |
25 May 2014 | 2014 Managua | ![]() |
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Javelin throw (500 g) | 46.47 m | Jennifer Rodríguez | ![]() |
29 July 2017 | 2017 Managua | ![]() |
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Javelin throw (600 g) | 47.64 m | Jannis Ramírez | ![]() |
11 June 2004 | 2004 San José | ![]() |
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Heptathlon | 3830 pts | Victoria Grenni Alvarado | ![]() |
1–2 June 2018 | 2018 El Salvador | ![]() |
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16.27 (+1.6 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.52 m (high jump), 8.33 m (shot put), 27.13 (-0.3 m/s) (200 metres), 4.10 m (+1.7 m/s) (long jump), 24.67 m (javelin), 2:40.13 (800 m) | |||||||
5000 m walk (track) | 23:31.28 | Jamy Franco | ![]() |
25 May 2007 | 2007 Championships | ![]() |
[18] |
4×100 m relay | 49.23 | Mariella Eugenia Mena Camila María Eserski Mikaela María Rank Nancy Gabriela Sandoval |
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21 May 2016 | 2016 Championships | ![]() |
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Swedish relay | 2:15.99 | Eugenia Stargarten Ingrid Narváez Kathi Cuadra Vanessa Romero |
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29 May 2010 | 2010 Panamá | ![]() |
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