The 16th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio de Atletismo del Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes in Managua, Nicaragua, between September 25–26, 2004.

A total of 42 events were contested, 22 by men and 20 by women.

Records A total of 9 championships records were set.

Medal summary Complete results and medal winners were published.

Men 100 metres (wind: -0.6 m/s) 10.84 10.90 11.10200 metres (wind:  m/s) 21.81 21.89 22.13400 metres 47.91 48.16 48.53800 metres 1:55.90 1:56.09 1:56.191500 metres 3:58.25 4:01.29 4:03.625000 metres 14:49.59 15:15.33 15:38.8910,000 metres 32:13.01 32:21.10 32:25.04110 metres hurdles (wind:  m/s) 14.89 15.15 15.30400 metres hurdles 52.00 CR 52.74 55.063000 metres steeplechase 9:33.84 9:50.92 9:53.394 x 100 metres relay Rolando Cruz Palacios Jonnie Lowe Ronald Bennett Alex Geovany Navas 41.71 Víctor Cantillano Antonio Ramírez Ronny Arroyo Josell Ramírez 41.97 Ramiro Sandoval Jorge Conde Jimmy Galeano Denis Gutiérrez 42.224 x 400 metres relay Víctor Cantillano Greivin González Marco Pérez Nery Brenes 3:16.80 CR Rafael Antonio Galdámez Takeshi Fujiwara Francis Jiménez Roberto Cortés 3:21.98 Roberto Delgadillo Léster Ponce Ramiro Sandoval José Tomás Traña 3:30.7720 Kilometres Walk 1:31:51.30 CR 1:32:33.66 1:33:20.46High jump 2.08 CR 2.05 1.99Pole vault 4.05 Long jump 6.83 6.77 6.54Triple jump 15.15 14.46 13.87Shot put 14.52 14.36 13.55Discus throw 43.76 40.39 39.15Hammer throw 56.66 47.20 43.09Javelin Throw 70.29 CR 67.61 Decathlon 5514 5476

Women 100 metres 12.49 12.59 12.60200 metres 25.50 25.59 25.73400 metres 56.49 57.02 58.91800 metres 2:14.52 2:15.98 2:16.961500 metres 4:35.11 CR 4:48.45 4:58.275000 metres 18:00.62 18:54.48 19:14.8410,000 metres 36:10.54 CR 36:23.42 38:43.90100 metres hurdles (wind:  m/s) 15.06 15.88 17.91400 metres hurdles 62.18 67.65 69.974 x 100 metres relay Melissa Moraga Sharon Ruiz Tracy Joseph María Gabriela Espinoza 50.30 María Gabriela Carrillo Gladys Quijada Amada Martínez Karla María Cortez 51.48 4 x 400 metres relay Verónica Quijano Amada Martínez Jéssica Bautista Karla María Cortez 3:58.02 Tracy Joseph Melissa Moraga Wendy Zúñiga María Gabriela Espinoza 4:01.03 Jéssica Aguilera Auxiliadora Lacayo Yubelkis Casco Belén Corrales 4:03.1010,000 metres Walk 54:39.30 57:05.03 59:08.60High jump 1.70 1.61 1.58Pole vault 2.35 2.00 Long jump 5.60 CR 5.47 5.21Triple jump 11.96 11.63 11.46Shot put 11.54 10.28 10.20Discus throw 40.24 36.38 30.52Hammer throw 40.14 34.86 31.50Javelin Throw 51.76 CR 50.44 29.05

Medal table (unofficial)

Participation A total of 183 athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:

(4) (45) (33) (13) (20) (49) (19)

Note †: There is a slight difference in silver medals between a published medal table and the unofficial medal count above.

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