| Athletics at the VI Central American Games | |
| Size: | 300px |
| Host City: | San Pedro Sula, Honduras  |
| Dates: | December 9-14 |
| Stadium: | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
| Events: | 46 (24 men, 22 women) |
| Level: | Senior |
| Previous: | 1994 San Salvador |
| Next: | 2001 Guatemala |
| Games: | 1997 Central American Games |
Athletics competitions at the 1997 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, between December 9 and 14, 1997.[1]
A total of 46 events were contested, 24 by men and 22 by women.
Gold medal winners were published. A couple of medals and results could be retrieved from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación, and from Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa. A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage(click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner). Gold medalists were also published in other sources.
| 100 metres (wind: +1.2 m/s) | 10.61 | 10.70 | 10.75 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: -1.9 m/s) | 21.47 | 21.97 | 22.15 | ||||
| 400 metres | 47.76 | 48.72 | 48.96 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:52.67 | 1:53.89 | 1:54.55 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:56.23 | 3:56.66 | 3:58.51 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:38.75 | 14:53.55 | 15:04.50 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 31:02.38 | 33:05.17 | 33:34.62 | ||||
| Marathon | 2:48:32 | 2:48:47 | 2:51:06 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.4 m/s) | 14.62 | 15.13 | 15.47 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 52.91 | 53.02 | 54.67 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:54.43 | ||||||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | 40.90 | 41.75 | 42.65 | ||||
| 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:15.74 | 3:16.80 | 3:17.69 | ||||
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | 1:35:45 | 1:35:47 | 1:45:56 | ||||
| 35 Kilometres Road Walk | 2:55:34 | 2:58:49 | 3:48:46 | ||||
| High Jump | 2.06 | 2.00 | 2.00 | ||||
| Pole Vault | 4.15 | 4.10 | 4.00 | ||||
| Long Jump | 7.16 | 6.94 | 6.88 | ||||
| Triple Jump | 14.91 | 14.61 | 14.44 | ||||
| Shot Put | 15.88 | 14.28 | 13.65 | ||||
| Discus Throw | 43.38 | 40.70 | 40.26 | ||||
| Hammer Throw | 51.72 | 51.46 | 49.88 | ||||
| Javelin Throw | 71.00 | 64.56 | 57.82 | ||||
| Decathlon | 6105 | 6032 | 5844 |
| 100 metres (wind: +2.4 m/s) | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | ||||
| 200 metres (wind: -2.8 m/s) | 25.10 | 25.17 | 25.36 | ||||
| 400 metres | 54.74 | 56.85 | 57.72 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:11.13 | 2:12.81 | 2:15.78 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:36.85 | 4:37.53 | 4:39.31 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 17:57.60 | 18:00.5 | 18:38.8 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 38:36.39 | 38:56.52 | 39:00.29 | ||||
| Marathon | 3:23:51 | 3:26:41 | 3:30:02 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +0.7 m/s) | 15.30 | 15.40 | 15.60 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 61.89 | 62.78 | 64.30 | ||||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | 47.78 | Itza Sánchez Zolveik Ruiz Erika Chifundo Rita Alcázar | 48.16 | 48.66 | |||
| 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:49.75 | 3:50.07 | 3:54.97 | ||||
| 10 Kilometres Road Walk | 50:27 | 50:48 | 56:54 | ||||
| High Jump | 1.75 | 1.63 | 1.60 | ||||
| Pole Vault | 2.45 | 2.40 | 2.20 | ||||
| Long Jump | 5.46 | 5.44 | 5.33 | ||||
| Triple Jump | 12.06 | 11.72 | 11.28 | ||||
| Shot Put | 12.78 | 11.76 | 10.65 | ||||
| Discus Throw | 46.48 | 40.88 | 37.88 | ||||
| Hammer Throw | 47.74 | 42.96 | 38.88 | ||||
| Javelin Throw | 38.36 | 37.18 | 34.02 | ||||
| Heptathlon | 4717 | 4021 | 3315 |