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.
Key to tables:
+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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100 m | 10.32 (+0.8 m/s) | Bob Colville | 1 May 2004 | Ypsilanti, United States | |||
200 m | 20.20 (+0.2 m/s) | Nery Brenes | 16 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [1] | |
300 m | 32.22 | Nery Brenes | 28 June 2017 | Golden Spike Ostrava | Ostrava, Czech Republic | [2] | |
400 m | 44.60 | Nery Brenes | 23 June 2016 | Meeting de Atletismo Madrid | Madrid, Spain | [3] | |
800 m | 1:48.06 | Juan Diego Castro | 15 May 2021 | Big 12 Championships | Manhattan, United States | [4] | |
1500 m | 3:40.25 | Juan Diego Castro | 15 April 2023 | Bryan Clay Invitational | Azusa, United States | [5] | |
3000 m | 8:07.3 | Eric Quiros | 29 May 2001 | Richmond, Canada | |||
5000 m | 13:44.99 | Eric Quiros | 27 May 2000 | Victoria, Canada | |||
10000 m | 28:48.4 | 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 | ||
400 m hurdles | 48.11 | Gerald Drummond | 6 May 2023 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [6] | |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:48.59 | Francisco Gómez | 25 April 2004 | Havana, Cuba | |||
High jump | 2.15 m | Henry Linton | 9 May 2009 | San José, Costa Rica | [7] | ||
Pole vault | 5.20 m | Róger Borbón | 11 July 1998 | San Antonio, United States | |||
Long jump | 7.59 m (+1.9 m/s) | Rasheed Miller | 3 June 2022 | Trofeo Nacional Nocturna de Gandía | Valencia, Spain | ||
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 | 51.35 m | Roberto Sawyers | 30 January 2010 | Puerto Rico | |||
53.27 m | Roberto Sawyers | 27 March 2010 | Third Qualifying Meet LAI | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | [8] | ||
Hammer throw | 77.15 m | Roberto Sawyers | 12 June 2016 | Liberec, Czech Republic | [9] | ||
Javelin throw | 73.22 m | Ivan Sibaja | 7 May 2023 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [10] | |
Decathlon | 6663 pts | Noah Swaby | 11–12 May 2023 | SEC Championships | Baton Rouge, United States | ||
5000 m walk (track) | 19:48.90 | Allan Segura | 8 June 2006 | San José, Costa Rica | |||
10000 m walk (track) | 41:27.80 | Allan Segura | 28 March 2009 | San José, Costa Rica | |||
20000 m walk (track) | 1:25:06.83 | Allan Segura | 26 June 2011 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [11] | |
20 km walk (road) | 1:23:12 | Allan Segura | 10 May 2008 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | [12] | |
35 km walk (road) | 2:50:21 | Deiby Cordero | 23 April 2022 | Dudinská Päťdesiatka | Dudince, Slovakia | [13] | |
50 km walk (road) | 4:16:25 | Deiby Cordero | 20 March 2021 | Dudinská Päťdesiatka | Dudince, Slovakia | ||
4 × 100 m relay | 40.44 | Guzmán Calimore Monge Allen | 22 June 2019 | Central American Championships | Managua, Nicaragua | ||
4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.11 | Gary Robinson Nery Brenes Jarlex Lynch Gerald Drummond | 24 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | [14] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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100 m | 11.46 (+1.6 m/s) | Sharolyn Joseph | 21 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | [15] | |
200 m | 23.70 (+1.9 m/s) | Sharolyn Joseph | 23 July 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | [16] | |
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 | 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 | [17] | |
10000 m | 34:35.74 | Diana Bogantes | 27 June 2021 | Central American Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [18] | |
10 km (road) | 34:19 | Diana Bogantes | 10 June 2023 | Mastercard New York Mini 10K | New York City, United States | [19] | |
15 km (road) | 52:57 | Diana Bogantes | 3 December 2023 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | [20] | |
20 km (road) | 1:10:39 | Diana Bogantes | 3 December 2023 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | [21] | |
Half marathon | 1:14:09 | Diana Bogantes | 1 October 2023 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | |||
25 km (road) | 1:28:41 | Diana Bogantes | 3 December 2023 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | [22] | |
30 km (road) | 1:46:49 | Diana Bogantes | 3 December 2023 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | [23] | |
Marathon | 2:32:08 | Diana Bogantes | 3 December 2023 | Valencia Marathon | Valencia, Spain | [24] | |
100 m hurdles | 12.64 (+0.3 m/s) | Andrea Vargas | 6 October 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [25] | |
400 m hurdles | 56.19 | Sharolyn Scott | 28 May 2012 | 48. Internationales Pfingstsportfest | Rehlingen, Germany | [26] | |
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 | [27] | |
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 | [28] | |
Shot put | 14.90 m | 9 July 2021 | NACAC U18 U20 and U23 Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [29] | ||
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 | ||
5000 m walk (track) | 25:41.47 | Karolyn Hernández | 11 May 2004 | Guatemala | |||
10000 m walk (track) | 44:53.39 | Noelia Vargas | 29 May 2021 | Costa Rican Championships | San José, Costa Rica | [30] | |
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 | Irma Harris Brown Sharolyn Scott Daniela Rojas Gutierrez Desire Bermudez Villarebia | 2 August 2018 | CAC Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | [31] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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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 | 4 February 2006 | Akron, United States | |||||
400 m | 45.11 | Nery Brenes | 10 March 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [32] | |
800 m | 1:48.29 | Juan Diego Castro | 12 February 2021 | Texas Tech Shootout | Lubbock, United States | [33] | |
1000 m | 2:24.05 | Juan Diego Castro | 17 January 2020 | Arkansas Invitational | Fayetteville, United States | [34] | |
1500 m | |||||||
Mile | 3:57.78 | Juan Diego Castro | 7 February 2021 | American Track League #3 | Fayetteville, United States | [35] | |
3000 m | 8:26.28 | Alvaro Sanabria | 13 January 2018 | Graduate Classic | Lincoln, United States | [36] | |
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 | 15.06 m | Pablo Abarca | 9 February 2019 | French U23 Championships | Nantes, France | [37] | |
16.01 m | Pablo Abarca | 13 February 2021 | Eaubonne, France | [38] | |||
Weight throw | 21.15 m | Roberto Sawyers | 16 February 2013 | Millrose Games | New York, United States | [39] | |
Heptathlon | |||||||
3000 m walk | 12:51.93 | Sergio Gutierrez | 17 March 2006 | Linz, Austria | |||
5000 m walk | |||||||
4 × 400 m relay |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref | |
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60 m | 7.48 | Sharolyn Joseph-Hamblett | 4 February 2017 | Hillsdale "Wide-Track" Classic | Hillsdale, United States | [40] | |
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 | 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 | 8.19 | Andrea Vargas | 10 February 2018 | New Balance Indoor Grand Prix | Boston, United States | [41] | |
8.16 | Andrea Vargas | 12 February 2022 | American Track League | Louisville, United States | [42] | ||
8.08 | Andrea Vargas | 12 February 2022 | American Track League | Louisville, United States | [43] | ||
High jump | |||||||
Pole vault | |||||||
Long jump | |||||||
Triple jump | |||||||
Shot put | |||||||
Pentathlon | |||||||
3000 m walk | |||||||
4 × 400 m relay |