List of Guatemalan records in athletics explained

The following are the national records in athletics in Guatemala maintained by its national athletics federation: Federación Nacional de Atletismo de Guatemala (FNA).

Outdoor

Key to tables:

h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
NWI = no wind information

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	10.32	Oscar Meneses	20 June 1998		Caracas, Venezuela
200 m	21.09 (-1.5 m/s)	Oscar Meneses	23 May 1998		Edwardsville, United States
400 m	46.50	José Bermúdez	23 June 2019		Managua, Nicaragua
800 m	1:49.07	Luis Martínez	25 August 1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan
1500 m	3:35.32	Luis Grijalva	18 July 2021	Sunset Tour Meet	Mission Viejo, United States	^[1]
Mile	4:02:64	Luis Grijalva	29 June 2017	Track Town Summer Series
3000 m	7:29.43	Luis Grijalva	17 September 2023	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	^[2]
Two miles	8:21.98	Luis Grijalva	21 August 2021	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	^[3]
5000 m	12:50.58	Luis Grijalva	30 May 2024	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway	^[4]
5 km (road)	14:41	Alberto Gonzalez Mindez	16 January 2022	Houston Half Marathon	Houston, United States	^[5]
10000 m	27:26.02	Luis Grijalva	16 March 2024	The TEN	San Juan Capistrano, United States	^[6]
10 km (road)	29:04	Alberto Gonzalez Mindez	16 January 2022	Houston Half Marathon	Houston, United States	^[7]
15 km (road)	43:21	Alberto Gonzalez Mindez	16 January 2022	Houston Half Marathon	Houston, United States	^[8]
20 km (road)	58:05	Alberto Gonzalez Mindez	16 January 2022	Houston Half Marathon	Houston, United States	^[9]
Half marathon	1:01:20	Alberto Gonzalez Mindez	16 January 2022	Houston Half Marathon	Houston, United States	^[10]
	1:01.03	Alberto Gonzalez Mindez	15 January 2023	Houston Half Marathon	Houston, United States	^[11]
Marathon	2:12:53	Alfredo Arévalo	30 May 2004	National Capital Marathon	Ottawa, Canada
110 m hurdles	14.04 (-0.6 m/s)	Wienstan Mena	13 May 2018		Mexico City, Mexico
400 m hurdles	50.16	Allan Ayala	13 June 2009	Central American Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala
3000 m steeplechase	8:46.45	Hugo-Allan García	2 September 1985	Universiade	Kobe, Japan
High jump	2.12 m	Ken Franzúa	13 July 2018		Guatemala City, Guatemala
Pole vault	5.10 m	Christiaan Higueros	15 May 2022		Querétaro City, Mexico
	5.20 m	Christiaan Higueros	13 February 2022		Querétaro City, Mexico
Long jump	7.97 m (+1.9 m/s)	Nicolás Arriola	9 July 2022	CVEATC	Chula Vista, United States	^[12]
Triple jump	15.95 m (+0.2 m/s)	Fredy Lemus	8 June 2019		Guatemala City, Guatemala
Shot put	16.61 m	Edson Haroldo Monzón	1 May 2004		La Jolla, United States
Discus throw	50.49 m	Rául Rivera	26 March 2004		Guatemala City, Guatemala
Hammer throw	66.50 m	Diego Berrios	11 May 2017	Guatemalan Junior/Youth Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	^[13]
Javelin throw	72.21 m	Luis Taracena	30 March 2019		San Salvador, El Salvador
Decathlon	7448 pts	Octavius Gillespie	5-6 June 2004		Chula Vista, United States
	11.22 (100 m), 7.32 m (w) (long jump), 13.14 m (shot put), 2.00 m (high jump), 52.17 (400 m) 15.39 (w) (110 m hurdles), 42.89 m (discus), 4.30 m (pole vault), 60.76 m (javelin), 4:58.01 (1500 m)
10000 m walk (track)	40:10.73	Érick Barrondo	25 October 2013		Guatemala City, Guatemala
10 km walk (road)	38:57	Julio René Martínez	8 May 1999	Oder-Neisse Grand Prix	Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
20000 m walk (track)	1:23:05.15	Érick Barrondo	8 August 2014		Guatemala City, Guatemala
20 km walk (road)	1:17:46	Julio René Martínez	8 May 1999	Oder-Neisse Grand Prix	Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
35000 m walk (track)	2:47:20	Luis García	30 January 2010
35 km walk (road)	2:31:26	Érick Barrondo	23 April 2022	Dudinská Päťdesiatka	Dudince, Slovakia	^[14]
50 km walk (road)	3:41:09	Erick Barrondo	23 March 2013	Dudinska 50-ka	Dudince, Slovakia	^[15]
4 × 100 m relay	39.25	Rolando Blanco Oscar Meneses José Meneses José Tinoco	30 July 2000		Havana, Cuba
4 × 400 m relay	3:13.83	Hans Villagrán Jan Holwerda Allan Ayala Camillo Quevedo	20 July 2008	NACAC U23 Championships	Toluca, Mexico

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 m	11.66 (-0.2 m/s)	Mariandreé Chacón	17 June 2022	Central American U18 and U20 Championships	Managua, Nicaragua	^[16]
150 m	18.98	Mariandreé Chacón	7 March 2021		Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
200 m	23.6	Christa Schumann	29 August 1986		Guatemala
	23.72 (+1.9 m/s)	Mariandreé Chacón	29 April 2023	UNF East Coast Relays	Jacksonville, United States	^[17]
400 m	54.2	Christa Schumann	30 August 1986		Guatemala
	55.64	Patricia Meigham	4 August 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
800 m	2:08.7	Ana Lucia Hurtado	17 May 2001		Guatemala City, Guatemala
1500 m	4:25.71	Viviana Aroche	28 June 2022	Meeting Ciudad de Málaga	Málaga, Spain	^[18]
3000 m	9:32.27	Viviana Aroche	18 June 2022	Meeting International de Albacete	Albacete, Spain	^[19]
5000 m	15:54.48	Viviana Aroche	26 May 2023	Meeting Jaen Paraiso	Andújar, Spain
5 km (road)	18:57	Sandra Genoveva	23 April 2023	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg, Germany	^[20]
10000 m	33:10.80	Viviana Aroche	14 April 2023	Bryan Clay Invitational	Azusa, United States	^[21]
10 km (road)	37:09	Sandra Genoveva	23 April 2023	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg, Germany	^[22]
15 km (road)	55:36	Sandra Genoveva	23 April 2023	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg, Germany	^[23]
20 km (road)	1:14:00	Sandra Genoveva	23 April 2023	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg, Germany	^[24]
Half marathon	1:18:01	Sandra Genoveva	23 April 2023	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg, Germany	^[25]
25 km (road)	1:32:23	Sandra Genoveva	23 April 2023	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg, Germany	^[26]
Marathon	2:39:23	Sandra Genoveva	23 April 2023	Hamburg Marathon	Hamburg, Germany	^[27]
100 m hurdles	15.05	Rosa Balazar	5 March 2017		Guatemala City, Guatemala
	14.19	Amapola Arimany	23 July 1988		Mexico City, Mexico
	14.16	Amapola Arimany	10 June 2005
400 m hurdles	59.79	Larissa Soto	26 July 1991	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico
3000 m steeplechase	10:51.55	Ivonne Marroquin	30 July 2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	^[28]
High jump	1.79 m	Ana Regina Quiñónez	19 July 1991		Kingston, Jamaica
Pole vault	3.50 m	Peggy Ovalle	15 May 2005		St. Charles, United States
Long jump	6.36 m (+0.4 m/s)	Thelma Fuentes	14 July 2018	CAC Games Trials	Guatemala City, Guatemala	^[29]
Triple jump	13.72 m (0.0 m/s)	Thelma Fuentes	23 June 2018		San Salvador, El Salvador
Shot put	13.52 m	Dorothy López	6 November 2009		Guatemala City, Guatemala
Discus throw	48.85 m	Ana Lucia Espinoza	29 May 2004		Guatemala City, Guatemala
	48.25 m	Ana Lucia Espinoza	30 November 2001	Central American Games	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Hammer throw	59.85 m	Sophie Pérez	21 April 2023	Wake Forest Invitational	Winston-Salem, United States	^[30]
Javelin throw	44.27 m	Sofia Alonso	2 June 2018	Mexican Championships	Monterrey, Mexico
Heptathlon	4590 pts	Larissa Soto	27–28 July 1991	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico
	16.10 (100 m hurdles), 1.47 m (high jump), 10.17 m (shot put), 25.96 (200 m) / 5.42 m (w) (long jump), 28.52 m (javelin), 2:19.34 (800 m)
	4688 pts	Larissa Soto	3–4 June 1989		Mexico City, Mexico
5000 m walk (track)	22:19.86	Maritza Poncio	24 October 2014		Guatemala City, Guatemala
10000 m walk (track)	44:04.90	Mirna Ortíz	7 March 2015		Guatemala City, Guatemala
10 km walk (road)	43:09	Mirna Ortíz	13 September 2014		Katowice, Poland	^[31]
20000 m walk (track)	1:31:53.72	Mirna Ortíz	8 August 2014		Guatemala City, Guatemala
20 km walk (road)	1:28:31	Mirna Ortíz	6 April 2013	Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética	Rio Maior, Portugal	^[32]
35 km walk (road)	2:52:07	Mirna Ortíz	8 May 2022		San Jerónimo, Guatemala
50 km walk (road)	4:13:56	Mirna Ortíz	24 February 2019	Central American Race Walking Championships	Guatemala City, Guatemala	^[33]
4 × 100 m relay	46.3	Patricia Quiñónez Akil Arévalo Patricia Meigham Christa Schumann	20 July 1982		Mexico City, Mexico
4 × 400 m relay	3:53.83	Rosana Rodriguez Sandra Oliveros Luz Patrizia Valenzuela Ana Lucia Hurtado	27 May 2001		Havana, Cuba

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	6.70	Rolando Blanco	7 February 2004		Flagstaff, United States
200 m	21.52	Rolando Blanco	19 February 2000		New York City, United States
400 m	50.28	Allan Ayala Acevedo	29 January 2010	Montana State Open #2	Bozeman, United States	^[34]
800 m	1:55.66	Arisk Perdomo	10 March 1995	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
1500 m	4:06.93	Alberto López Davila	6 March 1987	World Championships	Indianapolis, United States
	3:41.11	Luis Grijalva	11 February 2022	Lilac Grand Prix	Spokane, United States	^[35]
Mile	4:04.18	Luis Grijalva	21 January 2022		Flagstaff, United States
3000 m	7:37.42	Luis Grijalva	6 February 2022	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix	Staten Island, United States	^[36]
	7:33.86	Luis Grijalva	11 February 2023	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	^[37]
5000 m	13:29.74	Luis Grijalva	24 January 2020	BU John Thomas Terrier Classic	Boston, United States	^[38]
60 m hurdles	8.47	Allan Ayala Acevedo	12 February 2010	NDSU Bison Open	Fargo, United States	^[39]
High jump	2.08 m	Teodoro Palacios	8 March 1963		Chicago, United States
Pole vault	4.40 m^[40]	Octavious Gillespie	5 February 2005		Lincoln, United States
Long jump	6.95 m^[41]	Octavious Gillespie	4 February 2005		Lincoln, United States
Triple jump
Shot put	12.82 m	Octavious Gillespie	4 February 2005		Lincoln, United States
	14.77 m	Mauricio Galindo	9 December 2022	UCCS Pre-Holiday Multi	Colorado Springs, United States	^[42]
Heptathlon	5218 pts	Octavious Gillespie	4-5 February 2005		Lincoln, United States
	7.54 (60 m), 6.95 m (long jump), 12.82 m (shot put), 2.02 m (high jump) / 8.77 (60 m hurdles), 4.40 m (pole vault), 2:55.37 (1000 m)
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
60 m	7.72	Christa Schumann	6 March 1987	World Championships	Indianapolis, United States
	7.58	Mariaandre Chacon	10 February 2023	Florida University Invitational	Gainesville, United States	^[43]
200 m	25.38	Christa Schumann	6 March 1987	World Championships	Indianapolis, United States
	24.36	Mariaandre Chacon	10 February 2023	Florida University Invitational	Gainesville, United States	^[44]
400 m
800 m	2:22.80	Cristina Girón	6 March 1987	World Championships	Indianapolis, United States
1500 m	4:56.98	Cristina Girón	8 March 1987	World Championships	Indianapolis, United States
3000 m	9:56.67	Dina Judith Velasquez Cruz	14 March 2003	World Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom
5000 m	16:58.96	Evelyn Chávez	3 February 2017	Meyo Invitational	Notre Dame, United States	^[45]
60 m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault	3.35 m	Peggy Ovalle	28 January 2006		Lawrence, United States
			10 March 2006		Johnson City, United States
Long jump	5.63 m	Estefany Cruz	15 January 2011		Baton Rouge, United States
Triple jump	12.45 m	Estefany Cruz	14 January 2012		Birmingham, United States
Shot put	12.34 m	Sabrina Gaitan	17 January 2015		Johnson City, United States
Weight throw	17.67 m	Sophie Pérez	18 February 2023	JDL DMR Invitational	Winston-Salem, United States	^[46]
Pentathlon
3000 m walk	12:40.33	Mirna Ortiz	18 February 2018	French Championships	Liévin, France	^[47]
4 × 400 m relay

References

General

• Guatemalan Outdoor Records 6 June 2024 updated
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records

Specific

External links

• FNA web site
• FNA records subpage

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sunset Tour Meet 2021 Results. runnerspace.com. 7 January 2022.
2. Web site: 3000m Results. sportresult.com. 17 September 2023. 20 September 2023. 30 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230930092456/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/EUGENE2023/PDF_ATHM3000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=N5wUI6TXCGmoXLLMnsBDQ36kK/8=/. dead.
3. Web site: Two Miles Race analysis Wanda Diamond League Hayward Field - Eugene, OR (USA) 20th - 21st August 2021 . 21 August 2021 . 22 August 2021 . 22 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210822024539/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/EUGENE2021/PDF_ARE0210040.PDF?h=1RWNj1QsVix93rGi5EuRFwomtko= . dead .
4. Web site: 5000m Result. swisstiming.com. 30 May 2024. 30 May 2024.
5. Web site: Alberto Gonzalez Mindez Houston Half Marathon 2022 Result. track.rtrt.me. 16 January 2022. 24 January 2022.
6. Web site: 10000m Result. trackscoreboard.com. 16 March 2024. 17 March 2024.
7. Web site: Alberto Gonzalez Mindez Houston Half Marathon 2022 Result. track.rtrt.me. 16 January 2022. 24 January 2022.
8. Web site: Alberto Gonzalez Mindez Houston Half Marathon 2022 Result. track.rtrt.me. 16 January 2022. 24 January 2022.
9. Web site: Alberto Gonzalez Mindez Houston Half Marathon 2022 Result. track.rtrt.me. 16 January 2022. 24 January 2022.
10. Web site: Alberto Gonzalez Mindez Houston Half Marathon 2022 Result. track.rtrt.me. 16 January 2022. 24 January 2022.
11. Web site: Alberto Gonzalez Mindez Houston Half Marathon 2023 Result. houstonresults.com. 15 January 2023. 3 April 2023.
12. News: Nicolás Arriola rompe el récord más antiguo del atletismo guatemalteco. lared1061.com. es. 20 September 2022.
13. News: Tres récords nacionales deja el Campeonato Juvenil de Atletismo 2017. guatemala.com. Juan Diego. es. 18 May 2017. 23 June 2017.
14. Web site: 2022 Dudinská Päťdesiatka Results. dudinska50.sk. 23 April 2022. 14 May 2022.
15. News: Dudinská päťdesiatka pre Barronda, Tóth najlepší na 20 km. www.osporte.sk. sk. 23 March 2013. 25 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160312020420/http://www.osporte.sk/?id_cat=71&news=160238. 12 March 2016.
16. Web site: Women's 100m Results. FECOA. 17 June 2022. 16 September 2022.
17. Web site: UNF East Coast Relays - Women's 200 Meters Section 4 Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 29 April 2023. 4 July 2023.
18. News: Viviana Aroche sumó su tercer récord nacional en el Meeting Ciudad de Málaga 2022. guatemala.com. Juan Diego. es. 28 June 2022. 20 September 2022.
19. News: Viviana Aroche superó marca histórica en el I Meeting International de Albacete 2022. guatemala.com. Juan Diego. es. 20 June 2022. 20 September 2022.
20. Web site: Sandra Genoveva 2023 Hamburg Marathon Result. mikatiming.com. 23 April 2023. 5 July 2023.
21. Web site: 10000m Invitational Heat 1 Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 14 April 2023. 5 July 2023.
22. Web site: Sandra Genoveva 2023 Hamburg Marathon Result. mikatiming.com. 23 April 2023. 5 July 2023.
23. Web site: Sandra Genoveva 2023 Hamburg Marathon Result. mikatiming.com. 23 April 2023. 5 July 2023.
24. Web site: Sandra Genoveva 2023 Hamburg Marathon Result. mikatiming.com. 23 April 2023. 5 July 2023.
25. Web site: Sandra Genoveva 2023 Hamburg Marathon Result. mikatiming.com. 23 April 2023. 5 July 2023.
26. Web site: Sandra Genoveva 2023 Hamburg Marathon Result. mikatiming.com. 23 April 2023. 5 July 2023.
27. Web site: Sandra Genoveva 2023 Hamburg Marathon Result. mikatiming.com. 23 April 2023. 5 July 2023.
28. Web site: Steeplechase Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714052628/http://mayaguez2010.com/results/pdf/AT/ATW03303350000001..C73G.ESP.pdf. usurped. 2011-07-14. www.mayaguez2010.com. 2010-07-30. 2011-03-08.
29. News: Thelma Fuentes se luce con oros e impone récord nacional en salto de longitud. sportsweekgt.com. Ruben Flores. es. 16 July 2018. 8 August 2018.
30. Web site: Hammer Throw Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 21 April 2023. 5 July 2023.
31. News: Barrondo y Ortiz ganan en Polonia. www.lanacion.com.gt. Edgar Chacón. 14 September 2014. 17 September 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030935/http://www.lanacion.com.gt/barrondo-y-ortiz-ganan-en-polonia/. 4 March 2016.
32. News: Lashmanova continues winning streak in Rio Maior. IAAF. António Manuel Fernandes. 6 April 2013. 9 April 2013.
33. News: 27/02/2019 Guatemala City (GUA): The 7th race walking championships of Centro-America. marciadalmondo.com. 27 February 2019. 23 March 2019.
34. Web site: 400m Dash Results. www.directathletics.com. 2010-01-29. 2011-03-08.
35. https://worldathletics.org/athletes/guatemala/luis-grijalva-14749285 Luis Grijalva profile
36. News: Adel Mechaal shatters European indoor 3000m Record. athletics.co.ke. John Vaselyne. 7 February 2022. 7 February 2022.
37. News: Nuguse breaks North American indoor mile record at Millrose Games. World Athletics. Karen Rosen. 12 February 2023. 17 February 2023.
38. Web site: 5000m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 24 January 2020. 7 December 2020.
39. Web site: 60 Metres Hurdles Results. www.directathletics.com. 2010-01-29. 2011-03-08.
40. record set during heptathlon competition
41. record set during heptathlon competition
42. Web site: Shot Put Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 9 December 2022. 31 August 2023.
43. Web site: 60m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 10 February 2023. 31 August 2023.
44. Web site: 200m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 10 February 2023. 31 August 2023.
45. Web site: 5000m Results. deltatiming.com. 3 February 2017. 15 November 2017.
46. Web site: Weight Throw Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 18 February 2023. 5 July 2023.
47. Web site: Liévin (France), 17-18.2.2018 -National Championships-. trackinsun.blogspot.de. 18 February 2018. 22 February 2018. 22 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180222225900/http://trackinsun.blogspot.de/2018/02/lievin-france-17-1822018-national_18.html. dead.