List of Guatemalan records in athletics

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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Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by FNA   Not ratified or later rescinded by FNA

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]
3:44.44 Luis Martínez 27 July 1989
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]
10,000 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[a] 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]
25 km (road) 1:16:04+ Alberto Gonzalez Mindez 3 December 2023 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [12]
30 km (road) 1:31:16+ Alberto Gonzalez Mindez 3 December 2023 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [13]
Marathon 2:07:40[b] Alberto Gonzalez Mindez 3 December 2023 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain [14]
110 m hurdles 14.04 A (−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[c] Guatemala City, Guatemala
Pole vault 5.10 m A[d] Christiaan Higueros 15 May 2022 Querétaro City, Mexico [citation needed]
5.20 m A[e] 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 [15]
Triple jump 15.95 m (+0.2 m/s) Fredy Lemus 8 June 2019 [f] 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 [16]
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
100m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400m 110m H (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500m
11.22 7.32 m w 13.14 m 2.00 m 52.17 15.39w 42.89 m 4.30 m 60.76 m 4:58.01
10,000 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
20,000 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
35,000 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 [17]
50 km walk (road) 3:41:09 Erick Barrondo 23 March 2013 Dudinska 50-ka Dudince, Slovakia [18]
4 × 100 m relay 39.25  Guatemala
Rolando Blanco
Oscar Meneses
José Meneses
José Tinoco 		30 July 2000 Havana, Cuba
4 × 400 m relay 3:13.83  Guatemala
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 [19]
150 m 18.98 NWI Mariandreé Chacón 7 March 2021 Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
200 m 23.6 h Christa Schumann 29 August 1986 Guatemala
23.72 (+1.9 m/s) Mariandreé Chacón 29 April 2023 UNF East Coast Relays Jacksonville, United States [20]
400 m 54.2 h Christa Schumann 30 August 1986 Guatemala
55.64 Patricia Meigham 4 August 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
800 m 2:08.7 h 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 [21]
3000 m 9:32.27 Viviana Aroche 18 June 2022 Meeting International de Albacete Albacete, Spain [22]
5000 m 15:54.48 Viviana Aroche 26 May 2023 Meeting Jaen Paraiso Andújar, Spain
5 km (road) 17:10+ Mx Viviana Aroche 27 October 2024 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [23]
15:38+[g] Viviana Aroche 11 June 2023 Madrid Vintage Run Madrid, Spain [24]
10,000 m 33:10.80 Viviana Aroche 14 April 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational Azusa, United States [25]
10 km (road) 34:34 + Mx Viviana Aroche 27 October 2024 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [26]
31:48[h] Viviana Aroche 11 June 2023 Madrid Vintage Run Madrid, Spain [27]
15 km (road) 52:15 + Mx Viviana Aroche 27 October 2024 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [28]
20 km (road) 1:10:03 + Mx Viviana Aroche 27 October 2024 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [29]
Half marathon 1:13:51 Mx Viviana Aroche 27 October 2024 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia, Spain [30]
25 km (road) 1:32:23+ Sandra Genoveva 23 April 2023 Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany [31]
Marathon 2:39:23 Sandra Genoveva 23 April 2023 Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany [32]
100 m hurdles 15.05 Rosa Balazar 5 March 2017 Guatemala City, Guatemala
14.19 A[i] Amapola Arimany 23 July 1988 Mexico City, Mexico
14.16[j] 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 [33]
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 [34]
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[k] 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 [35]
Javelin throw 44.27 m Sofia Alonso 2 June 2018 Mexican Championships Monterrey, Mexico
Heptathlon 4688 pts A[l] Larissa Soto 3–4 June 1989 Mexico City, Mexico
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
4590 pts[m] Larissa Soto 27–28 July 1991 Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico
100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m
16.10 1.47 m 10.17 m 25.96 5.42 m w 28.52 m 2:19.34
5000 m walk (track) 22:19.86 Maritza Poncio 24 October 2014 Guatemala City, Guatemala
10,000 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 [36]
20,000 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 [37]
35 km walk (road) 2:52:07 Mirna Ortíz 8 May 2022 San Jerónimo, Guatemala
50 km walk (road) 4:13:56 A Mirna Ortíz 24 February 2019 Central American Race Walking Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala [38]
4 × 100 m relay 46.3 h  Guatemala
Patricia Quiñónez
Akil Arévalo
Patricia Meigham
Christa Schumann 		20 July 1982 Mexico City, Mexico
4 × 400 m relay 3:53.83  Guatemala
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 A 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 [39]
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 [40]
Mile 4:04.18 A OT 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 [41]
7:33.86 Luis Grijalva 11 February 2023 Millrose Games New York City, United States [42]
5000 m 13:29.74 Luis Grijalva 24 January 2020 BU John Thomas Terrier Classic Boston, United States [43]
60 m hurdles 8.47 Allan Ayala Acevedo 12 February 2010 NDSU Bison Open Fargo, United States [44]
High jump 2.08 m Teodoro Palacios 8 March 1963 Chicago, United States
Pole vault 4.40 m[45] Octavious Gillespie 5 February 2005 Lincoln, United States
Long jump 6.95 m[46] Octavious Gillespie 4 February 2005 Lincoln, United States
Triple jump
Shot put 12.82 m[n] Octavious Gillespie 4 February 2005 Lincoln, United States
14.77 m A Mauricio Galindo 9 December 2022 UCCS Pre-Holiday Multi Colorado Springs, United States [47]
Heptathlon 5218 pts Octavious Gillespie 4-5 February 2005 Lincoln, United States
60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
7.54 6.95 m 12.82 m 2.02 m 8.77 4.40 m 2:55.37
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 [48]
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 [49]
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[o] Evelyn Chávez 3 February 2017 Meyo Invitational Notre Dame, United States [50]
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 [51]
Pentathlon
60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk 12:40.33 Mirna Ortiz 18 February 2018 French Championships Liévin, France [52]
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

  1. ^ by World Athletics source, 1:01:18 by official result source
  2. ^ by FNA source; 2:07:38 by official result source
  3. ^ by FNA source, 14 July 2018 by World Athletics source
  4. ^ not ratified by FNA but recognised by World Athletics
  5. ^ ratified by FNA but not recognised by World Athletics
  6. ^ by World Athletics source, 7 June 2019 by FNA source
  7. ^ not ratified by World Athletics, due to a downhill course
  8. ^ not ratified by World Athletics, due to a downhill course
  9. ^ not ratified by federation but recognised by World Athletics
  10. ^ ratified by federation but doubtful because of long period of time
  11. ^ not ratified by FNA but recognised by World Athletics
  12. ^ ratified by FNA but not recognised by World Athletics
  13. ^ recognised by World Athletics
  14. ^ record set during heptathlon competition
  15. ^ outdoor mark ratified as absolute record

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