List of Costa Rican records in athletics

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.

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by FECOA   Not ratified or later rescinded by FECOA

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
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[a]	Eric Quiros	27 May 2000		Victoria, Canada
10,000 m	28:48.4 h	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[b]	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[c]	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
	100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 11.62 (+0.4 m/s) 6.47 (±0.0 m/s) 14.42 m 1.77 m 54.17 18.04 (+2.5 m/s) 44.76 m 3.90 m 57.73 m 4:40.19
5000 m walk (track)	19:48.90	Allan Segura	8 June 2006		San José, Costa Rica
10,000 m walk (track)	41:27.80	Allan Segura	28 March 2009		San José, Costa Rica
20,000 m walk (track)	1:25:06.83[d]	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	Costa Rica Guzmán Calimore Monge Allen	22 June 2019	Central American Championships	Managua, Nicaragua
4 × 400 m relay	3:05.11	Costa Rica Gary Robinson Nery Brenes Jarlex Lynch Gerald Drummond	24 July 2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	[14]

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
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[e]	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]
10,000 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)	1:09:13+	Diana Bogantes	10 November 2024	B.A.A. Half Marathon	Boston, United States	[21]
Half marathon	1:12:46	Diana Bogantes	10 November 2024	B.A.A. Half Marathon	Boston, United States	[22]
25 km (road)	1:28:41+	Diana Bogantes	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[23]
30 km (road)	1:46:49+	Diana Bogantes	3 December 2023	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[24]
Marathon	2:32:08	Diana Bogantes	3 December 2023[f]	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[25]
100 m hurdles	12.64 (+0.3 m/s)	Andrea Vargas	6 October 2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[26]
400 m hurdles	56.19	Sharolyn Scott	28 May 2012	48. Internationales Pfingstsportfest	Rehlingen, Germany	[27]
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	[28]
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	[29]
Shot put	14.90 m	Deisheline Mayers	9 July 2021	NACAC U18 U20 and U23 Championships	San José, Costa Rica	[30]
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
	100m H (wind) High jump Shot put 200m (wind) Long jump (wind) Javelin 800m 14.72 (+1.2 m/s) 1.58 m 10.65 m 26.08 NWI 5.87 m (+1.3 m/s) 31.50 m 2:30.52
5000 m walk (track)	25:41.47	Karolyn Hernández	11 May 2004		Guatemala
10,000 m walk (track)	44:53.39	Noelia Vargas	29 May 2021	Costa Rican Championships	San José, Costa Rica	[31]
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	Costa Rica Irma Harris Brown Sharolyn Scott Daniela Rojas Gutierrez Desire Bermudez Villarebia	2 August 2018	CAC Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	[32]

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
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 OT		4 February 2006		Akron, United States
400 m	45.11	Nery Brenes	10 March 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[33]
800 m	1:48.29	Juan Diego Castro	12 February 2021	Texas Tech Shootout	Lubbock, United States	[34]
1000 m	2:24.05	Juan Diego Castro	17 January 2020	Arkansas Invitational	Fayetteville, United States	[35]
1500 m
Mile	3:57.78	Juan Diego Castro	7 February 2021	American Track League #3	Fayetteville, United States	[36]
3000 m	8:26.28	Alvaro Sanabria	13 January 2018	Graduate Classic	Lincoln, United States	[37]
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	16.49 m	Pablo Abarca	8 January 2022		Vouneuil-sous-Biard, France
Weight throw	21.15 m	Roberto Sawyers	16 February 2013	Millrose Games	New York, United States	[38]
Heptathlon
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m
3000 m walk	12:51.93	Sergio Gutierrez	17 March 2006		Linz, Austria
5000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref.
60 m	7.48	Sharolyn Joseph-Hamblett	4 February 2017	Hillsdale "Wide-Track" Classic	Hillsdale, United States	[39]
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 OT	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	[40]
	8.16	Andrea Vargas	12 February 2022	American Track League	Louisville, United States	[41]
	8.08	Andrea Vargas	12 February 2022	American Track League	Louisville, United States	[42]
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Pentathlon
	60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m
3000 m walk
4 × 400 m relay

Notes

1. by World Athletics source; rounded 13:45.00 by federation source
2. by World Athletics source; rounded 8:48.60 by federation source
3. recognised by World Athletics but not ratified by FECOA
4. by World Athletics and official result source; rounded 1:25:06 by federation source
5. ratified by federation but not recognised by World Athletics
6. by official result and World Athletics sources; 3 October 2023 by FECOA source, a typo

References

General

• Costa Rican Outdoor Records – Men 12 May 2023 updated
• Costa Rican Outdoor Records – Women 3 December 2023 updated
• World Athletics Statistic Handbook 2022: National Indoor Records

Specific

1. "Men's 200m – Round 1 Heat 7 Results" (PDF). Rio 2016 official website. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
2. Bob Ramsak (28 June 2017). "Van Niekerk breaks 300m world best in Ostrava". IAAF. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
3. "34th Meeting Madrid 2016 – Men 400m Results" (PDF). RFEA. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
4. "800m Result". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
5. "1500m Result". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
6. "400m Hurdles Result". FECOA. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
7. "Atleta Henry Linton va a Panamericanos a superar su marca". monumental.co.cr. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
8. "Discus Throw Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 27 March 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
9. Martin Bingisser (24 July 2016). "5 Marks That Will Make You Ask Some Questions". hmmrmedia.com. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
10. "Javelin Throw Result". FECOA. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
11. "20000 Metres Race Walk Results". FECOA. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
12. "20 Kilometres Race Walk Results" (PDF). IAAF. 10 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
13. "2022 Dudinská Päťdesiatka Results" (PDF). dudinska50.sk. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
14. "4×400m Relay Semifinal 2 Results" (PDF). results.toronto2015.org. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
15. "100m Heat 2 Results" (PDF). results.toronto2015.org. 21 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
16. "200m Heat 3 Results" (PDF). results.toronto2015.org. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
17. "Diana Bogantes New York Mini 10K 2023 Result". nyrr.org. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
18. "10000m Run Result". FECOA. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
19. "Women's 10K Results". nyrr.org. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
20. "Diana Bogantes 2024 Valencia Marathon Result". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
21. "2024 Boston Half Marathon Results". track.rtrt.me/. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
22. "2024 Boston Half Marathon Results". track.rtrt.me/. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
23. "Diana Bogantes 2024 Valencia Marathon Result". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
24. "Diana Bogantes 2024 Valencia Marathon Result". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
25. "2024 Valencia Marathon Result". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
26. "100m Hurdles Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
27. "48. Internationales Pfingstsportfest Complete Results". DLV. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
28. "High Jump Result". FECOA. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
29. "Triple Jump Results". FECOA. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
30. Daniel Villalobos Aguilera (10 July 2021). "El caribe se hace sentir en las primeras jornadas del NACAC, CRC 2021". hoyeneldeportecr.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2022.
31. "10000m Race Walk Result". FECOA. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
32. "Women's 4×400m Relay Results" (PDF). resultados.elheraldo.co. 2 August 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
33. "400m Results". IAAF. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
34. "800m Result". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
35. "1000m Result". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
36. "Mile Run Result". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
37. "3000m Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 13 January 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
38. "Weight Throw Results". branchsportstech.com. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
39. "60m Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 4 February 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
40. "Boston -MA- (United States), 10.2.2018 -New Balance Indoor Grand Prix-". trackinsun.blogspot.com. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
41. "2022 American Track League Results". World Athletics. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
42. "2022 American Track League Results". World Athletics. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

External links

• FECOA web site