List of Guatemalan records in athletics

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Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by FNA   Not ratified or later rescinded by FNA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 Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m H 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 High jump Shot put 200m Long jump Javelin 800m
	4590 pts[m]	Larissa Soto	27–28 July 1991	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico
	100m H High jump Shot put 200m Long jump 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