2004 Central American Championships in Athletics

The 16th Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio de Atletismo del Instituto Nicaragüense de Deportes in Managua, Nicaragua, between September 25–26, 2004.

A total of 42 events were contested, 22 by men and 20 by women.

Participation
A total of 183 athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:


 * 🇧🇿 Belize (4)
 * 🇨🇷 Costa Rica (45)
 * 🇸🇻 El Salvador (33)
 * 🇬🇹 Guatemala (13)
 * 🇭🇳 Honduras (20)
 * 🇳🇮 Nicaragua (49)
 * 🇵🇦 Panamá (19)

Records
A total of 9 championships records were set.

Medal summary
Complete results and medal winners were published.

Note
†: There is a slight difference in silver medals between a published medal table and the unofficial medal count above.