1970 Central American Championships in Athletics

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V Central American Championships in Athletics
DatesDecember 4-6
Host cityGuatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala
VenueEstadio Mateo Flores
LevelSenior
Participation4 nations

The fifth Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City, Guatemala, between December 4-6, 1970.

Medal summary[]

Some results and medal winners could be reconstructed from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (CRC) 11.0   (GUA) 11.0   (HON)
200 metres   (CRC) 22.2   (GUA) 22.8   (GUA) 23.2
400 metres
800 metres   (CRC)
1500 metres   (CRC) 4:05.2  Enrique Ramírez (GUA) 4:08.3   (GUA) 4:08.6
5000 metres  Julio Quevedo (GUA) 15:38.7  Carlos Cuque López (GUA) 15:39.3   (CRC) 16:24.4
10000 metres   (CRC) 30:51.1  Carlos Cuque López (GUA) 32:14.5  Fulgencio Hernández (GUA) 33:21.7
Half Marathon   (CRC) 1:08  Carlos Cuque López (GUA)  Julio Quevedo (GUA)
3000 metres steeplechase
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles   (CRC)
High Jump
Pole Vault
Long Jump   (GUA) 7.10
Triple Jump
Shot Put
Discus Throw
Hammer Throw
Javelin Throw
Pentathlon
20 Kilometres Road Walk   (ESA) 2:00:07.4   (GUA) 2:06:40.7   (GUA) 2:18:56.0
4 x 100 metres relay  Guatemala 44.6  Costa Rica 46.3  Honduras 46.8
4 x 400 metres relay

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (CRC)   (CRC)
200 metres   (CRC) 25.4   (CRC) 27.6   (CRC) 28.0
400 metres   (GUA) 64.2   (CRC) 66.1   (ESA)
800 metres  Silvia Molina (GUA) 2:30.0   (ESA) 2:37.2   (HON) 2:39.1
1500 metres
100 metres hurdles
High Jump
Long Jump
Shot Put
Discus Throw
Javelin Throw   (GUA) 31.96   (CRC) 29.50   (GUA) 21.96
Pentathlon
4 x 100 metres relay

References[]

  1. ^ Delegación atlética sale para Guatemala el miercoles (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 30, 1970, p. 44 (original page no.: 86), retrieved September 24, 2012
  2. ^ Rafael Ángel Pérez implantó nuevo record centroamericano (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 6, 1970, p. 65 (original page no.: 129), retrieved September 24, 2012
  3. ^ Abbot, primer lugar en 100 metros planos (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 6, 1970, p. 65 (original page no.: 129), retrieved September 24, 2012
  4. ^ Primeros lugares ocupan atletas de Costa Rica en Guatemala (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 7, 1970, p. 30 (original page no.: 59), retrieved September 24, 2012
  5. ^ Pérez batió otra marca centroamericana (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 7, 1970, p. 30 (original page no.: 59), retrieved September 24, 2012
  6. ^ Gráficas del Centroamericano de Atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 8, 1970, p. 90, retrieved February 12, 2015
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