1971 Central American Championships in Athletics

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VI Central American Championships in Athletics
DatesNovember 19–21
Host citySan José, Costa Rica Costa Rica
VenuePista Eduardo Garnier
LevelSenior
Participation6 nations

The sixth Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Pista Eduardo Garnier in San José, Costa Rica, between November 19–21, 1971.[1][2][3]

Medal summary[]

Some results and medal winners could be reconstructed from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (PAN) 10.3   (PAN) 10.5   (PAN) 10.8
200 metres   (PAN) 22.5   (CRC) 22.7  Juan Argüello (NCA) 23.1
400 metres   (CRC) 49.0  Francisco Menocal (NCA) 49.8   (PAN) 50.0
800 metres   (CRC) 1:56.2   (PAN) 1:56.8   (HON) 1:58.7
1500 metres
5000 metres   (CRC) 15:06.5   (GUA) 15:06.5  Hipólito López (HON) 16:11.1
10000 metres   (CRC) 30:02.2   (GUA) 31:27.4  Julio Quevedo (GUA) 31:37.6
Half Marathon  Fulgencio Hernández (GUA) 1:12:32.0  Clovis Morales (HON) 1:13:17.8  Carlos Cuque López (GUA) 1:13:38.2
3000 metres steeplechase
110 metres hurdles   (PAN) 15.6  Donald Vélez (NCA) 16.2   (NCA) 16.3
400 metres hurdles   (PAN) 54.1   (GUA) 56.3   (NCA) 56.6
High Jump
Pole Vault   (NCA) 3.30   (CRC) 3.20   (NCA) 3.10
Long Jump   (GUA) 7.12   (CRC) 6.63   (PAN) 6.47
Triple Jump   (CRC) 14.83   (GUA) 13.90   (NCA) 13.79
Shot Put  Mauricio Jubis (ESA) 13.47   (NCA) 13.43   (NCA) 13.22
Discus Throw   (ESA) 36.02   (CRC) 33.34  Donald Vélez (NCA) 32.24
Hammer Throw  Gustavo Morales (NCA) 47.34   (NCA) 45.16  Roberto Silva (NCA) 41.44
Javelin Throw  Donald Vélez (NCA) 66.10   (PAN) 55.82   (NCA) 55.60
Pentathlon
20 Kilometres Road Walk  Hipólito López (HON)   (HON)   (NCA)
4 x 100 metres relay  Panama



41.5  Guatemala

Oscar Gallardo

42.3  Nicaragua
Juan Argüello


42.6
4 x 400 metres relay  Guatemala 3:23.8  Costa Rica 3:26.3  Nicaragua 3:28.3

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   (PAN) 11.1   (CRC) 12.8   (PAN) 12.8
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres   (PAN) 2:22.   (GUA) 2:23.   (PAN) 2:27.
1500 metres
100 metres hurdles   (PAN) 16.3  Jean Robotham (CRC) 17.6   (GUA) 18.1
High Jump   (CRC) 1.42   (ESA) 1.40   (GUA) 1.35
Long Jump   (PAN) 5.22   (CRC) 5.11  Russel Carrero (NCA) 4.99
Shot Put   (ESA) 12.34   (PAN) 10.89   (GUA) 10.70
Discus Throw   (GUA) 33.16   (NCA) 32.12   (GUA) 32.12
Javelin Throw
Pentathlon
4 x 100 metres relay  Panama



49.6  Costa Rica

Jean Robotham

49.8  Guatemala


Silvia Molina
50.1

Medal table (incomplete)[]

Only medals from the 27 events with known results from above are counted.

  *   Host nation (Costa Rica)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Panama (PAN)104519
2 Costa Rica (CRC)*69015
3 Guatemala (GUA)46717
4 Nicaragua (NIC)351321
5 El Salvador (ESA)3104
6 Honduras (HON)1225
Totals (6 nations)27272781

Team Rankings[]

Costa Rica won the overall team ranking, Nicaragua won the team ranking in the men's category, and Panamá won the team ranking in the women's category.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Delegación atlética de Panamá llega hoy (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 18, 1971, p. 36 (original page no.: 71), retrieved September 24, 2012
  2. ^ Ya están en Costa Rica los hondureños y salvadoreños (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 18, 1971, p. 36 (original page no.: 71), retrieved September 24, 2012
  3. ^ Lujosa inauguración del VI Centroamericano de Atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 20, 1971, p. 33 (original page no.: 64), retrieved September 24, 2012
  4. ^ Nuevo récord centroamericano implantó Rafael Ángel Pérez en 10.000 metros (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 20, 1971, p. 33 (original page no.: 64), retrieved September 24, 2012
  5. ^ Programa atlético para hoy sábado (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 20, 1971, p. 33 (original page no.: 65), retrieved September 24, 2012
  6. ^ Programa de cierre del tercer torneo atlético (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 21, 1971, p. 56 (original page no.: 111), retrieved September 24, 2012
  7. ^ Tiempos finales de la primer jornada atlética (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 21, 1971, p. 57 (original page no.: 112–113), retrieved September 24, 2012
  8. ^ Costa Rica con magnífica puntuación en el Centroamericano de atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 21, 1971, p. 57 (original page no.: 113), retrieved September 24, 2012
  9. ^ Hipólito López de Honduras ganó la caminata de 20 km. (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 21, 1971, p. 59 (original page no.: 117), retrieved September 24, 2012
  10. ^ Otro record del istmo fue roto anoche (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 21, 1971, p. 59 (original page no.: 117), retrieved September 24, 2012
  11. ^ Costa Rica ganó en atletismo por equipos (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 22, 1971, p. 24 (original page no.: 49), retrieved September 24, 2012
  12. ^ a b Costa Rica es el campeón atlético centroamericano (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 22, 1971, p. 25 (original page no.: 50–51), retrieved September 24, 2012
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