Athletics at the 1997 Central American Games
Athletics at the VI Central American Games | |
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Dates | December 12-15 |
Host city | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
Level | Senior |
Events | 46 (24 men, 22 women) |
1997 Central American Games |
Athletics competitions at the 1997 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, between December 12-15, 1997.
A total of 46 events were contested, 24 by men and 22 by women.
Medal summary[]
Gold medal winners were published.[1] A couple of medals and results could be retrieved from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación,[2][3][4][5] and from Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa. [6] A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner).[7] Gold medalists were also published in other sources.[8][9]
Men[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | (CRC) | 10.4 | (ESA) | (GUA) | ||
200 metres | Rubén Benítez (ESA) | 21.47 | José Meneses (GUA) | (GUA) | ||
400 metres | (CRC) | 47.46 | (BIZ) | (BIZ) | ||
800 metres | (CRC) | 1:52.67 | (CRC) | 1:53.89 | (NCA) | |
1500 metres | (CRC) | 3:56.23 | (ESA) | (BIZ) | ||
5000 metres | (GUA) | 14:38.75 | (CRC) | 14:53.?? | (GUA) | |
10000 metres | (GUA) | 31:02.38 | José Amado García (GUA) | William Aguirre (NCA) | ||
Marathon | Luis Martínez (GUA) | 2:48:32 | Miguel Vargas (CRC) | 2:48:47 | (ESA) | |
3000 metres steeplechase | (CRC) | 8:54.43 GR | Hugo Allan García (GUA) | (GUA) | ||
110 metres hurdles | Alex Foster (CRC) | 14.62 | (ESA) | 15.13 | (HON) | |
400 metres hurdles | Alex Foster (CRC) | 52.91 | (ESA) | (HON) | ||
High Jump | (CRC) | 2.06 | (PAN) | (BIZ) | ||
Pole Vault | (ESA) | 4.15 | (ESA) | (HON) | ||
Long Jump | Angelo Iannuzzelli (ESA) | 7.16 | Elston Shaw (BIZ) | (BIZ) | ||
Triple Jump | (HON) | 14.91 | (HON) | (CRC) | ||
Shot Put | (ESA) | 15.88 | (GUA) | (GUA) | ||
Discus Throw | Herbert Rodríguez (ESA) | 43.38 | (ESA) | 40.70 | (CRC) | 40.26 |
Hammer Throw | (HON) | 51.72 | (ESA) | (GUA) | ||
Javelin Throw | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 71.00 GR | (ESA) | (NCA) | ||
Decathlon | (GUA) | 6105 | (BIZ) | 6032 | (CRC) | 5844 |
20 Kilometres Road Walk | Julio Martínez (GUA) | 1:35:45 | Roberto Oscal (GUA) | (ESA) | ||
35 Kilometres Road Walk | Julio César Urías (GUA) | 2:55:34 | Hugo López (GUA) | (ESA) | ||
4 x 100 metres relay | El Salvador Edgardo Serpas Rubén Benítez |
40.96 | Guatemala José Tinoco José Meneses |
Costa Rica Alex Foster |
42.65 | |
4 x 400 metres relay | El Salvador Edgardo Serpas Rubén Benítez |
3:15.74 | Belize Jayson Jones Elston Shaw |
3:16.80 | Costa Rica Alex Foster |
3:17.69 |
Women[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres | Pastora Chávez (HON) | 11.8 | (PAN) | Zoila Stewart (CRC) | ||
200 metres | (PAN) | 25.10 | Pastora Chávez (HON) | (BIZ) | ||
400 metres | Zoila Stewart (CRC) | 54.74 GR | Arely Franco (ESA) | (ESA) | ||
800 metres | (ESA) | 2:11.13 | Elizabeth Zaragoza (ESA) | (PAN) | ||
1500 metres | (CRC) | 4:36.85 | Elizabeth Zaragoza (ESA) | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | ||
5000 metres | Elizabeth Zaragoza (ESA) | 17:57.60 | Elsa Monterroso (GUA) | Kriscia García (ESA) | ||
10000 metres | Kriscia García (ESA) | 38:36.39 | (HON) | (GUA) | ||
Marathon | Gina Coello (HON) | 3:23:51 | (ESA) | (ESA) | ||
100 metres hurdles | (ESA) | 15.3 | (PAN) | (ESA) | ||
400 metres hurdles | (PAN) | 61.89 | (ESA) | Arely Franco (ESA) | ||
High Jump | (GUA) | 1.75 | (CRC) | 1.63 | (CRC) | 1.60 |
Pole Vault | (HON) | 2.45 | (CRC) | 2.40 | (ESA) | |
Long Jump | (GUA) | 5.46 | (NCA) | 5.44 | (GUA) | |
Triple Jump | (GUA) | 12.06 | (NCA) | 11.72 | (GUA) | |
Shot Put | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 12.78 | (GUA) | (NCA) | ||
Discus Throw | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 46.48 | (NCA) | 40.88 | (GUA) | |
Hammer Throw | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 47.74 | (ESA) | (GUA) | ||
Javelin Throw | (CRC) | 38.36 | (PAN) | 37.18 | (HON) | 37.02 |
Heptathlon | María Cuadra (ESA) | ??? | (GUA) | (ESA) | ||
10 Kilometres Road Walk | Ivis Martínez (ESA) | 50:27 | (GUA) | (ESA) | ||
4 x 100 metres relay | El Salvador |
47.78 | Panama |
Costa Rica Zoila Stewart |
48.66 | |
4 x 400 metres relay | Panama |
3:49.75 | El Salvador Arely Franco |
Costa Rica Zoila Stewart |
3:54.97 |
Medal table (unofficial)[]
* Host nation (Honduras)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | El Salvador | 17 | 15 | 11 | 43 |
2 | Costa Rica | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
3 | Guatemala | 9 | 11 | 12 | 32 |
4 | Honduras* | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
5 | Panama | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
6 | Nicaragua | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
7 | Belize | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Totals (7 nations) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 |
References[]
- ^ CENTRAL AMERICAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved July 30, 2012
- ^ Leandro Camacho, Harold (December 12, 1997), Jueves de ayuno • Atletismo, voleibol femenino y ciclismo tuvieron una triste jornada (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
- ^ Leandro, Harold (December 13, 1997), Provechosa jornada • Costa Rica sumido en el cuarto lugar de los Juegos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
- ^ Leandro Camacho, Harold (December 14, 1997), Escasez en el podio • Atletismo, tenis, baloncesto y boxeo sumaron preseas doradas (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
- ^ Leandro Camacho, Harold (December 15, 1997), Amargo despertar • Costa Rica cede terreno en el deporte regional (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
- ^ Padilla, Hijalmar (November 26, 2001), Todo ha sido difícil desde San Pedro Sula 1997 - “Lula” la mejor en los VI juegos (in Spanish), La Prensa, Nicaragua, archived from the original on 2013-02-23, retrieved August 5, 2012
- ^ Centroamericanos - Resultados en la historia (in Spanish), masgoles.com, archived from the original on September 19, 2012, retrieved August 10, 2012
- ^ medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Masculino (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 18, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
- ^ medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Femeninos (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 19, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
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