Athletics at the 1973 Central American Games
| Athletics at the I Central American Games | |
|---|---|
 Mateo Flores Stadium | |
| Dates | November |
| Host city | Guatemala City, Guatemala  |
| Venue | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 38 (24 men, 14 women) |
| Participation | 6 nations |
Athletics competitions at the 1973 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores in Guatemala City, Guatemala, in November 1973.
A total of 38 events were contested, 24 by men and 14 by women.
Medal summary
Gold medal winners and their results were published.[1] A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner).[2] Gold medalists were also published in other sources.[3][4] A couple of results can be found in the archives of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.[5][6]
All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because Ciudad de Guatemale is located at 1,592 m above sea level.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres |  Rolando Mendieta (PAN) |
10.9 A | Irwin Weeks (PAN) |
Carlos Aguilar (GUA) |
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| 200 metres | Rolando Mendieta (PAN) |
22.1 A | Irwin Weeks (PAN) |
 Carlos Abott (CRC) |
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| 400 metres | Ricardo Worrel (PAN) |
48.2 A | Carlos Abott (CRC) |
48.9 A |  Francisco Menocal (NCA) |
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| 800 metres | Santiago Vargas (CRC) |
1:58.9 A | Enrique Ramírez (GUA) |
1:59.7 A | José Blackburn (PAN) |
2:01.0 A |
| 1500 metres | Enrique Ramírez (GUA) |
4:04.0 A | Julio Quevedo (GUA) |
Santiago Vargas (CRC) |
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| 5000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) |
15:05.2 A | Julio Quevedo (GUA) |
Virgilio Herrera (GUA) |
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| 10000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) |
31:17.4 A | Julio Quevedo (GUA) |
Virgilio Herrera (GUA) |
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| Marathon | Carlos Cuque López (GUA) |
2:23:52 A | .svg.png){kind=small} Clovis Morales (HON) |
2:34:39.7 A | Juan Contreras (GUA) |
2:40:08.7 A |
| 110 metres hurdles | Ricardo Worrel (PAN) |
15.2 A | César Duff (PAN) |
Omar Martínez (GUA) |
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| 400 metres hurdles | Ricardo Worrel (PAN) |
54.2 A | Francisco Menocal (NCA) |
 Luis Escobar (ESA) |
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| 3000 metres steeplechase | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) |
9:42.8 A | Luis Gamboa (CRC) |
10:01.7 A | Juan Garrido (GUA) |
10:14.4 A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Rolando Mendieta César Duff Martin Irwin Weeks |
43.1 A | Guatemala Carlos Aguilar Óscar Gallardo Mayorga Omar Martínez |
Costa Rica |
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| 4 x 400 metres relay | Guatemala Óscar Gallardo Enrique Ramírez Belarmino Peláez Salomón Rowe |
3:21.4 A | Panama |
Costa Rica |
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| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Juan Solórzano (NCA) |
1:53:58 A | Raúl Lanza (HON) |
Carlos Vanegas (NCA) |
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| 50 Kilometres Road Walk | Hipólito López (HON) |
5:35:29 A | Carlos Vanegas (NCA) |
Cirilo Sequén (GUA) |
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| High Jump | Roberto McFarlane (CRC) |
1.75 A | Omar Martínez (GUA) |
Yodi Elizondo (NCA) |
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| Pole Vault | Luis Rossi (PAN) |
4.04 A | Luis Pérez (CRC) |
Héctor Olano (ESA) |
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| Long Jump | Salomón Rowe (GUA) |
7.77 A | Martin Douglas (CRC) |
Roberto McFarlane (CRC) |
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| Triple Jump | César Duff (PAN) |
14.91 A | Martin Douglas (CRC) |
14.44 A | Salomón Rowe (GUA) |
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| Shot Put | Roberto Ibáñez (PAN) |
14.30 A | Mauricio Jubis (ESA) |
Iván Turcios (NCA) |
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| Discus Throw | Joaquín Rodas Peña (ESA) |
45.08 A | Armando Mejía (NCA) |
Iván Turcios (NCA) |
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| Hammer Throw | Juan Pedro Varela (ESA) |
47.22 A | Francisco Argüello (NCA) |
René Lynch (PAN) |
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| Javelin Throw | José Peralta (NCA) |
57.94 A* | Rudy Aguilar (ESA) |
René Lynch (PAN) |
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| Decathlon | José Peralta (NCA) |
5383 A | José Vega (CRC) |
Rafael Santos (ESA) |
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Diva Bishop (PAN) |
12.0 A | Margarita Martínez (PAN) |
Patricia Meighan (GUA) |
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| 200 metres | Diva Bishop (PAN) |
24.2 A | Patricia Meighan (GUA) |
Clotilde Morales (PAN) |
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| 400 metres | Patricia Meighan (GUA) |
57.6 A | Mirna Ambursley (PAN) |
Ruby Callist (PAN) |
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| 800 metres | Mirna Ambursley (PAN) |
2:23.2 A | Thelma Zúñiga (CRC) |
2:27.4 A | Marielos Machado (CRC) |
2:27.4 A |
| 1500 metres | Thelma Zúñiga (CRC) |
5:13.0 A | Mirna Ambursley (PAN) |
Marielos Machado (CRC) |
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| 100 metres hurdles | Beatriz de Knight (PAN) |
15.6 A | Yolanda Knight (PAN) |
Mayra Figueroa (GUA) |
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| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Margarita Martínez Beatriz de Knight Clotilde Morales Diva Bishop |
49.0 A | Guatemala Mayra Figueroa Ingrid Brenner González Patricia Meighan |
Costa Rica |
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| 4 x 400 metres relay | Panama Ruby Callist Diva Bishop Borland Mirna Ambursley |
3:59.7 A | Guatemala Maribel González Ingrid Brenner González Patricia Meighan |
Costa Rica |
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| High Jump | Diva Bishop (PAN) |
1.45 A | Evelyn Mena (ESA) |
Patricia Luna (GUA) |
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| Long Jump | Flora Aminta Torres (ESA) |
5.11 A | Ingrid Brenner (GUA) |
Beatriz de Knight (PAN) |
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| Shot Put | Marta Regina Vásquez (ESA) |
12.03 A | Lisbeth Matzford (GUA) |
Celia de Martinez (GUA) |
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| Discus Throw | Patricia Comandari (ESA) |
37.98 A | Lisbeth Matzford (GUA) |
Marta Regina Vásquez (ESA) |
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| Javelin Throw | Evelyn Mena (ESA) |
36.38 A* | Geraldina Portillo (ESA) |
Cynthia Porras (NCA) |
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| Pentathlon | Yolanda Knight (PAN) |
2977 A | Flora Aminta Torres (ESA) |
Ingrid Brenner (GUA) |
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Notes
*: Original model javelin.
Medal table (unofficial)
* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama (PAN) | 17 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | El Salvador (ESA) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Guatemala (GUA)* | 5 | 12 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Honduras | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
References
- ^ CENTRAL AMERICAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved July 30, 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
- ^ Pandolfe, Gaetano (December 2, 1973), Costa Rica clasificó en tercer lugar en Guatemala - María del Milagro París declarada por los cronistas la mejor atleta (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, p. 58 (original page no.: 78A), retrieved August 30, 2012
- ^ LA NACIÓN en los juegos deportivos centroamericanos - Panamá primero en atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 3, 1973, p. 90 (original page no.: 8C), retrieved August 30, 2012
