1971 Central American Championships in Athletics
| VI Central American Championships in Athletics | |
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| Host city |
San José, Costa Rica  |
| Date(s) | November 19-21 |
| Main stadium | Pista Eduardo Garnier |
| Level | Senior |
| Participation | 6 nations |
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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 | |||
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| 100 metres |  Carl Edmond (PAN) | 10.3 | Mario Shannon (PAN) | 10.5 | Rolando Mendieta (PAN) | 10.8 |
| 200 metres | Carl Edmond (PAN) | 22.5 | Carlos Abbot (CRC) | 22.7 |  Juan Argüello (NCA) | 23.1 |
| 400 metres | Carlos Abbot (CRC) | 49.0 | Francisco Menocal (NCA) | 49.8 | Juan Ardines (PAN) | 50.0 |
| 800 metres | Martín Vargas (CRC) | 1:56.2 | Rogelio Valencia (PAN) | 1:56.8 |  Venancio Ponce (HON) | 1:58.7 |
| 1500 metres | ||||||
| 5000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 15:06.5 |  Victoriano López (GUA) | 15:06.5 | Hipólito López (HON) | 16:11.1 |
| 10000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 30:02.2 | Victoriano López (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 | Richard Davis (PAN) | 15.6 | Donald Vélez (NCA) | 16.2 | Adán Hodson (NCA) | 16.3 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Ricardo Worrell (PAN) | 54.1 | Rodolfo Arellano (GUA) | 56.3 | Yury Peñalba (NCA) | 56.6 |
| High Jump | ||||||
| Pole Vault | Sergio Rubí (NCA) | 3.30 | Javier Sobrado (CRC) | 3.20 | Reinaldo Vallecillo (NCA) | 3.10 |
| Long Jump | Salomón Rowe (GUA) | 7.12 | Martín Douglas (CRC) | 6.63 | Roberto Fernández (PAN) | 6.47 |
| Triple Jump | Martín Douglas (CRC) | 14.83 | Salomón Rowe (GUA) | 13.90 | Yodi Elizondo (NCA) | 13.79 |
| Shot Put |  Mauricio Jubis (ESA) | 13.47 | Enrique Montiel (NCA) | 13.43 | Iván Turcios (NCA) | 13.22 |
| Discus Throw | Eduardo Hasbum (ESA) | 36.02 | Martín Douglas (CRC) | 33.34 | Donald Vélez (NCA) | 32.24 |
| Hammer Throw | Gustavo Morales (NCA) | 47.34 | Francisco Argüello (NCA) | 45.16 | Roberto Silva (NCA) | 41.44 |
| Javelin Throw | Donald Vélez (NCA) | 66.10 | Tauro Blake (PAN) | 55.82 | Adán Hodson (NCA) | 55.60 |
| Pentathlon | ||||||
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Hipólito López (HON) | Raúl Lonzano (HON) | Carlos Venegas (NCA) | |||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Carl Edmond Rolando Mendieta Federico Herberth Richard Davis | 41.5 | Guatemala Rodolfo Arellana Oscar Gallardo Salomón Rowe Roberto Contreras | 42.3 | Nicaragua Juan Argüello Ricardo Lario Evaristo Palacios Yodi Elizondo | 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 | Diva Bishop (PAN) | 11.1 | Sandra Johnson (CRC) | 12.8 | Clotilde Morales (PAN) | 12.8 |
| 200 metres | ||||||
| 400 metres | ||||||
| 800 metres | Rosalía Abadía (PAN) | 2:22. | Silvia Melgar (GUA) | 2:23. | Mirna Ambursley (PAN) | 2:27. |
| 1500 metres | ||||||
| 100 metres hurdles | Yolanda Knight (PAN) | 16.3 | Jean Robotham (CRC) | 17.6 | Patricia Meighan (GUA) | 18.1 |
| High Jump | Brenda Charles (CRC) | 1.42 | Flora Torres (ESA) | 1.40 | Patricia Meighan (GUA) | 1.35 |
| Long Jump | Rosa Aguilar (PAN) | 5.22 | Sandra Johnson (CRC) | 5.11 | Russel Carrero (NCA) | 4.99 |
| Shot Put | Marta Ramos (ESA) | 12.34 | Amarilis Ortega (PAN) | 10.89 | Mercedes Carranza (GUA) | 10.70 |
| Discus Throw | Mercedes Carranza (GUA) | 33.16 | Mery Streber (NCA) | 32.12 | María Victoria Malis (GUA) | 32.12 |
| Javelin Throw | ||||||
| Pentathlon | ||||||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Diva Bishop Clotilde Morales Yolanda Knight Rosalía Abadía | 49.6 | Costa Rica Brenda Charles Jean Robotham Sandra Johnson Rosa López | 49.8 | Guatemala Ingrid Brenner Patricia Meighan Silvia Molina Regina de Herrera | 50.1 |
Medal table (incomplete)
Only medals from the 27 events with known results from above are counted.
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Panamá | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Nicaragua | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| 5 | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Honduras | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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]
Total The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
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Male The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
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Female The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
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References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Programa atlético para hoy sábado (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 20, 1971, p. 33 (original page no.: 65), retrieved September 24, 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 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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