1994 Central American Games

V Central American Games

Logo for the 1994 Central American Games
Host city San Salvador
Country  El Salvador
Nations participating 7
Athletes participating 2112
Events 27 sports
Opening ceremony November 25, 1994 (1994-11-25)
Closing ceremony December 1, 1994 (1994-12-01)
Officially opened by Armando Calderón Sol
Main venue Estadio Flor Blanca
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The V Central American Sports Games (Spanish: V Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event held in San Salvador, El Salvador between November 25 - December 1, 1994.

Participating nations

Athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:

Sports

The competition featured 27 sports.[2]

Medal count

The information listed below was obtained from the Costa Rican newspaper La Nación,[3] from El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador,[4] and from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua.[5]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 El Salvador 798099258
2 Costa Rica 76
3  Guatemala
4  Panama
5  Nicaragua 424545132
6  Honduras
7 Belize 12
Total

References

  1. Zumbado Alvarado, Sandra (November 1, 1997), Menos ticos a los Juegos • Solo 277 atletas de 21 deportes asistirán a San Pedro Sula (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 6, 2012
  2. Pregunta 270 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, September 27, 2011, retrieved August 10, 2012
  3. Amargo despertar • Costa Rica cede terreno en el deporte regional (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, December 15, 1997, retrieved January 5, 2013
  4. Baires Q., Rodrigo (November 23, 2001), El Salvador en los juegos Centroamericanos - El cambio (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, retrieved August 15, 2012
  5. Ruiz, Martín (February 28, 2013), Juegos Centroamericanos a la vista - ¿Cuántas medallas? (in Spanish), El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, retrieved March 4, 2013
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