Athletics at the 1997 Central American Games
| Athletics at the VI Central American Games | |
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Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | |
| Host city |
San Pedro Sula, Honduras  |
| Date(s) | December 12-15 |
| Main stadium | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 46 (24 men, 22 women) |
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Joseph Colville (CRC) | 10.4 |  Julio Roque (ESA) |  Mario Blanco (GUA) | ||
| 200 metres | Rubén Benítez (ESA) | 21.47 | José Meneses (GUA) | Mario Blanco (GUA) | ||
| 400 metres | Álvaro James (CRC) | 47.46 |  Marco McKoy (BIZ) | Frederick Marssiah (BIZ) | ||
| 800 metres | Carlos Madrigal (CRC) | 1:52.67 | Jefry Pérez (CRC) | 1:53.89 |  Luis Padilla (NCA) | |
| 1500 metres | Jefry Pérez (CRC) | 3:56.23 | Ronald Arias (ESA) | Adrian Jorgensen (BIZ) | ||
| 5000 metres | Iván Gómez (GUA) | 14:38.75 | Jhonny Loría (CRC) | 14:53.?? | Víctor Velázquez (GUA) | |
| 10000 metres | Iván Gómez (GUA) | 31:02.38 | José Amado García (GUA) | William Aguirre (NCA) | ||
| Marathon | Luis Martínez (GUA) | 2:48:32 | Miguel Vargas (CRC) | 2:48:47 | Dagoberto Pérez (ESA) | |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Jhonny Loría (CRC) | 8:54.43 GR | Hugo García (GUA) | Selvin Molineros (GUA) | ||
| 110 metres hurdles | Alex Foster (CRC) | 14.62 | Alejandro Navarro (ESA) | 15.13 | Francisco Flores (HON) | |
| 400 metres hurdles | Alex Foster (CRC) | 52.91 | Alejandro Navarro (ESA) | Francisco Flores (HON) | ||
| High Jump | Michael Periche (CRC) | 2.06 |  José Barahona (PAN) | Alton Berry (BIZ) | ||
| Pole Vault | Sixto Anchetta (ESA) | 4.15 | Juan Ramírez (ESA) | Jorge Flores (HON) | ||
| Long Jump | Angelo Iannuzzelli (ESA) | 7.16 | Elston Shaw (BIZ) | Albert Wade (BIZ) | ||
| Triple Jump | Daniel Flores (HON) | 14.91 | Guillermo Uclés (HON) | Rolando Lewis (CRC) | ||
| Shot Put | Jaime Comandari (ESA) | 15.88 | Edson Monzón (GUA) | Henry Santos (GUA) | ||
| Discus Throw | Herbert Rodríguez (ESA) | 43.38 | Jaime Comandari (ESA) | 40.70 | Nelson Chavarría (CRC) | 40.26 |
| Hammer Throw | Enrique Reina (HON) | 51.72 | Guillermo Morales (ESA) | Raúl Rivera (GUA) | ||
| Javelin Throw | Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) | 71.00 GR | Fernando Palomo (ESA) | Nelson Ocón (NCA) | ||
| Decathlon | Andrés Bondurant (GUA) | 6105 | Marco McKoy (BIZ) | 6032 | Allan Brown (CRC) | 5844 |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Julio Martínez (GUA) | 1:35:45 | Roberto Oscal (GUA) | Guillermo Vásquez (ESA) | ||
| 35 Kilometres Road Walk | Julio César Urías (GUA) | 2:55:34 | Hugo López (GUA) | Carlos Rivera (ESA) | ||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | El Salvador Edgardo Serpas Julio César Roque Carlos Toledo Rubén Benítez | 40.96 | Guatemala Marvin Alvarado José Tinoco José Meneses Mario Blanco | Costa Rica Alex Foster Minor Aguilar Joseph Colville Marvin Ramírez | 42.65 | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | El Salvador Edgardo Serpas Carlos Toledo Rubén Benítez Alejandro Navarro | 3:15.74 | Belize Michael McKoy Jayson Jones Elston Shaw Albert Wade | 3:16.80 | Costa Rica José Abbot Alex Foster Álvaro James Carlos Madrigal | 3:17.69 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Pastora Chávez (HON) | 11.8 | Rita Alcázar (PAN) | Zoila Stewart (CRC) | ||
| 200 metres | Rita Alcázar (PAN) | 25.10 | Pastora Chávez (HON) | Mera Belisle (BIZ) | ||
| 400 metres | Zoila Stewart (CRC) | 54.74 GR | Arely Franco (ESA) | Rosa Évora (ESA) | ||
| 800 metres | Rosa Évora (ESA) | 2:11.13 | Elizabeth Zaragoza (ESA) | Zolveik Ruiz (PAN) | ||
| 1500 metres | Marcela Jackson (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 | Edith Ramírez (HON) | Angelina Turcios (GUA) | ||
| Marathon | Gina Coello (HON) | 3:23:51 | Marta Montes (ESA) | María Hidalgo (ESA) | ||
| 100 metres hurdles | Verónica Quijano (ESA) | 15.3 | Velveth Moreno (PAN) | Aura Amaya (ESA) | ||
| 400 metres hurdles | Velveth Moreno (PAN) | 61.89 | Verónica Quijano (ESA) | Arely Franco (ESA) | ||
| High Jump | Ana Quiñónez (GUA) | 1.75 | Silvia Cob (CRC) | 1.63 | Ivonne Montoya (CRC) | 1.60 |
| Pole Vault | Glenda Aguilar (HON) | 2.45 | Mauren Calvo (CRC) | 2.40 | Gloria Ramos (ESA) | |
| Long Jump | Sabrina Asturias (GUA) | 5.46 | Ana Traña (NCA) | 5.44 | María Fleischmann (GUA) | |
| Triple Jump | María Fleischmann (GUA) | 12.06 | Ana Traña (NCA) | 11.72 | María José Paiz (GUA) | |
| Shot Put | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 12.78 | Verónica Monzón (GUA) | Damaris Ulloa (NCA) | ||
| Discus Throw | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 46.48 | Maria Lourdes Ruiz (NCA) | 40.88 | Ana Lucía Espinoza (GUA) | |
| Hammer Throw | Eva María Dimas (ESA) | 47.74 | Sandra Valiente (ESA) | Ana Lucía Espinoza (GUA) | ||
| Javelin Throw | Ana Hernández (CRC) | 38.36 | Raisa Domínguez (PAN) | 37.18 | Leslie Padilla (HON) | 37.02 |
| Heptathlon | María Cuadra (ESA) | ??? | Sandra Olverios (GUA) | Karla Guardado (ESA) | ||
| 10 Kilometres Road Walk | Ivis Martínez (ESA) | 50:27 | Natividad Collado (GUA) | Magdalena Guzmán (ESA) | ||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | El Salvador Marcela Navarro Leticia Osorto Aura Amaya Rosa Évora | 47.78 | Panama Itza Sánchez Zolveik Ruiz Erika Chifundo Rita Alcázar | Costa Rica Zoila Stewart Gabriela Rodríguez Mariela Leal Andrea Camacho | 48.66 | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Panama Itza Sánchez Rita Alcázar Zolveik Ruiz Velveth Moreno | 3:49.75 | El Salvador Leticia Osorto Arely Franco Rosa Évora Verónica Quijano | Costa Rica Marcela Jackson Karina Lewis Zoila Stewart Gabriela Rodríguez | 3:54.97 | |
Medal table (unofficial)
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| 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 |
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, retrieved August 5, 2012
- ↑ Centroamericanos - Resultados en la historia (in Spanish), masgoles.com, retrieved August 10, 2012
- ↑ medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Masculino (in Spanish), blogspot.es, retrieved August 6, 2012
- ↑ medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Femeninos (in Spanish), blogspot.es, retrieved August 6, 2012
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