1971 Central American Championships in Athletics

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]

VI Central American Championships in Athletics
DatesNovember 19–21
Host citySan José, Costa Rica
VenuePista Eduardo Garnier
LevelSenior
Participation6 nations

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
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  Guatemala3:23.8  Costa Rica3:26.3  Nicaragua3:28.3

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.

  *   Host nation (Costa Rica)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Panama (PAN)104519
2 Costa Rica (CRC)*69015
3 Guatemala (GUA)46717
4 Nicaragua (NIC)351321
5 El Salvador (ESA)3104
6 Honduras (HON)1225
Totals (6 nations)27272781

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]

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References

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Programa atlético para hoy sábado (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 20, 1971, p. 33 (original page no.: 65), retrieved September 24, 2012
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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. 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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