1973 Central American Games

I Central American Games
Host cityGuatemala City
Country Guatemala
Nations6
Athletes966
Events16 sports
OpeningNovember 24, 1973 (1973-11-24)
ClosingDecember 2, 1973 (1973-12-02)
Opened byAlejandro Maldonado Aguirre
Torch lighterMateo Flores
Main venueEstadio Nacional Mateo Flores

The I Central American Games (Spanish: I Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 24 November - 2 December 1973.

The games were officially opened by Guatemalan Education Minister Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre.[1] Long-distance runner Mateo Flores was honoured to light the torch in the stadium bearing his name. The flame was ignited before in Q'umarkaj, one of the ancient cultural Mayan centers located in El Quiché, Guatemala.[2]

María del Milagro París from Costa Rica won 13 gold and 1 silver medals in the swimming contests, and was chosen as the best athlete of the games by the journalists.[3]

Participation

Athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:

Sports

The competition featured 16 sports.[4]

Medal table

The table below is taken from El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador,[5][6] from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua,[7] and from the archives of La Nación, San José, Costa Rica.[8]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Panama (PAN)683832138
2 Guatemala (GUA)364945130
3 Costa Rica (CRC)29243285
4 El Salvador (ESA)24293487
5 Nicaragua (NCA)5121229
6 Honduras (HON)1203
Totals (6 entries)163154155472

An almost complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner).[9]

References

  1. ^ Historia de los Juegos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), archived from the original on 2013-04-11, retrieved March 4, 2013
  2. ^ Comenzaron los juegos ayer en Guatemala (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 25, 1973, p. 35 (original page no.: 62A), retrieved August 27, 2012
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Pregunta 270 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, September 27, 2011, archived from the original on June 8, 2015, retrieved August 10, 2012
  5. ^ Baires Q., Rodrigo (November 23, 2001), El Salvador en los juegos Centroamericanos - De más a menos (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, archived from the original on 2001-11-24, retrieved August 15, 2012
  6. ^ Baires Q., Rodrigo (November 23, 2001), El Salvador en los juegos Centroamericanos - El cambio (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, archived from the original on 2008-06-29, retrieved August 15, 2012
  7. ^ Ruiz, Martín (February 28, 2013), Juegos Centroamericanos a la vista - ¿Cuántas medallas? (in Spanish), El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, retrieved March 4, 2013
  8. ^ Costa Rica ganó 86 medallas en los juegos de Guatemala (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 3, 1973, p. 100 (original page no.: 28C), retrieved August 27, 2012
  9. ^ Centroamericanos - Resultados en la historia (in Spanish), masgoles.com, archived from the original on September 19, 2012, retrieved August 10, 2012