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1975 Central American Championships in Athletics

The eighth Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Nacional in San José, Costa Rica, between November 26–29, 1975.

VIII Central American Championships in Athletics
DatesNovember 26–29
Host citySan José, Costa Rica Costa Rica
VenueEstadio Nacional
LevelSenior
Events36
Participation5 nations
1980 →

A total of 36 events were contested.

Medal summary edit

Some results and medal winners could be reconstructed from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.[1][2]

Men edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Irving Weeks (PAN) 10.5   Carlos Jiménez (CRC) 10.6   Ricardo Dewitt (CRC) 10.6
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres   Venancio Ponce (HON)   Jesús Salazar (CRC)   Rafael Fonseca (CRC)
1500 metres   Venancio Ponce (HON) 4:06.0   Edgar Fournier (CRC) 4:09.2   Róger Zúñiga (CRC) 4:12.4
5000 metres   Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) 14:21.10
10000 metres   Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) 29:40.90
Marathon   Rafael Ángel Sandí (CRC) 2:36:30   Hugo Vargas (CRC) 2:38:13   Félix González (ESA) 2:44:06
3000 metres steeplechase
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles   Rafael Fonseca (CRC) 55.6   Silvio Larios (NCA) 59.9   Walter Salazar (CRC) 67.
High Jump   Roberto McFarlane (CRC) 1.90   Arnoldo Monge (CRC) 1.83   Julio Cedeño (PAN)
Pole Vault
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Shot Put   E. Montiel (NCA) 14.49   Roberto Ibáñez (PAN) 14.42   Iván Turcios (NCA) 13.40
Discus Throw
Hammer Throw   René Lichi (PAN) 46.62   Gustavo Morales (NCA) 45.48   Francisco Argüello (NCA) 44.60
Javelin Throw   Eustacio de Léon (PAN) 64.45   Donald Vélez (PAN) 61.12   Rodolfo Méndez (PAN) 60.01
Decathlon
20 Kilometres Road Walk   Hipólito López (HON) 1:47:52   César Argüello (NCA) 1:51:42   Adolfo Vanegas (HON) 1:52:10
4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 400 metres relay   El Salvador 3:22.3   Nicaragua 3:24.1   Costa Rica 3;27.4

Women edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Campbell (CRC) 12.1   Sandra Johnson (CRC) 12.1    (NCA)
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres   Thelma Zúñiga (CRC) 2:16.4 CR   Maritza Garita (CRC) 2:24.7   Eleonora Rodríguez (ESA) 2:28.7
1500 metres   Thelma Zúñiga (CRC) 4:52   Myriam Benavides (CRC) 5:22   Zumara Larios (NCA) 5:22
100 metres hurdles
High Jump
Long Jump   Rusel Carrero (NCA) 4.88   Elizabeth Aguilar (CRC) 4.19   Teresita Murillo (CRC) 4.01
Shot Put
Discus Throw   Ilse Sobrado (CRC) 28.69   Gené Clark (CRC) 27.71   Cinthia Porras (NCA) 27.67
Javelin Throw   Marta Velázquez (NCA) 35.48   Aida Wilson (CRC) 32.24   Gené Clark (CRC) 30.95
Pentathlon   Rusel Carrero (NCA) 2595   Elizabeth Aguilar (CRC) 2100   Teresita Murillo (CRC) 2075
4 x 100 metres relay   Costa Rica
Sandra Johnson
Myriam Benavides
Maritza Murillo
Thelma Zúñiga		 4:09.1   Nicaragua 4:16.1   El Salvador 4:27.5

Medal table edit

A medal table was published.[2]

  *   Host nation (Costa Rica)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Costa Rica (CRC)*18181349
2  Nicaragua (NIC)691429
3  Panama (PAN)64414
4  El Salvador (ESA)33410
5  Honduras (HON)3216
Totals (5 entries)363636108


Team Rankings edit

Costa Rica won the overall team ranking, the team ranking in the men's category and in the women's category[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Costa Rica puntero del centroamericano de atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 27, 1975, p. 18 (original page no.: 35A), retrieved September 22, 2012
  2. ^ a b c Costa Rica ganó octavo centroamericano de atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 30, 1975, p. 33 (original page no.: 64A), retrieved September 22, 2012
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