Athletics at the 1977 Central American Games

Athletics competitions at the 1977 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Flor Blanca in San Salvador, El Salvador, between November 29 and December 1, 1977.

Athletics at the II Central American Games
National Stadium Jorge "Magico" Gonzalez, located in San Salvador, El Salvador
DatesNovember 29 - December 1
Host citySan Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador
VenueEstadio Flor Blanca
LevelSenior
Events37 (23 men, 14 women)


A total of 37 events were contested, 23 by men and 14 by women.

Medal summary edit

Gold medal winners and their results were published.[1] A complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage.[2] Gold medalists were also published in other sources.[3][4] A couple of results can be found in the archives of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.[5][6][7]

Men edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Rolando Mendieta (PAN) 10.5   Aldo Salandra (ESA) 10.6   Marvin Ramírez (CRC) 10.8
200 metres   Ricardo Davis (CRC) 21.78   Emilio Eva (GUA)   Irwin Weeks (PAN)
400 metres   Carlos Abott (CRC) 48.36   Emilio Eva (GUA) 49.43   Francisco López (ESA) 49.63
800 metres   Cristóbal Méndez (PAN) 1:52.9   Francisco López (ESA) 1:54.1   Jesús Salazar (CRC) 1:54.7
1500 metres   Roger Zúñiga (CRC) 3:59.7   Victoriano López (GUA) 4:00.6   Cristóbal Méndez (PAN) 4:02.5
5000 metres   Celso Garro (CRC) 14:47.18   Virgilio Herrera (GUA)   Victoriano López (GUA)
10000 metres   Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) 32:05.6   Virgilio Herrera (GUA) 32:44.5   José Gramajo (GUA) 33:10.2
Marathon   Carlos Tóchez (ESA) 2:43:51   Rafael Sandi (CRC)   Agustín Castillo (NCA)
3000 metres steeplechase   Jesús Jerez (GUA) 9:33.72   Enrique Guevara (CRC)   Roger Zúñiga (CRC)
110 metres hurdles   Amos Milwood (PAN) 14.72   Arnold Monge (CRC)   Salvador Ruiz (PAN)
400 metres hurdles   Amos Milwood (PAN) 54.02?   Antonio Beard (PAN)   Ernesto Vides (ESA)
High Jump   Rodolfo Madrigal (CRC) 2.08   Carlos Abaunza (NCA)   Roberto McFarlane (CRC)
Pole Vault   Héctor Olano (ESA) 3.60   Daniel Montes De Oca (CRC) 3.50   Andrés Houdelot (ESA) 3.50
Long Jump   Salomón Rowe (GUA) 7.65   David Green (NCA)   Héctor Murillo (PAN)
Triple Jump   Héctor Murillo (PAN) 14.91?   Jaime Carter (PAN)   Samuel Abarca (ESA)
Shot Put   Iván Turcios (NCA) 14.67   Enrique Montiel (NCA)   René Lynch (PAN)
Discus Throw   Iván Turcios (NCA) 45.08?   Enrique Montiel (NCA)   René Lynch (PAN)
Hammer Throw   Juan Pedro Varela (ESA) 48.20   Víctor Taracena (GUA)   Orlando Ortega (NCA)
Javelin Throw   Donald Valdéz (NCA) 63.40*   Eustacio de León (PAN)   Rodolfo Méndez (PAN)
Decathlon   Roberto McFarlane (CRC) 6324   Rudy Aguilar (ESA) 5687   Daniel Montes de Oca (CRC) 5437
20 Kilometres Road Walk   Alexis López (athlete) (CRC) 1:52:05.3   Edgar López (CRC) 1:53:35.4   Dorindo Cortez (PAN) 1:57:47.5
4 x 100 metres relay   Costa Rica
Roberto McFarlane
Ricardo Davis
Marvin Ramírez
Vance Parks
42.21   Panama 42.25   El Salvador 42.65
4 x 400 metres relay   Panama
Antonio Beard
Cristóbal Méndez
Salvador Ruiz
Amos Milwood
3:18.28   Guatemala
Edgar Balsells
Salomón Rowe
Emilio Eva
Sergio Aguilar
  Costa Rica

Women edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres   Maritza Escalona (PAN) 12.0   Darcy Bryant (CRC) 12.1   Zaida Núñez (PAN) 12.3
200 metres   Maritza Escalona (PAN) 25.1   Zaida Núñez (PAN) 25.2   Darcy Bryant (CRC) 25.4
400 metres   Marlin Downs (NCA) 57.38   Marisol Caballeros (PAN)   Verónica Pearce (GUA)
800 metres   Thelma Zúñiga (CRC) 2:19.9   Maritza Payne (PAN) 2:24.15   Miriam Vasquez (GUA)
1500 metres   Thelma Zúñiga (CRC) 5:01.3   Norma Franco (ESA) 5:13.7   Miriam Vasquez (GUA) 5:29.2
100 metres hurdles   Mayra Figueroa (GUA) 15.6?   Ann Quast (GUA)   Mercedes Freer (CRC)
High Jump   Severna Crawford (CRC) 1.53   Ann Quast (GUA)   Amapola Arimany (GUA)
Long Jump   Silvia Brenes (GUA) 5.11?   Lilian Monroy (ESA)   Miriam Orellana (ESA)
Shot Put   Regina de Hernández (ESA) 11.89   Martha Ubeda (NCA)   Mercedes Centeno (GUA)
Discus Throw   Patricia Comandari (ESA) 34.60   Regina de Hernández (ESA)   Celia de Martinez (GUA)
Javelin Throw*   Gladys Torres (PAN) 39.14   Odilia Chavarría (CRC) 36.76   Eva María Alpizar (CRC) 36.62
Pentathlon   Lucrécia Aragón (GUA) 2553   Amapola Arimany (GUA)   Aracely Arias (CRC)
4 x 100 metres relay   Costa Rica
Darcy Bryant
Ana Baylis
Severna Crawford
Aracely Arias
49.84   Guatemala
Shera Hall
Patricia Ríos
Patricia Meighan
Mayra Figueroa
50.10   El Salvador
Rhina Franco
Zoila Baires
Miriam Orellana
Lilian Monroy
50.67
4 x 400 metres relay   Panama   Guatemala   Costa Rica

Notes edit

*: Original model javelin.

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (El Salvador)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Costa Rica (CRC)1371131
2  Panama (PAN)107926
3  Guatemala (GUA)512825
4  El Salvador (ESA)*56718
5  Nicaragua (NIC)45211
Totals (5 entries)373737111

References edit

  1. ^ CENTRAL AMERICAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved July 30, 2012
  2. ^ Centroamericanos - Resultados en la historia (in Spanish), masgoles.com, archived from the original on September 19, 2012, retrieved August 10, 2012
  3. ^ medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Masculino (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 18, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
  4. ^ medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Femeninos (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 19, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
  5. ^ Pandolfe Rímolo, Gaetano (November 30, 1977), Nueve medallas consiguó el atletismo en su primera jornada (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, p. 46 (original page no.: 43A), retrieved August 30, 2012
  6. ^ Quirós Sáenz, Ricardo (November 30, 1977), Severna Crawford medalla de oro en salto largo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, p. 114 (original page no.: 58A), retrieved August 30, 2012
  7. ^ Quirós, Ricardo (November 30, 1977), Costa Rica acumula más medallas en atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, p. 114 (original page no.: 58A), retrieved August 30, 2012