Athletics competitions at the 1973 Central American Games were held at the Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores in Guatemala City, Guatemala, in November 1973.
| Athletics at the I Central American Games | |
|---|---|
 Mateo Flores Stadium | |
| Dates | November |
| Host city | Guatemala City, Guatemala  |
| Venue | Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 38 (24 men, 14 women) |
| Participation | 6 nations |
A total of 38 events were contested, 24 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 (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner).[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]
All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because Ciudad de Guatemale is located at 1,592 m above sea level.
Men edit
Women edit
Notes edit
*: Original model javelin.
Medal table (unofficial) edit
* Host nation (Guatemala)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Panama (PAN) | 17 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 2 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 |  El Salvador (ESA) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Guatemala (GUA)* | 5 | 12 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 |  Nicaragua (NIC) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 |  Honduras (HON) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
References edit
- ^ CENTRAL AMERICAN GAMES, Athletics Weekly, retrieved July 30, 2012
- ^ Centroamericanos - Resultados en la historia (in Spanish), masgoles.com, archived from the original on September 19, 2012, retrieved August 10, 2012
- ^ medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Masculino (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 18, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
- ^ medalleroatletico (May 12, 2010), JJ. CentroAmericanos Femeninos (in Spanish), blogspot.es, archived from the original on December 19, 2012, retrieved August 6, 2012
- ^ 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
- ^ LA NACIÓN en los juegos deportivos centroamericanos - Panamá primero en atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 3, 1973, p. 90 (original page no.: 8C), retrieved August 30, 2012