Athletics at the 1977 Central American Games

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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)


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.

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

Medal summary

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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

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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)
10,000 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)
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)
3000 metres steeplechase  Jesús Jerez (GUA) 9:33.72  Enrique Guevara (CRC)  Roger Zúñiga (CRC)
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
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
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

Women

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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)
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
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)

Notes

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*: Original model javelin.

Medal table

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  *   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

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  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

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