1972 Central American Championships in Athletics

International athletics championship event

VII Central American Championships in Athletics

Dates| November 24-26
Host city| Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Venue| Estadio Revolución
Level| Senior

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The seventh Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Revolución in Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, between November 24-26, 1972.

## 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

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100 metres |  |  |  |  |  |
200 metres |  |  |  |  |  |
400 metres |  |  |  |  |  |
800 metres |  |  |  |  |  |
1500 metres |  Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 3:54.4  |  Julio Quevedo (GUA) | 3:56.5  |  Luís Gamboa (CRC) | 3:59.1
5000 metres |  Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) | 15:17.8  |  Clovis Morales (HON) | 15:22.5  |  Gonzao Bonilla (CRC) | 15:26.9
10000 metres |  |  |  |  |  |
Marathon |  |  |  |  |  |
3000 metres steeplechase |  |  |  |  |  |
110 metres hurdles |  |  |  |  |  |
400 metres hurdles |  Milwood Amos (PAN) | 52.6  |  (PAN) |  |  Santiago Vargas (CRC) | 58.9
High Jump |  |  |  |  |  |
Pole Vault |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Jump |  Salomón Rowe (GUA) | 7.10  |  (PAN) |  |  Martín Douglas (CRC) | 6.69
Triple Jump |  |  |  |  |  |
Shot Put |  Mauricio Jubis (ESA) | 13.06  |  (PAN) |  |  (PAN) |
Discus Throw |  J. Rodas (ESA) | 39.71  |  Eduardo Hasbun (ESA) | 38.98  |  Mauricio Jubis (ESA) | 38.96
Hammer Throw |  |  |  |  |  |
Javelin Throw |  |  |  |  |  |
Pentathlon |  |  |  |  |  |
20 Kilometres Road Walk |  Hipólito López (HON) | 1:56  |  Raúl Ianza (HON) | 1:58  |  Oscar Díaz (ESA) | 1:59
4 x 100 metres relay |  Panama |  |  Costa Rica | 42.8  |  Guatemala | 43.1
4 x 400 metres relay |  |  |  |  |  |

### Women[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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|
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100 metres |  |  |  |  |  |
200 metres |  |  |  |  |  |
400 metres |  |  |  |  |  |
800 metres |  |  |  |  |  |
1500 metres |  Rosalía Abadía (PAN) | 5:05.2  |  Silvia Molina (GUA) | 5:05.7  |  (PAN) |
100 metres hurdles |  |  |  |  |  |
High Jump |  Diva Bishop (PAN) | 1.44  |  (PAN) |  |  Flora Torres (ESA) | 1.35
Long Jump |  |  |  |  |  |
Shot Put |  |  |  |  |  |
Discus Throw |  Marta Ramos (ESA) | 11.71  |  (PAN) |  |  Celia de Martínez (GUA) | 10.12
Hammer Throw |  |  |  |  |  |
Javelin Throw |  Gené Clark (CRC) | 32.00  |  (PAN) |  |  Evelina Mona (ESA) | 30.26
Pentathlon |  |  |  |  |  |
4 x 100 metres relay |  Panama
Martínez
Diva Bishop
Clotilde Morales
Rosalía Abadía | 46.8  |  Costa Rica | 51.7  |  El Salvador | 52.5

## Medal table (after two days)[edit]

The table below displays the medal count after 2 of 3 competition days.[1][2]

* Host nation (Panama)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Panama (PAN)*| 12| 13| 9| 34
2|  Costa Rica (CRC)| 3| 2| 4| 9
3|  El Salvador (ESA)| 3| 1| 5| 9
4|  Guatemala (GUA)| 1| 2| 2| 5
5|  Honduras (HON)| 1| 2| 0| 3
Totals (5 entries)| 20| 20| 20| 60

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Dos medallas de oro y dos de bronce para Costa Rica en el atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 25, 1972, p. 98, retrieved September 22, 2012
2. ^ a b Cinco medallas ganó Costa Rica en centroamericano de atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 26, 1972, p. 65 (original page no.: 124), retrieved September 22, 2012

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