Athletics at the 1977 Central American Games

International athletics championship event

Athletics at the II Central American Games

National Stadium Jorge "Magico" Gonzalez, located in San Salvador, El Salvador

Dates| November 29 - December 1
Host city| San Salvador, El Salvador
Venue| Estadio Flor Blanca
Level| Senior
Events| 37 (23 men, 14 women)

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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.

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

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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

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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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

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*: Original model javelin.

## Medal table

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* Host nation (El Salvador)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Costa Rica (CRC)| 13| 7| 11| 31
2|  Panama (PAN)| 10| 7| 9| 26
3|  Guatemala (GUA)| 5| 12| 8| 25
4|  El Salvador (ESA)*| 5| 6| 7| 18
5|  Nicaragua (NIC)| 4| 5| 2| 11
Totals (5 entries)| 37| 37| 37| 111

## 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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