1990 Central American Games

IV Central American Games
Host city Tegucigalpa
Country  Honduras
Nations participating 6
Athletes participating 2082
Events 22 sports + 1 exhibition
Opening ceremony January 5, 1990 (1990-01-05)
Closing ceremony January 14, 1990 (1990-01-14)
Officially opened by José Azcona
Torch lighter Zacarías Arzú
Main venue Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
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The IV Central American Games (Spanish: IV Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 5–14 January 1990. The games were officially opened by Honduran president José Azcona.[1] Torch lighter was Zacarías Arzú,[2] who represented Honduras internationally in both baseball and football.[3]

Participation

The Games saw the first appearance of athletes from Belize. Panamá did not participate because of the recent political and military incidents. Therefore, athletes from only 6 countries were reported to participate:[1]

The 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico were staged in November and December 1990.

Sports

The competition featured 23 disciplines from 22 sports (plus bodybuilding as exhibition).[4]

†: Exhibition event

Medal table

The table below is taken from El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador,[5][6] and from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua.[7]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Guatemala (GUA)829882262
2 Costa Rica (CRC)664744157
3 Nicaragua (NCA)593949147
4 El Salvador (ESA)492949127
5 Honduras (HON)204468132
6 Panama (PAN)1023
7 Belize (BIZ)0224
Totals (7 nations)277259296832

References

  1. 1 2 IV Juegos deportivos, Honduras 1990 - Hoy se inicia la fiesta regional (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, January 5, 1990, p. 24 (original page no.: 45A), retrieved August 27, 2012
  2. ↑ Pregunta 263 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, August 31, 2011, retrieved August 15, 2012
  3. ↑ Zacarías Arzú, un caballero del fútbol (in Spanish), Club Deportivo Motagua, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 22, 2012, retrieved August 15, 2012
  4. ↑ Pregunta 270 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos (in Spanish), masgoles.com, September 27, 2011, retrieved August 10, 2012
  5. ↑ Baires Q., Rodrigo (November 23, 2001), El Salvador en los juegos Centroamericanos - De más a menos (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, retrieved August 15, 2012
  6. ↑ Baires Q., Rodrigo (November 23, 2001), El Salvador en los juegos Centroamericanos - El cambio (in Spanish), El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, retrieved August 15, 2012
  7. ↑ Ruiz, Martín (February 28, 2013), Juegos Centroamericanos a la vista - ¿Cuántas medallas? (in Spanish), El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, retrieved March 4, 2013
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