2001 Central American Games

VII Central American Games
Logo for the 2001 Central American Games
Host city Guatemala City
Country  Guatemala
Nations participating 7
Athletes participating 2182
Events 30 sports
Opening ceremony November 25, 2001 (2001-11-25)
Closing ceremony December 3, 2001 (2001-12-03)
Officially opened by Harris Whitbeck
Torch lighter Euda Carías
Main venue Estadio Mateo Flores
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The VII Central American Games (Spanish: VII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 22 November and 3 December 2001.

The games were opened by Harris Whitbeck as a delegate for Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo. Torch lighter was Taekwondo fighter Euda Carías.[1]

Participation

A total of 2,182 athletes from 7 countries were reported to participate:[2][3]

Sports

The competition featured 363 events (215 men, 135 women, 13 mixed) in 37 disciplines from 29 official sports (plus roller speed skating as exhibition event).[2][4]

†: Exhibition contest

Medal table

The table below is taken from Costa Rican newspaper La Nación,[5] Nicaraguan medals are from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua.[6]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Guatemala (GUA)14212993364
2 El Salvador (ESA)14011388341
3 Costa Rica (CRC)406170171
4 Panama (PAN)15352070
5 Nicaragua (NCA)151278105
6 Honduras (HON)113561107
7 Belize (BLZ)351321
Totals (7 nations)3663904231179

References

  1. ↑ López R., Fernando; Móvil, José Carlos (November 25, 2001), Inauguran los VII Juegos - Euda Carías enciende el pebetero (in Spanish), La Prensa Libre, Guatemala, retrieved August 5, 2012
  2. 1 2 C.A. en fiesta deportiva - ¿Quién ganará los Juegos? (in Spanish), El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, November 25, 2001, retrieved August 5, 2012
  3. ↑ Juegos Centroamericanos se inauguran hoy en Guatemala - Guatemala y El Salvador tienen la mayor cantidad de atletas y son los grandes favoritos (in Spanish), La Prensa, Panamá, November 24, 2001, retrieved August 3, 2012
  4. ↑ Llegan a Guatemala las primeras delegaciones (in Spanish), La Prensa, Panamá, November 20, 2001, retrieved August 3, 2012
  5. ↑ Leandro C., Hárold (December 4, 2001), Juegos Centroamericanos - Se alcanzó la meta, pero... (in Spanish), LA NACION S.A., San José, Costa Rica, retrieved August 5, 2012
  6. ↑ 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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