2001 Central American Games

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.

VII Central American Games
Logo for the 2001 Central American Games
Host cityGuatemala City
Country Guatemala
Nations participating7
Athletes participating2182
Events30 sports
Opening ceremonyNovember 25, 2001 (2001-11-25)
Closing ceremonyDecember 3, 2001 (2001-12-03)
Officially opened byHarris Whitbeck
Torch lighterEuda Carías
Main venueEstadio Mateo Flores

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. C.A. en fiesta deportiva - ¿Quién ganará los Juegos? (in Spanish), El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, November 25, 2001, archived from the original on February 23, 2013, 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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