1973 Central American Games

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I Central American Games
Host city Guatemala City
CountryFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Nations6
Athletes966
Events16 sports
OpeningNovember 24, 1973 (1973-11-24)
ClosingDecember 2, 1973 (1973-12-02)
Opened by Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre
Torch lighter Mateo Flores
Main venue Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores

The I Central American Games (Spanish: I Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 24 November - 2 December 1973.

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The games were officially opened by Guatemalan Education Minister Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre. [1] Long distance runner Mateo Flores was honoured to light the torch in the stadium bearing his name. The flame was ignited before in Q'umarkaj, one of the ancient cultural Mayan centers located in El Quiché, Guatemala. [2]

María del Milagro París from Costa Rica won 13 gold and 1 silver medals in the swimming contests, and was chosen as the best athlete of the games by the journalists. [3]

Participation

Athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate:

Sports

The competition featured 16 sports. [4]

Medal table

The table below is taken from El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, [5] [6] from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, [7] and from the archives of La Nación, San José, Costa Rica. [8]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)683832138
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)364945130
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica  (CRC)29243285
4Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador  (ESA)24293487
5Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua  (NCA)5121229
6Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras  (HON)1203
Totals (6 entries)163154155472

An almost complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner). [9]

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