2001 Central American Games

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VII Central American Games
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Logo for the 2001 Central American Games
Host city Guatemala City
CountryFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Nations7
Athletes2182
Events30 sports
OpeningNovember 25, 2001 (2001-11-25)
ClosingDecember 3, 2001 (2001-12-03)
Opened by Harris Whitbeck
Torch lighter Euda Carías
Main venue Estadio Mateo Flores

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.

Contents

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

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References

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