1973 Central American Games

I Central American Games Guatemala City GUA 6 966 16 sports 1973 11 24 1973 12 02 Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre Mateo Flores Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores 1977 San Salvador The I Central American Games (Spanish: I Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos) was a multi-sport event that took place between 24 November - 2 December 1973. The games were officially opened by Guatemalan Education Minister Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre. Historia de los Juegos Centroamericanos http://www.sanjose2013.com/app/cms/www/index.php?id_menu=45 Spanish March 4, 2013 https://archive.today/20130411184309/http://www.sanjose2013.com/app/cms/www/index.php?id_menu=45 2013-04-11 dead 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. November 25, 1973 Comenzaron los juegos ayer en Guatemala https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=BZGggv0hN9sC&dat=19731125&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 35 (original page no.: 62A) La Nación, Costa Rica Spanish August 27, 2012 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. Pandolfe Gaetano December 2, 1973 Costa Rica clasificó en tercer lugar en Guatemala - María del Milagro París declarada por los cronistas la mejor atleta https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=BZGggv0hN9sC&dat=19731202&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 58 (original page no.: 78A) La Nación, Costa Rica Spanish August 30, 2012 Participation Athletes from 6 countries were reported to participate: 22em Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala (Host) Honduras 1949 Nicaragua Panama Panamá Sports The competition featured 16 sports. September 27, 2011 Pregunta 270 sobre Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos http://pregunte.masgol.com/?p=107&cp=3 masgoles.com Spanish August 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150608193534/http://pregunte.masgol.com/?p=107&cp=3 June 8, 2015 dead 22em Aquatic sports (Swimming at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Swimming (Swimming at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Athletics (Athletics at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Basketball (Basketball at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Boxing (Boxing at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Cycling (Cycling at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Equestrian (Equestrian at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Fencing (Fencing at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Football (Football at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Judo (Judo at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Shooting (Shooting at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Softball (Softball at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Table tennis (Table tennis at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Tennis (Tennis at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Volleyball (Volleyball at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Weightlifting (Weightlifting at the 1973 Central American Games) 30px Wrestling (Wrestling at the 1973 Central American Games) Medal table The table below is taken from El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador, Baires Q. Rodrigo November 23, 2001 El Salvador en los juegos Centroamericanos - De más a menos http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2001/juegos/histes1.html El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador Spanish August 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20011124200415/http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2001/JUEGOS/histes1.html 2001-11-24 dead Baires Q. Rodrigo November 23, 2001 El Salvador en los juegos Centroamericanos - El cambio http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2001/juegos/histes2.html El Diario de Hoy, San Salvador, El Salvador Spanish August 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20080629224904/http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2001/Juegos/histes2.html 2008-06-29 dead from El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua, Ruiz Martín February 28, 2013 Juegos Centroamericanos a la vista - ¿Cuántas medallas? http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/deportes/279076-cuantas-medallas El Nuevo Diario, Managua, Nicaragua Spanish March 4, 2013 March 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303061301/http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/deportes/279076-cuantas-medallas dead and from the archives of La Nación, San José, Costa Rica. December 3, 1973 Costa Rica ganó 86 medallas en los juegos de Guatemala https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=BZGggv0hN9sC&dat=19731203&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 100 (original page no.: 28C) La Nación, Costa Rica Spanish August 27, 2012 68 38 32 36 49 45 29 24 32 24 29 34 5 12 12 1 2 0 HON 1949 External links An almost complete list of medal winners can be found on the MásGoles webpage (click on "JUEGOS CENTROAMERICANOS" in the low right corner). Centroamericanos - Resultados en la historia http://www.masgoles.com/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120919225854/http://www.masgoles.com/ September 19, 2012 masgoles.com Spanish August 10, 2012 References Category:Central American Games Central American Games Category:International sports competitions hosted by Guatemala Central American Games Cent Category:Multi-sport events in Guatemala