| IV Central American Championships in Athletics | |
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| Dates | March 15–18 |
| Host city | Managua, Nicaragua  |
| Venue | Estadio Somoza |
| Level | Senior |
| Participation | 6 nations |
| ← 1967 Guatemala City 1970 Guatemala City → | |
The fourth Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Somoza in Managua, Nicaragua, between March 15–18, 1968.
Participation
Athletes from 6 nations participated in the event.
Medal summary
A couple of results could be retrieved from a variety of articles from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres |  Eustace Brice (CRC) |
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| 200 metres | ||||||
| 400 metres | ||||||
| 800 metres | Esteban Valle (NCA) |
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| 1500 metres |  Julio Quevedo (GUA) |
4:02.3 | Luis Gamboa (CRC) |
4:12.5 | ||
| 5000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) |
14:54 AR | ||||
| 10000 metres | Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC) |
31:17.5 | Rafael Ángel Sandí (CRC) |
32:45.5 | ||
| Marathon | Carlos Cuque López (GUA) |
2:39:12 | (GUA) |
(GUA) |
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| 3000 metres steeplechase | ||||||
| 110 metres hurdles | ||||||
| 400 metres hurdles | ||||||
| High Jump | ||||||
| Pole Vault |  Julio Rossi (PAN) |
3.90 | ||||
| Long Jump | Salomón Rowe (GUA) |
6.43 | Leroy Roper (CRC) |
6.24 | ||
| Triple Jump | David Douglas (GUA) |
12.90 | ||||
| Shot Put | ||||||
| Discus Throw | ||||||
| Hammer Throw | ||||||
| Javelin Throw | Donald Vélez (NCA) |
55.96 | ||||
| Pentathlon | Donald Vélez (NCA) |
Leroy Roper (CRC) |
4334 | |||
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | ||||||
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Guatemala |
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| 4 x 400 metres relay | ||||||
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Sandra Johnson (CRC) |
Jean Robotham (CRC) |
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| 200 metres | Sandra Johnson (CRC) |
26.7 | Jean Robotham (CRC) |
27.9 | ||
| 400 metres | Jean Robotham (CRC) |
64.5 | Miriam Castro (CRC) |
65.6 | ||
| 800 metres | Silvia Molina (GUA) |
2:35.8 | Sandra Johnson (CRC) |
2:35.9 | ||
| 80 metres hurdles | ||||||
| High Jump | ||||||
| Long Jump | Sandra Johnson (CRC) |
4.32 | ||||
| Shot Put | ||||||
| Discus Throw | Flory Quesada (CRC) |
30.65 | ||||
| Javelin Throw | Mery Streber (NCA) |
29.99 | ||||
| Pentathlon | Silvia Molina (GUA) |
Sandra Johnson (CRC) |
Jean Robotham (CRC) |
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| 4 x 100 metres relay | Costa Rica Jean Robotham Sandra Johnson Ana Flora Climent Miriam Castro |
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Medals
Costa Rica won a total of 22 medals.
Team rankings
Costa Rica came in third in the team ranking of the men's category. Guatemala won the team ranking of the women's category with 85 points, Costa Rica came in second gaining 84.5 points.
References
- Comenzó Campeonato Centroamericano de Atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, March 15, 1968, p. 82, retrieved February 12, 2015
- Con tiempo record: Rafael Ángel Pérez ganó medalla de oro en el centroamericano (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, March 16, 1968, p. 34 (original page no.: 66), retrieved August 22, 2012
- Costa Rica: 2 medallas, 11 puntos y un nuevo record ayer en el Centroamericano (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, March 17, 1968, p. 89 (original page no.: 97), retrieved August 22, 2012
- Costa Rica a un punto de ganar el Campeonato Centroamericano de Atletismo en la rama feminina; ha conquistado 22 medallas (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, March 18, 1968, pp. 116–117 (original page no.: 36–39), retrieved August 18, 2012
- ^ En feminino: Costa Rica, Subcampeón Centroamericano de Atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, March 19, 1968, pp. 23 (original page no.: 45), retrieved September 24, 2012
- ^ Sin medallas regresaron los atletas nacionales (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, March 19, 1968, pp. 23 (original page no.: 45), retrieved September 24, 2012
- ^ Atletismo: Un oasis de esperanza en nuestro desordenado deporte (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, March 19, 1968, pp. 23 (original page no.: 45), retrieved September 24, 2012
| Championships of the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation | ||
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| Senior |  | |
| Junior and Youth | ||