| VI Central American Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
| Dates | November 19–21 |
| Host city | San José, Costa Rica  |
| Venue | Pista Eduardo Garnier |
| Level | Senior |
| Participation | 6 nations |
| ← 1970 Guatemala City 1972 Panama City → | |
The sixth Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Pista Eduardo Garnier in San José, Costa Rica, between November 19–21, 1971.
Medal summary
Some results and medal winners could be reconstructed from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.
Men
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Diva Bishop (PAN) |
11.1 | Sandra Johnson (CRC) |
12.8 | Clotilde Morales (PAN) |
12.8 |
| 200 metres | ||||||
| 400 metres | ||||||
| 800 metres | Rosalía Abadía (PAN) |
2:22. |  Silvia Melgar (GUA) |
2:23. | Mirna Ambursley (PAN) |
2:27. |
| 1500 metres | ||||||
| 100 metres hurdles | Yolanda Knight (PAN) |
16.3 | Jean Robotham (CRC) |
17.6 | Patricia Meighan (GUA) |
18.1 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Panama Diva Bishop Clotilde Morales Yolanda Knight Rosalía Abadía |
49.6 | Costa Rica Brenda Charles Jean Robotham Sandra Johnson Rosa López |
49.8 | Guatemala Ingrid Brenner Patricia Meighan Silvia Molina Regina de Herrera |
50.1 |
| High Jump | Brenda Charles (CRC) |
1.42 |  Flora Torres (ESA) |
1.40 | Patricia Meighan (GUA) |
1.35 |
| Long Jump | Rosa Aguilar (PAN) |
5.22 | Sandra Johnson (CRC) |
5.11 |  Russel Carrero (NCA) |
4.99 |
| Shot Put | Marta Ramos (ESA) |
12.34 | Amarilis Ortega (PAN) |
10.89 | Mercedes Carranza (GUA) |
10.70 |
| Discus Throw | Mercedes Carranza (GUA) |
33.16 | Mery Streber (NCA) |
32.12 | María Victoria Malis (GUA) |
32.12 |
| Javelin Throw | ||||||
| Pentathlon | ||||||
Medal table (incomplete)
Only medals from the 27 events with known results from above are counted.
* Host nation (Costa Rica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama (PAN) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Costa Rica (CRC)* | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 3 | Guatemala (GUA) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Nicaragua (NIC) | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| 5 | El Salvador (ESA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Honduras (HON) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
Team Rankings
Costa Rica won the overall team ranking, Nicaragua won the team ranking in the men's category, and Panamá won the team ranking in the women's category.
TotalThe host country is highlighted in lavender blue
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MaleThe host country is highlighted in lavender blue
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FemaleThe host country is highlighted in lavender blue
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References
- Delegación atlética de Panamá llega hoy (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 18, 1971, p. 36 (original page no.: 71), retrieved September 24, 2012
- Ya están en Costa Rica los hondureños y salvadoreños (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 18, 1971, p. 36 (original page no.: 71), retrieved September 24, 2012
- Lujosa inauguración del VI Centroamericano de Atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 20, 1971, p. 33 (original page no.: 64), retrieved September 24, 2012
- Nuevo récord centroamericano implantó Rafael Ángel Pérez en 10.000 metros (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 20, 1971, p. 33 (original page no.: 64), retrieved September 24, 2012
- Programa atlético para hoy sábado (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 20, 1971, p. 33 (original page no.: 65), retrieved September 24, 2012
- Programa de cierre del tercer torneo atlético (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 21, 1971, p. 56 (original page no.: 111), retrieved September 24, 2012
- Tiempos finales de la primer jornada atlética (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 21, 1971, p. 57 (original page no.: 112–113), retrieved September 24, 2012
- Costa Rica con magnífica puntuación en el Centroamericano de atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 21, 1971, p. 57 (original page no.: 113), retrieved September 24, 2012
- Hipólito López de Honduras ganó la caminata de 20 km. (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 21, 1971, p. 59 (original page no.: 117), retrieved September 24, 2012
- Otro record del istmo fue roto anoche (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 21, 1971, p. 59 (original page no.: 117), retrieved September 24, 2012
- Costa Rica ganó en atletismo por equipos (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 22, 1971, p. 24 (original page no.: 49), retrieved September 24, 2012
- ^ Costa Rica es el campeón atlético centroamericano (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 22, 1971, p. 25 (original page no.: 50–51), retrieved September 24, 2012
| Championships of the Central American Isthmus Athletic Confederation | ||
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| Senior |  | |
| Junior and Youth | ||