1970 Central American Championships in Athletics

The fifth Central American Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City, Guatemala, between December 4-6, 1970.

V Central American Championships in Athletics
DatesDecember 4-6
Host cityGuatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala
VenueEstadio Mateo Flores
LevelSenior
Participation4 nations

Medal summary

Some results and medal winners could be reconstructed from the archive of Costa Rican newspaper La Nación.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Carlos Abbot (CRC)11.0  Salomón Rowe (GUA)11.0  Pedro Cólon (HON)
200 metres  Carlos Abbot (CRC)22.2  Roberto Contreras (GUA)22.8  Danilo Reed (GUA)23.2
400 metres
800 metres  Santiago Vargas (CRC)
1500 metres  Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC)4:05.2  Enrique Ramírez (GUA)4:08.3  Sergio Vega (GUA)4:08.6
5000 metres  Julio Quevedo (GUA)15:38.7  Carlos Cuque López (GUA)15:39.3  Luis Gamboa (CRC)16:24.4
10000 metres  Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC)30:51.1  Carlos Cuque López (GUA)32:14.5  Fulgencio Hernández (GUA)33:21.7
Half Marathon  Rafael Ángel Pérez (CRC)1:08  Carlos Cuque López (GUA)  Julio Quevedo (GUA)
3000 metres steeplechase
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles  Santiago Vargas (CRC)
High Jump
Pole Vault
Long Jump  Salomón Rowe (GUA)7.10
Triple Jump
Shot Put
Discus Throw
Hammer Throw
Javelin Throw
Pentathlon
20 Kilometres Road Walk  Oscar Díaz (ESA)2:00:07.4  Cirilio García (GUA)2:06:40.7  Rosario Equite (GUA)2:18:56.0
4 x 100 metres relay  Guatemala44.6  Costa Rica46.3  Honduras46.8
4 x 400 metres relay

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres  Sandra Johnson (CRC)  Brenda Charles (CRC)
200 metres  Sandra Johnson (CRC)25.4  Miriam Castro (CRC)27.6  Brenda Charles (CRC)28.0
400 metres  Silvia Milina (GUA)64.2  Miriam Castro (CRC)66.1  Casta García (ESA)
800 metres  Silvia Molina (GUA)2:30.0  Casta García (ESA)2:37.2  Alma Rosa Funes (HON)2:39.1
1500 metres
100 metres hurdles
High Jump
Long Jump
Shot Put
Discus Throw
Javelin Throw  Carmela de Miller (GUA)31.96  Mayra Soto (CRC)29.50  Celia Vargas (GUA)21.96
Pentathlon
4 x 100 metres relay

References
  1. Delegación atlética sale para Guatemala el miercoles (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, November 30, 1970, p. 44 (original page no.: 86), retrieved September 24, 2012
  2. Rafael Ángel Pérez implantó nuevo record centroamericano (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 6, 1970, p. 65 (original page no.: 129), retrieved September 24, 2012
  3. Abbot, primer lugar en 100 metros planos (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 6, 1970, p. 65 (original page no.: 129), retrieved September 24, 2012
  4. Primeros lugares ocupan atletas de Costa Rica en Guatemala (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 7, 1970, p. 30 (original page no.: 59), retrieved September 24, 2012
  5. Pérez batió otra marca centroamericana (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 7, 1970, p. 30 (original page no.: 59), retrieved September 24, 2012
  6. Gráficas del Centroamericano de Atletismo (in Spanish), La Nación, Costa Rica, December 8, 1970, p. 90, retrieved February 12, 2015
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